Joss Ackland

Person

Joss Ackland

Born 29 February 1928 Died 19 November 2023, aged 95 North Kensington, London, England, UK TMDB ↗

Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in White Mischief (1987).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
37age in their first credit on record (1965)
44years on screen and counting
4credits in 1966, their busiest year
45dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Moscow Zero poster Age: 78

Moscow Zero

2006
as Tolstoy
These Foolish Things poster Age: 78

These Foolish Things

2006
as Albert
K-19: The Widowmaker poster Age: 74

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002
as Marshal Zelentsov
No Good Deed poster Age: 74

No Good Deed

2002
as Mr. Quarre
Milk poster Age: 70

Milk

1999
as Vicar
Swept from the Sea poster Age: 69

Swept from the Sea

1998
as Mr. Swaffer
Surviving Picasso poster Age: 68

Surviving Picasso

1996
as Henri Matisse
Jacob poster Age: 66

Jacob

1994
as Isaak
Nowhere to Run poster Age: 64

Nowhere to Run

1993
as Franklin Hale
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey poster Age: 63

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991
as De Nomolos
The Hunt for Red October poster Age: 62

The Hunt for Red October

1990
as Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Lethal Weapon 2 poster Age: 61

Lethal Weapon 2

1989
as Arjen Rudd
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective poster Age: 52

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981
as Chief Insp. Yardbird
The Apple poster Age: 52

The Apple

1980
as Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? poster Age: 50

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978
as Cantrell
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It poster Age: 49

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

1977
as President
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing poster Age: 47

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975
as B.J. Spence
The Little Prince poster Age: 46

The Little Prince

1974
as The King
No poster
Age: 45

Miss Nightingale

1974
as Lord Palmerston
The Three Musketeers poster Age: 45

The Three Musketeers

1973
as D’Artagnan’s Father
No poster
Age: 43

Getting In

1971
as An Applicant
Crescendo poster Age: 42

Crescendo

1970
as Carter
Rasputin: The Mad Monk poster Age: 38

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966
as The Bishop
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TV credits

Newest first
Pinocchio poster Age: 81

Pinocchio

2009
as Mastro Ciliegia
Above and Beyond poster Age: 78

Above and Beyond

2006
as Winston Churchill
Easter Tales poster Age: 72

Easter Tales

2000
as Barabbas
Heat of the Sun poster Age: 69

Heat of the Sun

1998
as Max Van Der vuurst
Testament: The Bible in Animation poster Age: 68

Testament: The Bible in Animation

1996
as Samuel (voice)
No poster
Age: 63

Ashenden

1991
No poster
Age: 60

A Quiet Conspiracy

1989
as Theo Carter
Codename: Kyril poster Age: 60

Codename: Kyril

1988
as 'C'
Queenie poster Age: 59

Queenie

1987
as Sir Burton Rumsey
A Killing on the Exchange poster Age: 59

A Killing on the Exchange

1987
as Sir Max Sillman
Shroud for a Nightingale poster Age: 56

Shroud for a Nightingale

1984
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
Dalgliesh poster Age: 55

Dalgliesh

1983
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
No poster
Age: 52

A Question of Guilt

1980
as Samuel Kent
Turtle's Progress poster Age: 51

Turtle's Progress

1979
as Benny D-Day
The Crezz poster Age: 48

The Crezz

1976
as Charles Bronte
No poster
Age: 44

Late Night Theatre

1972
as Martens
No poster
Age: 39

Trapped

1967
as Pritchy
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers poster Age: 39

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

1967
as d'Artagnan
No poster
Age: 38

Lord Raingo

1966
as Tom Hogarth
Mystery and Imagination poster Age: 37

Mystery and Imagination

1966
as Herr Scavenius
No poster
Age: 37

David Copperfield

1966
as Daniel Peggotty
The Troubleshooters poster Age: 37

The Troubleshooters

1965
as Sam Jardine
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