Person
Joss Ackland
Acting · 1928–2023 · North Kensington, London, England, UK
Biography
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joss Ackland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Sir Freddy Butler
Play for Today
Albert
The One Show
Self
Wogan
Self
Screen Two
Sir Charles (Archie) Peverall
The Avengers
Brigadier Hansing
Natural World
Self - Narrator (voice)
Sherlock Holmes
Jephro Rucastle
Playhouse
Maj. Orpen
BBC Play of the Month
Chebutykin
Filmography
- 2014The PortraitHenry Winter
- 2014Katherine of AlexandriaRufus
- 2013Prisoners of the SunProfessor Mendella
- 2011The Boy with Chocolate FingersNarrator
- 2010Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford CortinaNarrator
- 2009PinocchioMastro Ciliegia
- 2009PinocchioMastro Ciliegia
- 2007How About You...Donald Vanston
- 2007HogfatherMustrum Ridcully
- 2007In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister CrowleyNarrator
- 2007FlawlessMilton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
- 2007KingdomMr. John Narbutowicz
- 2006HogfatherMustrum Ridcully
- 2006Moscow ZeroTolstoy
- 2006Above and BeyondWinston Churchill
- 2006The One ShowSelf
- 2006These Foolish ThingsAlbert
- 2005AsylumJack Straffen
- 2005IconGeneral Nikolayev
- 2005Defining a StyleSelf
- 2004A Different LoyaltyRandolph Cauffield
- 2003Henry VIIIHenry VII
- 2003I'll Be ThereEvil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
- 2002K-19: The WidowmakerMarshal Zelentsov
- 2002No Good DeedMr. Quarre
- 2001OthelloJames Brabant
- 2000The Mumbo JumboMayor Smith
- 2000Easter TalesBarabbas
- 2000Passion of MindDr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
- 2000Lounge Act
- 1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceThe Prussian
- 1999MilkVicar
- 1998FirelightLord Clare
- 1998My GiantMonsignor Popesou
- 1998Heat of the SunMax Van Der vuurst
- 1998Swept from the SeaMr. Swaffer
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSir Freddy Butler
- 1996To the Ends of TimeKing Francis
- 1996Testament: The Bible in AnimationNoah (voice)
- 1996D3: The Mighty DucksHans
- 1996Surviving PicassoHenri Matisse
- 1996Deadly Voyage
- 1996Hidden in SilenceGerman Factory Manager
- 1995Daisies in DecemberGerald Carmody
- 1995A Kid in King Arthur's CourtKing Arthur
- 1995Mad Dogs and EnglishmenInsp. Sam Stringer
- 1995Citizen XBondarchuk
- 1994OcchioPinocchioBrando Della Valle
- 1994JacobIsaak
- 1994Julius CaesarCaesar
- 1994Miracle on 34th StreetVictor Landbergh (uncredited)
- 1994GiorginoFather Glaise
- 1994Citizen LockeLord Ashley
- 1994Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of PoetrySelf
- 1993SimulacrumThe Chemist
- 1993Mother's BoysLansing, Jude's Attorney
- 1993The Thief and the CobblerBrigand (voice)
- 1993Voices in the GardenSir Charles Peverall
- 1993Nowhere to RunFranklin Hale
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesCaesar (voice)
- 1992The Mighty DucksHans
- 1992Project: ShadowchaserKinderman
- 1992White Bear's SecretBrown Bear (voice)
- 1992Once Upon a CrimeHercules Popodopoulos
- 1992The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesThe Prussian
- 1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsKing Edward
- 1992The BridgeSmithson
- 1991Miss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsLewis Serrocold
- 1991Brown Bear's WeddingBrown Bear (voice)
- 1991Ashenden
- 1991A Woman Named JackieAristotle Onassis
- 1991A Murder of QualityTerence Fielding
- 1991Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyDe Nomolos
- 1991The Princess and the GoblinKing Papa (voice)
- 1991The Object of BeautyMr. Mercer
- 1991The Sheltering Desert
- 1990Tre colonne in cronacaGaetano Leporino, il finanziere
- 1990The Secret Life of Ian FlemingGen. Gerhard Hellstein
- 1990The Hunt for Red OctoberAmbassador Andrei Lysenko
- 1990The Palermo Connectionil boss
- 1990Jekyll & HydeDr. Charles Lanyon
- 1989First and LastAlan Holly
- 1989Lethal Weapon 2Arjen Rudd
- 1989A Quiet ConspiracyTheo Carter
- 1988The Man Who Lived at the RitzHermann Goering
- 1988To Kill a PriestColonel
- 1988It Couldn't Happen HerePriest/Murderer
- 1988Codename: Kyril'C'
- 1988Codename: Kyril'C'
- 1988Olympus Force: The KeyGeorge Grossopoulos
- 1987When We Are MarriedHenry Ormonroyd
- 1987White Mischief'Jock' Delves Broughton
- 1987The SicilianDon Masino Croce
- 1987QueenieSir Burton Rumsey
- 1987A Killing on the ExchangeSir Max Sillman
- 1986Lady JaneSir John Bridges
- 1985A Zed & Two NoughtsVan Hoyten
- 1985ShadowlandsCS Lewis
- 1985Screen TwoSir Charles (Archie) Peverall
- 1984Sherlock HolmesJephro Rucastle
- 1984The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesJephro Rucastle
- 1984The Tragedy of CoriolanusMenenius
- 1984Shroud for a NightingaleStephen Courtney-Briggs
- 1984The Leather BoysNarrator
- 1983Natural WorldSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1983DalglieshStephen Courtney-Briggs
- 1982The Barretts of Wimpole StreetEdward Moulton-Barrett
- 1982WoganSelf
- 1981Findings on a Late AfternoonFather
- 1981Elizabeth AloneMajor Orpen
- 1981Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveChief Insp. Yardbird
- 1980The AppleMr. Topps / Hippie Leader
- 1980Rough CutInsp. Vanderveld
- 1980The Love TapesNarrator (voice)
- 1980The Gentle TouchIvor Stocker
- 1980A Question of GuiltSamuel Kent
- 1980A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquarePrison Warden
- 1980Closing RanksVictor Rogachev
- 1979Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyJerry Westerby
- 1979Saint JackYardley
- 1979Turtle's ProgressBenny D-Day
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedColonel George Peregrine
- 1978The BBC Television ShakespeareMenenius
- 1978Watership DownBlack Rabbit (voice)
- 1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Cantrell
- 1978Return of the SaintGunther
- 1978The Greek TycoonNaval officer (uncredited)
- 1978Enemy at the DoorMajor General Laidlaw
- 1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItPresident
- 1977Silver BearsHenry Foreman
- 1976The CrezzCharles Bronte
- 1976You Talk Too MuchDoctor
- 1975Operation: DaybreakJanák
- 1975Royal FlashSapten
- 1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingB.J. Spence
- 1975Heading For GlorySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1975The SweeneyAlan Ember
- 1975The Magic DreamNarrator
- 1974The Little PrinceThe King
- 1974The Four MusketeersD'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1974S*P*Y*SMartinson
- 1974The Black WindmillChief Supt. Wray
- 1974PlayhouseMaj. Orpen
- 1974Great ExpectationsJoe Gargery
- 1974Miss NightingaleLord Palmerston
- 1973The Three MusketeersD’Artagnan’s Father
- 1973Orson Welles' Great MysteriesDetective Inspector Hud
- 1973Centre PlayDoctor
- 1973Penny GoldJones
- 1973England Made MeHaller
- 1973Hitler: The Last Ten DaysGeneral Burgdorf
- 1973Access to the ChildrenMalcolmson
- 1972The BankruptEllis Cripper
- 1972The ProtectorsArthur Gordon
- 1972Crippled BloomPotter Jones
- 1972Country MattersPotter-Jones
- 1972The Mind SnatchersDr. Frederick
- 1972King's Cross Lunch HourThe Man
- 1972Late Night TheatreMartens
- 1972Shirley's World
- 1971Getting InAn Applicant
- 1971JusticeSir Robert Beste
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesGrubber
- 1971The Persuaders!Felix Meadowes
- 1971Mr. Forbush and the PenguinsHead of Board
- 1971VillainEdgar Lowis
- 1971The House That Dripped BloodNeville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")
- 1970The LieAlbert
- 1970Play for TodayAlbert
- 1970CrescendoCarter
- 1970The Three SistersChebutykin
- 1969Canterbury TalesHost
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamHarold Bannon
- 1969ITV Saturday Night TheatreCouncillor Horne
- 1967TrappedPritchy
- 1967The Further Adventures of the Musketeersd'Artagnan
- 1967One Pair of Eyes
- 1966Death of a SalesmanCharley
- 1966Lord RaingoTom Hogarth
- 1966Rasputin: The Mad MonkThe Bishop
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationHerr Scavenius
- 1966David CopperfieldDaniel Peggotty
- 1965Tomorrow, Just You WaitTom Gorbet
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthChebutykin
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreThe Applicant
- 1965The TroubleshootersMr. Gibbon
- 1965LondonersAngus Grahame
- 1964The Wednesday PlayTom Gorbet
- 1964The Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingWilliam Stevens
- 1964Sherlock HolmesHon. Philip Green
- 1964Theatre 625Hockey Jagger
- 1964MaggieNorman
- 1962In Search of the CastawaysYacht Seaman
- 1961The AvengersBrigadier Hansing
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1958Next to No TimeTurkish Bath Attendant
- 1956Armchair TheatreFrank Penfold
- 1952Ghost ShipRon, 2nd Fisherman
- 1950Seven Days to NoonStation Policeman
- 1949LandfallO'Neil
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