Joss Ackland
Known for
Acting
Life
1928 – 2023 (aged 95)
Born in
North Kensington, London, England, UK
Credits
View on IMDb194 acting credits
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).
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Known For
Lethal Weapon 2
07 Jul 1989
The Hunt for Red October
02 Mar 1990
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
19 Jul 1991
K-19: The Widowmaker
19 Jul 2002
Miracle on 34th Street
18 Nov 1994
The Mighty Ducks
02 Oct 1992
Nowhere to Run
15 Jan 1993
Watership Down
14 Oct 1978
Photos
Filmography
2014
- The Portraitas Henry Winter
- Katherine of Alexandriaas Rufus
2013
- Prisoners of the Sunas Professor Mendella
2011
- The Boy with Chocolate Fingersas Narrator
2010
- Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortinaas Narrator
2007
- How About You...as Donald Vanston
- Hogfatheras Mustrum Ridcully
- In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowleyas Narrator
- Flawlessas Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
- Kingdomas Mr. John Narbutowicz1 episode
2006
- Hogfatheras Mustrum Ridcully2 episodes
- Moscow Zeroas Tolstoy
- Above and Beyondas Winston Churchill2 episodes
- These Foolish Thingsas Albert
2004
- A Different Loyaltyas Randolph Cauffield
2003
- Henry VIIIas Henry VII2 episodes
- I'll Be Thereas Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
2002
- K-19: The Widowmakeras Marshal Zelentsov
- No Good Deedas Mr. Quarre
2001
- Othelloas James Brabant
2000
- The Mumbo Jumboas Mayor Smith
- Easter Talesas Barabbas1 episode
- Passion of Mindas Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
- Lounge Act
1999
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Serviceas The Prussian
- Milkas Vicar
1998
- Firelightas Lord Clare
- My Giantas Monsignor Popesou
- Heat of the Sunas Max Van Der vuurst3 episodes
- Swept from the Seaas Mr. Swaffer
1997
- Midsomer Murdersas Sir Freddy Butler1 episode
1996
- To the Ends of Timeas King Francis
- Testament: The Bible in Animationas Noah (voice)1 episode
- D3: The Mighty Ducksas Hans
- Surviving Picassoas Henri Matisse
- Deadly Voyage
- Hidden in Silenceas German Factory Manager
1995
- Daisies in Decemberas Gerald Carmody
- A Kid in King Arthur's Courtas King Arthur
- Mad Dogs and Englishmenas Insp. Sam Stringer
- Citizen Xas Bondarchuk
1994
- OcchioPinocchioas Brando Della Valle
- Jacobas Isaak
- Julius Caesaras Caesar
- Miracle on 34th Streetas Victor Landbergh
- Giorginoas Father Glaise
- Citizen Lockeas Lord Ashley
1993
- Simulacrumas The Chemist
- Mother's Boysas Lansing, Jude's Attorney
- The Thief and the Cobbleras Brigand (voice)
- Voices in the Gardenas Sir Charles Peverall
- Nowhere to Runas Franklin Hale
1992
- Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Caesar (voice)1 episode
- The Mighty Ducksas Hans
- Project: Shadowchaseras Kinderman
- White Bear's Secretas Brown Bear (voice)
- Once Upon a Crimeas Hercules Popodopoulos
- The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas The Prussian1 episode
- Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Fallsas King Edward
- The Bridgeas Smithson
1991
- Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrorsas Lewis Serrocold
- Brown Bear's Weddingas Brown Bear (voice)
- Ashenden4 episodes
- A Woman Named Jackieas Aristotle Onassis1 episode
- A Murder of Qualityas Terence Fielding
- Bill & Ted's Bogus Journeyas De Nomolos
- The Princess and the Goblinas King Papa (voice)
- The Object of Beautyas Mr. Mercer
- The Sheltering Desert
1990
- Tre colonne in cronacaas Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere
- The Secret Life of Ian Flemingas Gen. Gerhard Hellstein
- The Hunt for Red Octoberas Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
- The Palermo Connectionas il boss
- Jekyll & Hydeas Dr. Charles Lanyon
1989
- First and Lastas Alan Holly
- Lethal Weapon 2as Arjen Rudd
- A Quiet Conspiracyas Theo Carter4 episodes
1988
- The Man Who Lived at the Ritzas Hermann Goering
- To Kill a Priestas Colonel
- It Couldn't Happen Hereas Priest
- Codename: Kyrilas 'C'2 episodes
- Olympus Force: The Keyas George Grossopoulos
1987
- When We Are Marriedas Henry Ormonroyd
- White Mischiefas 'Jock' Delves Broughton
- The Sicilianas Don Masino Croce
- Queenieas Sir Burton Rumsey2 episodes
- A Killing on the Exchangeas Sir Max Sillman4 episodes
1986
- Lady Janeas Sir John Bridges
1985
- A Zed & Two Noughtsas Van Hoyten
- Shadowlandsas CS Lewis
- Screen Twoas Captain1 episode
1984
- Sherlock Holmesas Jephro Rucastle1 episode
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmesas Jephro Rucastle1 episode
- The Tragedy of Coriolanusas Menenius
- Shroud for a Nightingaleas Stephen Courtney-Briggs5 episodes
- The Leather Boysas Narrator
1983
- Dalglieshas Stephen Courtney-Briggs5 episodes
1982
- The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Edward Moulton-Barrett
1981
- Findings on a Late Afternoonas Father
- Elizabeth Aloneas Major Orpen
- Dangerous Davies: The Last Detectiveas Chief Insp. Yardbird
1980
- The Appleas Mr. Topps
- Rough Cutas Insp. Vanderveld
- The Love Tapesas Narrator (voice)
- The Gentle Touchas Ivor Stocker1 episode
- A Question of Guiltas Samuel Kent8 episodes
- A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Squareas Prison Warden
- Closing Ranksas Victor Rogachev
1979
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyas Jerry Westerby1 episode
- Saint Jackas Yardley
- Turtle's Progressas Benny D-Day1 episode
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Jack Cutler1 episode
1978
- The BBC Television Shakespeareas Menenius1 episode
- Watership Downas Black Rabbit (voice)
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?as Cantrell
- Return of the Saintas Gunther1 episode
- The Greek Tycoonas Naval officer (uncredited)
- Enemy at the Dooras Major General Laidlaw1 episode
1977
- The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know Itas President
- Silver Bearsas Henry Foreman
1976
- The Crezzas Charles Bronte12 episodes
- You Talk Too Muchas Doctor
1975
- Operation: Daybreakas Janák
- Royal Flashas Sapten
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missingas B.J. Spence
- The Sweeneyas Alan Ember1 episode
- The Magic Dreamas Narrator
1974
- The Little Princeas The King
- The Four Musketeersas D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
- S*P*Y*Sas Martinson
- The Black Windmillas Chief Supt. Wray
- Playhouseas Father1 episode
- Great Expectationsas Joe Gargery
- Miss Nightingaleas Lord Palmerston
1973
- The Three Musketeersas D’Artagnan’s Father
- Orson Welles' Great Mysteriesas Detective Inspector Hud1 episode
- Centre Playas Doctor1 episode
- Penny Goldas Jones
- England Made Meas Haller
- Hitler: The Last Ten Daysas General Burgdorf
- Access to the Childrenas Malcolmson
1972
- The Bankruptas Ellis Cripper
- The Protectorsas Arthur Gordon1 episode
- Crippled Bloomas Potter Jones
- Country Mattersas Potter-Jones1 episode
- The Mind Snatchersas Dr. Frederick
- King's Cross Lunch Houras The Man
- Late Night Theatreas Martens1 episode
- Shirley's World1 episode
1971
- Getting Inas An Applicant
- Justiceas Sir Robert Beste1 episode
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas Grubber1 episode
- The Persuaders!as Felix Meadowes1 episode
- Mr. Forbush and the Penguinsas Head of Board
- Villainas Edgar Lowis
- The House That Dripped Bloodas Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")
1970
- The Lieas Albert
- Play for Todayas Albert1 episode
- Crescendoas Carter
- The Three Sistersas Chebutykin
1969
- Canterbury Talesas Host7 episodes
- W. Somerset Maughamas Harold Bannon1 episode
- ITV Saturday Night Theatreas Councillor Horne1 episode
1967
- Trappedas Pritchy1 episode
- The Further Adventures of the Musketeersas d'Artagnan16 episodes
- One Pair of Eyes1 episode
1966
- Death of a Salesmanas Charley
- Lord Raingoas Tom Hogarth4 episodes
- Rasputin: The Mad Monkas The Bishop
- Mystery and Imaginationas Mr Smedhurst1 episode
- David Copperfieldas Daniel Peggotty5 episodes
1965
- Tomorrow, Just You Waitas Tom Gorbet
- BBC Play of the Monthas Charley1 episode
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas The Man1 episode
- Blackmailas Charles Lorrimer1 episode
- The Troubleshootersas Lewis1 episode
- Londonersas Angus Grahame1 episode
1964
- The Wednesday Playas Tom Gorbet1 episode
- The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kiplingas William Stevens25 episodes
- Sherlock Holmesas Hon. Philip Green1 episode
- Theatre 625as John Hinks1 episode
- Maggieas Norman
1962
- In Search of the Castawaysas Yacht Seaman
1961
- The Avengersas Brigadier Hansing1 episode
1959
- No Hiding Place1 episode
1958
- Next to No Timeas Turkish Bath Attendant
1956
- Armchair Theatreas Mr Green1 episode
1952
- Ghost Shipas Ron, 2nd Fisherman
1950
- Seven Days to Noonas Station Policeman
1949
- Landfallas O'Neil