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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

189

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-02-29

Day of Death

2023-11-19 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

North Kensington, London, England, UK

Also Known As

جاس آکلند

Joss Ackland

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

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

Citizen X

Citizen X

Shadowlands

Shadowlands

Hidden in Silence

Hidden in Silence

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

Next to No Time

Next to No Time

Acting

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

Lethal Weapon 2

as

Arjen Rudd

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

as

De Nomolos

The Hunt for Red October

1990

The Hunt for Red October

as

Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

Swept from the Sea

1998

Swept from the Sea

as

Mr. Swaffer

No Good Deed

2002

No Good Deed

as

Mr. Quarre

D3: The Mighty Ducks

1996

D3: The Mighty Ducks

as

Hans

Jacob

1994

Jacob

as

Isaak

Nowhere to Run

1993

Nowhere to Run

as

Franklin Hale

The Mighty Ducks

1992

The Mighty Ducks

as

Hans

The Three Musketeers

1973

The Three Musketeers

as

D’Artagnan’s Father

Villain

1971

Villain

as

Edgar Lowis

Lady Jane

1986

Lady Jane

as

Sir John Bridges

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

1977

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

as

President

It Couldn't Happen Here

1988

It Couldn't Happen Here

as

Priest / murderer

The Sicilian

1987

The Sicilian

as

Don Masino Croce

Asylum

2005

Asylum

as

Jack Straffen

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

K-19: The Widowmaker

as

Marshal Zelentsov

Citizen X

1995

Citizen X

as

Bondarchuk

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

A Zed & Two Noughts

as

Van Hoyten

Lounge Act

2000

Lounge Act

as

Once Upon a Crime

1992

Once Upon a Crime

as

Hercules Popodopoulos

Flawless

2007

Flawless

as

Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft

S*P*Y*S

1974

S*P*Y*S

as

Martinson

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

as

The Bishop

How About You...

2007

How About You...

as

Donald Vanston

Mother's Boys

1993

Mother's Boys

as

Lansing, Jude's Attorney

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

as

B.J. Spence

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

as

Cantrell

Surviving Picasso

1996

Surviving Picasso

as

Henri Matisse

The Princess and the Goblin

1991

The Princess and the Goblin

as

King Papa

White Mischief

1987

White Mischief

as

'Jock' Delves Broughton

Tomorrow, Just You Wait

1965

Tomorrow, Just You Wait

as

Tom Gorbet

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

1995

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

as

King Arthur

Icon

2005

Icon

as

General Nikolayev

Silver Bears

1977

Silver Bears

as

Henry Foreman

The Little Prince

1974

The Little Prince

as

The King

A Murder of Quality

1991

A Murder of Quality

as

Terence Fielding

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

as

Chief Insp. Yardbird

The House That Dripped Blood

1971

The House That Dripped Blood

as

Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")

To Kill a Priest

1988

To Kill a Priest

as

Colonel

I'll Be There

2003

I'll Be There

as

Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS

Great Expectations

1974

Great Expectations

as

Joe Gargery

The Apple

1980

The Apple

as

Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000

The Mumbo Jumbo

as

Mayor Smith

Jekyll & Hyde

1990

Jekyll & Hyde

as

Dr. Charles Lanyon

Crescendo

1970

Crescendo

as

Carter

Royal Flash

1975

Royal Flash

as

Sapten

In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley

2007

In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley

as

Narrator

The Mind Snatchers

1972

The Mind Snatchers

as

Dr. Frederick

Saint Jack

1979

Saint Jack

as

Yardley

Giorgino

1994

Giorgino

as

Father Glaise

First and Last

1989

First and Last

as

Alan Holly

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

1992

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

as

King Edward

The Love Tapes

1980

The Love Tapes

as

Narrator (voice)

The Object of Beauty

1991

The Object of Beauty

as

Mr. Mercer

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

1990

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

as

Gen. Gerhard Hellstein

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Miracle on 34th Street

as

Victor Landbergh (uncredited)

Ghost Ship

1952

Ghost Ship

as

Ron, 2nd Fisherman

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers

2011

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers

as

Narrator

OcchioPinocchio

1994

OcchioPinocchio

as

Brando Della Valle

Deadly Voyage

1996

Deadly Voyage

as

Shadowlands

1985

Shadowlands

as

CS Lewis

Prisoners of the Sun

2013

Prisoners of the Sun

as

Professor Mendella

Pinocchio

2009

Pinocchio

as

Mastro Ciliegia

Hidden in Silence

1996

Hidden in Silence

as

German Factory Manager

Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry

1994

Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry

as

Self

Miss Nightingale

1974

Miss Nightingale

as

Lord Palmerston

Katherine of Alexandria

2014

Katherine of Alexandria

as

Rufus

The Black Windmill

1974

The Black Windmill

as

Chief Supt. Wray

Above and Beyond

2006

Above and Beyond

as

The Four Musketeers

1974

The Four Musketeers

as

D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)

To the Ends of Time

1996

To the Ends of Time

as

King Francis

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

1995

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

as

Insp. Sam Stringer

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

as

Hermann Goering

The Lie

1970

The Lie

as

Albert

The Sheltering Desert

1991

The Sheltering Desert

as

Daisies in December

1995

Daisies in December

as

Gerald Carmody

Rough Cut

1980

Rough Cut

as

Insp. Vanderveld

England Made Me

1973

England Made Me

as

Haller

Citizen Locke

1994

Citizen Locke

as

Lord Ashley

You Talk Too Much

1976

You Talk Too Much

as

Doctor

Penny Gold

1973

Penny Gold

as

Jones

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

1971

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

as

Head of Board

Operation: Daybreak

1975

Operation: Daybreak

as

Janák

The Bridge

1992

The Bridge

as

Smithson

Othello

2001

Othello

as

James Brabant

Passion of Mind

2000

Passion of Mind

as

Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

as

Lewis Serrocold

Milk

1999

Milk

as

Vicar

Watership Down

1978

Watership Down

as

Black Rabbit (voice)

Hogfather

2007

Hogfather

as

Mustrum Ridcully

Tales from the Madhouse

2000

Tales from the Madhouse

as

Barabbas

The Palermo Connection

1990

The Palermo Connection

as

il boss

Voices in the Garden

1993

Voices in the Garden

as

Sir Charles Peverall

Miracle on 34th Street

1994

Miracle on 34th Street

as

Victor Landbergh

In Search of the Castaways

1962

In Search of the Castaways

as

Yacht Seaman

My Giant

1998

My Giant

as

Monsignor Popesou

Project: Shadowchaser

1992

Project: Shadowchaser

as

Kinderman

The Princess and the Goblin

1991

The Princess and the Goblin

as

King Papa (voice)

Firelight

1998

Firelight

as

Lord Clare

Moscow Zero

2006

Moscow Zero

as

Tolstoy

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

1984

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

as

Menenius

Next to No Time

1958

Next to No Time

as

Turkish Bath Attendant

Seven Days to Noon

1950

Seven Days to Noon

as

Station Policeman

The Greek Tycoon

1978

The Greek Tycoon

as

Naval officer (uncredited)

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

1980

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

as

Prison Warden

These Foolish Things

2006

These Foolish Things

as

Albert

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

The Thief and the Cobbler

as

Brigand (voice)

Landfall

1949

Landfall

as

O'Neil

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

as

General Burgdorf

A Different Loyalty

2004

A Different Loyalty

as

Randolph Cauffield

Tre colonne in cronaca

1990

Tre colonne in cronaca

as

Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere

Defining a Style

2005

Defining a Style

as

Self

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

1999

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service

as

The Prussian

Heading For Glory

1975

Heading For Glory

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Olympus Force: The Key

1988

Olympus Force: The Key

as

Access to the Children

1973

Access to the Children

as

Malcolmson

The Three Sisters

1970

The Three Sisters

as

Chebutykin

The Portrait

2014

The Portrait

as

Henry Winter

Codename: Kyril

1988

Codename: Kyril

as

'C'

Brown Bear's Wedding

1991

Brown Bear's Wedding

as

Brown Bear (voice)

White Bear's Secret

1992

White Bear's Secret

as

Brown Bear (voice)

The Bankrupt

1972

The Bankrupt

as

Ellis Cripper

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

1982

The Barretts of Wimpole Street

as

Edward Moulton-Barrett

When We Are Married

1987

When We Are Married

as

Henry Ormonroyd

Elizabeth Alone

1981

Elizabeth Alone

as

Major Orpen

Findings on a Late Afternoon

1981

Findings on a Late Afternoon

as

Father

Maggie

1964

Maggie

as

Norman

Simulacrum

1993

Simulacrum

as

The Chemist

Julius Caesar

1994

Julius Caesar

as

Caesar

The Leather Boys

1994

The Leather Boys

as

Narrator

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as

Alan Ember

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Sir Freddy Butler

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

as

Ivor Stocker

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Colonel George Peregrine

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

as

The Prussian

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Brigadier Hansing

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as

Felix Meadowes

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

Arthur Gordon

Shirley's World

Shirley's World

as

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

as

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

as

D'Artagnan

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Hon. Philip Green

A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

as

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

Wogan

Wogan

as

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Chebutykin

Natural World

Natural World

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

as

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Ashenden

Ashenden

as

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

as

Above and Beyond

Above and Beyond

as

Winston Churchill

Justice

Justice

as

Sir Robert Beste

Kingdom

Kingdom

as

Mr. John Narbutowicz

A Killing on the Exchange

A Killing on the Exchange

as

Sir Max Sillman

Heat of the Sun

Heat of the Sun

as

Max Van Der vuurst

Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

as

Gunther

Shroud for a Nightingale

Shroud for a Nightingale

as

Stephen Courtney-Briggs

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Malcolmson

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Ellis Cripper

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Albert

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Major Orpen

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

as

Sam Jardine

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

as

Mr. Gibbon

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

as

Considine

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Cornelius

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

as

Lewis

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Tom Gorbet

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Frank Penfold

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Mr Green

Hogfather

Hogfather

as

Mustrum Ridcully

Turtle's Progress

Turtle's Progress

as

Benny D-Day

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

as

Mastro Ciliegia

Horizon

Horizon

as

Narrator (voice)

Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

as

Stephen Courtney-Briggs

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Jephro Rucastle

Miss Marple

Miss Marple

as

Lewis Serrocold

Queenie

Queenie

as

Sir Burton Rumsey

The Crezz

The Crezz

as

Charles Bronte

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Grubber

A Woman Named Jackie

A Woman Named Jackie

as

Aristotle Onassis

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as

Caesar (voice)

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Testament: The Bible in Animation

as

Samuel (voice)

Testament: The Bible in Animation

Testament: The Bible in Animation

as

Noah (voice)

Enemy at the Door

Enemy at the Door

as

Major General Laidlaw

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

as

Jack Cutler

Henry VIII

Henry VIII

as

Henry VII

Production

Crew

Directing