Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

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.

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Known For

The One Show

The One Show

2006 • as Self

Wogan

Wogan

1982 • as Self

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 • as Sir Freddy Butler

Horizon

Horizon

1964 • as Narrator (voice)

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • as Albert

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 • as Ellis Cripper

Filmography

2014

Katherine of Alexandria
Katherine of Alexandria
as Rufus
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
The Portrait
The Portrait
as Henry Winter
Movie - Released: 4/11/2014

2013

Prisoners of the Sun
Prisoners of the Sun
as Professor Mendella
Movie - Released: 12/20/2013

2011

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers
The Boy with Chocolate Fingers
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2011

2009

Pinocchio
Pinocchio
as Mastro Ciliegia
Movie - Released: 11/1/2009
Pinocchio
Pinocchio
as Mastro Ciliegia
TV - Released: 11/1/2009

2007

Flawless
Flawless
as Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
Movie - Released: 9/1/2007
How About You...
How About You...
as Donald Vanston
Movie - Released: 11/16/2007
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/10/2007
Hogfather
Hogfather
as Mustrum Ridcully
Movie - Released: 10/12/2007
Kingdom
Kingdom
as Mr. John Narbutowicz
TV - Released: 4/22/2007

2006

Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond
Movie - Released: 10/29/2006
These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things
as Albert
Movie - Released: 3/10/2006
Moscow Zero
Moscow Zero
as Tolstoy
Movie - Released: 11/5/2006
The One Show
The One Show
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/2006
Above and Beyond
Above and Beyond
as Winston Churchill
TV - Released: 10/29/2006
Hogfather
Hogfather
as Mustrum Ridcully
TV - Released: 12/17/2006

2005

Asylum
Asylum
as Jack Straffen
Movie - Released: 9/9/2005
Icon
Icon
as General Nikolayev
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005
Defining a Style
Defining a Style
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2005

2004

A Different Loyalty
A Different Loyalty
as Randolph Cauffield
Movie - Released: 11/12/2004

2003

I'll Be There
I'll Be There
as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
Movie - Released: 6/13/2003
Henry VIII
Henry VIII
as Henry VII
TV - Released: 10/12/2003

2002

No Good Deed
No Good Deed
as Mr. Quarre
Movie - Released: 6/28/2002
K-19: The Widowmaker
K-19: The Widowmaker
as Marshal Zelentsov
Movie - Released: 7/19/2002

2001

Othello
Othello
as James Brabant
Movie - Released: 12/23/2001

2000

Movie
Lounge Act
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
The Mumbo Jumbo
The Mumbo Jumbo
as Mayor Smith
Movie - Released: 10/24/2000
Passion of Mind
Passion of Mind
as Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
Movie - Released: 1/7/2000
Tales from the Madhouse
Tales from the Madhouse
as Barabbas
Movie - Released: 4/16/2000

1999

Milk
Milk
as Vicar
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
as The Prussian
Movie - Released: 10/26/1999

1998

Swept from the Sea
Swept from the Sea
as Mr. Swaffer
Movie - Released: 1/23/1998
My Giant
My Giant
as Monsignor Popesou
Movie - Released: 4/10/1998
Firelight
Firelight
as Lord Clare
Movie - Released: 5/27/1998
Heat of the Sun
Heat of the Sun
as Max Van Der vuurst
TV - Released: 1/28/1998

1997

Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Sir Freddy Butler
TV - Released: 3/23/1997

1996

D3: The Mighty Ducks
D3: The Mighty Ducks
as Hans
Movie - Released: 10/4/1996
Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso
as Henri Matisse
Movie - Released: 9/4/1996
Deadly Voyage
Deadly Voyage
Movie - Released: 6/14/1996
Hidden in Silence
Hidden in Silence
as German Factory Manager
Movie - Released: 3/6/1996
To the Ends of Time
To the Ends of Time
as King Francis
Movie - Released: 10/21/1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Noah (voice)
TV - Released: 10/16/1996
Testament: The Bible in Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation
as Samuel (voice)
TV - Released: 10/16/1996

1995

Citizen X
Citizen X
as Bondarchuk
Movie - Released: 2/25/1995
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as King Arthur
Movie - Released: 8/11/1995
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
as Insp. Sam Stringer
Movie - Released: 6/2/1995
Daisies in December
Daisies in December
as Gerald Carmody
Movie - Released: 12/3/1995

1994

Jacob
Jacob
as Isaak
Movie - Released: 12/4/1994
Giorgino
Giorgino
as Father Glaise
Movie - Released: 10/5/1994
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
as Victor Landbergh (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/18/1994
OcchioPinocchio
OcchioPinocchio
as Brando Della Valle
Movie - Released: 12/25/1994
Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry
Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1994
Movie
Citizen Locke
as Lord Ashley
Movie - Released: 4/30/1994
Miracle on 34th Street
Miracle on 34th Street
as Victor Landbergh
Movie - Released: 11/18/1994
Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
as Caesar
Movie - Released: 11/30/1994

1993

Nowhere to Run
Nowhere to Run
as Franklin Hale
Movie - Released: 1/15/1993
Mother's Boys
Mother's Boys
as Lansing, Jude's Attorney
Movie - Released: 10/1/1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Brigand (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/23/1993
Voices in the Garden
Voices in the Garden
as Sir Charles Peverall
Movie - Released: 2/23/1993
Simulacrum
Simulacrum
as The Chemist
Movie - Released: 11/26/1993

1992

The Mighty Ducks
The Mighty Ducks
as Hans
Movie - Released: 10/2/1992
Once Upon a Crime
Once Upon a Crime
as Hercules Popodopoulos
Movie - Released: 3/6/1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
as King Edward
Movie - Released: 2/19/1992
The Bridge
The Bridge
as Smithson
Movie - Released: 1/10/1992
Project: Shadowchaser
Project: Shadowchaser
as Kinderman
Movie - Released: 7/2/1992
White Bear's Secret
White Bear's Secret
as Brown Bear (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/19/1992
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as The Prussian
TV - Released: 3/4/1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Caesar (voice)
TV - Released: 11/9/1992

1991

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
as De Nomolos
Movie - Released: 7/19/1991
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin
as King Papa
Movie - Released: 6/3/1991
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
as Terence Fielding
Movie - Released: 10/4/1991
The Object of Beauty
The Object of Beauty
as Mr. Mercer
Movie - Released: 4/12/1991
The Sheltering Desert
The Sheltering Desert
Movie - Released: 2/1/1991
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
as Lewis Serrocold
Movie - Released: 12/29/1991
The Princess and the Goblin
The Princess and the Goblin
as King Papa (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/3/1991
Brown Bear's Wedding
Brown Bear's Wedding
as Brown Bear (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1991
Ashenden
Ashenden
TV - Released: 11/17/1991
A Woman Named Jackie
A Woman Named Jackie
as Aristotle Onassis
TV - Released: 10/13/1991

1990

The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
as Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Movie - Released: 3/2/1990
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde
as Dr. Charles Lanyon
Movie - Released: 1/6/1990
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
as Gen. Gerhard Hellstein
Movie - Released: 3/5/1990
The Palermo Connection
The Palermo Connection
as il boss
Movie - Released: 2/2/1990
Tre colonne in cronaca
Tre colonne in cronaca
as Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere
Movie - Released: 3/9/1990

1989

Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
as Arjen Rudd
Movie - Released: 7/7/1989
First and Last
First and Last
as Alan Holly
Movie - Released: 12/12/1989

1988

It Couldn't Happen Here
It Couldn't Happen Here
as Priest / murderer
Movie - Released: 6/8/1988
To Kill a Priest
To Kill a Priest
as Colonel
Movie - Released: 9/7/1988
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
as Hermann Goering
Movie - Released: 11/28/1988
Olympus Force: The Key
Olympus Force: The Key
Movie - Released: 1/1/1988
Codename: Kyril
Codename: Kyril
as 'C'
Movie - Released: 3/29/1988

1987

The Sicilian
The Sicilian
as Don Masino Croce
Movie - Released: 10/7/1987
White Mischief
White Mischief
as 'Jock' Delves Broughton
Movie - Released: 11/10/1987
When We Are Married
When We Are Married
as Henry Ormonroyd
Movie - Released: 12/26/1987
TV
A Killing on the Exchange
as Sir Max Sillman
TV - Released: 3/6/1987
Queenie
Queenie
as Sir Burton Rumsey
TV - Released: 5/10/1987

1986

Lady Jane
Lady Jane
as Sir John Bridges
Movie - Released: 2/7/1986

1985

A Zed & Two Noughts
A Zed & Two Noughts
as Van Hoyten
Movie - Released: 10/4/1985
Shadowlands
Shadowlands
as CS Lewis
Movie - Released: 6/15/1985

1984

The Tragedy of Coriolanus
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
as Menenius
Movie - Released: 3/26/1984
Movie
The Leather Boys
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1984
Shroud for a Nightingale
Shroud for a Nightingale
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
TV - Released: 3/9/1984
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Jephro Rucastle
TV - Released: 4/24/1984
Miss Marple
Miss Marple
as Lewis Serrocold
TV - Released: 12/26/1984

1983

Natural World
Natural World
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 10/30/1983
Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh
as Stephen Courtney-Briggs
TV - Released: 4/8/1983

1982

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
as Edward Moulton-Barrett
Movie - Released: 12/30/1982
Wogan
Wogan
as Self
TV - Released: 5/4/1982

1981

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
as Chief Insp. Yardbird
Movie - Released: 1/4/1981
Elizabeth Alone
Elizabeth Alone
as Major Orpen
Movie - Released: 4/3/1981
Findings on a Late Afternoon
Findings on a Late Afternoon
as Father
Movie - Released: 12/11/1981

1980

The Apple
The Apple
as Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader
Movie - Released: 11/21/1980
The Love Tapes
The Love Tapes
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 5/9/1980
Rough Cut
Rough Cut
as Insp. Vanderveld
Movie - Released: 6/19/1980
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
as Prison Warden
Movie - Released: 3/16/1980
The Gentle Touch
The Gentle Touch
as Ivor Stocker
TV - Released: 4/11/1980
TV
A Question of Guilt
TV - Released: 3/25/1980

1979

Saint Jack
Saint Jack
as Yardley
Movie - Released: 4/27/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Colonel George Peregrine
TV - Released: 3/24/1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
TV - Released: 9/10/1979
Turtle's Progress
Turtle's Progress
as Benny D-Day
TV - Released: 4/23/1979
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected
as Jack Cutler
TV - Released: 3/24/1979

1978

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
as Cantrell
Movie - Released: 9/13/1978
Watership Down
Watership Down
as Black Rabbit (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/14/1978
The Greek Tycoon
The Greek Tycoon
as Naval officer (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/12/1978
Return of the Saint
Return of the Saint
as Gunther
TV - Released: 9/10/1978
Enemy at the Door
Enemy at the Door
as Major General Laidlaw
TV - Released: 1/28/1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
The BBC Television Shakespeare
as Menenius
TV - Released: 12/3/1978

1977

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as President
Movie - Released: 9/18/1977
Silver Bears
Silver Bears
as Henry Foreman
Movie - Released: 6/3/1977

1976

You Talk Too Much
You Talk Too Much
as Doctor
Movie - Released: 1/10/1976
The Crezz
The Crezz
as Charles Bronte
TV - Released: 9/16/1976

1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as B.J. Spence
Movie - Released: 7/9/1975
Royal Flash
Royal Flash
as Sapten
Movie - Released: 10/10/1975
Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak
as Janák
Movie - Released: 11/1/1975
Heading For Glory
Heading For Glory
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/30/1975
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
as Alan Ember
TV - Released: 1/2/1975

1974

S*P*Y*S
S*P*Y*S
as Martinson
Movie - Released: 9/5/1974
The Little Prince
The Little Prince
as The King
Movie - Released: 11/6/1974
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
as Joe Gargery
Movie - Released: 1/1/1974
Movie
Miss Nightingale
as Lord Palmerston
Movie - Released: 1/1/1974
The Black Windmill
The Black Windmill
as Chief Supt. Wray
Movie - Released: 5/17/1974
The Four Musketeers
The Four Musketeers
as D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/31/1974
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Major Orpen
TV - Released: 3/13/1974

1973

The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
as D’Artagnan’s Father
Movie - Released: 12/11/1973
England Made Me
England Made Me
as Haller
Movie - Released: 6/1/1973
Penny Gold
Penny Gold
as Jones
Movie - Released: 6/22/1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as General Burgdorf
Movie - Released: 4/19/1973
Access to the Children
Access to the Children
as Malcolmson
Movie - Released: 3/5/1973

1972

The Mind Snatchers
The Mind Snatchers
as Dr. Frederick
Movie - Released: 6/28/1972
The Bankrupt
The Bankrupt
as Ellis Cripper
Movie - Released: 11/27/1972
The Protectors
The Protectors
as Arthur Gordon
TV - Released: 9/29/1972
Shirley's World
Shirley's World
TV - Released: 4/7/1972

1971

Villain
Villain
as Edgar Lowis
Movie - Released: 5/26/1971
The House That Dripped Blood
The House That Dripped Blood
as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")
Movie - Released: 2/22/1971
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
as Head of Board
Movie - Released: 7/29/1971
The Persuaders!
The Persuaders!
as Felix Meadowes
TV - Released: 9/17/1971
Justice
Justice
as Sir Robert Beste
TV - Released: 10/8/1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Grubber
TV - Released: 9/20/1971

1970

Crescendo
Crescendo
as Carter
Movie - Released: 6/7/1970
The Lie
The Lie
as Albert
Movie - Released: 10/29/1970
The Three Sisters
The Three Sisters
as Chebutykin
Movie - Released: 1/18/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Albert
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Ellis Cripper
TV - Released: 10/15/1970
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Malcolmson
TV - Released: 10/15/1970

1967

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
as D'Artagnan
TV - Released: 5/21/1967

1966

Rasputin: The Mad Monk
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
as The Bishop
Movie - Released: 3/6/1966
Mystery and Imagination
Mystery and Imagination
TV - Released: 1/29/1966
TV
David Copperfield
TV - Released: 1/16/1966

1965

Tomorrow, Just You Wait
Tomorrow, Just You Wait
as Tom Gorbet
Movie - Released: 11/24/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Chebutykin
TV - Released: 10/19/1965
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Mr. Gibbon
TV - Released: 7/7/1965
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Sam Jardine
TV - Released: 7/7/1965
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Considine
TV - Released: 7/7/1965
The Troubleshooters
The Troubleshooters
as Lewis
TV - Released: 7/7/1965

1964

Movie
Maggie
as Norman
Movie - Released: 1/25/1964
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Hon. Philip Green
TV - Released: 5/17/1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Tom Gorbet
TV - Released: 9/30/1964
The Wednesday Play
The Wednesday Play
as Cornelius
TV - Released: 9/30/1964
Horizon
Horizon
as Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 2/4/1964

1962

In Search of the Castaways
In Search of the Castaways
as Yacht Seaman
Movie - Released: 12/1/1962

1961

The Avengers
The Avengers
as Brigadier Hansing
TV - Released: 1/7/1961

1959

No Hiding Place
No Hiding Place
TV - Released: 9/16/1959

1958

Next to No Time
Next to No Time
as Turkish Bath Attendant
Movie - Released: 8/4/1958

1956

Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Frank Penfold
TV - Released: 7/8/1956
Armchair Theatre
Armchair Theatre
as Mr Green
TV - Released: 7/8/1956

1952

Ghost Ship
Ghost Ship
as Ron, 2nd Fisherman
Movie - Released: 10/1/1952

1950

Seven Days to Noon
Seven Days to Noon
as Station Policeman
Movie - Released: 10/30/1950

1949

Landfall
Landfall
as O'Neil
Movie - Released: 9/30/1949