Joss Ackland

Acting • 1928-02-29 • North Kensington, London, England, UK

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

7.1

Lethal Weapon 2

1989

6.6

The Mighty Ducks

1992

7.4

The Hunt for Red October

1990

6.6

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

6.3

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991

7.0

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985

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Filmography

2014
Katherine of AlexandriaFilm
Rufus
★ 2.7
2014
The PortraitFilm
Henry Winter
2013
Prisoners of the SunFilm
Professor Mendella
★ 3.9
2011
The Boy with Chocolate FingersFilm
Narrator
★ 5.0
2010
Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford CortinaFilm
Narrator
2009
PinocchioFilm
Mastro Ciliegia
★ 6.1
2009
PinocchioTV
Mastro Ciliegia • 2 episodes
2007
FlawlessFilm
Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
★ 6.7
2007
HogfatherFilm
Mustrum Ridcully
★ 6.8
2007
KingdomTV
Mr. John Narbutowicz • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2007
How About You...Film
Donald Vanston
★ 6.3
2007
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister CrowleyFilm
Narrator
★ 6.7
2006
The One ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.3
2006
HogfatherTV
Mustrum Ridcully • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
2006
Moscow ZeroFilm
Tolstoy
★ 3.3
2006
These Foolish ThingsFilm
Albert
★ 5.8
2006
Above and BeyondTV
Winston Churchill • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
2005
AsylumFilm
Jack Straffen
★ 6.1
2005
IconFilm
General Nikolayev
★ 5.4
2005
Defining a StyleFilm
Self
2004
A Different LoyaltyFilm
Randolph Cauffield
★ 4.8
2003
Henry VIIITV
Henry VII • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
2003
I'll Be ThereFilm
Evil Edmonds
★ 5.4
2002
K-19: The WidowmakerFilm
Marshal Zelentsov
★ 6.6
2002
No Good DeedFilm
Mr. Quarre
★ 5.4
2001
OthelloFilm
James Brabant
★ 6.9
2000
Passion of MindFilm
Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
★ 5.8
2000
Lounge ActFilm
★ 10.0
2000
The Mumbo JumboFilm
Mayor Smith
★ 7.0
2000
Easter TalesTV
Barabbas • 1 episodes
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceFilm
The Prussian
★ 5.2
1999
MilkFilm
Vicar
★ 4.0
1998
My GiantFilm
Monsignor Popesou
★ 5.4
1998
FirelightFilm
Lord Clare
★ 6.7
1998
Swept from the SeaFilm
Mr. Swaffer
★ 6.4
1998
Heat of the SunTV
Max Van Der vuurst • 3 episodes
★ 6.2
1997
Midsomer MurdersTV
Sir Freddy Butler • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1996
D3: The Mighty DucksFilm
Hans
★ 6.0
1996
Surviving PicassoFilm
Henri Matisse
★ 5.8
1996
Deadly VoyageFilm
Captain
★ 5.6
1996
Hidden in SilenceFilm
German Factory Manager
★ 7.2
1996
Testament: The Bible in AnimationTV
Noah (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1996
Testament: The Bible in AnimationTV
Samuel (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1996
To the Ends of TimeFilm
King Francis
★ 5.6
1995
Citizen XFilm
Bondarchuk
★ 7.2
1995
A Kid in King Arthur's CourtFilm
King Arthur
★ 5.0
1995
Mad Dogs and EnglishmenFilm
Insp. Sam Stringer
★ 4.0
1995
Daisies in DecemberFilm
Gerald Carmody
★ 6.2
1994
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Victor Landbergh (uncredited)
★ 6.8
1994
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Victor Landbergh
★ 6.8
1994
JacobFilm
Isaak
★ 6.7
1994
GiorginoFilm
Father Glaise
★ 6.4
1994
OcchioPinocchioFilm
Brando Della Valle
★ 4.3
1994
Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of PoetryFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1994
Citizen LockeFilm
Lord Ashley
★ 10.0
1994
Julius CaesarFilm
Caesar
1993
Nowhere to RunFilm
Franklin Hale
★ 6.6
1993
The Thief and the CobblerFilm
Brigand (voice)
★ 7.2
1993
Mother's BoysFilm
Lansing, Jude's Attorney
★ 5.4
1993
Voices in the GardenFilm
Sir Charles Peverall
★ 8.0
1993
SimulacrumFilm
The Chemist
1992
The Mighty DucksFilm
Hans
★ 6.6
1992
The Young Indiana Jones ChroniclesTV
The Prussian • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1992
Once Upon a CrimeFilm
Hercules Popodopoulos
★ 5.7
1992
Miss Marple: They Do It with MirrorsFilm
Lewis Serrocold
★ 6.9
1992
Shakespeare: The Animated TalesTV
Caesar (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1992
Project: ShadowchaserFilm
Kinderman
★ 4.4
1992
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria FallsFilm
King Edward
★ 5.1
1992
The BridgeFilm
Smithson
★ 4.5
1992
White Bear's SecretFilm
Brown Bear (voice)
1991
Bill & Ted's Bogus JourneyFilm
De Nomolos
★ 6.3
1991
The Princess and the GoblinFilm
King Papa (voice)
★ 5.8
1991
The Object of BeautyFilm
Mr. Mercer
★ 5.2
1991
A Murder of QualityFilm
Terence Fielding
★ 5.6
1991
A Woman Named JackieTV
Aristotle Onassis • 1 episodes
★ 8.8
1991
The Sheltering DesertFilm
★ 10.0
1991
AshendenTV
★ 6.0
1991
Brown Bear's WeddingFilm
Brown Bear (voice)
1990
The Hunt for Red OctoberFilm
Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
★ 7.4
1990
Jekyll & HydeFilm
Dr. Charles Lanyon
★ 5.9
1990
The Palermo ConnectionFilm
il boss
★ 6.2
1990
The Secret Life of Ian FlemingFilm
Gen. Gerhard Hellstein
★ 4.5
1990
Tre colonne in cronacaFilm
Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere
★ 6.4
1989
Lethal Weapon 2Film
Arjen Rudd
★ 7.1
1989
First and LastFilm
Alan Holly
★ 7.0
1989
A Quiet ConspiracyTV
Theo Carter • 4 episodes
1988
To Kill a PriestFilm
Colonel
★ 6.2
1988
It Couldn't Happen HereFilm
Priest/Murderer
★ 5.8
1988
The Man Who Lived at the RitzFilm
Hermann Goering
★ 4.2
1988
Codename: KyrilTV
'C' • 2 episodes
★ 6.0
1988
Olympus Force: The KeyFilm
George Grossopoulos
★ 2.5
1987
The SicilianFilm
Don Masino Croce
★ 5.2
1987
White MischiefFilm
'Jock' Delves Broughton
★ 6.1
1987
QueenieTV
Sir Burton Rumsey • 2 episodes
★ 5.0
1987
When We Are MarriedFilm
Henry Ormonroyd
★ 7.0
1987
A Killing on the ExchangeTV
Sir Max Sillman • 4 episodes
★ 5.0
1986
Lady JaneFilm
Sir John Bridges
★ 6.9
1985
A Zed & Two NoughtsFilm
Van Hoyten
★ 7.0
1985
Screen TwoTV
Sir Charles (Archie) Peverall • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
Screen TwoTV
Captain • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
1985
ShadowlandsFilm
CS Lewis
★ 7.4
1984
Sherlock HolmesTV
Jephro Rucastle • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1984
Shroud for a NightingaleTV
Stephen Courtney-Briggs • 5 episodes
★ 6.4
1984
The Tragedy of CoriolanusFilm
Menenius
★ 8.0
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesTV
Jephro Rucastle • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1984
The Leather BoysFilm
Narrator
1983
Natural WorldTV
Self - Narrator (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1983
DalglieshTV
Stephen Courtney-Briggs • 5 episodes
★ 6.9
1982
WoganTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
1982
The Barretts of Wimpole StreetFilm
Edward Moulton-Barrett
★ 9.0
1981
Dangerous Davies: The Last DetectiveFilm
Chief Insp. Yardbird
★ 6.2
1981
Findings on a Late AfternoonFilm
Father
1981
Elizabeth AloneFilm
Major Orpen
1980
The AppleFilm
Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader
★ 4.6
1980
Rough CutFilm
Insp. Vanderveld
★ 5.8
1980
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareFilm
Prison Warden
★ 6.0
1980
The Gentle TouchTV
Ivor Stocker • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1980
The Love TapesFilm
Narrator (voice)
★ 6.5
1980
Closing RanksFilm
Victor Rogachev
★ 7.0
1980
A Question of GuiltTV
Samuel Kent • 8 episodes
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
Colonel George Peregrine • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Tales of the UnexpectedTV
Jack Cutler • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1979
Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyTV
Jerry Westerby • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1979
Saint JackFilm
Yardley
★ 6.6
1979
Turtle's ProgressTV
Benny D-Day • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1978
Watership DownFilm
Black Rabbit (voice)
★ 7.2
1978
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?Film
Cantrell
★ 6.2
1978
The Greek TycoonFilm
Naval officer (uncredited)
★ 5.5
1978
Return of the SaintTV
Gunther • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1978
The BBC Television ShakespeareTV
Menenius • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1978
Enemy at the DoorTV
Major General Laidlaw • 1 episodes
★ 8.2
1977
Silver BearsFilm
Henry Foreman
★ 6.1
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItFilm
President
★ 6.3
1976
You Talk Too MuchFilm
Doctor
★ 10.0
1976
The CrezzTV
Charles Bronte • 12 episodes
1975
The SweeneyTV
Alan Ember • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
1975
Operation: DaybreakFilm
Janák
★ 6.9
1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingFilm
B.J. Spence
★ 5.8
1975
Royal FlashFilm
Sapten
★ 5.9
1975
Heading For GloryFilm
Self - Narrator (voice)
★ 7.0
1975
The Magic DreamFilm
Narrator
1974
The Four MusketeersFilm
D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.5
1974
The Little PrinceFilm
The King
★ 6.9
1974
The Black WindmillFilm
Chief Supt. Wray
★ 6.3
1974
S*P*Y*SFilm
Martinson
★ 5.1
1974
Great ExpectationsFilm
Joe Gargery
★ 6.4
1974
PlayhouseTV
Maj. Orpen • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
PlayhouseTV
Father • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
Miss NightingaleFilm
Lord Palmerston
1973
The Three MusketeersFilm
D’Artagnan’s Father
★ 6.7
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten DaysFilm
General Burgdorf
★ 6.2
1973
Penny GoldFilm
Jones
★ 6.0
1973
Orson Welles' Great MysteriesTV
Detective Inspector Hud • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1973
England Made MeFilm
Haller
★ 6.1
1973
Access to the ChildrenFilm
Malcolmson
★ 8.5
1973
Centre PlayTV
Doctor • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1972
The ProtectorsTV
Arthur Gordon • 1 episodes
★ 6.1
1972
The Mind SnatchersFilm
Dr. Frederick
★ 5.9
1972
Country MattersTV
Potter-Jones • 1 episodes
★ 4.6
1972
Shirley's WorldTV
★ 6.0
1972
The BankruptFilm
Ellis Cripper
★ 8.0
1972
King's Cross Lunch HourFilm
The Man
★ 7.0
1972
Late Night TheatreTV
Martens • 1 episodes
1972
Crippled BloomFilm
Potter Jones
1971
The Persuaders!TV
Felix Meadowes • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
1971
The House That Dripped BloodFilm
Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")
★ 6.4
1971
VillainFilm
Edgar Lowis
★ 6.1
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesTV
Grubber • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1971
Mr. Forbush and the PenguinsFilm
Head of Board
★ 5.0
1971
JusticeTV
Sir Robert Beste • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1971
Getting InFilm
An Applicant
★ 8.0
1970
Play for TodayTV
Albert • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1970
Play for TodayTV
Ellis Cripper • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1970
Play for TodayTV
Malcolmson • 1 episodes
★ 6.6
1970
CrescendoFilm
Carter
★ 5.3
1970
The Three SistersFilm
Chebutykin
★ 6.5
1970
The LieFilm
Albert
★ 6.5
1969
ITV Saturday Night TheatreTV
Councillor Horne • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1969
W. Somerset MaughamTV
Harold Bannon • 1 episodes
1969
Canterbury TalesTV
Host • 7 episodes
1967
The Further Adventures of the MusketeersTV
d'Artagnan • 16 episodes
★ 7.7
1967
One Pair of EyesTV
★ 7.0
1967
TrappedTV
Pritchy • 1 episodes
1966
Rasputin: The Mad MonkFilm
The Bishop
★ 5.9
1966
Mystery and ImaginationTV
Herr Scavenius • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1966
Mystery and ImaginationTV
Mr Smedhurst • 1 episodes
★ 5.8
1966
David CopperfieldTV
Daniel Peggotty • 5 episodes
★ 6.5
1966
Lord RaingoTV
Tom Hogarth • 4 episodes
1966
Death of a SalesmanFilm
Charley
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Chebutykin • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
BBC Play of the MonthTV
Charley • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
The Applicant • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1965
Thirty-Minute TheatreTV
The Man • 1 episodes
★ 4.2
1965
The TroubleshootersTV
Mr. Gibbon • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1965
The TroubleshootersTV
Sam Jardine • 2 episodes
★ 7.3
1965
The TroubleshootersTV
Considine • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1965
The TroubleshootersTV
Lewis • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1965
BlackmailTV
Charles Lorrimer • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1965
Tomorrow, Just You WaitFilm
Tom Gorbet
★ 4.0
1965
LondonersTV
Angus Grahame • 1 episodes
1964
The Wednesday PlayTV
Tom Gorbet • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
The Wednesday PlayTV
Cornelius • 1 episodes
★ 5.2
1964
Sherlock HolmesTV
Hon. Philip Green • 1 episodes
★ 6.9
1964
Theatre 625TV
Hockey Jagger • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
Theatre 625TV
Fred • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
Theatre 625TV
John Hinks • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1964
The Indian Tales of Rudyard KiplingTV
William Stevens • 25 episodes
1964
MaggieFilm
Norman
1962
In Search of the CastawaysFilm
Yacht Seaman
★ 6.5
1961
The AvengersTV
Brigadier Hansing • 1 episodes
★ 7.8
1959
No Hiding PlaceTV
★ 4.8
1958
Next to No TimeFilm
Turkish Bath Attendant
★ 7.7
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
Frank Penfold • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1956
Armchair TheatreTV
Mr Green • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1952
Ghost ShipFilm
Ron, 2nd Fisherman
★ 5.2
1950
Seven Days to NoonFilm
Station Policeman
★ 6.8
1949
LandfallFilm
O'Neil
★ 7.6