Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Acting

Born February 29, 1928 · 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 Acto…

Known for

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997

The One Show

The One Show

2006

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970

Natural World

Natural World

1983

Wogan

Wogan

1982

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Acting(200)

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

1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret ServiceThe Prussian

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

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)

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

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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