Joss Ackland

Acting

Joss Ackland

Born February 29, 1928North Kensington, London, England, UK185 credits

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

The Portrait

The Portrait

Movie

2014

Katherine of Alexandria
2.7

Katherine of Alexandria

Movie

2014

Prisoners of the Sun
3.9

Prisoners of the Sun

Movie

2013

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers
5.0

The Boy with Chocolate Fingers

Movie

2011

Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortina

Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortina

Movie

2010

Pinocchio
6.0

Pinocchio

Movie

2009

Filmography

The Portrait
2014The Portraitas Henry WinterMovie
Katherine of Alexandria
2014Katherine of Alexandriaas RufusMovie
Prisoners of the Sun
2013Prisoners of the Sunas Professor MendellaMovie
The Boy with Chocolate Fingers
2011The Boy with Chocolate Fingersas NarratorMovie
Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortina
2010Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortinaas NarratorMovie
Pinocchio
2009Pinocchioas Mastro CiliegiaMovie
Pinocchio
2009Pinocchioas Mastro CiliegiaTV
How About You...
2007How About You...as Donald VanstonMovie
Hogfather
2007Hogfatheras Mustrum RidcullyMovie
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
2007In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowleyas NarratorMovie
Flawless
2007Flawlessas Milton Kendrick AshtoncroftMovie
Kingdom
2007Kingdomas Mr. John NarbutowiczTV
Hogfather
2006Hogfatheras Mustrum RidcullyTV
Moscow Zero
2006Moscow Zeroas TolstoyMovie
Above and Beyond
2006Above and Beyondas Winston ChurchillTV
The One Show
2006The One Showas SelfTV
These Foolish Things
2006These Foolish Thingsas AlbertMovie
Asylum
2005Asylumas Jack StraffenMovie
Icon
2005Iconas General NikolayevMovie
Defining a Style
2005Defining a Styleas SelfMovie
A Different Loyalty
2004A Different Loyaltyas Randolph CauffieldMovie
Henry VIII
2003Henry VIIIas Henry VIITV
I'll Be There
2003I'll Be Thereas Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPSMovie
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002K-19: The Widowmakeras Marshal ZelentsovMovie
No Good Deed
2002No Good Deedas Mr. QuarreMovie
Othello
2001Othelloas James BrabantMovie
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000The Mumbo Jumboas Mayor SmithMovie
Easter Tales
2000Easter Talesas BarabbasTV
Passion of Mind
2000Passion of Mindas Dr. Langer, the French PsychiatristMovie
L
2000Lounge ActMovie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Serviceas The PrussianMovie
Milk
1999Milkas VicarMovie
Firelight
1998Firelightas Lord ClareMovie
My Giant
1998My Giantas Monsignor PopesouMovie
Heat of the Sun
1998Heat of the Sunas Max Van Der vuurstTV
Swept from the Sea
1998Swept from the Seaas Mr. SwafferMovie
Midsomer Murders
1997Midsomer Murdersas Sir Freddy ButlerTV
To the Ends of Time
1996To the Ends of Timeas King FrancisMovie
Testament: The Bible in Animation
1996Testament: The Bible in Animationas Samuel (voice)TV
D3: The Mighty Ducks
1996D3: The Mighty Ducksas HansMovie
Surviving Picasso
1996Surviving Picassoas Henri MatisseMovie
Deadly Voyage
1996Deadly VoyageMovie
Hidden in Silence
1996Hidden in Silenceas German Factory ManagerMovie
Daisies in December
1995Daisies in Decemberas Gerald CarmodyMovie
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995A Kid in King Arthur's Courtas King ArthurMovie
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1995Mad Dogs and Englishmenas Insp. Sam StringerMovie
Citizen X
1995Citizen Xas BondarchukMovie
OcchioPinocchio
1994OcchioPinocchioas Brando Della ValleMovie
Jacob
1994Jacobas IsaakMovie
Julius Caesar
1994Julius Caesaras CaesarMovie
Miracle on 34th Street
1994Miracle on 34th Streetas Victor Landbergh (uncredited)Movie
Giorgino
1994Giorginoas Father GlaiseMovie
C
1994Citizen Lockeas Lord AshleyMovie
Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry
1994Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetryas SelfMovie
Simulacrum
1993Simulacrumas The ChemistMovie
Mother's Boys
1993Mother's Boysas Lansing, Jude's AttorneyMovie
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993The Thief and the Cobbleras Brigand (voice)Movie
Voices in the Garden
1993Voices in the Gardenas Sir Charles PeverallMovie
Nowhere to Run
1993Nowhere to Runas Franklin HaleMovie
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Caesar (voice)TV
The Mighty Ducks
1992The Mighty Ducksas HansMovie
Project: Shadowchaser
1992Project: Shadowchaseras KindermanMovie
White Bear's Secret
1992White Bear's Secretas Brown Bear (voice)Movie
Once Upon a Crime
1992Once Upon a Crimeas Hercules PopodopoulosMovie
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992The Young Indiana Jones Chroniclesas The PrussianTV
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Fallsas King EdwardMovie
The Bridge
1992The Bridgeas SmithsonMovie
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
1991Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrorsas Lewis SerrocoldMovie
Brown Bear's Wedding
1991Brown Bear's Weddingas Brown Bear (voice)Movie
A
1991AshendenTV
A Woman Named Jackie
1991A Woman Named Jackieas Aristotle OnassisTV
A Murder of Quality
1991A Murder of Qualityas Terence FieldingMovie
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991Bill & Ted's Bogus Journeyas De NomolosMovie
The Princess and the Goblin
1991The Princess and the Goblinas King Papa (voice)Movie
The Object of Beauty
1991The Object of Beautyas Mr. MercerMovie
The Sheltering Desert
1991The Sheltering DesertMovie
Tre colonne in cronaca
1990Tre colonne in cronacaas Gaetano Leporino, il finanziereMovie
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990The Secret Life of Ian Flemingas Gen. Gerhard HellsteinMovie
The Hunt for Red October
1990The Hunt for Red Octoberas Ambassador Andrei LysenkoMovie
The Palermo Connection
1990The Palermo Connectionas il bossMovie
Jekyll & Hyde
1990Jekyll & Hydeas Dr. Charles LanyonMovie
First and Last
1989First and Lastas Alan HollyMovie
Lethal Weapon 2
1989Lethal Weapon 2as Arjen RuddMovie
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988The Man Who Lived at the Ritzas Hermann GoeringMovie
To Kill a Priest
1988To Kill a Priestas ColonelMovie
It Couldn't Happen Here
1988It Couldn't Happen Hereas Priest/MurdererMovie
Codename: Kyril
1988Codename: Kyrilas 'C'Movie
Codename: Kyril
1988Codename: Kyrilas 'C'TV
Olympus Force: The Key
1988Olympus Force: The Keyas George GrossopoulosMovie
When We Are Married
1987When We Are Marriedas Henry OrmonroydMovie
White Mischief
1987White Mischiefas 'Jock' Delves BroughtonMovie
The Sicilian
1987The Sicilianas Don Masino CroceMovie
Queenie
1987Queenieas Sir Burton RumseyTV
A Killing on the Exchange
1987A Killing on the Exchangeas Sir Max SillmanTV
Lady Jane
1986Lady Janeas Sir John BridgesMovie
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985A Zed & Two Noughtsas Van HoytenMovie
Shadowlands
1985Shadowlandsas CS LewisMovie
Sherlock Holmes
1984Sherlock Holmesas Jephro RucastleTV
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984The Tragedy of Coriolanusas MeneniusMovie
Shroud for a Nightingale
1984Shroud for a Nightingaleas Stephen Courtney-BriggsTV
T
1984The Leather Boysas NarratorMovie
Natural World
1983Natural Worldas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
Dalgliesh
1983Dalglieshas Stephen Courtney-BriggsTV
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982The Barretts of Wimpole Streetas Edward Moulton-BarrettMovie
Wogan
1982Woganas SelfTV
Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981Findings on a Late Afternoonas FatherMovie
Elizabeth Alone
1981Elizabeth Aloneas Major OrpenMovie
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981Dangerous Davies: The Last Detectiveas Chief Insp. YardbirdMovie
The Apple
1980The Appleas Mr. Topps / Hippie LeaderMovie
Rough Cut
1980Rough Cutas Insp. VanderveldMovie
The Love Tapes
1980The Love Tapesas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Gentle Touch
1980The Gentle Touchas Ivor StockerTV
A
1980A Question of GuiltTV
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
1980A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Squareas Prison WardenMovie
C
1980Closing Ranksas Victor RogachevMovie
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979Tinker Tailor Soldier Spyas Jerry WesterbyTV
Saint Jack
1979Saint Jackas YardleyMovie
Turtle's Progress
1979Turtle's Progressas Benny D-DayTV
Tales of the Unexpected
1979Tales of the Unexpectedas Colonel George PeregrineTV
Watership Down
1978Watership Downas Black Rabbit (voice)Movie
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?as CantrellMovie
Return of the Saint
1978Return of the Saintas GuntherTV
The Greek Tycoon
1978The Greek Tycoonas Naval officer (uncredited)Movie
Enemy at the Door
1978Enemy at the Dooras Major General LaidlawTV
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know Itas PresidentMovie
Silver Bears
1977Silver Bearsas Henry ForemanMovie
The Crezz
1976The Crezzas Charles BronteTV
You Talk Too Much
1976You Talk Too Muchas DoctorMovie
Operation: Daybreak
1975Operation: Daybreakas JanákMovie
Royal Flash
1975Royal Flashas SaptenMovie
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missingas B.J. SpenceMovie
Heading For Glory
1975Heading For Gloryas Self - Narrator (voice)Movie
The Sweeney
1975The Sweeneyas Alan EmberTV
The Little Prince
1974The Little Princeas The KingMovie
The Four Musketeers
1974The Four Musketeersas D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
S*P*Y*S
1974S*P*Y*Sas MartinsonMovie
The Black Windmill
1974The Black Windmillas Chief Supt. WrayMovie
Playhouse
1974Playhouseas Maj. OrpenTV
Great Expectations
1974Great Expectationsas Joe GargeryMovie
M
1974Miss Nightingaleas Lord PalmerstonMovie
The Three Musketeers
1973The Three Musketeersas D’Artagnan’s FatherMovie
Centre Play
1973Centre Playas DoctorTV
Penny Gold
1973Penny Goldas JonesMovie
England Made Me
1973England Made Meas HallerMovie
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973Hitler: The Last Ten Daysas General BurgdorfMovie
Access to the Children
1973Access to the Childrenas MalcolmsonMovie
The Bankrupt
1972The Bankruptas Ellis CripperMovie
The Protectors
1972The Protectorsas Arthur GordonTV
C
1972Crippled Bloomas Potter JonesMovie
Country Matters
1972Country Mattersas Potter-JonesTV
The Mind Snatchers
1972The Mind Snatchersas Dr. FrederickMovie
K
1972King's Cross Lunch Houras The ManMovie
Shirley's World
1972Shirley's WorldTV
G
1971Getting Inas An ApplicantMovie
Justice
1971Justiceas Sir Robert BesteTV
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas GrubberTV
The Persuaders!
1971The Persuaders!as Felix MeadowesTV
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
1971Mr. Forbush and the Penguinsas Head of BoardMovie
Villain
1971Villainas Edgar LowisMovie
The House That Dripped Blood
1971The House That Dripped Bloodas Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")Movie
The Lie
1970The Lieas AlbertMovie
Play for Today
1970Play for Todayas AlbertTV
Crescendo
1970Crescendoas CarterMovie
The Three Sisters
1970The Three Sistersas ChebutykinMovie
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
1967The Further Adventures of the Musketeersas d'ArtagnanTV
One Pair of Eyes
1967One Pair of EyesTV
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966Rasputin: The Mad Monkas The BishopMovie
Mystery and Imagination
1966Mystery and Imaginationas Herr ScaveniusTV
D
1966David Copperfieldas Daniel PeggottyTV
Tomorrow, Just You Wait
1965Tomorrow, Just You Waitas Tom GorbetMovie
BBC Play of the Month
1965BBC Play of the Monthas ChebutykinTV
The Troubleshooters
1965The Troubleshootersas ConsidineTV
Londoners
1965Londonersas Angus GrahameTV
The Wednesday Play
1964The Wednesday Playas CorneliusTV
Sherlock Holmes
1964Sherlock Holmesas Hon. Philip GreenTV
Theatre 625
1964Theatre 625as Hockey JaggerTV
M
1964Maggieas NormanMovie
In Search of the Castaways
1962In Search of the Castawaysas Yacht SeamanMovie
The Avengers
1961The Avengersas Brigadier HansingTV
No Hiding Place
1959No Hiding PlaceTV
Next to No Time
1958Next to No Timeas Turkish Bath AttendantMovie
Armchair Theatre
1956Armchair Theatreas Frank PenfoldTV
Ghost Ship
1952Ghost Shipas Ron, 2nd FishermanMovie
Seven Days to Noon
1950Seven Days to Noonas Station PolicemanMovie
Landfall
1949Landfallas O'NeilMovie