Joss Ackland

February 29, 1928 - November 19, 2023 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.

His titles like Lethal Weapon 2, The Hunt for Red October, and The Mighty Ducks - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Watched: 0/100

Weighted avg: 6.32 /10

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Lethal Weapon 2

1989July 1989 by Richard Donner

Supporting as Arjen Rudd

Supporting as Arjen Rudd

6.63 Good
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2

The Hunt for Red October

1990March 1990 by John McTiernan

Supporting as Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

Supporting as Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

7.00 Good+
3

3

The Mighty Ducks

1992October 1992 by Stephen Herek

Starring as Hans

Starring as Hans

6.14 Good--
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4

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

1991July 1991 by Peter Hewitt

Supporting as De Nomolos

Supporting as De Nomolos

5.83 Okay+
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5

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002July 2002 by Kathryn Bigelow

Supporting as Marshal Zelentsov

Supporting as Marshal Zelentsov

6.14 Good--
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6

Miracle on 34th Street

1994November 1994 by Les Mayfield

Minor role as Victor Landbergh

Minor role as Victor Landbergh

6.31 Good--
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7

Nowhere to Run

1993January 1993 by Robert Harmon

Supporting as Franklin Hale

Supporting as Franklin Hale

6.10 Okay++
8

8

Flawless

2007September 2007 by Michael Radford

Supporting as Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft

Supporting as Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft

6.29 Good--
9

9

D3: The Mighty Ducks

1996October 1996 by Rob Lieberman

Supporting as Hans

Supporting as Hans

5.50 Okay
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10

Citizen X

1995February 1995 by Chris Gerolmo

Supporting as Bondarchuk

Supporting as Bondarchuk

6.71 Good
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11

Watership Down

1978October 1978 by Martin Rosen

Minor role as Black Rabbit (voice)

Minor role as Black Rabbit (voice)

6.76 Good
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12

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

1995August 1995 by Michael Gottlieb

Starring as King Arthur

Starring as King Arthur

4.72 Mediocre+
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13

A Zed & Two Noughts

1985October 1985 by Peter Greenaway

Starring as Van Hoyten

Starring as Van Hoyten

6.46 Good-
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14

No Good Deed

2002June 2002 by Bob Rafelson

Supporting as Mr. Quarre

Supporting as Mr. Quarre

5.04 Okay--
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15

The Three Musketeers

1973December 1973 by Richard Lester

Minor role as D’Artagnan’s Father

Minor role as D’Artagnan’s Father

6.26 Good--
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16

The Sicilian

1987October 1987 by Michael Cimino

Starring as Don Masino Croce

Starring as Don Masino Croce

4.99 Mediocre++
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17

The House That Dripped Blood

1971February 1971 by Peter Duffell

Supporting as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")

Supporting as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")

5.95 Okay++
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18

Asylum

2005September 2005 by David Mackenzie

Supporting as Jack Straffen

Supporting as Jack Straffen

5.62 Okay
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19

Surviving Picasso

1996September 1996 by James Ivory

Supporting as Henri Matisse

Supporting as Henri Matisse

5.51 Okay
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20

The Little Prince

1974November 1974 by Stanley Donen

Supporting as The King

Supporting as The King

6.33 Good--
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21

Lady Jane

1986February 1986 by Trevor Nunn

Supporting as Sir John Bridges

Supporting as Sir John Bridges

6.33 Good-
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22

The Princess and the Goblin

1991June 1991 by József Gémes

Lead role as King Papa (voice)

Lead role as King Papa (voice)

5.66 Okay
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23

Hogfather

2007October 2007 by Vadim Jean

Minor role as Mustrum Ridcully

Minor role as Mustrum Ridcully

6.32 Good--
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24

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993September 1993 by Richard Williams

Minor role as Brigand (voice)

Minor role as Brigand (voice)

6.55 Good-
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25

The Black Windmill

1974May 1974 by Don Siegel

Supporting as Chief Supt. Wray

Supporting as Chief Supt. Wray

5.87 Okay+
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26

Once Upon a Crime

1992March 1992 by Eugene Levy

Minor role as Hercules Popodopoulos

Minor role as Hercules Popodopoulos

5.43 Okay-
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27

White Mischief

1987November 1987 by Michael Radford

Starring as 'Jock' Delves Broughton

Starring as 'Jock' Delves Broughton

5.77 Okay+
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28

Swept from the Sea

1998January 1998 by Beeban Kidron

Supporting as Mr. Swaffer

Supporting as Mr. Swaffer

5.98 Okay++
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29

Firelight

1998May 1998 by William Nicholson

Supporting as Lord Clare

Supporting as Lord Clare

6.14 Good--
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30

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

1966March 1966 by Don Sharp

Minor role as The Bishop

Minor role as The Bishop

5.54 Okay
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31

Jacob

1994December 1994 by Peter Hall

Supporting as Isaak

Supporting as Isaak

6.16 Good--
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32

Prisoners of the Sun

2013December 2013 by Roger Christian

Supporting as Professor Mendella

Supporting as Professor Mendella

4.41 Mediocre
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33

Pinocchio

2009November 2009 by Alberto Sironi

Minor role as Mastro Ciliegia

Minor role as Mastro Ciliegia

5.73 Okay+
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34

Operation: Daybreak

1975November 1975 by Lewis Gilbert

Starring as Janák

Starring as Janák

6.23 Good--
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35

Mother's Boys

1993October 1993 by Yves Simoneau

Supporting as Lansing, Jude's Attorney

Supporting as Lansing, Jude's Attorney

5.28 Okay-
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36

The Apple

1980November 1980 by Menahem Golan

Supporting as Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader

Supporting as Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader

4.87 Mediocre++
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37

Saint Jack

1979April 1979 by Peter Bogdanovich

Supporting as Yardley

Supporting as Yardley

6.11 Good--
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38

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

1978September 1978 by Ted Kotcheff

Minor role as Cantrell

Minor role as Cantrell

5.77 Okay+
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39

Jekyll & Hyde

1990January 1990 by David Wickes

Starring as Dr. Charles Lanyon

Starring as Dr. Charles Lanyon

5.72 Okay+
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40

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors

1991December 1991 by Norman Stone

Starring as Lewis Serrocold

Starring as Lewis Serrocold

6.22 Good--
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41

Giorgino

1994October 1994 by Laurent Boutonnat

Supporting as Father Glaise

Supporting as Father Glaise

5.98 Okay++
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42

The Object of Beauty

1991April 1991 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Supporting as Mr. Mercer

Supporting as Mr. Mercer

5.37 Okay-
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43

Passion of Mind

2000January 2000 by Alain Berliner

Supporting as Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist

Supporting as Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist

5.67 Okay+
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44

A Murder of Quality

1991October 1991 by Gavin Millar

Starring as Terence Fielding

Starring as Terence Fielding

5.69 Okay+
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45

To Kill a Priest

1988September 1988 by Agnieszka Holland

Starring as Colonel

Starring as Colonel

5.86 Okay+
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46

Villain

1971May 1971 by Michael Tuchner

Supporting as Edgar Lowis

Supporting as Edgar Lowis

5.81 Okay+
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47

Crescendo

1970June 1970 by Alan Gibson

Starring as Carter

Starring as Carter

5.52 Okay
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48

How About You...

2007November 2007 by Anthony Byrne

Supporting as Donald Vanston

Supporting as Donald Vanston

5.91 Okay++
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49

The Palermo Connection

1990February 1990 by Francesco Rosi

Starring as il boss

Starring as il boss

5.90 Okay++
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50

Moscow Zero

2006November 2006 by María Lidón

Supporting as Tolstoy

Supporting as Tolstoy

4.70 Mediocre+
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51

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

1975July 1975 by Robert Stevenson

Minor role as B.J. Spence

Minor role as B.J. Spence

5.64 Okay
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52

Rough Cut

1980June 1980 by Don Siegel

Supporting as Insp. Vanderveld

Supporting as Insp. Vanderveld

5.72 Okay+
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53

Seven Days to Noon

1950October 1950 by John Boulting

Minor role as Station Policeman

Minor role as Station Policeman

6.17 Good--
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54

Project: Shadowchaser

1992July 1992 by John Eyres

Supporting as Kinderman

Supporting as Kinderman

5.19 Okay--
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55

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973April 1973 by Ennio De Concini

Supporting as General Burgdorf

Supporting as General Burgdorf

5.89 Okay++
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56

I'll Be There

2003June 2003 by Craig Ferguson

Supporting as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS

Supporting as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS

5.57 Okay
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57

Shadowlands

1985June 1985 by Norman Stone

Lead role as CS Lewis

Lead role as CS Lewis

6.21 Good--
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58

Royal Flash

1975October 1975 by Richard Lester

Supporting as Sapten

Supporting as Sapten

5.74 Okay+
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59

Silver Bears

1977June 1977 by Ivan Passer

Minor role as Henry Foreman

Minor role as Henry Foreman

5.82 Okay+
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60

Deadly Voyage

1996June 1996 by John Mackenzie

Starring

Starring

5.81 Okay+
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61

The Mind Snatchers

1972June 1972 by Bernard Girard

Starring as Dr. Frederick

Starring as Dr. Frederick

5.86 Okay+
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62

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

1977September 1977 by Joseph McGrath

Starring as President

Starring as President

5.96 Okay++
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63

S*P*Y*S

1974September 1974 by Irvin Kershner

Supporting as Martinson

Supporting as Martinson

5.70 Okay+
64

64

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

1990March 1990 by Ferdinand Fairfax

Starring as Gen. Gerhard Hellstein

Starring as Gen. Gerhard Hellstein

5.53 Okay
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65

A Different Loyalty

2004November 2004 by Marek Kanievska

Minor role as Randolph Cauffield

Minor role as Randolph Cauffield

5.26 Okay-
66

66

Icon

2005January 2005 by Charles Martin Smith

Supporting as General Nikolayev

Supporting as General Nikolayev

5.68 Okay+
67

67

OcchioPinocchio

1994December 1994 by Francesco Nuti

Starring as Brando Della Valle

Starring as Brando Della Valle

5.51 Okay
68

68

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

1992February 1992 by Bill Corcoran

Supporting as King Edward

Supporting as King Edward

5.66 Okay
69

69

It Couldn't Happen Here

1988June 1988 by Jack Bond

Supporting as Priest/Murderer

Supporting as Priest/Murderer

5.87 Okay+
70

70

To the Ends of Time

1996October 1996 by Markus Rothkranz

Lead role as King Francis

Lead role as King Francis

Needs more reviews
71

71

Ghost Ship

1952October 1952 by Vernon Sewell

Minor role as Ron, 2nd Fisherman

Minor role as Ron, 2nd Fisherman

5.65 Okay
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72

These Foolish Things

2006March 2006 by Julia Taylor-Stanley

Minor role as Albert

Minor role as Albert

5.79 Okay+
73

73

Penny Gold

1973June 1973 by Jack Cardiff

Supporting as Jones

Supporting as Jones

5.90 Okay++
74

74

Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective

1981January 1981 by Val Guest

Starring as Chief Insp. Yardbird

Starring as Chief Insp. Yardbird

5.95 Okay++
75

75

Mad Dogs and Englishmen

1995June 1995 by Henry Cole

Starring as Insp. Sam Stringer

Starring as Insp. Sam Stringer

5.58 Okay
76

76

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

1980March 1980 by Ralph Thomas

Minor role as Prison Warden

Minor role as Prison Warden

5.87 Okay+
77

77

Great Expectations

1974January 1974 by Joseph Hardy

Supporting as Joe Gargery

Supporting as Joe Gargery

6.09 Okay++
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78

Shroud for a Nightingale

Airing since 1984 by P. D. James

Starring as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

Starring as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

Needs more reviews
79

79

Hogfather

2006

Minor role as Mustrum Ridcully

Minor role as Mustrum Ridcully

6.22 Good--
80

80

Hidden in Silence

1996March 1996 by Richard A. Colla

Starring as German Factory Manager

Starring as German Factory Manager

Needs more reviews
81

81

First and Last

1989December 1989 by Alan Dossor

Lead role as Alan Holly

Lead role as Alan Holly

Needs more reviews
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82

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

1971July 1971 by Arne Sucksdorff

Supporting as Head of Board

Supporting as Head of Board

5.73 Okay+
83

83

England Made Me

1973June 1973 by Peter Duffell

Supporting as Haller

Supporting as Haller

Needs more reviews
84

84

Daisies in December

1995December 1995 by Mark Haber

Starring as Gerald Carmody

Starring as Gerald Carmody

Needs more reviews
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85

Heat of the Sun

1998

Supporting as Max Van Der vuurst

Supporting as Max Van Der vuurst

Needs more reviews
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86

Heading For Glory

1975January 1975 by Michael Samuelson

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)

Needs more reviews
87

87

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

1967 by Alexander Baron

Lead role as d'Artagnan

Lead role as d'Artagnan

Needs more reviews
88

88

The Man Who Lived at the Ritz

1988November 1988 by Desmond Davis

Starring as Hermann Goering

Starring as Hermann Goering

Needs more reviews
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89

Othello

2001December 2001 by Geoffrey Sax

Minor role as James Brabant

Minor role as James Brabant

6.09 Okay++
90

90

Katherine of Alexandria

2014February 2014 by Michael Redwood

Supporting as Rufus

Supporting as Rufus

Needs more reviews
91

91

The Bridge

1992January 1992 by Sydney Macartney

Starring as Smithson

Starring as Smithson

Needs more reviews
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92

Above and Beyond

2006 by Sturla Gunnarsson

Supporting as Winston Churchill

Supporting as Winston Churchill

Needs more reviews
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93

Tre colonne in cronaca

1990March 1990 by Carlo Vanzina

Minor role as Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere

Minor role as Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere

Needs more reviews
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94

Landfall

1949September 1949 by Ken Annakin

Minor role as O'Neil

Minor role as O'Neil

Needs more reviews
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95

Codename: Kyril

1988

Starring as 'C'

Starring as 'C'

Needs more reviews
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96

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

1984March 1984 by Elijah Moshinsky

Supporting as Menenius

Supporting as Menenius

Needs more reviews
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97

Tomorrow, Just You Wait

1965November 1965 by James Ferman

Supporting as Tom Gorbet

Supporting as Tom Gorbet

Needs more reviews
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98

Milk

1999January 1999 by William Brookfield

Supporting as Vicar

Supporting as Vicar

Needs more reviews
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99

Queenie

1987

Minor role as Sir Burton Rumsey

Minor role as Sir Burton Rumsey

Needs more reviews
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100

Ashenden

1991

Starring

Starring

Needs more reviews