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Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland

Born February 29, 1928· North Kensington, London, England, UK

† Died November 19, 2023

80Roles★ 6.2Average rating

Emerging from a modest North Kensington upbringing, he entered the Central School of Speech and Drama under Elsie Fogerty before launching a stage career at seventeen with The Hasty Heart and later joining the Old Vic alongside actors such as Maggie Smith and Judi Dench. A prolific presence on screen, he portrayed Jerry Westerby in the 1979 television adaptation of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and ea…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Hunt for Red October★ 7.4
The Hunt for Red October1990
Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
Lethal Weapon 2★ 7.1
Lethal Weapon 21989
Arjen Rudd
Midsomer MurdersSeries★ 7.5
Midsomer Murders1997
Sir Freddy Butler
Watership Down★ 7.2
Watership Down1978
Black Rabbit (voice)
The AvengersSeries★ 7.8
The Avengers1961
Brigadier Hansing
Miracle on 34th Street★ 6.8
Miracle on 34th Street1994
Victor Landbergh (uncredited)
K-19: The Widowmaker★ 6.6
K-19: The Widowmaker2002
Marshal Zelentsov
The Mighty Ducks★ 6.6
The Mighty Ducks1992
Hans
The Three Musketeers★ 6.7
The Three Musketeers1973
D’Artagnan’s Father
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey★ 6.3
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey1991
De Nomolos
D3: The Mighty Ducks★ 6
D3: The Mighty Ducks1996
Hans