Biography
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE 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
Complete Filmography
The Portrait
2014
as Henry Winter
The film examines some complex dilemmas within three generations of one family. Through the painting of a portrait we are asked to consider: Is it eve...
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
as Rufus
The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, ...
Prisoners of the Sun
2013
as Professor Mendella
A multinational expedition discovers a lost city beneath a pyramid, where they must stop the reawakened gods of ancient Egypt from initiating the apoc...
The Boy with Chocolate Fingers
2011
as Narrator
The story is about Donald McGlone, the boy with chocolate fingers (his fingers are made of chocolate). Because he is different, Donald has no friends ...
Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortina
2010
as Narrator
When Ford launched the Mark 3 version of its popular Cortina model it unveiled a vehicle which would become a legend. Always a favourite among enthusi...
Pinocchio
2009
as Mastro Ciliegia
The enchanted story of Pinocchio.
How About You...
2007
as Donald Vanston
A young woman, struggling with the direction of her life, spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.
Hogfather
2007
as Mustrum Ridcully
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The belov...
In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley
2007
as Narrator
"In Search of the Great Beast 666" documents the chilling life, impulses and journey of Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), one of the most controversial an...
Flawless
2007
as Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft
A female executive and a night janitor conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.
Moscow Zero
2006
as Tolstoy
In Moscow, the priest Owen hires a team to guide him in the underworld to find his friend Sergei that is missing while researching the legend about th...
Above and Beyond
2006
True Story about the Atlantic Ferry Operation during World War II.
These Foolish Things
2006
as Albert
The world's on the brink of World War II, but a young actress is caught in a sentimental contest between a playwright and a director.
Asylum
2005
as Jack Straffen
A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former...
Icon
2005
as General Nikolayev
A former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a former...
Defining a Style
2005
as Self
In this 2005 featurette, many key WATERSHIP DOWN animators and background artists recall their painstaking work on this landmark adaptation.
A Different Loyalty
2004
as Randolph Cauffield
In January 1963, British journalist Leo Cauffield suddenly disappears from his home in Beirut. His wife Sally knew that he was working part-time for B...
I'll Be There
2003
as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS
A comedy about a has-been rock star (Craig Ferguson) that discovers he has a teenage daughter (Charlotte Church), from a long forgotten love affair.
K-19: The Widowmaker
2002
as Marshal Zelentsov
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
No Good Deed
2002
as Mr. Quarre
While doing a friend a favour and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a b...
Othello
2001
as James Brabant
With freshly rechristened characters and brand-new dialogue, this British TV production of Othello is a "rethinking" of Shakespeare's play, albeit sti...
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Mayor Smith
A cynical young American, Thomas Doubting, stumbles upon a magical amulet which takes him on a mysterious journey to the island of Sinmouth. The eccen...
Tales from the Madhouse
2000
as Barabbas
Set inside the crumbling walls of a dilapidated Victorian sanatorium, eight mysterious characters reveal their secret stories to the visiting camera. ...
Passion of Mind
2000
as Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist
A psychological romantic thriller where fantasy and reality become indistinguishable for a woman leading a double life in her dreams.
Lounge Act
2000
Have you ever wondered what happens with your pet when you are not at home? A dog worried about its future, a lazy parrot and an aquarium full of fish...
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
1999
as The Prussian
Indy finds that he must enlist the help of Hapsburg royalty when he embarks on a dangerous diplomatic mission through enemy-held Europe into the palac...
Milk
1999
as Vicar
Forty-five-year-old Adrian has been living with his mother Lucy and running their Wiltshire dairy farm all his adult life. When Lucy unexpectedly dies...
Firelight
1998
as Lord Clare
In 1838, lovely governess Elisabeth agrees to bear a child of anonymous English landowner, and he will in return pay her father's debt. At birth she, ...
My Giant
1998
as Monsignor Popesou
Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.
Swept from the Sea
1998
as Mr. Swaffer
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. Whe...
To the Ends of Time
1996
as King Francis
In a mythical kingdom, a young boy must fight time for the love of his princess and the future of his land.
D3: The Mighty Ducks
1996
as Hans
The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain t...
Surviving Picasso
1996
as Henri Matisse
The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocio...
Deadly Voyage
1996
When stowaways are found on board a Russian cargo ship, some of the officers and crew decide to dispose of them at sea. The last time they had a stowa...
Hidden in Silence
1996
as German Factory Manager
Poland 1939, shortly before invasion of the German troops. To save their belongings from the Nazis, the Jewish family Diamant transfers them to their ...
Daisies in December
1995
as Gerald Carmody
A seaside hotel for senior citizens is the setting for late-season love as costars Jean Simmons and Joss Ackland meet and make a match in this romanti...
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995
as King Arthur
A Southern California kid named Calvin Fuller is magically transported to the medieval kingdom of Camelot through a crack in the ground caused by an e...
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1995
as Insp. Sam Stringer
Gorgeous Antonia is on a dangerous downward spiral caused by an addiction to heroin when she meets Mike, a tough drifter who helps her score more smac...
Citizen X
1995
as Bondarchuk
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17...
OcchioPinocchio
1994
as Brando Della Valle
A man with cognitive problems lives and works in a hospice. One day an American banker discovers that the man is his son.
Jacob
1994
as Isaak
Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself dece...
Julius Caesar
1994
as Caesar
A compelling study of personal ambition versus the good of the state.
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Victor Landbergh (uncredited)
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, ...
Miracle on 34th Street
1994
as Victor Landbergh
Six-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the secret about Santa a long time ago, ...
Giorgino
1994
as Father Glaise
October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgino Volli searches for a group of children, which he had been the care-taker of...
Citizen Locke
1994
as Lord Ashley
Story of John Locke...
Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry
1994
as Self
A Master Painter of Twentieth Century Modern Art, Joan Miro was at once both distinctly modern and a lover of history. Created with exclusive access t...
Simulacrum
1993
as The Chemist
SIMULACRUM is just a step into the future where an insurgent human race rises up against Artificial Intelligence machines. A young, human ‘lab rat’ e...
Mother's Boys
1993
as Lansing, Jude's Attorney
Sexy but unstable wife and mother Jude walked out on her family three years ago. Now, just as suddenly, she is back. But her husband, Robert, has fall...
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Brigand (voice)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the...
Voices in the Garden
1993
as Sir Charles Peverall
Sir Archie and Cuckoo Peveril have lived in elegant splendour on Cap Ferrat since the end of the war. But the heady days of extravagant socialising ha...
Nowhere to Run
1993
as Franklin Hale
Escaped convict Sam Gillen single-handedly takes on ruthless developers who are determined to evict a widow with two young children.
The Mighty Ducks
1992
as Hans
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has expe...
Project: Shadowchaser
1992
as Kinderman
Set in the future, a group of terrorists with an android leader storm a hospital when the President's daughter is inside, taking her hostage. To find ...
White Bear's Secret
1992
as Brown Bear (voice)
Brown Bear and White Bear are now married, but Brown Bear is finding the married life a little harder than he hoped.
Once Upon a Crime
1992
as Hercules Popodopoulos
On their way to Monte Carlo, Monaco, Marilyn and her husband, Neil, meet several other married couples, including Julian and Phoebe, who are traveling...
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
1992
as King Edward
King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabl...
The Bridge
1992
as Smithson
When Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters take up their seaside residence in the hot summer of 1887, life seems idyllic. But the arrival ...
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
1991
as Lewis Serrocold
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', th...
Brown Bear's Wedding
1991
as Brown Bear (voice)
The shy Brown Bear falls for the beautiful White Bear and is bound and determined to make her his wife.
A Murder of Quality
1991
as Terence Fielding
At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just receive...
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
1991
as De Nomolos
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicate...
The Princess and the Goblin
1991
as King Papa
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.
The Princess and the Goblin
1991
as King Papa (voice)
The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.
The Object of Beauty
1991
as Mr. Mercer
American couple Jake and Tina are living in an expensive London hotel above their means, incurring a sizeable debt. When they are asked to pay a lavis...
The Sheltering Desert
1991
In 1935 two German geologists, Henno Martin and Hermann Korn, leave Nazi Germany for South-West Africa (Namibia) to conduct field research. At the out...
Tre colonne in cronaca
1990
as Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere
Chronicle of the dark maneuvers put into practice by a politician to seize an opposition newspaper. A Lebanese terrorist receives the order to kill a ...
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
1990
as Gen. Gerhard Hellstein
The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books ...
The Hunt for Red October
1990
as Ambassador Andrei Lysenko
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The Ameri...
The Palermo Connection
1990
as il boss
Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral...
Jekyll & Hyde
1990
as Dr. Charles Lanyon
Henry Jekyll is a troubled man. His wife died of pneumonia. He wants his sister-in-law, but her father forbids any contact. And his experiments into t...
First and Last
1989
as Alan Holly
The story of a retired man who decides to fulfil his life-long ambition of walking from one end of Britain to the other.
Lethal Weapon 2
1989
as Arjen Rudd
Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats using their immunity to engage in criminal activities.
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
1988
as Hermann Goering
In this drama, an American art student is trapped amidst the political turmoil of war-torn Europe while visiting Paris and staying at the fabulous Rit...
To Kill a Priest
1988
as Colonel
A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
It Couldn't Happen Here
1988
as Priest / murderer
Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childho...
Codename: Kyril
1988
as 'C'
At the height of the cold war, a known Russian spy ("Kyril") is sent to the UK under falsely reported pretenses in order to hopefully indirectly spark...
Olympus Force: The Key
1988
Olympian gods watch the Earth and resolve to fight a group of terrorists who stole a diskette containing a secret that can destroy the world.
When We Are Married
1987
as Henry Ormonroyd
Three married couples discover that, through a legal technicality, they are, in fact, not actually married in the eyes of the law. This was the fifth ...
White Mischief
1987
as 'Jock' Delves Broughton
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the...
The Sicilian
1987
as Don Masino Croce
Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.
Lady Jane
1986
as Sir John Bridges
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep E...
A Zed & Two Noughts
1985
as Van Hoyten
Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.
Shadowlands
1985
as CS Lewis
A play based on the friendship between CS Lewis and Joy Gresham.
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984
as Menenius
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
The Leather Boys
1984
as Narrator
Documentary lamenting the state of the British motorbike industry in the mid-eighties and looking back on the better old days.
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982
as Edward Moulton-Barrett
Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland star in this adaptation of Rudolph Besier's play. Elizabeth Barrett is kept a virtual prisoner by her father. Then the...
Findings on a Late Afternoon
1981
as Father
Gerald is on the edge of a complete breakdown. During an afternoon spent with his father, he starts to come to terms with the wounding confusions and ...
Elizabeth Alone
1981
as Major Orpen
"Guilty," pleads Elizabeth, "in marriage, in parenthood, in every close relationship. I have failed!" But should we condemn her as she condemns hersel...
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981
as Chief Insp. Yardbird
When D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15...
The Apple
1980
as Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader
In a pseudo-futuristic 1994, a square couple enter the corrupt world of the music industry, and subsequently a maze of drugs, sex, and temptation.
Rough Cut
1980
as Insp. Vanderveld
Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.
The Love Tapes
1980
as Narrator (voice)
At Frank Yost's Good Possibilities, a state-of-the-art videotaping dating service, various clients have misadventures while trying to find the right p...
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
1980
as Prison Warden
An American ex-con who is trying to go straight is persuaded to be the inside man for an audacious bank job in central London.
Saint Jack
1979
as Yardley
Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a...
Watership Down
1978
as Black Rabbit (voice)
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a ...
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
1978
as Cantrell
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each...
The Greek Tycoon
1978
as Naval officer (uncredited)
A lusty Greek shipping magnate courts the widow of an assassinated U.S. president.
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as President
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his ...
Silver Bears
1977
as Henry Foreman
Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher is sent by crime boss Joe Fiore to buy a bank in Switzerland in order to more easily launder their profits. When he ar...
You Talk Too Much
1976
as Doctor
An old lady seeks help from her doctor after her sun-in-law tells her that she suffers from logorrhea
Operation: Daybreak
1975
as Janák
Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.
Royal Flash
1975
as Sapten
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair ...
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as B.J. Spence
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese...
Heading For Glory
1975
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The 1974 finals in West Germany saw the emergence of "Total Football" in the shape of the classy Dutch led by the legendary Johan Cruyff. The Dutch sw...
The Little Prince
1974
as The King
After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young prince from outer space; the friendship conjures up st...
The Four Musketeers
1974
as D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.
S*P*Y*S
1974
as Martinson
Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.
The Black Windmill
1974
as Chief Supt. Wray
A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on hi...
Great Expectations
1974
as Joe Gargery
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Miss Nightingale
1974
as Lord Palmerston
The life, background, motivation and struggles of Florence Nightingale.
The Three Musketeers
1973
as D’Artagnan’s Father
The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a King's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, ea...
Penny Gold
1973
as Jones
While investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.
England Made Me
1973
as Haller
A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor in 1930's Germany, just before the rise of the Nazi...
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973
as General Burgdorf
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provide...
Access to the Children
1973
as Malcolmson
A married man forms a liaison with a woman he meets on a train, and is divorced by his wife who allows him access to their daughters on Sundays, which...
The Bankrupt
1972
as Ellis Cripper
Ellis Cripper has lost his money and his memory; in different ways he tries to make sense of his situation.
The Mind Snatchers
1972
as Dr. Frederick
A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the br...
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
1971
as Head of Board
Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to accep...
Villain
1971
as Edgar Lowis
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
The House That Dripped Blood
1971
as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")
A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.
The Lie
1970
as Albert
Ingmar Bergman play looking at the cool and brittle relationship between a successful architect (Frank Finlay) and his academic wife (Gemma Jones). Co...
Crescendo
1970
as Carter
An innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives in France in search of information on a deceased compos...
The Three Sisters
1970
as Chebutykin
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their retu...
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
1966
as The Bishop
Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan...
Tomorrow, Just You Wait
1965
as Tom Gorbet
Jimmy is young, earning good money and going out with a smashing girl. What more could a man wish for?
Maggie
1964
as Norman
East-End housewife Maggie Proud (Vanessa Redgrave) has two demanding children, a selfish mother-in-law, and an amiable but uncomprehending husband in ...
In Search of the Castaways
1962
as Yacht Seaman
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the childr...
Next to No Time
1958
as Turkish Bath Attendant
Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instructions to negotiate a high-powered loan. His lack ...
Ghost Ship
1952
as Ron, 2nd Fisherman
Warned that it is haunted, a skeptical young couple buy a rundown yacht and fix it up to be their home-on-the-sea, only to slowly realize that it rea...
Seven Days to Noon
1950
as Station Policeman
When Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a warhead and threatens to detonate it in London in seven...
Landfall
1949
as O'Neil
A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a British submarine rather than a German U-boat. Unable to...