Joss Ackland
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Birth Place
London, England, GB
Born
February 29, 1928
Biography
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Prolific stage performer with the Old Vic and the Mermaid Theater companies who made his professional debut in 1945, only entering films in the late 1960s (after an uncredited film debut in "Seven Days to Noon" 1950). Ackland's most recent memorable screen roles include Greta Scacchi's scheming husband in "White Mischief," Don Masino Croce in Michael Cimino's "The Sicilian" (both 1987) a...
Filmography
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How About You
(2008)
Moscow Zero
(2008)
Prisoners of the Sun
(2007)
Flawless
(2007)
These Foolish Things
(2007)
Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry
(2007)
Family & Companions
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Rosemary Kircaldy
Wife
Actor. Mother of Ackland's seven children.
Bibliography
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"I Must Be in There Somewhere"
Joss Ackland (1988)
Biography
Prolific stage performer with the Old Vic and the Mermaid Theater companies who made his professional debut in 1945, only entering films in the late 1960s (after an uncredited film debut in "Seven Days to Noon" 1950). Ackland's most recent memorable screen roles include Greta Scacchi's scheming husband in "White Mischief," Don Masino Croce in Michael Cimino's "The Sicilian" (both 1987) and the villainous South African diplomat Arjen Rudd, in "Lethal Weapon II" (1989).
A musical comedy star in the West End productions of "A Little Night Music," "Evita," "Peter Pan" and "Jean Seberg," Ackland won acclaim for portraying C.S. Lewis in the British TV production, "Shadowlands" (1985).
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
How About You
(2008)
Moscow Zero
(2008)
Prisoners of the Sun
(2007)
Flawless
(2007)
These Foolish Things
(2007)
Joan Miró: Constellations - The Color of Poetry
(2007)
Asylum
(2005)
Cabbages & Queens
(2003)
No Good Deed
(2003)
I'll Be There
(2003)
Evil Edmonds
K-19: The Widowmaker
(2002)
Passion of Mind
(2000)
Milk
(1999)
The Vicar
Firelight
(1997)
Lord Clare 'Jimmy'
Swept From the Sea
(1997)
Mr Swaffer
Deadly Voyage
(1996)
D3: The Mighty Ducks
(1996)
Hans
Surviving Picasso
(1996)
Hidden in Silence
(1996)
Josef
To the Ends of Time
(1996)
King Francis
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
(1995)
Occhiopinocchio
(1995)
Brando
Citizen X
(1995)
Daisies in December
(1995)
First and Last
(1994)
Alan Holly
The Sheltering Desert
(1994)
Colonel Johnson
Jacob
(1994)
The Princess and the Goblin
(1994)
Voice
Giorgino
(1994)
Nowhere To Run
(1993)
Mother's Boys
(1993)
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
(1993)
The Mighty Ducks
(1992)
Project Shadowchaser
(1992)
The Object Of Beauty
(1991)
Mr Mercer
The Bridge
(1991)
Smithson
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
(1991)
Once Upon A Crime
(1991)
The Palermo Connection
(1991)
Man Of Power
Jekyll & Hyde
(1990)
Dr Lanyon
The Hunt for Red October
(1990)
The Secret Life Of Ian Fleming
(1990)
General Helstein
Tre Colonne in Cronaca
(1990)
Lethal Weapon 2
(1989)
Arjen Rudd
It Couldn't Happen Here
(1988)
To Kill a Priest
(1988)
The Colonel
White Mischief
(1988)
The Sicilian (Director's Cut)
(1987)
The Sicilian
(1987)
New World
(1986)
Lyford
Lady Jane
(1986)
A Zed & Two Noughts
(1985)
Van Hoyten
Rough Cut
(1980)
The Apple
(1980)
Hippy Leader--Mr Topps
Saint Jack
(1979)
Watership Down
(1978)
Voice
Silver Bears
(1978)
Henry Foreman
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
(1978)
Cantrell
Royal Flash
(1976)
Operation Daybreak
(1975)
Janak
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
(1975)
Great Expectations
(1974)
Joe Gargery
The Black Windmill
(1974)
Superintendent Wray
The Little Prince
(1974)
King
S-P-Y-S
(1974)
Martinson
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
(1973)
General Burgdorf
England Made Me
(1973)
Hiller
Crescendo
(1972)
Carter
Cry of the Penguins
(1971)
Head Of Board
The House That Dripped Blood
(1970)
Rogers ("Waxworks")
Music (Feature Film)
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
(1991)
Song Performer
Cast (Special)
Othello
(2002)
James Brabant
Jean Simmons: Picture Perfect
(2001)
Heat of the Sun
(1999)
A Murder of Quality
(1991)
Shroud For a Nightingale
(1986)
Shadowlands
(1986)
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Henry VIII
(2003)
Julius Caesar
(1996)
Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls
(1992)
Ashenden
(1992)
They Do It With Mirrors
(1992)
A Woman Named Jackie
(1991)
The Man Who Lived at the Ritz
(1988)
Codename: Kyril
(1988)
Sir Richard Bryant--
Queenie
(1987)
Life Events
1946
London stage debut, "The Hasty Heart"
1950
Film debut, "Seven Days to Noon" (uncredited)
1954
Moved with family to Central Africa where he worked as a tea planter, then returned to stage there and also worked as disc-jockey and scriptwriter
1957
Returned to UK
1962
Debut as theater director, "The Plough and the Stars", Mermaid Theater, London
1962
Served as associate director, Mermaid Theatre, London
Photo Collections
3 Photos
Tender Comrade - Movie Posters
Here are a few movie posters from RKO's Tender Comrade (1944), starring Ginger Rogers and Robert Ryan.
5 Photos
A Man to Remember - Lobby Cards
Here are several Lobby Cards from RKO's A Man to Remember (1938). Lobby Cards were 11" x 14" posters that came in sets of 8. As the name implies, they were most often displayed in movie theater lobbies, to advertise current or coming attractions.
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A Man to Remember - Behind-the-Scenes Photos
Here are a few photos taken during production of RKO's A Man to Remember (1938), directed by Garson Kanin and starring Edward Ellis and Anne Shirley.
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Lonely Are the Brave - Movie Poster
Here is the American one-sheet movie poster for Lonely Are the Brave (1962), starring Kirk Douglas. One-sheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster style most commonly used in theaters.
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Family
Norman Ackland
Father
Journalist.
Ruth Ackland
Mother
Paul Ackland
Son
Died in October 1982.
Companions
Rosemary Kircaldy
Wife
Actor. Mother of Ackland's seven children.
Bibliography
"I Must Be in There Somewhere"
Joss Ackland (1988)
