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Joss Ackland, born Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland on 29 February 1928 in North Kensington, London, was a British stage, film and television actor and autobiographer. He was educated at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and worked from 1945 to 2014. Ackland was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire and had seven children.
He died on 19 November 2023 in Clovelly.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Heart of Darkness Lib/E
- Stolen River, the (Ww8101)
- The Screwtape Letters
- My Better Half and Me
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · 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…
Known for
- Katherine of Alexandria — Rufus2014
- The Portrait — Henry Winter2014
- Prisoners of the Sun — Professor Mendella2013
- The Boy with Chocolate Fingers — Narrator2011
- Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortina — Narrator2010
- Pinocchio — Mastro Ciliegia2009
- Pinocchio — Mastro Ciliegia2009
- Flawless — Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft2007
- How About You... — Donald Vanston2007
- In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley — Narrator2007
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1928
- Active to
- 2023
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 475
- Total plays
- 9,666
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Joss+Ackland">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment 1990–2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis
· 2017 · cited 2,927x
- Irinotecan plus Fluorouracil and Leucovorin for Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
· 2000 · cited 2,404x
- The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: spectra and redshifts
· 2001 · cited 1,934x
- Magnitude, temporal trends, and projections of the global prevalence of blindness and distance and near vision impairment: a systematic review and meta-analysis
· 2017 · cited 1,732x
- The 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey: power-spectrum analysis of the final data set and cosmological implications
· 2005 · cited 1,722x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland , ( 1928-02-29 ) 29 February 1928, North Kensington , London, England
- Died
- 19 November 2023 (2023-11-19) (aged 95), Clovelly , Devon, England
- Education
- Central School of Speech and Drama
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1945–2014
- Spouse
- Rosemary Kirkcaldy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1951 ; died 2002 )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Q3960161
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kensington
- Place of death
- Clovelly
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Number of children
- 7
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1928-02-29
- birth name
- Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-11-19
- name in native language
- Joss Ackland
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film, radio 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).
Early life
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