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Joss Ackland was a British stage, film, and television actor, as well as an autobiographer. Born Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland in Kensington on February 29, 1928, he was educated at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. He began his professional work period in 1945 and continued until 2014. Ackland was a male citizen of the United Kingdom who spoke English.
He received the award of Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Ackland had seven children. He died in Clovelly on November 19, 2023. His name in his native language is recorded as Joss Ackland.
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Film & TV
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
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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 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sidney
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Kensington
- Place of death
- Clovelly
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Number of children
- 7
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- 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
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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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