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Joss Ackland

Joss Ackland

Actor · Died November 19, 2023, aged 95 · 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 Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 29, 1928
Died
November 19, 2023 (aged 95)
From
North Kensington, London, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
95 on MovieCove · 195 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 56% in 30 days

What are Joss Ackland's films like?

Across their 69 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama15 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 48th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 42nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Animation2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 77th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 22nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Mystery2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Mystery movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
29%
Bonds
22%
Self
19%
Survival
11%
Power
10%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love17 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice13 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 68 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 19 · Serious 26 · Dark 23

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 35 · Stylized 20 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 18 · Charged 29 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 29 · Shifting 38 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 36 · Some laughs 23 · Funny 9

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 33 · Even-paced 32 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 23 · Engaged 38 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 32 · Affecting 13 · Heavy 23

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 38 · Open-ended 22 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

35 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 13 of 35 analyzed roles.

Shadow
13 of 35
Threshold guardian
10 of 35
Herald
4 of 35
Mentor
4 of 35
Hero
2 of 35
Ally
1 of 35
Shapeshifter
1 of 35
Show the 35 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
40
Melancholic
25
Dread
13
Contemplative
13
Absurd
11
Other
76

How their films linger

Bittersweet29 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful17 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy19
  • Bittersweet31
  • Tragic10
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Joss Ackland's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 54 of their 95 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (37).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Joss Ackland's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

195 credits, 95 with a MovieCove page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Portrait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Henry Winter

  • Decline of an Empire(2014)

    as Rufus

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Prisoners of the Sun(2013)

    as Professor Mendella

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • The Boy with Chocolate Fingers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Narrator

  • Peak Performers - The Mk3 Ford Cortina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Narrator

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Mastro Ciliegia

  • Pinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mastro Ciliegia

  • How About You(2007)

    as Donald Vanston

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Hogfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mustrum Ridcully

  • In Search of the Great Beast 666: Aleister Crowley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • Flawless(2007)

    as Milton Kendrick Ashtoncroft

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kingdom(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. John Narbutowicz

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Hogfather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mustrum Ridcully

  • Moscow Zero(2006)

    as Tolstoy

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Above and Beyond(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Winston Churchill

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • These Foolish Things(2006)

    as Albert

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Asylum(2005)

    as Jack Straffen

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Icon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as General Nikolayev

  • A Different Loyalty(2004)

    as Randolph Cauffield

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Henry VIII (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Henry VII

  • I'll Be There(2003)

    as Evil Edmonds - The BeeLzeeBOPS

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • K-19: The Widowmaker(2002)

    as Marshal Zelentsov

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • No Good Deed(2002)

    as Mr. Quarre

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Othello(2001)

    as James Brabant

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Mumbo Jumbo(2000)

    as Mayor Smith

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Easter Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Barabbas

  • Passion of Mind(2000)

    as Dr. Langer, the French Psychiatrist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Lounge Act (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Actor

  • The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as The Prussian

  • Milk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Vicar

  • Firelight(1997)

    as Lord Clare

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • My Giant(1998)

    as Monsignor Popesou

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Heat of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Max Van Der vuurst

  • Swept from the Sea(1997)

    as Mr. Swaffer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Midsomer Murders(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Freddy Butler

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • To the Ends of Time(1996)

    as King Francis

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Testament: The Bible in Animation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Noah (voice) · as Samuel (voice)

  • D3: The Mighty Ducks(1996)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Surviving Picasso(1996)

    as Henri Matisse

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Deadly Voyage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Hidden in Silence(1996)

    as German Factory Manager

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Daisies in December(1995)

    as Gerald Carmody

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Kid in King Arthur's Court(1995)

    as King Arthur

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Mad Dogs and Englishmen(1995)

    as Insp. Sam Stringer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Citizen X(1995)

    as Bondarchuk

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • OcchioPinocchio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Brando Della Valle

  • Jacob(1994)

    as Isaak

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Caesar

  • Miracle on 34th Street(1994)

    as Victor Landbergh · as Victor Landbergh (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Giorgino(1994)

    as Father Glaise

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Citizen Locke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Lord Ashley

  • Simulacrum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as The Chemist

  • Mother's Boys(1993)

    as Lansing, Jude's Attorney

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Thief and the Cobbler(1993)

    as Brigand (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Voices in the Garden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Sir Charles Peverall

  • Nowhere to Run(1993)

    as Franklin Hale

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Caesar (voice)

  • The Mighty Ducks(1992)

    as Hans

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Shadowchaser(1992)

    as Kinderman

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • White Bear's Secret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Brown Bear (voice)

  • Once Upon a Crime...(1992)

    as Hercules Popodopoulos

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as The Prussian

  • Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls(1992)

    as King Edward

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • The Bridge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Smithson

  • Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors(1991)

    as Lewis Serrocold

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Brown Bear's Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Brown Bear (voice)

  • Ashenden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · Actor

  • A Woman Named Jackie(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Aristotle Onassis

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • A Murder of Quality(1991)

    as Terence Fielding

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey(1991)

    as De Nomolos

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Princess and the Goblin(1991)

    as King Papa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Object of Beauty(1991)

    as Mr. Mercer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Sheltering Desert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Tre colonne in cronaca(1990)

    as Gaetano Leporino, il finanziere

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming(1990)

    as Gen. Gerhard Hellstein

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    as Ambassador Andrei Lysenko

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • The Palermo Connection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as il boss

  • Jekyll and Hyde(1990)

    as Dr. Charles Lanyon

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • First and Last (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Alan Holly

  • Lethal Weapon 2(1989)

    as Arjen Rudd

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • A Quiet Conspiracy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 4 episodes · as Theo Carter

  • The Man Who Lived at the Ritz(1988)

    as Hermann Goering

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • To Kill A Priest(1988)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • It Couldn't Happen Here(1987)

    as Priest/Murderer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Codename: Kyril (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 2 episodes · as 'C'

  • Olympus Force: The Key (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as George Grossopoulos

  • When We Are Married(1987)

    as Henry Ormonroyd

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • White Mischief(1987)

    as 'Jock' Delves Broughton

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Sicilian(1987)

    as Don Masino Croce

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Queenie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sir Burton Rumsey

  • A Killing on the Exchange (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sir Max Sillman

  • Lady Jane(1986)

    as Sir John Bridges

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • A Zed & Two Noughts(1985)

    as Van Hoyten

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shadowlands(1985)

    as CS Lewis

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain · as Sir Charles (Archie) Peverall

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jephro Rucastle

  • The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Jephro Rucastle

  • The Tragedy of Coriolanus(1984)

    as Menenius

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Shroud for a Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 5 episodes · as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

  • The Leather Boys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Narrator

  • Dalgliesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 5 episodes · as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

  • The Barretts of Wimpole Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Edward Moulton-Barrett

  • Findings on a Late Afternoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Father

  • Elizabeth Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Major Orpen

  • Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective(1981)

    as Chief Insp. Yardbird

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Apple(1980)

    as Mr. Topps / Hippie Leader

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rough Cut(1980)

    as Insp. Vanderveld

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Love Tapes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Gentle Touch(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Ivor Stocker

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • A Question of Guilt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 8 episodes · as Samuel Kent

  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square(1980)

    as Prison Warden

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Closing Ranks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Victor Rogachev

  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Jerry Westerby

  • Saint Jack(1979)

    as Yardley

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Turtle's Progress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Benny D-Day

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel George Peregrine · as Jack Cutler

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • The BBC Television Shakespeare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Menenius

  • Watership Down(1978)

    as Black Rabbit (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?(1978)

    as Cantrell

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Gunther

  • The Greek Tycoon(1978)

    as Naval officer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Enemy at the Door(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Major General Laidlaw

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It(1977)

    as President

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Silver Bears(1977)

    as Henry Foreman

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Crezz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 12 episodes · as Charles Bronte

  • You Talk Too Much (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Doctor

  • Operation Daybreak(1975)

    as Janák

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Royal Flash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Sapten

  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing(1975)

    as B.J. Spence

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Alan Ember

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Magic Dream (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Narrator

  • The Little Prince(1974)

    as The King

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Four Musketeers(1974)

    as D'Artagnan's Father (archive footage) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • S*P*Y*S(1974)

    as Martinson

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • The Black Windmill(1974)

    as Chief Supt. Wray

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Father · as Maj. Orpen

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Joe Gargery

  • Miss Nightingale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lord Palmerston

  • The Three Musketeers(1973)

    as D’Artagnan’s Father

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Inspector Hud

  • Centre Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Doctor

  • Penny Gold(1973)

    as Jones

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • England Made Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Haller

  • Hitler: The Last Ten Days(1973)

    as General Burgdorf

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Access to the Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Malcolmson

  • The Bankrupt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Ellis Cripper

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Gordon

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Crippled Bloom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Potter Jones

  • Country Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Potter-Jones

  • The Mind Snatchers(1972)

    as Dr. Frederick

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • King's Cross Lunch Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as The Man

  • Late Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Martens

  • Shirley's World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Getting In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as An Applicant

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Robert Beste

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Grubber

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Persuaders!(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Felix Meadowes

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Forbush and the Penguins(1971)

    as Head of Board

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Villain(1971)

    as Edgar Lowis

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The House That Dripped Blood(1971)

    as Neville Rogers (segment 2 "Waxworks")

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Lie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Albert

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Albert · as Ellis Cripper · as Malcolmson

  • Crescendo(1970)

    as Carter

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Three Sisters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Chebutykin

  • Canterbury Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 7 episodes · as Host

  • W. Somerset Maugham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Harold Bannon

  • ITV Saturday Night Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Councillor Horne

  • Trapped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Pritchy

  • The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 16 episodes · as d'Artagnan

  • One Pair of Eyes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Death of a Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Charley

  • Lord Raingo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 4 episodes · as Tom Hogarth

  • Rasputin: The Mad Monk(1966)

    as The Bishop

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Herr Scavenius · as Mr Smedhurst

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 5 episodes · as Daniel Peggotty

  • Tomorrow, Just You Wait (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Tom Gorbet

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Charley · as Chebutykin

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as The Applicant · as The Man

  • Blackmail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Charles Lorrimer

  • The Troubleshooters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · as Considine · as Lewis · as Mr. Gibbon · as Sam Jardine

  • Londoners (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Angus Grahame

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Cornelius · as Tom Gorbet

  • The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 25 episodes · as William Stevens

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Hon. Philip Green

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred · as Hockey Jagger · as John Hinks

  • Maggie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Norman

  • In Search of the Castaways(1962)

    as Yacht Seaman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · as Brigadier Hansing

  • No Hiding Place (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream(1959)

    as Quince

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Next to No Time!(1958)

    as Turkish Bath Attendant

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Frank Penfold · as Mr Green

  • Ghost Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Ron, 2nd Fisherman

  • Seven Days to Noon(1950)

    as Station Policeman

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Landfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as O'Neil

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 194 titles from 1949 to 2014; peak year 1991.

Biggest box office

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

$228M worldwide

Highest rated

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)

Film career

19492014

Peak 1991 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 11 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting194 of 194: 194 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56th

By decade

1940s1 · acting1950s5 · acting1960s24 · acting1970s52 · acting1980s34 · acting1990s50 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 2% of 64 roles
50758090950005

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Joss Ackland's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 55th percentile, the median of all 84; across their 68 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 68

Midcredits score across 95 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th24
  • 25th to 49th25
  • Below 25th18

Shape of the crowd

43 of their 95 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser43
  • Broadly Agreed11
  • Mixed28

Most divisive · actor

Decline of an Empire (2014)

92nd percentile spread · 64% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 66/100 in their films, across 65 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 43. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Joss Ackland's work okay for kids?

Across up to 22 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles25–71 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity22 titles11–62 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles24–55 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles27–40 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles18–65 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Joss Ackland work with?

People who share at least 2 of Joss Ackland's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Imelda Staunton shares the most, 3.

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