Portrait of Joss Ackland

Acting

Joss Ackland

Titles
129movies57TV shows
movies and TV shows
Career
1964: 2 titles1965: 1 title1966: 1 title1967: 1 title1968: 0 titles1969: 0 titles1970: 3 titles1971: 4 titles1972: 3 titles1973: 3 titles1974: 5 titles1975: 2 titles1976: 2 titles1977: 1 title1978: 0 titles1979: 1 title1980: 3 titles1981: 3 titles1982: 1 title1983: 0 titles1984: 3 titles1985: 2 titles1986: 1 title1987: 4 titles1988: 4 titles1989: 2 titles1990: 4 titles1991: 7 titles1992: 5 titles1993: 2 titles1994: 5 titles1995: 4 titles1996: 4 titles1997: 0 titles1998: 3 titles1999: 0 titles2000: 3 titles2001: 0 titles2002: 2 titles2003: 1 title2004: 0 titles2005: 2 titles2006: 2 titles2007: 3 titles2008: 0 titles2009: 1 title2010: 0 titles2011: 1 title2012: 0 titles2013: 1 title2014: 2 titles
19642014
Leading roles
56
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
GoodWatch score74/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 92 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Joss Ackland Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.9, average 5.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.3, average 2.9
  • Family Dynamics
    4.1, average 4.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.7, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 13
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Character Study 6
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Complex Characters 4
  • Melancholy 4
  • Political Thriller 4
  • Period Piece 4
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Underdog Story 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

53
TypeAllMovies126TV shows53
RoleAnyActing53Appearances4
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1950s21960s131970s161980s81990s72000s7
GenreAnyDrama37Crime12Action & Adventure8Comedy6Mystery6Sci-Fi & Fantasy3War & Politics2Animation2Family1Documentary1
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

7 titles · average score 70
Poster for Pinocchio

TV show · as Mastro Ciliegia

GoodWatch74
Poster for Kingdom

TV show · as Mr. John Narbutowicz

GoodWatch62
Poster for Above and Beyond

TV show · as Winston Churchill

GoodWatch75
Poster for Hogfather

TV show · as Mustrum Ridcully

GoodWatch69
Poster for Henry VIII

TV show · as Henry VII

Poster for Easter Tales

TV show · as Barabbas

1990s

7 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch70
Poster for Heat of the Sun

TV show · as Max Van Der vuurst

GoodWatch77
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Sir Freddy Butler

Poster for Testament: The Bible in Animation

TV show · as Samuel (voice) / Noah (voice)

GoodWatch71
Poster for Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

TV show · as Caesar (voice)

GoodWatch79
Poster for A Woman Named Jackie

TV show · as Aristotle Onassis

1980s

8 titles · average score 72
Poster for A Killing on the Exchange

TV show · as Sir Max Sillman

GoodWatch63
Poster for Queenie

TV show · as Sir Burton Rumsey

GoodWatch68
Poster for Shroud for a Nightingale

TV show · as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

GoodWatch84
Poster for Sherlock Holmes

TV show · as Jephro Rucastle

Poster for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

TV show · as Jephro Rucastle

GoodWatch79
Poster for Dalgliesh

TV show · as Stephen Courtney-Briggs

GoodWatch67
Poster for The Gentle Touch

TV show · as Ivor Stocker

1970s

16 titles · average score 73
Poster for Tales of the Unexpected

TV show · as Colonel George Peregrine / Jack Cutler

GoodWatch68
Poster for Return of the Saint

TV show · as Gunther

GoodWatch78
Poster for Enemy at the Door

TV show · as Major General Laidlaw

GoodWatch79
Poster for The Sweeney

TV show · as Alan Ember

Poster for Playhouse

TV show · as Father / Maj. Orpen

GoodWatch61
Poster for The Protectors

TV show · as Arthur Gordon

GoodWatch78
Poster for The Persuaders!

TV show · as Felix Meadowes

Poster for Justice

TV show · as Sir Robert Beste

GoodWatch70
Poster for Play for Today

TV show · as Ellis Cripper / Malcolmson

All 16 titles from the 1970s

1960s

13 titles · average score 74
GoodWatch86
Poster for Trapped

TV show · as Pritchy

GoodWatch60
Poster for BBC Play of the Month

TV show · as Charley / Chebutykin

Poster for The Troubleshooters

TV show · as Mr. Gibbon / Considine

Poster for Londoners

TV show · as Angus Grahame

Poster for The Wednesday Play

TV show · as Cornelius / Tom Gorbet

GoodWatch69
Poster for Sherlock Holmes

TV show · as Hon. Philip Green

Poster for The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling

TV show · as William Stevens

GoodWatch80
Poster for The Avengers

TV show · as Brigadier Hansing

All 13 titles from the 1960s

1950s

2 titles · average score 67
GoodWatch67
Poster for Armchair Theatre

TV show · as Mr Green / Frank Penfold

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