| Variations of Name | Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland |
| Biography | Joss Ackland CBE 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).
He was trained by Elsie Fogerty at the Central School of Speech and Drama. Ackland joined the Old Vic, appearing alongside other notable actors including Maggie Smith, Judi Dench and Tom Courtenay. He worked opposite Alec Guinness in the 1979 television serial Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, and his career advanced through the 1980s with important parts in such films as The Sicilian, Lethal Weapon 2, The Hunt for Red October and White Mischief. |