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Joss Ackland (1928-2023) was an English actor. His prolific career in film, television, and theater. His versatile performances span decades. He is probably best known for his roles as the villain in Lethal Weapon 2 and The Mighty Ducks movies. His IMDb page shows 206 acting credits from 1949 to 2014. This page will rank Joss Ackland movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Joss Ackland Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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2 MICHAEL CAINE Flawless (2007)
2 MICHAEL CAINE Silver Bears (1978)
2 MICHAEL CAINE The Black Windmill (1974)
3 CHRISTOPHER LEE Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
3 CHRISTOPHER LEE The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
3 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Three Musketeers (1973)
7 JOHN HURT Watership Down (1978)
7 JOHN HURT White Mischief (1988)
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND S*P*Y*S (1974)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS Surviving Picasso (1996)
16 SEAN CONNERY The Hunt for Red October (1990)
16 SEAN CONNERY The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
18 SAMUEL L. JACKSON No Good Deed (2002)
20 GERALDINE CHAPLIN The Three Musketeers (1973)
20 GERALDINE CHAPLIN White Mischief (1988)
21 STELLAN SKARSGARD No Good Deed (2002)
21 STELLAN SKARSGARD Passion of Mind (2000)
21 STELLAN SKARSGARD The Hunt for Red October (1990)
22 ALFRED MOLINA A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
23 FRANK WELKER Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
24 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Royal Flash (1975)
27 HARRISON FORD K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
28 JAMES EARL JONES The Hunt for Red October (1990)
32 TREVOR HOWARD White Mischief (1988)
33 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
33 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES Penny Gold (1974)
33 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES The Black Windmill (1974)
36 JOHN CLEESE The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
38 CHARLTON HESTON The Three Musketeers (1973)
40 VANESSA REDGRAVE How About You … (2007)
40 VANESSA REDGRAVE Mother’s Boys (1994)
47 CARY ELWES Lady Jane (1986)
50 ELLIOTT GOULD S*P*Y*S (1974)
51 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Operation: Daybreak (1975)
51 VERNON DOBTCHEFF Surviving Picasso (1996)
53 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Happiness Cage (1972)
54 DONALD PLEASENCE The Black Windmill (1974)
54 DONALD PLEASENCE The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
56 JOHN MALKOVICH The Object of Beauty (1991)
62 LIAM NEESON K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
63 VAL KILMER Moscow Zero (2006)
66 MICHAEL HORDERN England Made Me (1973)
66 MICHAEL HORDERN Lady Jane (1986)
66 MICHAEL HORDERN Royal Flash (1975)
66 MICHAEL HORDERN Watership Down (1978)
67 TERENCE STAMP The Sicilian (1987)
67 TERENCE STAMP These Foolish Things (2006)
70 ANTHONY QUINN The Greek Tycoon (1978)
72 IAN MCSHANE VILLAIN (1971)
77 CHARLES DANCE White Mischief (1988)
79 ED HARRIS To Kill a Priest (1988)
81 BURT REYNOLDS Rough Cut (1980)
82 SAM NEILL The Hunt for Red October (1990)
100 JOHN TURTURRO The Sicilian (1987)
101 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
102 ANJELICA HUSTON These Foolish Things (2006)
107 MICHAEL YORK England Made Me (1973)
107 MICHAEL YORK The Three Musketeers (1973)
120 DAVID NIVEN A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
120 DAVID NIVEN Rough Cut (1980)
128 PETER USTINOV One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
133 GRETA SCACCHI White Mischief (1988)
137 SHANE RIMMER A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995)
137 SHANE RIMMER S*P*Y*S (1974)
137 SHANE RIMMER Silver Bears (1978)
144 DAVID WARNER Silver Bears (1978)
147 BEN GAZZARA Saint Jack (1979)
150 LAUREN BACALL These Foolish Things (2006)
152 FAYE DUNAWAY The Three Musketeers (1973)
154 ALEC BALDWIN The Hunt for Red October (1990)
155 JACQUELINE BISSET The Greek Tycoon (1978)
155 JACQUELINE BISSET Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
160 BOB HOSKINS Royal Flash (1975)
165 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Saint Jack (1979)
165 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
165 DENHOLM ELLIOTT The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
165 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Watership Down (1978)
170 FRANK FINLAY The Three Musketeers (1973)
175 GEORGE SEGAL Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
180 DANNY GLOVER Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
183 SCOTT GLENN The Hunt for Red October (1990)
184 GIANCARLO GIANNINI Once Upon a Crime… (1992)
191 PETER JASON The Hunt for Red October (1990)
192 KATHY BATES Swept from the Sea (1997)
207 ROBERT MORLEY Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
214 CHARLES DURNING The Greek Tycoon (1978)
221 BURT KWOUK The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
225 KEANU REEVES Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
234 MARTIN BALSAM Silver Bears (1978)
254 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT The Sicilian (1987)
254 CHRISTOPHER LAMBERT To Kill a Priest (1988)
255 HARRY ANDREWS Watership Down (1978)
263 NIGEL HAWTHORNE S*P*Y*S (1974)
263 NIGEL HAWTHORNE Watership Down (1978)
276 SHARON STONE A Different Loyalty (2004)
277 TIM ROTH To Kill a Priest (1988)
296 TIM CURRY The Hunt for Red October (1990)
305 DEMI MOORE Flawless (2007)
305 DEMI MOORE Passion of Mind (2000)
306 JULIANNE MOORE Surviving Picasso (1996)
312 MEL GIBSON Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
317 MIRIAM MARGOLYES The Apple (1980)
317 MIRIAM MARGOLYES The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
325 JULIAN GLOVER Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
340 OLIVER REED Royal Flash (1975)
340 OLIVER REED The Three Musketeers (1973)
349 PATRICK STEWART Lady Jane (1986)
353 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Nowhere to Run (1993)
376 ALLISON JANNEY MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)
391 JAMES REMAR Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
402 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL The Three Musketeers (1973)
402 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
414 JOHN WOOD Lady Jane (1986)
424 CLAIRE BLOOM Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995)
424 CLAIRE BLOOM The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
425 PETER CUSHING The House That Dripped Blood (1971)
434 RUPERT EVERETT A DIFFERENT LOYALTY (2004)
445 TIMOTHY SPALL TO KILL A PRIEST (1988)
450 HUGH GRANT White Mischief (1988)
460 ALEC GUINNESS Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
474 ORNELLA MUTI Once Upon a Crime… (1992)
479 LAMBERT WILSON FLAWLESS (2007)
481 VITTORIO GASSMAN Dimenticare Palermo (1990)
482 FERDY MAYNE Next to No Time (1958)
485 PAM GRIER Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey (1991)
491 IAN MCKELLEN ASYLUM (2005)
491 IAN MCKELLEN SWEPT FROM THE SEA (1998)
496 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Mother’s Boys (1994)
505 JOANNA LUMLEY THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1971)
515 JOHN VERNON The Black Windmill (1974)
519 TONI COLLETTE THE PRINCESS AND THE COBBLER (1993)
526 RICHARD BURTON A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1959)
526 RICHARD BURTON Villain (1971)
542 MICHAEL WINCOTT The Sicilian (1987)
544 BRITT EKLAND Royal Flash (1975)
557 PETE POSTLEWAITE To Kill a Priest (1988)
559 ADOLFO CELI Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
580 C. THOMAS HOWELL Mad Dogs and Englishmen (1995)
581 TED LEVINE NOWHERE TO RUN (1993)
584 ART MALIK A KID IN KING ARTHUR’S COURT (1995)
585 ALAN BATES Royal Flash (1975)
587 VINCENT PRICE The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
588 KATE WINSLET A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995)
609 RAQUEL WELCH The Three Musketeers (1973)
615 FREDDIE JONES Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
618 DYLAN MCDERMOTT MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)
621 JEAN-CLAUDE VAN DAMME Nowhere to Run (1993)
638 LOUISE FLETCHER Giorgino (1994)
652 RICHARD JOHNSON A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
652 RICHARD JOHNSON Lady Jane (1986)
652 RICHARD JOHNSON Milk (1999/I)
654 PHILIPPE NOIRET Dimenticare Palermo (1990)
654 PHILIPPE NOIRET Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
659 JOHN C. MCGINLEY Mother’s Boys (1994)
660 CLIVE REVILL One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
660 CLIVE REVILL The Black Windmill (1974)
660 CLIVE REVILL The Little Prince (1974)
660 CLIVE REVILL The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
663 MATTHEW BRODERICK The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
665 RADE SERBEDZIJA Moscow Zero (2006)
680 MAURICE DENHAM Landfall (1949)
685 JOSEF SOMMER The Mighty Ducks (1992)
686 WILLIAM MORGAN SHEPPARD Lady Jane (1986)
689 ROY KINNEAR One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
689 ROY KINNEAR The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
689 ROY KINNEAR The Three Musketeers (1973)
689 ROY KINNEAR Watership Down (1978)
691 IAN MCNEICE I’LL BE THERE (2003)
692 GRACE ZABRISKIE No Good Deed (2002)
696 STEPHEN DILLANE FIRELIGHT (1997)
705 ELKE SOMMER A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
716 JOHN SAVIDENT HITLER: THE LAST TEN DAYS (1973)
717 GEOFFREY KEEN Seven Days to Noon (1950)
733 JEAN-PIERRE AUMONT Giorgino (1994)
750 DANIEL CRAIG A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995)
754 BRIAN BLESSED THE MUMBO JUMBO (2000)
758 HELENA BONHAM CARTER Lady Jane (1986)
762 SENTA BERGER Tre colonne in cronaca (1990)
770 RICHARD PORTNOW My Giant (1998)
781 LOUIS JOURDAN Silver Bears (1978)
782 JAMIE LEE CURTIS Mother’s Boys (1994)
785 RICHARD JORDAN A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
785 RICHARD JORDAN The Hunt for Red October (1990)
786 RAF VALLONE The Greek Tycoon (1978)
789 JOAN PLOWRIGHT SURVIVING PICASSO (1996)
799 RICHARD VERNON LADY JANE (1986)
804 WILLIAM FICHTNER Passion of Mind (2000)
812 BRIAN GLOVER TO KILL A PRIEST (1988)
814 SYBIL DANNING The Three Musketeers (1973)
818 GABRIELE FERZETTI Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
820 LESLEY ANN WARREN ROUGH CUT (1980)
823 GERALDINE JAMES THE BRIDGE (1992)
825 WILLIAM HOOTKINS The Princess and the Goblin (1991)
830 MILLA JOVOVICH NO GOOD DEED (2002)
839 ALDO RAY The Sicilian (1987)
841 GEORGE HAMILTON Once Upon a Crime… (1992)
842 JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA Moscow Zero (2006)
844 KATHLEEN QUINLAN My Giant (1998)
845 NIGEL DAVENPORT The Mumbo Jumbo (2000)
845 NIGEL DAVENPORT Villain (1971)
848 J.T. WALSH Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
851 GEORGE SANDERS In Search of the Castaways (1962)
855 ANDIE MACDOWELL The Object of Beauty (1991)
857 ROBERT PROSKY Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
863 WOLF KAHLER A ZED & TWO NOUGHTS (1985)
863 WOLF KAHLER FIRELIGHT (1997)
863 WOLF KAHLER ROUGH CUT (1980)
864 JOHN CANDY Once Upon a Crime… (1992)
866 SEAN YOUNG Once Upon a Crime… (1992)
878 RALPH RICHARDSON Watership Down (1978)
895 JEFFREY JONES The Hunt for Red October (1990)
896 JAY LENO Silver Bears (1978)
903 KENNETH GRIFFITH S*P*Y*S (1974)
928 RACHEL WEISZ Swept from the Sea (1997)
930 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE In Search of the Castaways (1962)
941 CONSTANTINE GREGORY Flawless (2007)
947 PETER RIEGERT Passion of Mind (2000)
947 PETER RIEGERT The Object of Beauty (1991)
957 PERCY HERBERT One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
959 DIANE VENORA Surviving Picasso (1996)
960 ROLAND CULVER Next to No Time (1958)
960 ROLAND CULVER Rough Cut (1980)
960 ROLAND CULVER The Greek Tycoon (1978)
966 BILLY CRYSTAL My Giant (1998)
967 HUGH GRIFFITH A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
979 GEOFFREY BAYLDON THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD (1971)
994 JENNIFER BEALS The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
997 STEPHANIE AUDRAN Silver Bears (1978)
Joss appeared with 26 Oscar winners.
ALEC GUINNESS Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
ALLISON JANNEY MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET (1994)
ANJELICA HUSTON These Foolish Things (2006)
ANTHONY HOPKINS Surviving Picasso (1996)
ANTHONY QUINN The Greek Tycoon (1978)
CHARLTON HESTON The Three Musketeers (1973)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN The Happiness Cage (1972)
DAVID NIVEN A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
DAVID NIVEN Rough Cut (1980)
FAYE DUNAWAY The Three Musketeers (1973)
GEORGE SANDERS In Search of the Castaways (1962)
GLORIA GRAHAME A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
HELEN HAYES One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
HUGH GRIFFITH A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979)
JAMIE LEE CURTIS Mother’s Boys (1994)
JOE PESCI Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
JULIANNE MOORE Surviving Picasso (1996)
KATE WINSLET A Kid in King Arthur’s Court (1995)
KATHY BATES Swept from the Sea (1997)
LOUISE FLETCHER Giorgino (1994)
MARTIN BALSAM Silver Bears (1978)
MICHAEL CAINE Flawless (2007)
MICHAEL CAINE Silver Bears (1978)
MICHAEL CAINE The Black Windmill (1974)
PETER FINCH England Made Me (1973)
PETER USTINOV One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
RACHEL WEISZ Swept from the Sea (1997)
SEAN CONNERY The Hunt for Red October (1990)
SEAN CONNERY The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
VANESSA REDGRAVE How About You … (2007)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Mother’s Boys (1994)
I have seen 7 Joss Ackland movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is The Hunt For Red October.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is In Search of the Castaways.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is The Greek Tycoon.
My favourite Joss Ackland movies:
The Hunt For Red October
The Three Musketeers
Watership Down
Miracle on 34th Street
He was also in a lot of television, and as a big fan of Jeremy Brett, I always think of Ackland in the Sherlock Holmes episode “The Copper Beaches.”
Rest in peace.
Joss Ackland, the # 61 ranked actor on the first Oracle of Bacon top 1000 of 2023 has passed.
From Variety
Joss Ackland, the veteran British stage and screen actor who was known for starring in “White Mischief” and “Lethal Weapon 2,” died on Sunday. He was 95.
“Joss was a long term client and great friend who remained lucid, erudite and mischievous to the very end, he died peacefully with his family this morning,” said his rep, Paul Pearson.
In Richard Donner’s “Lethal Weapon 2,” his villainous diplomat character notably utters the line “Diplomatic immunity!” before being shot by cop Roger Murtaugh, played by Danny Glover.
With over 130 film and television credits, Ackland appeared in a wide range of projects, including “K-19: The Widowmaker,” “Bill & Ted” and “The Hunt for Red October,” where he starred alongside Sean Connery and Alec Baldwin. His television work includes “Shadowlands,” where he played C.S. Lewis, and “Midsomer Murders.”
Ackland was made a CBE for services to drama in 2001. He earned two BAFTA nominations over the course of his career: one for best actor for the TV movie “First and Last,” and the other for supporting actor for “White Mischief.”
His acting career was not limited to the screen. He starred in several stage productions as well, alongside those such as Dame Maggie Smith, Dame Judi Dench and Tom Courtenay. Some of his most notable stage credits include portraying Juan Peron in “Evita” and starring opposite Hermione Gingold in “A Little Night Music.”
The actor was born in 1928 in the Ladbroke Grove area of London, but grew up in Kilburn, north London. Ackland attended London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, making his professional stage debut at 17 in the 1945 production of “The Hasty Heart.” He joined a variety of regional theater troupes to develop his acting skills and eventually joined London’s Old Vic.
Ackland was married to his wife Rosemary for 51 years before she died in 2002.
He is survived by his seven children, 34 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.