{"id":34540,"date":"2023-11-20T09:31:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:31:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=34540"},"modified":"2023-11-20T09:31:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T14:31:48","slug":"rip-joss-ackland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craigzablo.com\/?p=34540","title":{"rendered":"RIP: Joss Ackland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/stallonezone.com\/zone\/2023\/z112023rip_joss_ackland.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Joss Ackland, the English actor of stage and screen died yesterday.\u00a0 Mr. Ackland was 95.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mr. Ackland began his professional career in a stage production of The Hasty Heart after graduating from London&#8217;s Central School of Speech and Drama.\u00a0 He was just 17.\u00a0 For the next 60 years Joss Ackland would act on stage, television and in feature films.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the television shows Joss Ackland appeared in include: <em>Destination Downing Street; ITV Play of the Week<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>First Night<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling<\/em> (25 episodes); <em>David Copperfield<\/em> (6 episodes); <em>Lord Raingo<\/em> (3 episodes); <em>Theater 625<\/em> (3 episodes);<em> Armchair Theater<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>The Further Adventures of the Musketeers<\/em> (16 episodes); <em>The Wednesday Play<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Mogul<\/em> (5 episodes); <em>Mystery and Imagination<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Z Cars<\/em> (42 episodes); <em>The Avengers; Canterbury Tales<\/em> (7 episodes); <em>BBC Play of the Month<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Thirty Minute Theater<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Six Faces<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Play for Today<\/em> (3 episodes); <em>Aquarius<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>The Crezz<\/em> (12 episodes); <em>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy; A Question of Guilt<\/em> (8 episodes); <em>BBC2 Playhouse<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Shroud for a Nightingale<\/em> (5 episodes); <em>A Killing on the Exchange<\/em> (4 episodes); <em>Queenie<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Tales of the Unexpected<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Codename Kyril<\/em> (4 episodes); <em>A Quiet Conspiracy<\/em> (4 episodes); <em>The Justice Game<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>A Woman Named Jackie<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Ashenden<\/em> (4 episodes); <em>Jackanory<\/em> (10 episodes); <em>The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles; Screen Two<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Testiment: The Bible in Animation<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Above and Beyond<\/em> (2 episodes); <em>Pinocchio<\/em> (2 episodes) and<em> Crusoe<\/em> (3 episodes).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the feature films Joss Ackland appeared in include: <em>Landfall; Ghost Ship; Rasputin The Mad Monk; The House That Dripped Blood; The Three Musketeers; S*P*Y*S; Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe; Watership Down; Saint Jack; Rough Cut; The Sicilian; Lethal Weapon 2; The Hunt for Red October; Bill &amp; Ted&#8217;s Bogus Journey; The Mighty Ducks; D3: The Mighty Ducks<\/em> and <em>K19: The WIdowmaker.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">My favorite Joss Ackland role is Arjen Rudd in Lethal Weapon 2.\u00a0 He was perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts and prayers go out to Joss Ackland&#8217;s family, friends and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joss Ackland, the English actor of stage and screen died yesterday.\u00a0 Mr. Ackland was 95. 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