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Joss Ackland: Biography

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Birth Place: North Kensington, West London, England
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/29/1928, Pisces
Profession: Actor; director

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Joss Ackland Fast Facts:

Made his stage debut in 1945 in The Hasty Heart.
Met wife Rosemary Kirkcaldy at a theatre in Pitlochry in 1951 when they were both in J.M. Barrie's Mary Rose.
Worked on a tea plantation in Africa while striving to make a living as an actor.
House caught on fire in 1963 while Ackland was away working; Rosemary saved their children, but broke her back jumping to safety (while pregnant with their sixth child).
Appointed Commander of the British Empire in 2000.

Joss Ackland Relationships:
Sidney Norman Ackland - Father
Melanie Ackland - Daughter
Kirsty Ackland Baring - Daughter
Basil Patrick Ackland - Brother
Ruth Izod - Mother
Toby Ackland - Son
Rosemary Kirkcaldy - Wife (deceased)
Penelope Ackland Macdougall - Daughter
Barbara Ackland - Sister
Paul Ackland - Son
Samantha Ackland - Daughter
Antonia Ackland - Daughter
Joss Ackland Awards:
1988 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
College:
Central School of Speech and Drama, London, England

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