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Joss Ackland Biography
Birth Place:
North Kensington, West London, England
Profession
Actor, director
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
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- 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
Awards
- 1989BAFTA Film Awards-Best Actor in a Supporting Role: nominated
Relationships
- Basil Patrick Ackland -- Brother
- Antonia Ackland -- Daughter
- Kirsty Ackland Baring -- Daughter
- Melanie Ackland -- Daughter
- Penelope Ackland Macdougall -- Daughter
- Samantha Ackland -- Daughter
- Sidney Norman Ackland -- Father
- Ruth Izod -- Mother
- Barbara Ackland -- Sister
- Paul Ackland -- Son
- Toby Ackland -- Son
- Rosemary Kirkcaldy -- Wife (deceased)