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Post by Wynn Chester on Nov 19, 2023 22:09:59 GMT
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Post by Albert Wendell on Nov 19, 2023 22:52:59 GMT
An prolific actor with his first credit being in 1949 and his last in 2014. What I've seen of him is mostly his television work (which is very good) I have seen a clip of him in the film 'Rough Cut' (1980) which is a film I've wanted to see for a while.
RIP
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Post by jjmolloy on Nov 19, 2023 23:00:17 GMT
Highly respected star of stage and screen, always excellent. Must be the last of his generation of actors to pass on? Also made a memorable appearance in the video for Always On My Mind, the Pet Shop Boys smash hit. A magnificent cameo in the original Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as Jerry Westerby opposite Alec Guinness' George Smiley, which I happen to have watched on DVD last week. RIP Joss. Joss Ackland: a life in pictures | Stage | The Guardian
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Post by metro1962 on Nov 20, 2023 1:54:42 GMT
He was brilliant in BBCs Shadowlands and far far better than Anthony Hopkins portrayal of CS Lewis in the film adaptation,brilliant just brilliant.
RIP Joss.
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Post by jno on Nov 20, 2023 5:02:07 GMT
Brilliant actor, what a career. RIP
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Post by ontheslate on Nov 20, 2023 6:08:00 GMT
With his presence and accent always stood out whatever he was in another actor who had left a vast body of work over the decades.
RIP
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Post by ltd on Nov 20, 2023 17:52:09 GMT
A magnificent cameo in the original Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, as Jerry Westerby opposite Alec Guinness' George Smiley, which I happen to have watched on DVD last week. I'd love to have seen him in an adaptation of The Honourable Schoolboy, but I suppose the BBC drama budget wouldn't stretch to filming in Hong Kong. He did meet up with another Smiley though in A Murder of Quality. Surprised he never showed up in Minder - can well imagine him as one of the genuinely menacing figures that appeared in the earlier episodes. |
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Post by barrythebook on Nov 20, 2023 21:06:17 GMT
Sad news, such a familiar face and great actor.
Was a great addition to 'Tinker, Tailor...' as already mentioned and 'Villain'.
RIP JA.
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Post by chopper on Nov 20, 2023 21:19:11 GMT
Brilliant actor, read the obituary in today’s Guardian with a photo history of some of his roles.
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Post by daz on Nov 25, 2023 7:16:54 GMT
Some career.
A face you would see popping up in all sorts of roles in TV and film.
RIP
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Post by thewoodster on Nov 25, 2023 7:24:11 GMT
Rip
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