From a sportive Falstaff for the RSC to a powerful Juan Perón in Evita, Ackland " who has died aged 95 " rarely had the star role but was a reassuring presence Joss Ackland, who has died at the age of 95, was a fine actor: part, you might say, of the dependable backbone of the British entertainment industry. With more than 130 film and TV roles to his credit, he was constantly in work. And even if he was rarely th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PM on November 19, 2023