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Joss Ackland
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Actor Born: February 29, 1928 in London, England, UK Biography:Another illustrious graduate of London's Central School of Speech and Drama, Joss Ackland made his first professional stage appearance at 17 in the 1945 production "The Hasty Heart". For the next decade, Ackland learned his craft in a variety of regional theatre troupes, taking time out for an unheralded film debut in 1949's "Seven Days to Noon". He quit acting in 1955 to manage a Central African tea plantation, finding creative outlets as a playwright and radio disc jockey. Upon his return to the British theatre in 1957, Ackland joined the Old Vic. From 1962 through 1964, he was associate director of the Mermaid Theatre. He subsequently established himself on the West End musical stage, playing such showcase roles as Captain Hook in "Peter Pan" and Juan Peron in "Evita". Launching his film career proper in 1965, Ackland has flourished in characterizations calling for outsized gestures and orotund... Full Biography
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