The Resume

(February 29, 1928-November 19, 2023)
Born in London, United Kingdom
Birth name was Sidney Edmund Jocelyn Ackland
Appeared in the films 'Seven Days to Noon' (1950), 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' (1959), 'Rasputin: The Mad Monk' (1966), 'The House That Dripped Blood' (1970), 'The Three Musketeers' (1973), 'The Little Prince' (1974), 'One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing' (1975), 'Watership Down' (voice only, 1978), 'Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?' (1978), 'Saint Jack' (1979), 'A Zed and Two Noughts' (1985), 'Lethal Weapon 2' (1989), 'The Hunt for Red October' (1990), 'Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey' (1991), 'The Mighty Ducks' (1992), 'A Kid in King Arthur's Court' (1995), 'D3: The Mighty Ducks' (1996), 'Surviving Picasso' (1996), 'K-19: The Widowmaker' (2002) and 'Prisoners of the Sun' (2007)
Appeared on TV in 'Room 13' (1966), 'Mystery and Imagination' (1966-68), 'Z Cars' (1967-68), 'A Place of One's Own' (1968), 'The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes' (1973), 'Hitler: The Last Ten Days' (1973), 'Great Expectations' (1974), 'The Sweeny' (1978), 'Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy' (1979), 'Shadowlands' (1985), 'A Murder of Quality' (1991), 'A Woman Named Jackie' (1991), 'They Do It With Mirrors' (1991), 'Shakespeare: The Animated Tales' (voice only, 1992), 'Testament: The Bible in Animation' (voice only, 1996), 'Above and Beyond' (2006) and 'Hogfather' (2006)
Appeared on the London stage in 'Evita' and 'A Little Night Music'
Named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (2001)

Why he might be annoying:

He gave up acting to run a tea plantation in Kenya but decided that was too dangerous after six months.
For some reason, he is frequently cast as Russian officials.
He said former co-star Demi Moore was 'not very bright or talented.'
He admitted about his films, 'I do an awful lot of crap.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He was a member of the Old Vic theater company.
He and Rosemary Kirkcaldy were married for 51 years until her death.
Despite filming in remote locations, he claims that he and his wife never spent a night apart.
His oldest son Paul died of a heroin overdose (1982).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Agatha Christie Films
• Born on Leap Day [February 29th] (Ranked: 1928)
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 7)
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 30]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [February] (Ranked: 2291928)
• I Died in 2023 (Ranked: 95)
• I Outlived My Child
• I Performed in a Sondheim Musical
• I Portrayed a Fictional U.S. President
• I Portrayed a King
• I Portrayed Julius Caesar
• I Portrayed Noah
• I Portrayed Winston Churchill
• Kathryn Bigelow Films
• Known By a Middle Name
• Lethal Weapon [Film Series]
• My House Burned Down
• Peter Bogdanovich Films
• Profiles 29251-29500 (Ranked: 29409)
• The Mighty Ducks (Movie Trilogy)
• We Celebrated Our Golden Anniversary
• We Died on the Same Day (Ranked: 20231119)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 35 Votes: 5.71% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 46 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 58 Votes: 43.10% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 35.71% Annoying