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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Granada-copp-4-Jephro-Rucastle.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Joss Ackland as Jephro Rucastle in TV episode [[The Copper Beeches (TV episode 1985)|The Copper Beeches]] (1985)]]<br /> <br /> Joss Ackland (29 february 1928 - 19 november 2023) was a British actor who played various sherlockian roles on TV: he was Hon. Philip Green in 1965 in TV episode [[The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (TV episode 1965)|The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax]] of the TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1964-1968)|Sherlock Holmes]] with [[Douglas Wilmer]] as Sherlock Holmes ; he was the USA President in 1977 in TV movie [[The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It]] ; he was Jephro Rucastle in 1985 in TV episode [[The Copper Beeches (TV episode 1985)|The Copper Beeches]] of the TV series [[Sherlock Holmes (TV series 1984-1994)|Sherlock Holmes]] with [[Jeremy Brett]] as Sherlock Holmes ; and he was King Edward in 1992 in TV movie [[Incident at Victoria Falls]] with [[Christopher Lee]] as Sherlock Holmes.<br /> <br /> He also played Grubber in 1973 in the TV episode [[The Mystery of the Amber Beads]] of the TV series [[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]].<br /> <br /> <br /> == TV ==<br /> <br /> * 1992 : [[Incident at Victoria Falls]] (as King Edward)<br /> * 1985 : [[The Copper Beeches (TV episode 1985)|The Copper Beeches]] (as Jephro Rucastle)<br /> * 1977 : [[The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It]] (as USA President)<br /> * 1973 : [[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]: [[The Mystery of the Amber Beads]] (as Grubber)<br /> * 1965 : [[The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (TV episode 1965)|The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax]] (as Hon. Philip Green)<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;gallery mode=&quot;packed&quot; heights=&quot;180px&quot;&gt;<br /> File:1992-incident-victoria-falls-king-edward.jpg|Joss Ackland as King Edward in TV movie [[Incident at Victoria Falls]] (1992)<br /> File:1977-endofcivilizationasweknowit-president.jpg|Joss Ackland as USA President in movie [[The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It]] (1977)<br /> File:1965-sh-wilmer-lady-green.jpg|Joss Ackland as Hon. Philip Green in TV episode [[The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax (TV episode 1965)|The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax]] (1965)<br /> &lt;/gallery&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> * [[Conan Doyle on screen]]</div>

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