Known for uttering the phrase “Diplomatic immunity” before being shot by Danny Glover's Roger Murtaugh, Ackland racked up over 130 film and TV credits during a ...
Ackland's most famous big-screen "baddie" was as a corrupt South African diplomat in "Lethal Weapon 2."
The Bafta-nominated actor's agent Paul Pearson confirmed his death due to 'old age'. Mr Pearson described him as 'lucid, erudite and mischievous to the ...
Most Zoomers will remember him as the South African Ambassador in Lethal Weapon 2 who tried to...
The deep-voiced actor had a prolific stage career, but cameo roles adding class to Hollywood movies helped him to support a large family.
He played Falstaff on the London stage and starred as a drug-smuggling villain seeking “diplomatic immunity” in “Lethal Weapon 2.”