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Ronald Pickup
Actor
Born June 7, 1940Died February 25, 2021 (80 years)
Pickup was born in Chester, England, the son of Daisy (née Williams) and Eric Pickup, who was a lecturer.[1] Pickup was educated at The King's School, Chester, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, and became an Associate Member of RADA.
His television work began with an episode during the second series of Doctor Who in 1964, for which he was paid £30. Pickup worked with Laurence Olivier at the Royal National Theatre, most notably in Three Sisters and Long Day's Journey Into Night. In 1973, he starred in the BBC drama series The Dragon's Opponent, playing a World War II bomb disposal expert and also appeared in The Day of the Jackal. He played Lt. Harford in Zulu Dawn in 1979, portrayed Igor Stravinsky in Nijinsky in 1980, Prince John in Ivanhoe in 1982, and in 1983 he appeared opposite Penelope Keith in Moving, in 1988 in the BBC miniseries The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV Serial) as the voice of Aslan, and in 1990 he starred in the short lived sit-com, Not with a Bang. More modern roles have included parts in Hornblower, Hustle, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Waking the Dead, The Bill, Silent Witness, Sherlock Holmes, and Inspector Morse. He is also a regular character in the BBC sitcom The Worst Week of My Life. His most recent appearance was in Holby City as Lord Charles Byrne.
Pickup gave a highly acclaimed performance as a decayed Russian aristocrat in the BBC series Fortunes of War, based on a work by Olivia Manning. He also provided the voice for Aslan in the BBC's adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia and starred opposite Judi Dench in the 1989 Channel 4 serial Behaving Badly.
He is also an accomplished stage actor. He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role of 1997 for his performance in Amy's View.
Pickup had the starring role as composer Giuseppe Verdi in the acclaimed The Life of Verdi, written and directed by Renato Castellani. In 2005, he had a supporting role in the family-based film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby.
Between March and August 2009, he starred as Lucky in Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett opposite Sir Ian McKellen (Estragon), Patrick Stewart (Vladimir) and also Simon Callow (Pozzo). The tour opened in Malvern before travelling to Milton Keynes, Brighton, Bath, Norwich, Edinburgh and Newcastle; its run at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket was extended due to demand.
In February 2010 he also appeared as 'Pegleg' in the BBC's period drama Lark Rise to Candleford.
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His television work began with an episode during the second series of Doctor Who in 1964, for which he was paid £30. Pickup worked with Laurence Olivier at the Royal National Theatre, most notably in Three Sisters and Long Day's Journey Into Night. In 1973, he starred in the BBC drama series The Dragon's Opponent, playing a World War II bomb disposal expert and also appeared in The Day of the Jackal. He played Lt. Harford in Zulu Dawn in 1979, portrayed Igor Stravinsky in Nijinsky in 1980, Prince John in Ivanhoe in 1982, and in 1983 he appeared opposite Penelope Keith in Moving, in 1988 in the BBC miniseries The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV Serial) as the voice of Aslan, and in 1990 he starred in the short lived sit-com, Not with a Bang. More modern roles have included parts in Hornblower, Hustle, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Waking the Dead, The Bill, Silent Witness, Sherlock Holmes, and Inspector Morse. He is also a regular character in the BBC sitcom The Worst Week of My Life. His most recent appearance was in Holby City as Lord Charles Byrne.
Pickup gave a highly acclaimed performance as a decayed Russian aristocrat in the BBC series Fortunes of War, based on a work by Olivia Manning. He also provided the voice for Aslan in the BBC's adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia and starred opposite Judi Dench in the 1989 Channel 4 serial Behaving Badly.
He is also an accomplished stage actor. He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role of 1997 for his performance in Amy's View.
Pickup had the starring role as composer Giuseppe Verdi in the acclaimed The Life of Verdi, written and directed by Renato Castellani. In 2005, he had a supporting role in the family-based film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby.
Between March and August 2009, he starred as Lucky in Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett opposite Sir Ian McKellen (Estragon), Patrick Stewart (Vladimir) and also Simon Callow (Pozzo). The tour opened in Malvern before travelling to Milton Keynes, Brighton, Bath, Norwich, Edinburgh and Newcastle; its run at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket was extended due to demand.
In February 2010 he also appeared as 'Pegleg' in the BBC's period drama Lark Rise to Candleford.
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Filmography
| 2021 | End of Term · as Damian Self |
| 2019 | Summer of Rockets (TV Series) · as Walter |
| 2019 | Flicker and Go Out · as Mr. Addington |
| 2018 | The Happy Prince · as Judge |
| 2018 | Stealing Silver · as Udo |
| 2017 | Darkest Hour · as Neville Chamberlain |
| 2017 | The Time of Their Lives · as Frank |
| 2016 | The Have-Nots · as Bentham |
| 2016 | The Crown (TV Series) · as Archbishop Of Canterbury |
| 2016 | The Rebel (2016) (TV Series) · as Dr. Cranmore |
| 2015 | The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel · as Norman Cousins |
| 2013 | Atlantis (2013) (TV Series) · as Orpheus |
| 2012 | Parade's End (TV Series) · as General Haggard |
| 2012 | Pramface (TV Series) |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife (TV Series) · as Philip Worth |
| 2011 | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel · as Norman Cousins |
| 2011 | Vera (TV Series) · as Mr. Kipford |
| 2010 | Downton Abbey (TV Series) · as Sir Michael Reresby |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time · as King Sharaman |
| 2008 | Dark Floors · as Tobias |
| 2008 | Lark Rise to Candleford (TV Series) |
| 2007 | The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey · as William Mcdowell |
| 2006 | Young Dracula (TV Series) · as Morgan |
| 2006 | Lewis (TV Series) · as Fr Moreno Mancini |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby · as Cecil Johnson |
| 2005 | A Life in Suitcases · as Monsieur Moitessier |
| 2005 | Supernova · as Dr. Malcolm Handey |
| 2005 | Cherished · as Professor Sir Roy Meadow |
| 2004 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish · as M. Moitessier |
| 2004 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea · as Monsieur Moitessier |
| 2004 | Feather Boy (TV Series) · as Ernest Sorrel |
| 2004 | The Worst Week of My Life (TV Series) · as Fraser |
| 2004 | Hustle (TV Series) · as Harry Holmes |
| 2004 | Sea of Souls (TV Series) · as Alex Galt |
| 2004 | Secret Passage · as Da Monte |
| 2004 | Doc Martin (TV Series) · as John Moysey |
| 2003 | Evilenko · as Aron Richter |
| 2003 | The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story · as M. Moitessier |
| 2003 | Cambridge Spies (TV Series) · as Colonel Winter |
| 2003 | The Last Detective (TV Series) · as Professor Quentin Tapscott |
| 2003 | New Tricks (TV Series) · as Sir Wilfred Felspar |
| 2002 | Foyle's War (TV Series) · as Sir Giles Messinger |
| 2002 | The Jury (TV Series) · as Jeffrey Livingstone |
| 2001 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (TV Series) · as Sir Stuart Stinhurst |
| 2000 | Breathtaking · as Dr. Maclaren |
| 2000 | In the Beginning (TV Series) · as Jacob (older) |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead (TV Series) · as Charles Sutton |
| 2000 | Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Sir John Starr |
| 1999 | Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil · as Don Massaredo |
| 1999 | Holby City (TV Series) · as Lord Charles Byrne |
| 1998 | Hornblower (TV Series) · as Don Massaredo |
| 1997 | Lolita · as Young Humbert's Father |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Rupert Smythe-Webster |
| 1997 | Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis · as Percy Stone |
| 1997 | Ivanhoe (1997) (TV Series) · as Waldemar Fitzurse |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) · as Walter Wulfstan |
| 1996 | Der Blinde · as Dr. Bartnik |
| 1996 | Silent Witness (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (TV Series) · as Lester Rose |
| 1994 | |
| 1994 | The Rector's Wife (TV Series) · as Daniel Byrne |
| 1993 | The Riff Raff Element (TV Series) · as Roger Tundish |
| 1992 | My Friend Walter · as Sir Walter Raleigh |
| 1992 | A Time to Dance (TV Series) · as Andrew Powell |
| 1991 | Performance (TV Series) · as King Henry Iv |
| 1991 | Journey of Honor · as Capt. Crawford |
| 1991 | A Murder of Quality · as Felix D'arcy |
| 1991 | The War That Never Ends · as Diodotus |
| 1990 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair · as Aslan (voice) |
| 1990 | The Silver Chair (TV Series) · as Aslan |
| 1990 | Bethune: The Making of a Hero · as Alan Coleman |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. (TV Series) · as Jack |
| 1990 | Jekyll and Hyde · as Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire |
| 1989 | The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader · as Aslan (voice) |
| 1989 | Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (TV Series) · as Aslan |
| 1989 | A Dry White Season · as Louw |
| 1989 | The Nightmare Years (TV Series) · as Putzi Hanfstaengl |
| 1989 | Danny the Champion of the World · as Captain Lancaster |
| 1989 | Behaving Badly (TV Series) |
| 1988 | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988) (TV Series) · as Aslan (voice) |
| 1988 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe · as Aslan (voice) |
| 1988 | The Hound of the Baskervilles · as Barrymore |
| 1988 | The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank · as Koophuis |
| 1987 | Testimony · as Marshall Tukhachevsky |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War (TV Series) · as Prince Yakimov |
| 1987 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (TV Series) · as Chief Inspector Moore |
| 1987 | The Fourth Protocol · as Wynne-Evans |
| 1987 | Inspector Morse (TV Series) · as Ian Matthews |
| 1986 | The Mission · as Hontar |
| 1986 | Casualty (TV Series) · as Martin / Reginald Freeborn |
| 1986 | Matlock (TV Series) · as Sir Alec Moore |
| 1986 | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Edwin Felt |
| 1985 | Eleni · as Spiro |
| 1985 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Sir Lucius O'trigger |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Brian Silcott |
| 1984 | Camille · as Jean |
| 1984 | The Bill (TV Series) · as George Riordan |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV Series) · as Barrymore |
| 1984 | Pope John Paul II · as Jan Tyranowski |
| 1984 | Albert Einstein - Die Lebensgeschichte eines Genies (TV Series) · as Albert Einstein |
| 1984 | Puccini · as Giulio Ricordi |
| 1983 | Never Say Never Again · as Elliott |
| 1983 | Wagner (TV Series) · as Nietzsche |
| 1982 | The Life of Verdi (TV Series) · as Giuseppe Verdi |
| 1982 | The Letter · as Howard Joyce |
| 1982 | Ivanhoe · as Prince John |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Sir Antony Villiers |
| 1980 | Nijinsky · as Igor Stravinsky |
| 1979 | |
| 1979 | Henry VIII · as Cranmer, Archbishop Of Canterbury |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) |
| 1978 | The Thirty Nine Steps · as Bayliss |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show (TV Series) · as Narrator |
| 1977 | BBC2 Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Ian |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrews · as Mr. Wilson |
| 1975 | The Philanthropist · as Philip |
| 1975 | The Fight Against Slavery (TV Series) · as William Pitt |
| 1974 | Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill (TV Series) · as Randolph Churchill |
| 1974 | Father Brown (1974) (TV Series) |
| 1974 | Mahler · as Nick |
| 1974 | |
| 1973 | The Day of the Jackal · as The Forger |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Stephen Hodges |
| 1970 | Three Sisters · as Baron Tusenbach |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Richard Massingham |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Edmund Tyrone |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Graham |
| 1967 | Much Ado About Nothing · as Don Pedro |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Mercutio |
| 1964 | Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror · as Physician |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Physician |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Len Sheldon |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Jean |