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Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Acting June 7, 1940 (80 years old) February 25, 2021 Chester, England, UK

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronald Pickup, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies 87

Lolita 7.1

Lolita

as Young Humbert's Father

1997
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time 6.3

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

as King Sharaman

2010
Darkest Hour 7.4

Darkest Hour

as Neville Chamberlain

2017
Never Say Never Again 6.1

Never Say Never Again

as Elliott

1983
The Day of the Jackal 7.5

The Day of the Jackal

as The Forger

1973
The Mission 7.4

The Mission

as Hontar

1986
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 7.0

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Norman Cousins

2012
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 6.4

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Norman Cousins

2015
The Fourth Protocol 6.3

The Fourth Protocol

as Wynne-Evans

1987
The Thirty Nine Steps 6.7

The Thirty Nine Steps

as Bayliss

1978
Zulu Dawn 6.1

Zulu Dawn

as Lt. Harford

1979
Evilenko 5.8

Evilenko

as Aron Richter

2004
A Dry White Season 6.7

A Dry White Season

as Louw

1989
Ivanhoe 6.4

Ivanhoe

as Prince John

1982
Danny the Champion of the World 6.2

Danny the Champion of the World

as Captain Lancaster

1989
Dark Floors 4.9

Dark Floors

as Tobias

2008
The Happy Prince 6.2

The Happy Prince

as Judge

2018
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey 6.0

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

as William McDowell

2007
The Hound of the Baskervilles 7.3

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Barrymore

1988
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby 5.7

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as Cecil Johnson

2005
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper 5.8

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

as Monsieur Moitessier

2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish 5.0

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

as Monsieur Moitessier

2005
Nijinsky 4.9

Nijinsky

as Igor Stravinsky

1980
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror 6.7

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

as Physician

1964
The War That Never Ends 5.0

The War That Never Ends

as Diodotus

1991
The Time of Their Lives 5.0

The Time of Their Lives

as Frank

2017
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe 6.4

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

as Aslan (voice)

1988
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair 6.6

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

as Aslan (voice)

1990
Bethune: The Making of a Hero 5.2

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

as Alan Coleman

1993
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 5.4

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

as Monsieur Moitessier

2003
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 6.3

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

as Aslan (voice)

1989
A Murder of Quality 5.6

A Murder of Quality

as Felix D'Arcy

1991
Milner 8.0

Milner

as Jocelyn Fry

1994
Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

as The Gambler

2025
Jekyll & Hyde 5.9

Jekyll & Hyde

as Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire

1990
Camille 5.5

Camille

as Jean

1984
Joseph Andrews 5.4

Joseph Andrews

as Mr. Wilson

1977
Pope John Paul II 7.5

Pope John Paul II

as Jan Tyranowski

1984
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis 4.6

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

as Percy Stone

1997
Three Sisters 4.3

Three Sisters

as Baron Tusenbach

1970
For Tea on Sunday

For Tea on Sunday

as Ian

1978
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

as Narrator

1996
Much Ado About Nothing 6.3

Much Ado About Nothing

as Don Pedro

1967
Supernova 4.2

Supernova

as Dr. Malcolm Handey

2005
Mahler 6.8

Mahler

as Nick

1974
Absolute Hell 6.0

Absolute Hell

as Siegfried Shrager

1991
A Very Open Prison 8.5

A Very Open Prison

as Brian Silcott

1995
Eleni 6.0

Eleni

as Spiro

1985
Ladies' Night

Ladies' Night

as James Tripp

1986
The Have-Nots 5.1

The Have-Nots

as Bentham

2016
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea 4.9

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea

as Monsieur Moitessier (uncredited)

2004
Waters of the Moon

Waters of the Moon

as Julius Winterhalter

1983
Puccini 4.2

Puccini

as Giulio Ricordi

1984
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil 7.2

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

as Don Massaredo

1999
Journey of Honor 5.1

Journey of Honor

as Capt. Crawford

1991
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill 8.0

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as Lord Randolph Churchill

1974
Long Day's Journey Into Night 7.0

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as Edmund Tyrone

1973
The Roses of Eyam 7.0

The Roses of Eyam

as Reverend William Mompesson

1973
Theatreland

Theatreland

as Self

2009
The Letter 4.7

The Letter

as Howard Joyce

1982
The Philanthropist 8.0

The Philanthropist

as Philip

1975
Cherished 8.0

Cherished

as Professor Sir Roy Meadow

2005
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

as Mercutio

1967
Breathtaking 3.6

Breathtaking

as Dr. Maclaren

2000
Secret Passage 4.7

Secret Passage

as Da Monte

2004
Testimony 5.6

Testimony

as Marshall Tukhachevsky

1988
Henry IV 8.5

Henry IV

as Henry IV

1995
In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

as Morris

1994
Der Blinde 7.0

Der Blinde

as Dr. Bartnik

1996
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

as Bearded Man

2014
Verdi 10.0

Verdi

as Giuseppe Verdi

1982
My Friend Walter 7.0

My Friend Walter

as Sir Walter Raleigh

1992
Chekhov in Yalta

Chekhov in Yalta

as Konstantin Stanislavski

1988
King Lear 10.0

King Lear

as Edgar

1975
Henry VIII 6.6

Henry VIII

as Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury

1979
In England's Green and Pleasant Land

In England's Green and Pleasant Land

as Norman Reynolds

1979
The Golden Years 10.0

The Golden Years

1992
Stealing Silver 7.2

Stealing Silver

as Udo

2017
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura 7.0

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

as George Orwell

1983
Message for Posterity 8.0

Message for Posterity

as Richard Browning

1994
Benefit to Mankind

Benefit to Mankind

as Professor Quentin Tapscott

2004
End of Term

End of Term

as Damian Self

2021
The Untitled

The Untitled

as Robert Kennings

1998
All Good Men

All Good Men

1974
Ghost Trio

Ghost Trio

1977
Still Got It

Still Got It

as Jim

...but the clouds... 9.0

...but the clouds...

1977

TV Shows 70

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Rupert Smythe-Webster

1997
Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as Ernest Balliol

1997
Doctor Who 7.9

Doctor Who

as Physician

1963
The Crown 8.2

The Crown

as Archbishop of Canterbury

2016
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Martin / Reginald Freeborn

1986
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

1996
Vera 7.4

Vera

as Mr. Kipford

2011
Downton Abbey 8.1

Downton Abbey

as Sir Michael Reresby

2010
Play for Today 6.6

Play for Today

as Richard Massingham

1970
Matlock 7.0

Matlock

as Sir Alec Moore

1986
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Mercutio

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Ariel

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Brother Martin Ladvenu

1965
BBC Play of the Month 5.2

BBC Play of the Month

as Edgar

1965
New Tricks 7.3

New Tricks

as Sir Wilfred Felspar

2004
Waking the Dead 7.2

Waking the Dead

as Charles Sutton

2001
Screen Two 7.1

Screen Two

as Brian Silcott

1985
Sherlock Holmes 8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as Barrymore

1984
ITV Playhouse 7.0

ITV Playhouse

as Graham

1967
Lewis 7.6

Lewis

as Fr Moreno Mancini

2007
Hustle 7.8

Hustle

as Harry Holmes

2004
Foyle's War 7.9

Foyle's War

as Sir Giles Messinger

2002
Bergerac 7.0

Bergerac

as Sir Antony Villiers

1981
Dalziel and Pascoe 6.4

Dalziel and Pascoe

as Walter Wulfstan

1996
Inspector Morse 7.9

Inspector Morse

as Ian Matthews

1987
ITV Saturday Night Theatre 7.0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

as Edmund Tyrone

1969
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 6.6

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Chief Inspector Moore

1987
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 7.4

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Sir Stuart Stinhurst

2002
Lark Rise to Candleford 8.4

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008
Performance 6.3

Performance

as King Henry IV

1991
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Siegfried Shrager

1991
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Richard Browning

1991
The BBC Television Shakespeare 6.0

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury

1978
Lovejoy 7.4

Lovejoy

as Edwin Felt

1986
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates 7.3

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Lester Rose

1996
Atlantis 6.4

Atlantis

as Orpheus

2013
The Chronicles of Narnia 7.6

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Aslan (voice)

1988
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Ian

1977
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Norman Reynolds

1977
Hornblower 7.7

Hornblower

as Don Massaredo

1998
Scarlett 6.6

Scarlett

as Whitlock

1994
Sea of Souls 8.0

Sea of Souls

as Alex Galt

2004
The Lively Arts

The Lively Arts

as Self

1976
The Jury 7.1

The Jury

as Jeffrey Livingstone

2002
Father Brown 7.1

Father Brown

as Kalon

1974
The Worst Week of My Life 8.2

The Worst Week of My Life

as Fraser Cook

2004
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes 7.9

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Sir John Starr

2001
Hallmark Hall of Fame 8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Jean

1951
Fortunes of War 6.3

Fortunes of War

as Prince Yakimov

1987
Ivanhoe 7.1

Ivanhoe

as Waldemar Fitzurse

1997
Pramface 6.9

Pramface

2012
Cambridge Spies 6.4

Cambridge Spies

as Colonel Winter

2003
Unnatural Causes 6.3

Unnatural Causes

as James Tripp

1986
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

1985
The Riff Raff Element 5.6

The Riff Raff Element

as Roger Tundish

1994
El C.I.D. 10.0

El C.I.D.

as Jack

1990
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill 7.2

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as Randolph Churchill

1974
Verdi 7.2

Verdi

as Giuseppe Verdi

1982
The Rector's Wife 9.0

The Rector's Wife

as Daniel Byrne

1994
Romance

Romance

as Rory Balneath

1977
Feather Boy 8.0

Feather Boy

as Ernest Sorrel

2004
Behaving Badly 4.3

Behaving Badly

1989
Sharing Time

Sharing Time

as Philip

1984
Black Hearts in Battersea

Black Hearts in Battersea

as Duke of Battersea

1995
A Time to Dance 3.8

A Time to Dance

as Andrew Powell

1992
Not with a Bang 6.0

Not with a Bang

as Brian Appleyard

1990
Moving 8.5

Moving

1985
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

as Albert Einstein

1984
The Dragon's Opponent

The Dragon's Opponent

as Charles "Mad Jack" Howard

1973
The Fight Against Slavery 9.0

The Fight Against Slavery

as William Pitt

1975

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