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Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1940-06-07

Birth Place

Chester, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

...but the clouds...

...but the clouds...

1977

0.0

Movie
A Dry White Season

A Dry White Season

1989

6.6

Movie
A Life in Suitcases

A Life in Suitcases

2005

5.5

Movie
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

2014

0.0

Movie
A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality

1991

5.5

Movie
poster

A Time to Dance

1992

3.5

TV
A Very Open Prison

A Very Open Prison

1995

10.0

Movie
Absolute Hell

Absolute Hell

1991

5.7

Movie
poster

Albert Einstein

1984

0.0

TV
All Good Men

All Good Men

1974

0.0

Movie
poster

Atlantis

2013

6.5

TV
poster

BBC Play of the Month

1965

5.0

TV
poster

BBC Television Shakespeare

1978

5.2

TV
poster

Behaving Badly

1989

3.0

TV
poster

Bergerac

1981

6.4

TV
Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1993

5.3

Movie
poster

Black Hearts in Battersea

1995

0.0

TV
Breathtaking

Breathtaking

2000

3.0

Movie
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

1997

4.1

Movie
poster

Call the Midwife

2012

7.5

TV
poster

Cambridge Spies

2003

6.4

TV
Camille

Camille

1984

5.6

Movie
poster

Casualty

1986

6.0

TV
Cherished

Cherished

2005

7.0

Movie
Danny the Champion of the World

Danny the Champion of the World

1989

6.2

Movie
Dark Floors

Dark Floors

2008

4.9

Movie
Darkest Hour

Darkest Hour

2017

7.4

Movie
Der Blinde

Der Blinde

1996

4.0

Movie
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

1964

6.6

Movie
poster

Downton Abbey

2010

8.1

TV
poster

El C.I.D.

1990

0.0

TV
Eleni

Eleni

1985

6.2

Movie
End of Term

End of Term

2021

0.0

Movie
Evilenko

Evilenko

2004

5.7

Movie
poster

Father Brown

1974

6.6

TV
poster

Feather Boy

2004

10.0

TV
For Tea on Sunday

For Tea on Sunday

1978

0.0

Movie
poster

Fortunes of War

1987

6.4

TV
poster

Foyle's War

2002

7.8

TV
Ghost Trio

Ghost Trio

1977

0.0

Movie
poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

8.7

TV
Henry IV

Henry IV

1995

8.0

Movie
Henry VIII

Henry VIII

1979

6.5

Movie
poster

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996

7.2

TV
poster

Hornblower

1998

7.5

TV
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

1999

7.2

Movie
poster

Hustle

2004

7.6

TV
In England's Green and Pleasant Land

In England's Green and Pleasant Land

1979

0.0

Movie
In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

Inspector Morse

1987

7.8

TV
Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1982

6.2

Movie
poster

Ivanhoe

1997

6.9

TV
Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

1990

5.8

Movie
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

8.0

Movie
poster

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

6.3

TV
Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977

4.7

Movie
Journey of Honor

Journey of Honor

1991

4.9

Movie
King Lear

King Lear

1975

0.0

Movie
Ladies' Night

Ladies' Night

1986

0.0

Movie
poster

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008

8.3

TV
Lolita

Lolita

1997

7.1

Movie
Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1973

7.0

Movie
poster

Lovejoy

1986

7.3

TV
Mahler

Mahler

1974

6.7

Movie
poster

Matlock

1986

7.2

TV
Message for Posterity

Message for Posterity

1994

0.0

Movie
poster

Midsomer Murders

1997

7.5

TV
Milner

Milner

1994

6.0

Movie
poster

Moving

1985

9.0

TV
Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1967

5.0

Movie
poster

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

2001

7.8

TV
My Friend Walter

My Friend Walter

1992

0.0

Movie
Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

1983

6.1

Movie
Nijinsky

Nijinsky

1980

5.3

Movie
poster

Not with a Bang

1990

6.0

TV
poster

Performance

1991

6.0

TV
poster

Play for Today

1970

6.1

TV
Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

1984

8.0

Movie
poster

Pramface

2012

7.3

TV
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

6.3

Movie
Puccini

Puccini

1984

1.0

Movie
Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1967

0.0

Movie
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

1996

0.0

Movie
Schadenfreude

Schadenfreude

0.0

Movie
poster

Sea of Souls

2004

7.6

TV
Secret Passage

Secret Passage

2004

2.5

Movie
poster

Sherlock Holmes

1984

8.1

TV
poster

Silent Witness

1996

7.5

TV
Stealing Silver

Stealing Silver

2017

7.2

Movie
Supernova

Supernova

2005

4.3

Movie
Testimony

Testimony

1988

5.7

Movie
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

5.7

Movie
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012

6.9

Movie
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

2007

5.9

Movie
poster

The Chronicles of Narnia

1988

7.4

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

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

1989

5.4

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

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

1988

6.1

Movie
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

1990

6.1

Movie
poster

The Crown

2016

8.2

TV
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

1983

0.0

Movie
The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973

7.5

Movie
poster

The Fight Against Slavery

1975

8.0

TV
The Fourth Protocol

The Fourth Protocol

1987

6.3

Movie
The Golden Years

The Golden Years

1992

0.0

Movie
The Happy Prince

The Happy Prince

2018

6.4

Movie
The Have-Nots

The Have-Nots

2016

5.3

Movie
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1988

7.1

Movie
poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002

7.1

TV
poster

The Jury

2002

6.0

TV
The Letter

The Letter

1982

6.0

Movie
The Mission

The Mission

1986

7.4

Movie
The Philanthropist

The Philanthropist

1975

0.0

Movie
poster

The Rector's Wife

1994

8.0

TV
poster

The Riff Raff Element

1993

5.7

TV
poster

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

6.2

TV
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

6.4

Movie
The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

6.7

Movie
The Time of Their Lives

The Time of Their Lives

2017

5.1

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

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

2004

5.3

Movie
The War That Never Ends

The War That Never Ends

1991

0.0

Movie
poster

The Worst Week of My Life

2004

8.1

TV
Theatreland

Theatreland

2009

0.0

Movie
Three Sisters

Three Sisters

1970

3.7

Movie
poster

Unnatural Causes

1986

5.5

TV
poster

Vera

2011

7.4

TV
Verdi

Verdi

1982

0.0

Movie
poster

Verdi

1982

5.0

TV
poster

Waking the Dead

2001

7.2

TV
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

6.0

Movie