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Ronald Pickup
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1940-06-07,Chester, England, UK
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

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

5.3

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
2004-02-09

7.4

The Mission
1986-09-24

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

5.4

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
1989-11-19

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

5.3

Bethune: The Making of a Hero
1993-09-17

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

6.282

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
2010-05-19

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

6.1

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
1990-11-18

4.865

Dark Floors
2008-02-08

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

7.2

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999-02-24

A Murder of Quality

5.476

A Murder of Quality
1991-10-04

5.7

Evilenko
2004-04-16

6.2

Ivanhoe
1982-02-23

5.833

Jekyll & Hyde
1990-01-06

Danny the Champion of the World

6.2

Danny the Champion of the World
1989-04-29

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.942

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2012-02-23

1

Puccini
1984-01-01

0

Schadenfreude

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

0

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
2014-03-03

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

4.1

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
1997-01-16

5.3

Nijinsky
1980-03-20

0

Theatreland
2009-01-01

4.7

Joseph Andrews
1977-03-09

In The Cold Light Of Day

0

In The Cold Light Of Day
1994-06-15

0

End of Term
2021-10-12

8

Henry IV
1995-10-27

Long Day's Journey Into Night

7

Long Day's Journey Into Night
1973-03-10

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

8

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974-11-05

The Golden Years

0

The Golden Years
1992-01-02

Pope John Paul II

8

Pope John Paul II
1984-04-22

Never Say Never Again

6.1

Never Say Never Again
1983-10-07

Much Ado About Nothing

5

Much Ado About Nothing
1967-01-01

...but the clouds...

0

...but the clouds...
1977-04-16

4.3

Supernova
2005-09-05

0

King Lear
1975-03-23

5.6

Camille
1984-12-11

0

All Good Men
1974-01-31

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

6.4

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015-02-26

The Philanthropist

0

The Philanthropist
1975-10-28

2.5

Secret Passage
2004-01-01

6

Zulu Dawn
1979-05-14

6

The Letter
1982-05-03

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

6.1

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
1988-11-13

The War That Never Ends

0

The War That Never Ends
1991-03-28

5.7

Absolute Hell
1991-10-05

7.1

Lolita
1997-09-27

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

6

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
2007-10-06

5.3

The Have-Nots
2016-06-25

0

Verdi
1982-01-01

The Fourth Protocol

6.2

The Fourth Protocol
1987-03-20

Romeo and Juliet

0

Romeo and Juliet
1967-03-12

Message for Posterity

0

Message for Posterity
1994-10-28

6

Milner
1994-12-19

A Life in Suitcases

5.5

A Life in Suitcases
2005-10-20

7

Cherished
2005-02-22

The Time of Their Lives

5.1

The Time of Their Lives
2017-03-10

6.2

Eleni
1985-11-01

A Dry White Season

6.6

A Dry White Season
1989-09-20

7.4

Darkest Hour
2017-11-22

6.8

Mahler
1974-04-04

5.7

Testimony
1988-11-01

The Day of the Jackal

7.499

The Day of the Jackal
1973-05-16

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

5.7

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
2005-10-29

Stealing Silver

7.2

Stealing Silver
2017-10-31

A Very Open Prison

10

A Very Open Prison
1995-12-09

4

Der Blinde
1996-03-05

The Thirty Nine Steps

6.7

The Thirty Nine Steps
1978-11-04

6.5

Henry VIII
1979-02-25

Journey of Honor

4.9

Journey of Honor
1991-04-27

My Friend Walter

0

My Friend Walter
1992-04-24

The Happy Prince

6.4

The Happy Prince
2018-04-12

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

0

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
1996-04-13

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

6.6

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
1964-09-12

3.7

Three Sisters
1970-04-01

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

0

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
1983-12-12

3

Breathtaking
2000-12-16

0

Ladies' Night
1986-12-06

The Hound of the Baskervilles

7.1

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1988-08-31

0

Ghost Trio
1977-04-17

For Tea on Sunday

0

For Tea on Sunday
1978-03-29

In England's Green and Pleasant Land

0

In England's Green and Pleasant Land
1979-05-16

Midsomer Murders

7.554

Midsomer Murders
1997-03-23

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

7.1

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002-04-08

7.627

Hustle
2004-02-24

7.5

Silent Witness
1996-02-21

9

Moving
1985-01-09

Inspector Morse

7.8

Inspector Morse
1987-01-06

The Worst Week of My Life

8.1

The Worst Week of My Life
2004-03-12

7.4

Lovejoy
1986-01-10

Waking the Dead

7.2

Waking the Dead
2001-06-18

Hallmark Hall of Fame

8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951-12-24

Not with a Bang

6

Not with a Bang
1990-03-25

The Chronicles of Narnia

7.4

The Chronicles of Narnia
1988-11-13

Fortunes of War

6.4

Fortunes of War
1987-10-11

7.6

Sea of Souls
2004-02-02

3

Behaving Badly
1989-02-20

10

Feather Boy
2004-03-16

BBC Television Shakespeare

5.2

BBC Television Shakespeare
1978-12-03

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

6.3

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974-11-05

7.479

Hornblower
1998-10-07

6.625

Father Brown
1974-09-26

The Riff Raff Element

5.7

The Riff Raff Element
1993-04-02

Unnatural Causes

5.5

Unnatural Causes
1986-11-08

0

Performance
1991-02-22

5.8

The Jury
2002-02-17

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

7.2

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996-01-03

7.8

Foyle's War
2002-10-27

6.5

Atlantis
2013-09-28

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

6.2

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987-08-02

5.9

Play for Today
1970-10-15

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

7.9

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes
2001-09-04

7.3

Pramface
2012-02-23

Sherlock Holmes

8.051

Sherlock Holmes
1984-04-24

Lark Rise to Candleford

8.3

Lark Rise to Candleford
2008-01-13

8.1

Downton Abbey
2010-09-26

Albert Einstein

0

Albert Einstein
1984-04-18

7.2

Matlock
1986-03-03

7.372

Vera
2011-05-01

6

Casualty
1986-09-06

6.9

Ivanhoe
1997-01-12

The Fight Against Slavery

8

The Fight Against Slavery
1975-03-19

The Rector's Wife

8

The Rector's Wife
1994-03-04

The Chronicles of Narnia

7.4

The Chronicles of Narnia
1988-11-13

Cambridge Spies

6.4

Cambridge Spies
2003-05-09

Black Hearts in Battersea

0

Black Hearts in Battersea
1995-12-31

5

Verdi
1982-10-13

6.4

Bergerac
1981-10-18

0

El C.I.D.
1990-02-07

Call the Midwife

7.532

Call the Midwife
2012-01-15

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

A Time to Dance

3.5

A Time to Dance
1992-01-12

8.2

The Crown
2016-11-04

Midsomer Murders

7.554

Midsomer Murders
1997-03-23

0

Performance
1991-02-22