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  • BIRTH 07/06/1940
  • DEATH 25/02/2021
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 22
  • MOVIES 26

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.

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Ronald Pickup

Shows (22)

The Crown
The Crown
Archbishop of Canterbury
Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey
Sir Michael Reresby
Atlantis (2013)
Atlantis (2013)
Orpheus
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Ernest Balliol / Rupert Smythe-Webster
Vera
Vera
Mr. Kipford
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Barrymore
Hustle
Hustle
Harry Holmes
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
Charles Sutton
Casualty
Casualty
Martin / Reginald Freeborn
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Chronicles of Narnia
Aslan (voice)
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Sir Stuart Stinhurst
Cambridge Spies
Cambridge Spies
Colonel Winter
Murder Rooms
Murder Rooms
Sir John Starr
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
Ian Matthews
Lovejoy
Lovejoy
Edwin Felt
Feather Boy
Feather Boy
Ernest Sorrel
Ivanhoe (1997)
Ivanhoe (1997)
Waldemar Fitzurse
The Worst Week of My Life
The Worst Week of My Life
Fraser
Hornblower
Hornblower
Don Massaredo
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Jean
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Lester Rose
Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War
Prince Yakimov

Movies (26)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
King Sharaman
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Norman Cousins
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour
Neville Chamberlain
Never Say Never Again
Never Say Never Again
Elliott
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Norman Cousins
The Mission
The Mission
Hontar
Lolita
Lolita
Young Humbert's Father
The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince
Judge
The Hound of the Baskervilles
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Barrymore
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
Bayliss
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
The Forger
Mahler
Mahler
Nick
The Time of Their Lives
The Time of Their Lives
Frank
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn
Lt. Harford
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian &…
Aslan (voice)
The Fourth Protocol
The Fourth Protocol
Wynne-Evans
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Cecil Johnson
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Physician
Dark Floors
Dark Floors
Tobias
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season
Louw
Jekyll & Hyde
Jekyll & Hyde
Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Don Massaredo
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
William McDowell
Evilenko
Evilenko
Aron Richter
Danny the Champion of the World
Danny the Champion of the World
Captain Lancaster
Camille
Camille
Jean