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Ronald Pickup

Bio: 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

Born: Fri, Jun 07 1940

Birthplace: Chester, England, UK

Death: Thu, Feb 25 2021

Ronald Pickup is 80 years old

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End of Term

Ronald Pickup would have been no older than 80 in End of Term as 'Damian Self'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 12 2021

The Happy Prince

Ronald Pickup was 77 in The Happy Prince as 'Judge'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 12 2018

Darkest Hour

Ronald Pickup was 77 in Darkest Hour as 'Neville Chamberlain'.

Movie Released: Wed, Nov 22 2017

Stealing Silver

Ronald Pickup was 77 in Stealing Silver as 'Udo'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 31 2017

The Time of Their Lives

Ronald Pickup was 76 in The Time of Their Lives as 'Frank'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 10 2017

The Have-Nots

Ronald Pickup was 76 in The Have-Nots as 'Bentham'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jun 25 2016

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Ronald Pickup was 74 in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as 'Norman Cousins'.

Movie Released: Thu, Feb 26 2015

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

Ronald Pickup was 73 in A Little Place Off the Edgware Road as 'Bearded Man'.

Movie Released: Mon, Mar 03 2014

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Ronald Pickup was 71 in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel as 'Norman Cousins'.

Movie Released: Thu, Feb 23 2012

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Ronald Pickup was 69 in Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time as 'King Sharaman'.

Movie Released: Wed, May 19 2010

Theatreland

Ronald Pickup was 68 in Theatreland as 'Himself'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 2009

Dark Floors

Ronald Pickup was 67 in Dark Floors as 'Tobias'.

Movie Released: Fri, Feb 08 2008

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

Ronald Pickup was 67 in The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey as 'William McDowell'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 06 2007

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

Ronald Pickup was 65 in The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby as 'Cecil Johnson'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 29 2005

A Life in Suitcases

Ronald Pickup was 65 in A Life in Suitcases as 'Monsieur Moitessier'.

Movie Released: Thu, Oct 20 2005

Supernova

Ronald Pickup was 65 in Supernova as 'Dr. Malcolm Handey'.

Movie Released: Mon, Sep 05 2005

Cherished

Ronald Pickup was 64 in Cherished as 'Professor Sir Roy Meadow'.

Movie Released: Tue, Feb 22 2005

Evilenko

Ronald Pickup was 63 in Evilenko as 'Aron Richter'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 16 2004

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

Ronald Pickup was 63 in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea as 'Monsieur Moitessier'.

Movie Released: Mon, Feb 09 2004

Secret Passage

Ronald Pickup was 63 in Secret Passage as 'Da Monte'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 01 2004

Breathtaking

Ronald Pickup was 60 in Breathtaking as 'Dr. Maclaren'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 16 2000

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

Ronald Pickup was 58 in Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil as 'Don Massaredo'.

Movie Released: Wed, Feb 24 1999

Lolita

Ronald Pickup was 57 in Lolita as 'Young Humbert's Father'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 27 1997

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

Ronald Pickup was 56 in Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis as 'Percy Stone'.

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 16 1997

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

Ronald Pickup was 55 in Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told as 'Narrator'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 13 1996

Der Blinde

Ronald Pickup was 55 in Der Blinde as 'Dr. Bartnik'.

Movie Released: Tue, Mar 05 1996

A Very Open Prison

Ronald Pickup was 55 in A Very Open Prison as 'Brian Silcott'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 09 1995

Henry IV

Ronald Pickup was 55 in Henry IV as 'Henry IV'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 27 1995

Milner

Ronald Pickup was 54 in Milner as 'Jocelyn Fry'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 19 1994

Message for Posterity

Ronald Pickup was 54 in Message for Posterity as 'Richard Browning'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 28 1994

In The Cold Light Of Day

Ronald Pickup was 54 in In The Cold Light Of Day as 'Morris'.

Movie Released: Wed, Jun 15 1994

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

Ronald Pickup was 53 in Bethune: The Making of a Hero as 'Alan Coleman'.

Movie Released: Fri, Sep 17 1993

My Friend Walter

Ronald Pickup was 51 in My Friend Walter as 'Sir Walter Raleigh'.

Movie Released: Fri, Apr 24 1992

The Golden Years

Ronald Pickup was 51 in The Golden Years

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 02 1992

Absolute Hell

Ronald Pickup was 51 in Absolute Hell as 'Siegfried Shrager'.

Movie Released: Sat, Oct 05 1991

A Murder of Quality

Ronald Pickup was 51 in A Murder of Quality as 'Felix D'Arcy'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 04 1991

Journey of Honor

Ronald Pickup was 50 in Journey of Honor as 'Capt. Crawford'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 27 1991

The War That Never Ends

Ronald Pickup was 50 in The War That Never Ends as 'Diodotus'.

Movie Released: Thu, Mar 28 1991

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

Ronald Pickup was 50 in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair as 'Aslan (voice)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 18 1990

Jekyll & Hyde

Ronald Pickup was 49 in Jekyll & Hyde as 'Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire'.

Movie Released: Sat, Jan 06 1990

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

Ronald Pickup was 49 in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader as 'Aslan (voice)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 19 1989

A Dry White Season

Ronald Pickup was 49 in A Dry White Season as 'Louw'.

Movie Released: Wed, Sep 20 1989

Danny the Champion of the World

Ronald Pickup was 48 in Danny the Champion of the World as 'Captain Lancaster'.

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 29 1989

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

Ronald Pickup was 48 in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe as 'Aslan (voice)'.

Movie Released: Sun, Nov 13 1988

Testimony

Ronald Pickup was 48 in Testimony as 'Marshall Tukhachevsky'.

Movie Released: Tue, Nov 01 1988

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Ronald Pickup was 48 in The Hound of the Baskervilles as 'Barrymore'.

Movie Released: Wed, Aug 31 1988

The Fourth Protocol

Ronald Pickup was 46 in The Fourth Protocol as 'Wynne-Evans'.

Movie Released: Fri, Mar 20 1987

Ladies' Night

Ronald Pickup was 46 in Ladies' Night as 'James Tripp'.

Movie Released: Sat, Dec 06 1986

The Mission

Ronald Pickup was 46 in The Mission as 'Hontar'.

Movie Released: Wed, Sep 24 1986

Eleni

Ronald Pickup was 45 in Eleni as 'Spiro'.

Movie Released: Fri, Nov 01 1985

Camille

Ronald Pickup was 44 in Camille as 'Jean'.

Movie Released: Tue, Dec 11 1984

Pope John Paul II

Ronald Pickup was 43 in Pope John Paul II as 'Jan Tyranowski'.

Movie Released: Sun, Apr 22 1984

Puccini

Ronald Pickup was 43 in Puccini as 'Giulio Ricordi'.

Movie Released: Sun, Jan 01 1984

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

Ronald Pickup was 43 in The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura as 'George Orwell'.

Movie Released: Mon, Dec 12 1983

Never Say Never Again

Ronald Pickup was 43 in Never Say Never Again as 'Elliott'.

Movie Released: Fri, Oct 07 1983

The Letter

Ronald Pickup was 41 in The Letter as 'Howard Joyce'.

Movie Released: Mon, May 03 1982

Ivanhoe

Ronald Pickup was 41 in Ivanhoe as 'Prince John'.

Movie Released: Tue, Feb 23 1982

Verdi

Ronald Pickup was 41 in Verdi as 'Giuseppe Verdi'.

Movie Released: Fri, Jan 01 1982

Nijinsky

Ronald Pickup was 39 in Nijinsky as 'Igor Stravinsky'.

Movie Released: Thu, Mar 20 1980

In England's Green and Pleasant Land

Ronald Pickup was 38 in In England's Green and Pleasant Land as 'Norman Reynolds'.

Movie Released: Wed, May 16 1979

Zulu Dawn

Ronald Pickup was 38 in Zulu Dawn as 'Lt. Harford'.

Movie Released: Mon, May 14 1979

Henry VIII

Ronald Pickup was 38 in Henry VIII as 'Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury'.

Movie Released: Sun, Feb 25 1979

The Thirty Nine Steps

Ronald Pickup was 38 in The Thirty Nine Steps as 'Bayliss'.

Movie Released: Sat, Nov 04 1978

For Tea on Sunday

Ronald Pickup was 37 in For Tea on Sunday as 'Ian'.

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 29 1978

Ghost Trio

Ronald Pickup was 36 in Ghost Trio

Movie Released: Sun, Apr 17 1977

...but the clouds...

Ronald Pickup was 36 in ...but the clouds...

Movie Released: Sat, Apr 16 1977

Joseph Andrews

Ronald Pickup was 36 in Joseph Andrews as 'Mr. Wilson'.

Movie Released: Wed, Mar 09 1977

The Philanthropist

Ronald Pickup was 35 in The Philanthropist as 'Philip'.

Movie Released: Tue, Oct 28 1975

King Lear

Ronald Pickup was 34 in King Lear as 'Edgar'.

Movie Released: Sun, Mar 23 1975

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Ronald Pickup was 34 in Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill as 'Lord Randolph Churchill'.

Movie Released: Tue, Nov 05 1974

Mahler

Ronald Pickup was 33 in Mahler as 'Nick'.

Movie Released: Thu, Apr 04 1974

All Good Men

Ronald Pickup was 33 in All Good Men

Movie Released: Thu, Jan 31 1974

The Day of the Jackal

Ronald Pickup was 32 in The Day of the Jackal as 'The Forger'.

Movie Released: Wed, May 16 1973

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Ronald Pickup was 32 in Long Day's Journey Into Night as 'Edmund Tyrone'.

Movie Released: Sat, Mar 10 1973

Three Sisters

Ronald Pickup was 29 in Three Sisters as 'Baron Tusenbach'.

Movie Released: Wed, Apr 01 1970

Romeo and Juliet

Ronald Pickup was 26 in Romeo and Juliet as 'Mercutio'.

Movie Released: Sun, Mar 12 1967

Much Ado About Nothing

Ronald Pickup was 26 in Much Ado About Nothing as 'Don Pedro'.

Movie Released: Sun, Feb 05 1967

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

Ronald Pickup was 24 in Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror as 'Physician'.

Movie Released: Sat, Sep 12 1964

Schadenfreude

Ronald Pickup will be 80+ in Schadenfreude as 'The Gambler'.

Movie Released: Unreleased

TV Shows (Acting Roles)

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The Crown

Ronald Pickup was 76+ in The Crown as 'Archbishop of Canterbury'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Nov 04 2016

Atlantis

Ronald Pickup was 73+ in Atlantis as 'Orpheus'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, Sep 28 2013

Pramface

Ronald Pickup was 71+ in Pramface

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Feb 23 2012

Call the Midwife

Ronald Pickup was 71+ in Call the Midwife as 'Philip Worth'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Jan 15 2012

Vera

Ronald Pickup was 70+ in Vera as 'Mr. Kipford'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, May 01 2011

Downton Abbey

Ronald Pickup was 70+ in Downton Abbey as 'Sir Michael Reresby'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Sep 26 2010

Lark Rise to Candleford

Ronald Pickup was 67+ in Lark Rise to Candleford

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Jan 13 2008

Feather Boy

Ronald Pickup was 63+ in Feather Boy as 'Ernest Sorrel'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Mar 16 2004

The Worst Week of My Life

Ronald Pickup was 63+ in The Worst Week of My Life as 'Fraser'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Mar 12 2004

Hustle

Ronald Pickup was 63+ in Hustle as 'Harry Holmes'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Feb 24 2004

Sea of Souls

Ronald Pickup was 63+ in Sea of Souls as 'Alex Galt'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Feb 02 2004

Cambridge Spies

Ronald Pickup was 62+ in Cambridge Spies as 'Colonel Winter'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, May 09 2003

Foyle's War

Ronald Pickup was 62+ in Foyle's War as 'Sir Giles Messinger'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Oct 27 2002

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

Ronald Pickup was 61+ in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries as 'Sir Stuart Stinhurst'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Apr 08 2002

The Jury

Ronald Pickup was 61+ in The Jury as 'Jeffrey Livingstone'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Feb 17 2002

Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes

Ronald Pickup was 61+ in Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes as 'Sir John Starr'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Sep 04 2001

Waking the Dead

Ronald Pickup was 61+ in Waking the Dead as 'Charles Sutton'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Jun 18 2001

Hornblower

Ronald Pickup was 58+ in Hornblower as 'Don Massaredo'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Oct 07 1998

Midsomer Murders

Ronald Pickup was 56+ in Midsomer Murders as 'Rupert Smythe-Webster, Ernest Balliol'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Mar 23 1997

Ivanhoe

Ronald Pickup was 56+ in Ivanhoe as 'Waldemar Fitzurse'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Jan 12 1997

Silent Witness

Ronald Pickup was 55+ in Silent Witness

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Feb 21 1996

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

Ronald Pickup was 55+ in Hetty Wainthropp Investigates as 'Lester Rose'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Jan 03 1996

Black Hearts in Battersea

Ronald Pickup was 55+ in Black Hearts in Battersea as 'Duke Of Battersea'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Dec 31 1995

The Rector's Wife

Ronald Pickup was 53+ in The Rector's Wife as 'Daniel Byrne'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Mar 04 1994

The Riff Raff Element

Ronald Pickup was 52+ in The Riff Raff Element as 'Roger Tundish'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Apr 02 1993

A Time to Dance

Ronald Pickup was 51+ in A Time to Dance as 'Andrew Powell'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Jan 12 1992

Performance

Ronald Pickup was 50+ in Performance as 'King Henry IV, Siegfried Shrager'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Feb 22 1991

Not with a Bang

Ronald Pickup was 49+ in Not with a Bang as 'Brian Appleyard'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Mar 25 1990

El C.I.D.

Ronald Pickup was 49+ in El C.I.D. as 'Jack'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Feb 07 1990

Behaving Badly

Ronald Pickup was 48+ in Behaving Badly

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Feb 20 1989

The Chronicles of Narnia

Ronald Pickup was 48+ in The Chronicles of Narnia as ', Aslan (voice)'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Nov 13 1988

Fortunes of War

Ronald Pickup was 47+ in Fortunes of War as 'Prince Yakimov'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Oct 11 1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Ronald Pickup was 47+ in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries as 'Chief Inspector Moore'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Aug 02 1987

Inspector Morse

Ronald Pickup was 46+ in Inspector Morse as 'Ian Matthews'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Jan 06 1987

Unnatural Causes

Ronald Pickup was 46+ in Unnatural Causes as 'James Tripp'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, Nov 08 1986

Casualty

Ronald Pickup was 46+ in Casualty as 'Martin / Reginald Freeborn'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sat, Sep 06 1986

Matlock

Ronald Pickup was 45+ in Matlock as 'Sir Alec Moore'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Mar 03 1986

Lovejoy

Ronald Pickup was 45+ in Lovejoy as 'Edwin Felt'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Fri, Jan 10 1986

Moving

Ronald Pickup was 44+ in Moving

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Jan 09 1985

Screen Two

Ronald Pickup was 44+ in Screen Two as 'Brian Silcott'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Jan 06 1985

Sherlock Holmes

Ronald Pickup was 43+ in Sherlock Holmes as 'Barrymore'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Apr 24 1984

Albert Einstein

Ronald Pickup was 43+ in Albert Einstein as 'Albert Einstein'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Apr 18 1984

Verdi

Ronald Pickup was 42+ in Verdi as 'Giuseppe Verdi'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Oct 13 1982

Bergerac

Ronald Pickup was 41+ in Bergerac as 'Sir Antony Villiers'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Oct 18 1981

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Ronald Pickup was 38+ in The BBC Television Shakespeare

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Sun, Dec 03 1978

The Fight Against Slavery

Ronald Pickup was 34+ in The Fight Against Slavery as 'William Pitt'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Wed, Mar 19 1975

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Ronald Pickup was 34+ in Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill as 'Randolph Churchill'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Nov 05 1974

Father Brown

Ronald Pickup was 34+ in Father Brown

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Sep 26 1974

Play for Today

Ronald Pickup was 30+ in Play for Today as 'Richard Massingham'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Thu, Oct 15 1970

BBC Play of the Month

Ronald Pickup was 25+ in BBC Play of the Month as 'Mercutio'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Tue, Oct 19 1965

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Ronald Pickup was 11+ in Hallmark Hall of Fame as 'Jean'.

TV Show Released: First Air Date
Mon, Dec 24 1951