Ronald pickup
Ronald Alfred Pickup (born June 7, 1940 in Chester , Cheshire ) is a British actor .
Life
Ronald Pickup was born in 1940 in Chester, northwest England, near the Welsh border. His parents were the editor Eric Pickup and his wife Daisy. He attended King's School in his hometown of Chester. Pickup received his acting training at the renowned Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London .
As a stage actor, he worked with Sir Laurence Olivier at the Royal National Theater . In 1998 he was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Amy's View . Ronald Pickup has an extensive cinematic oeuvre. In 1964 he made his first appearance in front of the camera in the first season of the television series Doctor Who . In 1982 he played Giuseppe Verdi in the multi-part series Giuseppe Verdi - An Italian Legend, which was also broadcast on German-speaking television . He also appeared in numerous other television series and feature films such as Never Say Never , The Jackal and, most recently, in 2012 in Best Exotic Marigold Hotel .
Ronald Pickup has been married to actress Lans Traverse since 1964. Their children, Simon Pickup and Rachel Pickup, are also actors.
Filmography (selection)
- 1973: The Jackal (The Day of the Jackal)
- 1974: Mahler
- 1977: The Adventures of Joseph Andrews (Joseph Andrews)
- 1978: The 39 Steps (The Thirty Nine Steps)
- 1982: Giuseppe Verdi - An Italian Legend (The Life of Verdi) (TV miniseries)
- 1983: Never Say Never (Never Say Never Again)
- 1983: Wagner - The life and work of Richard Wagner (TV series)
- 1984: John Paul II. - His way to Rome (Pope John Paul II.)
- 1984: Albert Einstein: The life story of a genius
- 1985: Eleni
- 1986: Mission (The Mission)
- 1988: The Hound of the Baskervilles (The Hound of the Baskervilles)
- 1988, testimony (Testimony)
- 1988: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion of Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe)
- 1988: My Life with Anne Frank (The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank)
- 1989: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader)
- 1991: The Adventures of the Samurai (Kabuto)
- 1991–1995: Performance (TV series)
- 1995: The blind man
- 2000: In the Beginning
- 2002–2007: Holby City (TV series)
- 2005: Supernova - When the sun explodes (Supernova)
- 2008: Dark Floors (Dark Floors - The Lordi Motion Picture)
- 2010: Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time
- 2012: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- 2014: Young Dracula (TV series)
- 2014: Atlantis (TV series)
- 2015: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2 (The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)
- 2016: The have-nots
- 2017: The Darkest Hour
Web links
- Ronald Pickup in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Pickup, Ronald |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pickup, Ronald Alfred (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | June 7, 1940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Chester , Cheshire |