Ronnie Raymond

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Actor Ronnie Raymond (right) and author Klaus F. Rödder in 2014

Ronnie Raymond , actually Ron Liles (born June 30, 1946 ; † January 26, 2015 ), was a British theater and film actor, mainly in roles for children and young people, who mainly appeared in the Miss Marple film at 4:50 p.m. from Paddington at the side of Margaret Rutherford became known.

life and career

Raymond's acting career was predetermined by his mother, who worked as a dancer and whose maiden name he used as a stage name. He gained his first stage experience at an early age. B. in theatrical versions of Oliver Twist and Der kleine Lord . From 1958 he was also seen on television. In 1959 he played alongside Julie Andrews in the BBC Christmas musical The Gentle Flame , and in 1961 in the series Frontier Drums in the role of Nigel Chrichton . Because of his growing popularity, he was selected by director George Pollock for the role of Alexander Eastley in the film 4:50 p.m. from Paddington . Here he was dubbed in the original English version due to his broken voice . After that film, he was only seen once in the television series The Big Pull . He then retired from the acting business, then initially worked as a disc jockey and later as an undertaker in Buckinghamshire .

Ronnie Raymond died of cancer on January 26, 2015 at the age of 68.

Filmography (selection)

movie theater

watch TV

  • 1958: The Lost King (TV series, 2 episodes)
  • 1959: Asmodée (TV movie)
  • 1959: The Gentle Flame (TV movie)
  • 1960: The Herries Chronicle (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1961: Frontier Drums (TV series, 6 episodes)
  • 1962: The Big Pull (TV series, 1 episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AH Weiler : Murder She Said (1962), Screen: Old-Maid Sleuth: The Baronet Offers 'Murder She Said' . Movie review in the New York Times, January 8, 1962 (accessed March 4, 2015).
  2. ↑ Ronnie Raymond. In: John Howard Reid: Great Cinema Detectives: Best Movies of Mystery, Suspense & Film Noir. , Lulu.com, 2006, p. 154
personal data
SURNAME Raymond, Ronnie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Liles, Ron (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British theater and film actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 30, 1946
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 2015