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British actor (1940–2021)
Ronald Alfred Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in Doctor Who Michael Billington described him as "a terrific stage star and an essential member of Laurence Olivier 's National Theatre company".[2] the title role in The Life of Verdi Fortunes of War
Early life and training [ edit ]
Pickup was born in Chester on 7 June 1940.[3] née Williams).[4] [5] King's School, Chester , and went on to study English at the University of Leeds , graduating in 1962.[3] Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London , receiving the annual Bancroft Medal (silver) on graduation in 1964.[6] [4]
Acting roles [ edit ]
Television [ edit ]
Pickup's television work began with an episode during the first series of Doctor Who The Reign of Terror [5] £ 30,[7] [8] [9] The Dragon's Opponent in 1973, playing Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk , a World War II bomb disposal expert. In 1976, he appeared in the Thames Television serial Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill Lord Randolph Churchill to Lee Remick 's Jennie . Almost a decade later, Pickup had the starring role as composer Giuseppe Verdi in the acclaimed The Life of Verdi Renato Castellani .[10]
Pickup appeared opposite Penelope Keith in Moving Friedrich Nietzsche in Wagner Wagner has also been released as a film. The following year, Pickup portrayed Jan Tyranowski in the TV movie Pope John Paul II Albert Einstein in the TV mini series Einstein .[11] [8] George Orwell in Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura [8] [9] [12] Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh in the BBC serial Fortunes of War Olivia Manning . He was the voice of Aslan in the BBC television serial adaptation of The Chronicles of Narnia C. S. Lewis . Pickup starred in the short lived sit-com Not with a Bang Michael Caine in Jekyll & Hyde Dervla Kirwan in the television adaptation of Melvyn Bragg 's book A Time To Dance , considered by some to be one of his best performances.[3] [13]
Pickup's other roles included parts in Hornblower [11] The Riff Raff Element [14] Hustle [15] Foyle's War [7] Midsomer Murders Lovejoy [11] Waking the Dead [16] The Bill Silent Witness [7] Sherlock Holmes [15] [failed verification Doc Martin [7] Inspector Morse [11] The Rector's Wife [14] John le Carré 's A Murder of Quality Feather Boy [11] The Ruth Rendell Mysteries [11] [14]
Pickup played a regular part, Fraser Cook in the 2004 BBC sitcom The Worst Week of My Life [11] Judi Dench in the 1989 Channel 4 serial Behaving Badly [11] [14] Lark Rise to Candleford [11] [15] Lewis [15]
Pickup appeared in the fifth series of Young Dracula [15] Holby City as Charles, Lord Byrne ,[11] Coronation Street Michelle Connor in the Rovers Return. Pickup, in 2015, appeared as Sir Michael Reresby an episode of the 6th season of Downton Abbey [17] Geoffrey Fisher , the Archbishop of Canterbury , in four episodes of the Netflix series The Crown [7]
Theatre [ edit ]
Pickup was also an accomplished stage actor. His first professional role was in 1964 as Friendly in Virtue in Danger [18] Julius Caesar Lindsay Anderson at the Royal Court Theatre .[19] Laurence Olivier at the Royal National Theatre , most notably as Baron Tusenbach in Three Sisters Long Day's Journey into Night Michael Elliott's production of Miss Julie Chichester Festival ; 1966 Old Vic ).[20] Rosalind in Clifford Williams's all-male production of As You Like It [21] [22] Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his performance in Amy's View [4] [23]
Between March and August 2009, Pickup starred as Lucky in Sean Mathias 's production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett opposite Sir Ian McKellen (Estragon), Patrick Stewart (Vladimir), and Simon Callow (Pozzo). The tour opened in Malvern , Worcestershire , before travelling to Milton Keynes , Brighton , Bath , Norwich , Edinburgh , and Newcastle ; its run at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket , was extended due to popular demand.[24]
His last stage appearance was as Mazzini Dunn in Heartbreak House [21]
Pickup appeared as a forger in The Day of the Jackal [11] Ken Russell 's film Mahler Joseph Andrews [14] Prussian agents conspiring to blow up the Houses of Parliament in The Thirty Nine Steps [11]
Pickup played Thomas Cranmer , Archbishop of Canterbury in the BBC Television Shakespeare version of Henry VIII [14] Zulu Dawn [14] Igor Stravinsky in Nijinsky [25] Ivanhoe James Bond film Never Say Never Again Sean Connery .[14] The Mission [11] Danny, the Champion of the World A Dry White Season [14]
Pickup appeared in the film Secret Passage John Turturro .[15] The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby [8] Supernova [15]
Pickup gained international recognition[8] The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [26] The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Darkest Hour Neville Chamberlain as he cedes power to Winston Churchill in the early months of World War II.[8]
Personal life [ edit ]
Pickup married Lans Traverse in 1964 and they had two children: Rachel Pickup , an actress, and Simon Pickup.[5] Midsomer Murders [27] Schadenfreude (2016).[28]
Pickup died on 24 February 2021 following a long illness, aged 80.[8] [9] [29]
Filmography [ edit ]
The Day of the Jackal [11] [30]
Mahler [11] [14]
Joseph Andrews [14] [15]
The Thirty Nine Steps [11] [14]
Zulu Dawn [14] [15]
Nijinsky Igor Stravinsky [11] [30]
Ivanhoe [14] [15]
The Letter [11] [14]
The Life of Verdi Giuseppe Verdi [11] [25]
Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura (TV movie 1983) - George Orwelll
Never Say Never Again [14] [30]
Wagner Friedrich Nietzsche [14] [15]
Pope John Paul II [11] [14]
Camille [15]
Einstein (1984 TV mini series) – Albert Einstein [14]
Eleni [30]
The Mission [11] [14]
The Fourth Protocol [14] [15]
Testimony Mikhail Tukhachevsky [14] [15]
The Chronicles of Narnia
Danny, the Champion of the World [14]
A Dry White Season [14] [30]
Bethune: The Making of a Hero [11] [14]
Kabuto (1991) – Capt. Crawford[31]
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis [11] [14]
Lolita [11] [14]
Breathtaking (2000) – Dr. Maclaren[11] [14]
Evilenko [11] [14]
Secret Passage [15]
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby [11] [14]
A Life in Suitcases (2005) – Monsieur Moitessier[11] [14]
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey [11] [14]
Dark Floors [11] [15]
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time [11] [14]
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [11] [14]
Doc Martin [11]
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel [11] [14]
The Crown Archbishop of Canterbury [8]
The Time of Their Lives [11] [14]
The Rebel
Darkest Hour Neville Chamberlain [11] [14]
The Happy Prince
Stealing Silver (Short) (2018) – Udo
The Coming of the Martians (2018) – The Curate
Flicker and go out (Short) (2019) – Mr. Addington
Summer of Rockets
Still Got It (Short) (2019) – Jim
End of Term (2021) – Damian Self (Posthumous release; Final film role)
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Ronald Pickup, Shakespearean actor who went on to find fame on the big and small screen – obituary" . The Daily Telegraph . London. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .(subscription required)
^ a b c "Ronald Pickup is receiving a Doctor of Letters" . University of Chester . 3 November 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2020 .
^ a b c Ronald Pickup , FilmReference.com; accessed 2 January 2014.
^ "R.A.D.A spring awards". The Times
^ a b c d e Stolworthy, Jacob (25 February 2021). "Ronald Pickup death: The Crown and Darkest Hour star dies aged 80" . The Independent . London. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h Shoard, Catherine (25 February 2021). "Ronald Pickup, much-loved star of stage and screen, dies aged 80" . The Guardian . London. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ a b c "Ronald Pickup: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel actor dies" . BBC One. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ Rota, Ornella (17 August 1979). "Quell'inglese che fa Verdi alla TV" [That Englishman that Plays Verdi on T.V.]. La Stampa 6 . Retrieved 20 July 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "Ronald Pickup" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ Drama
^ Jerry Roberts (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Ronald Pickup" . British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Ronald Pickup List of Movies and TV Shows" . TV Guide . Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ "Waking the Dead, Series 2: Deathwatch – Part 2" . BBC One. 10 September 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ "Ronald Pickup" . IMDb . Retrieved 3 February 2022 .
^ Morley, Sheridan (3 August 1972). "A timely return to the classical theatre". The Times . p. 7.
^ "Caesar as enormous ugly tyrant". The Times . 27 November 1964. p. 15.
^ Meyer, Michael (2014). Strindberg Plays : 1 . Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 9781472574053
^ a b Quinn, Michael (9 March 2021). "Obituary". The Stage
^ Wardle, Irving (4 October 1967). "Comic results when men take over from actresses". The Times
^ Michael Romain (1992). A Profile of Jonathan Miller ISBN 978-0-521-40953-7
^ Bosanquet, Theo. "Waiting for Godot Extends Again at Haymarket" . www.whatsonstage.com . Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ a b Jolanta T. Pekacz (2006). Musical Biography: Towards New Paradigms ISBN 978-0-7546-5151-2
^ Katz, Stephen (10 June 2018). Ageing in Everyday Life: Materialities and Embodiments ISBN 978-1-4473-3592-4
^ Koll, Horst Peter; Messias, Hans, eds. (4 April 2012). Lexikon des internationalen Films – Filmjahr 2011: Das komplette Angebot im Kino, Fernsehen und auf DVD/Blu-ray ISBN 9783894727970
^ "Schadenfreude – Cast & Crew" . Mubi . Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ "Ronald Pickup dead: The Crown star dies aged 80 after long illness" . Metro.co.uk . 25 February 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ a b c d e "Ronald Pickup" . American Film Institute. Retrieved 25 February 2021 .
^ Pohle Jr., Robert W.; Hart, Douglas C.; Pohle Baldwin, Rita (9 May 2017). The Christopher Lee Film Encyclopedia ISBN 9780810892705
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