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Ronald Pickup Biography (1940-)
Born June 7, 1940 (one source cites 1941), in Chester, England; son of Eric (a lecturer) and Daisy (maiden name, Williams) Pickup; married Lans Traverse (an actress), August 9, 1964; children: Simon, Rachel.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- June 7, 1940
- Chester, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Stage debut) Sir John Friendly, Virtue in Danger, Phoenix Theatre, Leicester, England, 1964
- (London debut) Octavius, Julius Caesar, Royal Court Theatre, 1964
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelley, Royal Court Theatre, 1965
- Pete, Saved, Royal Court Theatre, 1965
- Private Hurst, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, Royal Court Theatre,1965
- Sir Oliver Kix, A Chaste Maid in Cheapside, Royal Court Theatre, 1966
- Simon, Transcending, Royal Court Theatre, 1966
- Johnny Boyle, Juno and the Paycock, National Theatre Company, OldVic Theatre, London, 1966
- Jeremy, Love for Love, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre,1966
- Don John, Much Ado about Nothing, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1966
- Fedotik, The Three Sisters, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1967
- Rosalind, As You Like It (all male production), National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1967
- Messenger, Oedipus, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
- Me, In His Own Write, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
- Don Armado, Love's Labour's Lost, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1968
- Joaquin and various roles, Guevara, National Theatre Company, OldVic Theatre, 1969
- Tusenbach, Three Sisters, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1969
- Haslam (Part I) and Pygmalion (Part II), Back to Methuselah, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1969
- Aimwell, The Beaux' Stratagem, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1969
- Title role, Oedipus, National Theatre Company, Young Vic Theatre,London, 1970
- Guildenstern, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1970
- Ippolit, The Idiot, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1970
- Frank Gardner, Mrs. Warren's Profession, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1970
- Angelo, Measure for Measure, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
- Dr. Jellinek, Field Marshal, and Rosencrantz, The Captain of Kopenick, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
- St. Just, Danton's Death, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
- Edmund, Long Day's Journey into Night, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1971
- Title role, Richard II, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre,1972
- Joseph Surface, The School for Scandal, National Theatre Company,Old Vic Theatre, 1972
- Malcolm, Macbeth, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1972
- Joe Shawcross, The Party, National Theatre Company, Old Vic Theatre, 1973
- Norman, The Norman Conquests, Globe Theatre, London, 1975
- Man, Play, Royal Court Theatre, 1976
- Caius Cassius, Julius Caesar, National Theatre Company, Olivier Theatre, London, 1977
- Philip Madras, The Madras House, National Theatre Company, OlivierTheatre, 1977
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Hobson's Choice, Lyric Theatre-Hammersmith, London, 1981
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Uncle Vanya, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1982
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Little Eyolf, Lyric Theatre, London, 1985
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The Cherry Orchard, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1989
- Frank Oddie, Amy's View, Royal National Theatre, London, thenEthel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1999
- Also appeared in All in Good Time.
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Film Appearances
- Baron Tusenbach, Three Sisters, 1970, American Film Theatre, 1974
- The forger, The Day of the Jackal, Universal, 1973
- Nick, Mahler, Visual Programme Systems, 1974
- Bayliss, The Thirty Nine Steps, International Picture Show, 1978
- Lieutenant Harford, Zulu Dawn, Warner Bros., 1979
- Igor Stravinsky, Nijinsky, Paramount, 1980
- Elliot, Never Say Never Again, Warner Bros., 1983
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Einstein, 1983
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Orwell on Jura, 1983
- Friedrich Nietzsche, Wagner, 1983
- Spiro Skevis, Eleni, Warner Bros., 1985
- Hontar, The Mission, Warner Bros., 1986
- Marshall Tukhachevsky, Testimony, Isolde, 1987
- Dr. Wynne-Evans, The Fourth Protocol, Lorimar, 1987
- Louw, A Dry White Season, 1989
- Alan Coleman, Bethune: The Making of a Hero (also known as Dr.Bethune), 1990
- Captain Crawford, Journey of Honor (also known as Shogun Warrior and Shogun Mayeda), 1991
- Young Humbert's father, Lolita, Samuel Goldwyn, 1997
- Percy Stone, Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis, 1998
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Breathtaking, IAC Film, 2000
- Also appeared in Joseph Andrews,
A Life of Puccini, and Shostakovich.
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Lord Randolph Churchill, Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill, Thames,then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1975
- William Pitt, The Fight against Slavery, 1975
- Giuseppe Verdi, The Life of Verdi (also known as Verdi), PBS, 1983
- Prince Yakimov, Fortunes of War, BBC, 1986, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1988
- Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstaengl, The Nightmare Years, TNT, 1989
- Whitlock, Scarlett, CBS, 1994
- Fitzurse, Ivanhoe (also known as Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe), Arts and Entertainment, 1997
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Specials
- Edmund Tyrone, Long Day's Journey into Night, ABC, 1973
- Cranmer, Henry VIII (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare:Henry VIII), BBC, then The Shakespeare Plays, PBS, both 1979
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Father Brown, 1982
- Dr. Julius Winterhalter, Waters of the Moon, BBC, 1983, then Artsand Entertainment, 1986
- Voice of Aslan, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (also knownas The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe), PBS, 1989
- Sir Lucius O'Trigger, The Rivals, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
- Voice of Aslan, Prince Caspian and the Voyage of the Dawn Treader(also known as Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and Chroniclesof Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader), PBS, 1990
- Voice of Aslan, The Silver Chair (also known as Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair), PBS, 1990
- Felix D'Arcy, A Murder of Quality, PBS, 1991
- Daniel Byrne, The Rector's Wife, PBS, 1993
- Narrator, The Churchills, PBS, 1996
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Movies
- Rory Balneath, Emily, 1977
- Prince John, Ivanhoe, CBS, 1982
- Howard Joyce, The Letter, ABC, 1982
- Jean, Camille, CBS, 1984
- Jon Tyranowski, Pope John Paul II (also known as The Pope),CBS, 1984
- Jo Koophuis, The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank, CBS, 1988
- Mark, Behaving Badly, 1988
- Captain Lancaster, Danny, the Champion of the World, The Disney Channel, 1989
- Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire, Jekyll and Hyde, ABC, 1990
- Diodotus, The War That Never Ends, 1991
- Sir Walter Raleigh, My Friend Walter, PBS, 1992
- Jocelyn Fry, Milner, 1994
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A Case of Coincidence, 1996
- Don Massaredo, Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil), Arts and Entertainment, 1999
- Walter Wulfstan, Dalziel and Pascoe: On Beulah Height, 1999
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Series
- Andrew Maiby, Tropic, 1979
- Frank Gladwyn, Moving, 1985
- Edward Carson, Oscar, 1986
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Not with a Bang, 1990
- The banker, A Time to Dance, 1992
- Also appeared in The Golden Years and The Riff Raff Element.
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Episodic
- Physician, "The Reign of Terror," Doctor Who, 1964
- "Billionaire," Matlock, 1986
- Sir Antony Villiers, "Burnt," Bergerac, 1988
- Barrymore, "The Hound of the Baskervilles," The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Series II, PBS, 1988
- Lawrence Drake, "The Tender Trap," Boon, 1990
- Ian Matthews, "Who Killed Harry Field?," Inspector Morse, SeriesVII, 1991
- Edwin Felt, "God Helps Those," Lovejoy, 1993
- Professor Douglas Beaumont, Medics, 1995
- Lester Rose, "A Rose by Any Other Name," Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesII, PBS, 1997
- Martin/Reg Freeborn, "Tall Tales," Casualty, 1997
- Gordon Riordan, "On the Road," The Bill, 1999
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Other Television Appearances
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Romeo and Juliet (also known as Play of the Month: Romeo and Juliet), 1967
- Don John, Much Ado about Nothing, 1967
- Ariel, The Tempest (also known as Play of the Month: The Tempest), 1968
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All Good Men (also known as Play for Today: All Good Men),1974
- Edgar, King Lear (also known as Play of the Month: King Lear), 1975
- Also appeared in Absolute Hell,
But the Clouds ...,
Chekhov in Yalta,
Dragon's Opponent,
Ghost Trio,
Henry IV,
In the Cold Light of Day,
A Message for Posterity,
Roses of Eyam,
Saint Joan, and A Very Open Prison.
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Radio Appearances
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The Appalling Isolation of Rage, BBC, 1987
- Has performed in numerous radio presentations, including Middlemarch, BBC.
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RECORDINGS
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Taped Readings
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BBC Radio Presents: Middlemarch, 1995
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Madame Bovary, Audio Partners, 1998
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Ivanhoe, 1998
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England's Historic Treasures, three volumes, 1998
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WRITINGS
- Author of an essay on Julius Caesar, published in a book about theBritish Broadcasting Corporation series of Shakespeare's plays.
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