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Ronald Pickup
Acting

Ronald Pickup

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

7 Jun 1940

Age

86 Years

Born In

Chester, England, UK

Total Projects

143

Years Active

74 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.7 ★

Overview

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. His television work began with an episode during the second series of Doctor Who in 1964,...

Filmography

Schadenfreude

movie

Schadenfreude

2025

Schadenfreude

as The Gambler

End of Term

movie

End of Term

2021

End of Term

as Damian Self

The Happy Prince

movie

The Happy Prince

2018

The Happy Prince

as Judge

Darkest Hour

movie

Darkest Hour

2017

Darkest Hour

as Neville Chamberlain

Stealing Silver

movie

Stealing Silver

2017

Stealing Silver

as Udo

The Time of Their Lives

movie

The Time of Their Lives

2017

The Time of Their Lives

as Frank

The Crown

tv

The Crown

2016

The Crown

as Archbishop of Canterbury

The Have-Nots

movie

The Have-Nots

2016

The Have-Nots

as Bentham

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

movie

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Norman Cousins

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

movie

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

2014

A Little Place Off the Edgware Road

as Bearded Man

Atlantis

tv

Atlantis

2013

Atlantis

as Orpheus

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

movie

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

as Norman Cousins

Pramface

tv

Pramface

2012

Pramface

Vera

tv

Vera

2011

Vera

as Mr. Kipford

Downton Abbey

tv

Downton Abbey

2010

Downton Abbey

as Sir Michael Reresby

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

movie

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

as King Sharaman

Theatreland

movie

Theatreland

2009

Theatreland

as Self

Dark Floors

movie

Dark Floors

2008

Dark Floors

as Tobias

Lark Rise to Candleford

tv

Lark Rise to Candleford

2008

Lark Rise to Candleford

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

movie

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

2007

The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey

as William McDowell

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

movie

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

2005

The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby

as Cecil Johnson

Supernova

movie

Supernova

2005

Supernova

as Dr. Malcolm Handey

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

movie

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

2005

A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper

as Monsieur Moitessier

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

movie

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

2005

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish

as Monsieur Moitessier

Cherished

movie

Cherished

2005

Cherished

as Professor Sir Roy Meadow

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

movie

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

2004

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

as Monsieur Moitessier (uncredited)

Evilenko

movie

Evilenko

2004

Evilenko

as Aron Richter

Feather Boy

tv

Feather Boy

2004

Feather Boy

as Ernest Sorrel

The Worst Week of My Life

tv

The Worst Week of My Life

2004

The Worst Week of My Life

as Fraser

Benefit to Mankind

movie

Benefit to Mankind

2004

Benefit to Mankind

as Professor Quentin Tapscott

Hustle

tv

Hustle

2004

Hustle

as Harry Holmes

Sea of Souls

tv

Sea of Souls

2004

Sea of Souls

as Alex Galt

Secret Passage

movie

Secret Passage

2004

Secret Passage

as Da Monte

New Tricks

tv

New Tricks

2004

New Tricks

as Sir Wilfred Felspar

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

movie

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

2003

The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story

as Monsieur Moitessier

Cambridge Spies

tv

Cambridge Spies

2003

Cambridge Spies

as Colonel Winter

Foyle's War

tv

Foyle's War

2002

Foyle's War

as Sir Giles Messinger

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

tv

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

2002

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Sir Stuart Stinhurst

The Jury

tv

The Jury

2002

The Jury

as Jeffrey Livingstone

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

tv

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

2001

Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes

as Sir John Starr

Waking the Dead

tv

Waking the Dead

2001

Waking the Dead

as Charles Sutton

Breathtaking

movie

Breathtaking

2000

Breathtaking

as Dr. Maclaren

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

movie

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

1999

Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil

as Don Massaredo

Hornblower

tv

Hornblower

1998

Hornblower

as Don Massaredo

Lolita

movie

Lolita

1997

Lolita

as Young Humbert's Father

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Rupert Smythe-Webster

Midsomer Murders

tv

Midsomer Murders

1997

Midsomer Murders

as Ernest Balliol

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

movie

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

1997

Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis

as Percy Stone

Ivanhoe

tv

Ivanhoe

1997

Ivanhoe

as Waldemar Fitzurse

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

movie

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

1996

Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told

as Narrator

Der Blinde

movie

Der Blinde

1996

Der Blinde

as Dr. Bartnik

Silent Witness

tv

Silent Witness

1996

Silent Witness

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

tv

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

1996

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

as Lester Rose

Black Hearts in Battersea

tv

Black Hearts in Battersea

1995

Black Hearts in Battersea

as Duke Of Battersea

A Very Open Prison

movie

A Very Open Prison

1995

A Very Open Prison

as Brian Silcott

CineRaya

movie

Henry IV

1995

Henry IV

as Henry IV

Milner

movie

Milner

1994

Milner

as Jocelyn Fry

Scarlett

tv

Scarlett

1994

Scarlett

as Whitlock

Message for Posterity

movie

Message for Posterity

1994

Message for Posterity

as Richard Browning

In The Cold Light Of Day

movie

In The Cold Light Of Day

1994

In The Cold Light Of Day

as Morris

The Riff Raff Element

tv

The Riff Raff Element

1994

The Riff Raff Element

as Roger Tundish

The Rector's Wife

tv

The Rector's Wife

1994

The Rector's Wife

as Daniel Byrne

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

movie

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

1993

Bethune: The Making of a Hero

as Alan Coleman

My Friend Walter

movie

My Friend Walter

1992

My Friend Walter

as Sir Walter Raleigh

A Time to Dance

tv

A Time to Dance

1992

A Time to Dance

as Andrew Powell

CineRaya

movie

The Golden Years

1992

The Golden Years

Absolute Hell

movie

Absolute Hell

1991

Absolute Hell

as Siegfried Shrager

Performance

tv

Performance

1991

Performance

as King Henry IV

Performance

tv

Performance

1991

Performance

as Siegfried Shrager

Performance

tv

Performance

1991

Performance

as Richard Browning

A Murder of Quality

movie

A Murder of Quality

1991

A Murder of Quality

as Felix D'Arcy

Journey of Honor

movie

Journey of Honor

1991

Journey of Honor

as Capt. Crawford

The War That Never Ends

movie

The War That Never Ends

1991

The War That Never Ends

as Diodotus

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

movie

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

1990

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair

as Aslan (voice)

Not with a Bang

tv

Not with a Bang

1990

Not with a Bang

as Brian Appleyard

CineRaya

tv

El C.I.D.

1990

El C.I.D.

as Jack

Jekyll & Hyde

movie

Jekyll & Hyde

1990

Jekyll & Hyde

as Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire

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

movie

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

1989

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

as Aslan (voice)

A Dry White Season

movie

A Dry White Season

1989

A Dry White Season

as Louw

Danny the Champion of the World

movie

Danny the Champion of the World

1989

Danny the Champion of the World

as Captain Lancaster

Behaving Badly

tv

Behaving Badly

1989

Behaving Badly

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

movie

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

1988

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

as Aslan (voice)

The Chronicles of Narnia

tv

The Chronicles of Narnia

1988

The Chronicles of Narnia

as Aslan (voice)

Testimony

movie

Testimony

1988

Testimony

as Marshall Tukhachevsky

The Hound of the Baskervilles

movie

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1988

The Hound of the Baskervilles

as Barrymore

Fortunes of War

tv

Fortunes of War

1987

Fortunes of War

as Prince Yakimov

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

tv

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

1987

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as Chief Inspector Moore

The Fourth Protocol

movie

The Fourth Protocol

1987

The Fourth Protocol

as Wynne-Evans

Inspector Morse

tv

Inspector Morse

1987

Inspector Morse

as Ian Matthews

Ladies' Night

movie

Ladies' Night

1986

Ladies' Night

as James Tripp

CineRaya

tv

Unnatural Causes

1986

Unnatural Causes

as James Tripp

The Mission

movie

The Mission

1986

The Mission

as Hontar

Casualty

tv

Casualty

1986

Casualty

as Martin / Reginald Freeborn

Matlock

tv

Matlock

1986

Matlock

as Sir Alec Moore

Lovejoy

tv

Lovejoy

1986

Lovejoy

as Edwin Felt

Eleni

movie

Eleni

1985

Eleni

as Spiro

Moving

tv

Moving

1985

Moving

Screen Two

tv

Screen Two

1985

Screen Two

as Brian Silcott

Camille

movie

Camille

1984

Camille

as Jean

Sherlock Holmes

tv

Sherlock Holmes

1984

Sherlock Holmes

as Barrymore

Pope John Paul II

movie

Pope John Paul II

1984

Pope John Paul II

as Jan Tyranowski

Albert Einstein

tv

Albert Einstein

1984

Albert Einstein

as Albert Einstein

Puccini

movie

Puccini

1984

Puccini

as Giulio Ricordi

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

movie

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

1983

The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura

as George Orwell

Never Say Never Again

movie

Never Say Never Again

1983

Never Say Never Again

as Elliott

Verdi

tv

Verdi

1982

Verdi

as Giuseppe Verdi

The Letter

movie

The Letter

1982

The Letter

as Howard Joyce

Ivanhoe

movie

Ivanhoe

1982

Ivanhoe

as Prince John

Verdi

movie

Verdi

1982

Verdi

as Giuseppe Verdi

Bergerac

tv

Bergerac

1981

Bergerac

as Sir Antony Villiers

Nijinsky

movie

Nijinsky

1980

Nijinsky

as Igor Stravinsky

In England's Green and Pleasant Land

movie

In England's Green and Pleasant Land

1979

In England's Green and Pleasant Land

as Norman Reynolds

Zulu Dawn

movie

Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu Dawn

as Lt. Harford

Henry VIII

movie

Henry VIII

1979

Henry VIII

as Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury

The Thirty Nine Steps

movie

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

The Thirty Nine Steps

as Bayliss

For Tea on Sunday

movie

For Tea on Sunday

1978

For Tea on Sunday

as Ian

BBC2 Play of the Week

tv

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Ian

BBC2 Play of the Week

tv

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Norman Reynolds

Ghost Trio

movie

Ghost Trio

1977

Ghost Trio

...but the clouds...

movie

...but the clouds...

1977

...but the clouds...

Joseph Andrews

movie

Joseph Andrews

1977

Joseph Andrews

as Mr. Wilson

CineRaya

movie

The Philanthropist

1975

The Philanthropist

as Philip

King Lear

movie

King Lear

1975

King Lear

as Edgar

The Fight Against Slavery

tv

The Fight Against Slavery

1975

The Fight Against Slavery

as William Pitt

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

movie

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as Lord Randolph Churchill

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

tv

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

1974

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

as Randolph Churchill

Father Brown

tv

Father Brown

1974

Father Brown

Mahler

movie

Mahler

1974

Mahler

as Nick

All Good Men

movie

All Good Men

1974

All Good Men

The Day of the Jackal

movie

The Day of the Jackal

1973

The Day of the Jackal

as The Forger

Long Day's Journey Into Night

movie

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1973

Long Day's Journey Into Night

as Edmund Tyrone

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Richard Massingham

Three Sisters

movie

Three Sisters

1970

Three Sisters

as Baron Tusenbach

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as Graham

Romeo and Juliet

movie

Romeo and Juliet

1967

Romeo and Juliet

as Mercutio

Much Ado About Nothing

movie

Much Ado About Nothing

1967

Much Ado About Nothing

as Don Pedro

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Mercutio

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Ariel

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Brother Martin Ladvenu

BBC Play of the Month

tv

BBC Play of the Month

1965

BBC Play of the Month

as Edgar

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

movie

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

1964

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror

as Physician

Doctor Who

tv

Doctor Who

1963

Doctor Who

as Physician

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Jean

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