Acting
Ronald Pickup
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, for which he was paid £30. Pickup worked with Laurence Olivier at the Royal National Theatre, most notably in Three Sisters and Long Day's Journey Into Night. In 1973, he starred in the BBC drama series The Dragon's Opponent, playing a World War II bomb disposal expert and also appeared in The Day of the Jackal. He played Lt. Harford in Zulu Dawn in 1979, portrayed Igor Stravinsky in Nijinsky in 1980, Prince John in Ivanhoe in 1982, and in 1983 he appeared opposite Penelope Keith in Moving, in 1988 in the BBC miniseries The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV Serial) as the voice of Aslan, and in 1990 he starred in the short lived sit-com, Not with a Bang. More modern roles have included parts in Hornblower, Hustle, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Waking the Dead, The Bill, Silent Witness, Sherlock Holmes, and Inspector Morse. He is also a regular character in the BBC sitcom The Worst Week of My Life. His most recent appearance was in Holby City as Lord Charles Byrne. Pickup gave a highly acclaimed performance as a decayed Russian aristocrat in the BBC series Fortunes of War, based on a work by Olivia Manning. He also provided the voice for Aslan in the BBC's adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia and starred opposite Judi Dench in the 1989 Channel 4 serial Behaving Badly. He is also an accomplished stage actor. He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role of 1997 for his performance in Amy's View. Pickup had the starring role as composer Giuseppe Verdi in the acclaimed The Life of Verdi, written and directed by Renato Castellani. In 2005, he had a supporting role in the family-based film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby. Between March and August 2009, he starred as Lucky in Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett opposite Sir Ian McKellen (Estragon), Patrick Stewart (Vladimir) and also Simon Callow (Pozzo). The tour opened in Malvern before travelling to Milton Keynes, Brighton, Bath, Norwich, Edinburgh and Newcastle; its run at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket was extended due to demand. In February 2010 he also appeared as 'Pegleg' in the BBC's period drama Lark Rise to Candleford. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronald Pickup, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Schadenfreude
Film · 2025
End of Term
Film · 2021
The Happy Prince
Film · 2018
The Time of Their Lives
Film · 2017
Darkest Hour
Film · 2017
Stealing Silver
Film · 2017
The Have-Nots
Film · 2016
The Crown
Series · 2016
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Film · 2015
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
Film · 2014
Atlantis
Series · 2013
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Film · 2012
Pramface
Series · 2012
Vera
Series · 2011
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Film · 2010
Downton Abbey
Series · 2010
Theatreland
Film · 2009
Dark Floors
Film · 2008
Lark Rise to Candleford
Series · 2008
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Film · 2007
Lewis
Series · 2007
Supernova
Film · 2005
Cherished
Film · 2005
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Film · 2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish
Film · 2005
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Film · 2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Film · 2004
Evilenko
Film · 2004
Secret Passage
Film · 2004
Benefit to Mankind
Film · 2004
Hustle
Series · 2004
The Worst Week of My Life
Series · 2004
Sea of Souls
Series · 2004
Feather Boy
Series · 2004
New Tricks
Series · 2004
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story
Film · 2003
Cambridge Spies
Series · 2003
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Series · 2002
The Jury
Series · 2002
Foyle's War
Series · 2002
Waking the Dead
Series · 2001
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Series · 2001
Breathtaking
Film · 2000
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Film · 1999
The Untitled
Film · 1998
Hornblower
Series · 1998
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
Film · 1997
Lolita
Film · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Ivanhoe
Series · 1997
Midsomer Murders
Series · 1997
Der Blinde
Film · 1996
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
Film · 1996
Silent Witness
Series · 1996
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Series · 1996
Dalziel and Pascoe
Series · 1996
Henry IV
Film · 1995
A Very Open Prison
Film · 1995
Black Hearts in Battersea
Series · 1995
In The Cold Light Of Day
Film · 1994
Message for Posterity
Film · 1994
Milner
Film · 1994
The Riff Raff Element
Series · 1994
The Rector's Wife
Series · 1994
Scarlett
Series · 1994
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Film · 1993
The Golden Years
Film · 1992
My Friend Walter
Film · 1992
A Time to Dance
Series · 1992
A Murder of Quality
Film · 1991
The War That Never Ends
Film · 1991
Absolute Hell
Film · 1991
Journey of Honor
Film · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
Performance
Series · 1991
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
Film · 1990
Jekyll & Hyde
Film · 1990
Not with a Bang
Series · 1990
El C.I.D.
Series · 1990
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Film · 1989
Danny the Champion of the World
Film · 1989
A Dry White Season
Film · 1989
Behaving Badly
Series · 1989
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Film · 1988
Testimony
Film · 1988
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Film · 1988
Chekhov in Yalta
Film · 1988
The Chronicles of Narnia
Series · 1988
The Fourth Protocol
Film · 1987
Inspector Morse
Series · 1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Series · 1987
Fortunes of War
Series · 1987
The Mission
Film · 1986
Ladies' Night
Film · 1986
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
Matlock
Series · 1986
Casualty
Series · 1986
Unnatural Causes
Series · 1986
Eleni
Film · 1985
Moving
Series · 1985
Screen Two
Series · 1985
Theatre Night
Series · 1985
Puccini
Film · 1984
Pope John Paul II
Film · 1984
Camille
Film · 1984
Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1984
Albert Einstein
Series · 1984
Sharing Time
Series · 1984
Never Say Never Again
Film · 1983
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
Film · 1983
Waters of the Moon
Film · 1983
Ivanhoe
Film · 1982
The Letter
Film · 1982
Verdi
Film · 1982
Verdi
Series · 1982
Bergerac
Series · 1981
Nijinsky
Film · 1980
Zulu Dawn
Film · 1979
Henry VIII
Film · 1979
In England's Green and Pleasant Land
Film · 1979
The Thirty Nine Steps
Film · 1978
For Tea on Sunday
Film · 1978
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Series · 1978
Joseph Andrews
Film · 1977
...but the clouds...
Film · 1977
Ghost Trio
Film · 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Series · 1977
BBC2 Play of the Week
Series · 1977
Romance
Series · 1977
The Lively Arts
Series · 1976
King Lear
Film · 1975
The Philanthropist
Film · 1975
The Fight Against Slavery
Series · 1975
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Film · 1974
All Good Men
Film · 1974
Mahler
Film · 1974
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Series · 1974
Father Brown
Series · 1974
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Film · 1973
The Day of the Jackal
Film · 1973
The Roses of Eyam
Film · 1973
The Dragon's Opponent
Series · 1973
Three Sisters
Film · 1970
Play for Today
Series · 1970
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
Much Ado About Nothing
Film · 1967
Romeo and Juliet
Film · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Film · 1964
Doctor Who
Series · 1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Still Got It
Film