Actor
Ronald Pickup
June 7, 1940 · Chester, England, UK
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.
Notable work
6.3Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
as King Sharaman
7.4Darkest Hour (2017)
as Neville Chamberlain
8.2The Crown (2016)
as Archbishop of Canterbury
7.1Lolita (1997)
as Young Humbert's Father
6.1Never Say Never Again (1983)
as Elliott
7.4The Mission (1986)
as Hontar
7The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
as Norman Cousins
8.1Downton Abbey (2010)
as Sir Michael Reresby
6.4The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
as Norman Cousins
7.9Doctor Who (1963)
as Physician
7.5The Day of the Jackal (1973)
as The Forger
7.5Midsomer Murders (1997)
as Rupert Smythe-Webster and as Ernest Balliol
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