Ron Pember
Biography
Ron Pember, born in Plaistow in 1934, worked as an actor, stage director and writer for more than thirty years. He made his London stage debut in 1959 at the Mermaid Theatre, playing Harry in Treasure Island, and from 1964 to 1968 acted with the National Theatre Company. On screen he was usually cast in smaller parts or as a worldly-wise everyman, and his films included Poor Cow (1967), Death Line (1972), The Land That Time Forgot (1974), Aces High (1976) and Murder by Decree (1979). He played Alain Muny in the BBC drama Secret Army from 1977 to 1979. He also co-wrote the musical Jack the Ripper, and later played Dennis Timson in Rumpole of the Bailey. He died in 2022.
87years old at death
- Born Plaistow
- Died Swadlincote
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Also credited as Ronald Henry Pember
Movie Career
- Films
- 11
- Career span
- 21 years1966 to 1987
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Behind the camera
In 1974 Pember co-wrote and composed Jack the Ripper, a musical about London's Whitechapel murders. It opened at the Players' Theatre in Covent Garden that June, moved to the Ambassadors Theatre in September 1974, and closed at the Cambridge Theatre in early 1975.
A change of course
Before acting, Pember served in the mid-1950s as an Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force during National Service and was stationed in Egypt.
Ron Pember movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jack Gold directed two of these films. Christopher Plummer appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Plummer's page
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Donald Sutherland's page
John Gielgud's page
Peter Cellier's page
Jack GoldDirector, 2 films, 1975 to 1976
All films by Jack Gold
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