Ronald Pickup
Biography
Ronald Pickup was an English actor who worked in television, film and the stage. Born in Chester, he studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his London debut as Octavius in Julius Caesar in 1964. With Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company he played Baron Tusenbach in Three Sisters. On television he played Giuseppe Verdi in The Life of Verdi and Prince Yakimov in Fortunes of War, and provided the voice of Aslan in the Chronicles of Narnia. He was nominated for a British Academy Television Award in 1984 for Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura and Waters of the Moon. His films included The Day of the Jackal (1973), The Mission (1986), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011), The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and Darkest Hour (2017), in which he played Neville Chamberlain. He was nominated for an Olivier Award in 1998 for Amy's View, and his final stage role came in Heartbreak House in 2012.
80years old at death
- Born Chester
- Died London
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Ronald Alfred Pickup (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 26
- Career span
- 48 years1970 to 2018
Genres
First and latest
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Early training
Pickup trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. On graduating in 1964, he was given the annual Bancroft Medal, which was silver.
First role
Pickup's first professional role came in 1964, when he played Friendly in Virtue in Danger at the Phoenix Theatre in Leicester.
Big break
Pickup played Rosalind in Clifford Williams's all-male production of As You Like It at the Old Vic in 1967, a role that brought him to popular attention.
A role that slipped away
Pickup played Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the 2017 film Darkest Hour, taking over the role from John Hurt. In the film, Chamberlain gives up power to Winston Churchill during the early months of World War II.
Beyond film
In 2009, between March and August, Pickup played Lucky in Sean Mathias's staging of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, alongside Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart and Simon Callow. The Theatre Royal, Haymarket run was extended because audiences wanted more.
Ronald Pickup movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time2010 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas King Sharaman
IMDb rating 6.5320K votes
Most often with
John Madden directed two of these films. Jeremy Irons appears in four 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
Jeremy Irons's page
Vernon Dobtcheff's page
Michael Caine's page
Bill Nighy's page
David Strathairn's page
Tom Wilkinson's page
John MaddenDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2015
All films by John Madden
Also two films together26 more actors
- Judi DenchThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- Maggie SmithThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- Derek JacobiThe Day of the Jackal (1973) and Three Sisters (1970)
- Michael HordernDanny the Champion of the World (1989) and Ivanhoe (1982)
- Joely RichardsonThe Time of Their Lives (2017) and The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007)
- Celia ImrieThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- Julian GloverThe Fourth Protocol (1987) and Ivanhoe (1982)
- Alan BatesNijinsky (1980) and Three Sisters (1970)
- Lionel JeffriesJekyll & Hyde (1990) and Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
- Edward FoxNever Say Never Again (1983) and The Day of the Jackal (1973)
- Penelope WiltonThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- David SchofieldDarkest Hour (2017) and Jekyll & Hyde (1990)
- Rosalie CrutchleyEleni (1985) and Mahler (1974)
- Cyril CusackDanny the Champion of the World (1989) and The Day of the Jackal (1973)
- Lillete DubeyThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- Dev PatelThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- Lee MontagueJekyll & Hyde (1990) and Mahler (1974)
- Alan BadelNijinsky (1980) and The Day of the Jackal (1973)
- Ray McAnallyThe Fourth Protocol (1987) and The Mission (1986)
- Eric PorterThe Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and The Day of the Jackal (1973)
- Robert PowellThe Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and Mahler (1974)
- Jeremy BrettThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1988) and Three Sisters (1970)
- Miriam KarlinJekyll & Hyde (1990) and Mahler (1974)
- Diana HardcastleThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
- David CollingsThe Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and Mahler (1974)
- Tina DesaiThe Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Ronald Pickup's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$933 million
12 of the 26 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 26 films: 12 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 12Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$336M36.0% of the total
- 2$160M17.1% of the total
- 3$151M16.2% of the total
- 4$151M16.1% of the total
- 5$86M9.2% of the total
- 6$17M1.8% of the total
- 7$16M1.7% of the total
- 8$12M1.3% of the total
$3.9 millionfrom the other 4 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
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