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Post by Jan on Feb 25, 2021 15:53:09 GMT
I see the accomplished stage actor Ronal Pickup has died. I was sure I must have seen him on stage lots of times but it turns out I only saw him twice: in 1985 in Little Eyolf with Diana Rigg and in 2008 in Uncle Vanya at Kingston. His spell at the NT under Olivier was before my time. It sounds a bit disparaging to call him a supporting actor but of course they are absolutely vital in any good production, more so than the leads in some cases.
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Post by talkingheads on Feb 25, 2021 20:37:09 GMT
He voiced Aslan in the BBC Chronicles of Narnia series in the 80s, the definitive screen versions of the books.
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Post by joem on Feb 25, 2021 22:11:26 GMT
Another sad loss. He alternated between leading men and support parts but was always credible and very professional with excellent diction.
As an anecdote after attending a Rufus Wainwright concert at Kenwood House we found a bus pass in the name of Lans Pickup. It was such a distinctive name (never met anyone else with that surname) that rather than hand it in I thought it might be worthwhile checking if it was Ronald's wife, which indeed it was. I contacted his agent and they came back confirming it was Mrs Pickup's pass, and she actually sent a very nice message thanking us for saving her time and effort in renewing it.
RIP.
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Post by Jan on Feb 26, 2021 8:38:53 GMT
He alternated between leading men and support parts Yes, I see from the obituaries he had a lot of major screen credits for TV and films right up till very recently. I see he had the misfortune to be in two absolute car crash NT productions: Conal Morrison's "Peer Gynt" and Tim Supple's "Romeo and Juliet" which both had appalling reviews and were beset by massive off-stage problems - no wonder he seemed to favour screen work. |
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