Ronald Pickup

Ronald Alfred Pickup, who is known professionally as Ronald Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. His career began in 1964 with an appearance of Doctor Who as a Physician. He was born in Chester, Cheshire. His roles include Hontar in The Mission (1986), Norman Cousins in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011) and as Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in Darkest Hour (2017) (replacing John Hurt).

In 2019, He played the role of Walter in the mini-series Summer of Rockets and also played the roles of Mr. Addington and Jim in the short films Flicker and Go Out and Still Got It respectively.

His posthumous roles before he died include Damien Self in End of Term (2021), the voice of Jacob Harmer in the podcast series Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures (2023) and The Gambler in Schadenfreude (2025).

Pickup died on 24 February 2021 from a long-illness, aged 80.[1]

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