What is Ronald Pickup?
'''Ronald Alfred Pickup''' (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. His career began in 1964. He was born in [[Chester]], [[Cheshire]]. His best known roles were as Hontar in ''[[The Mission (1986 movie)|The Mission]]'' (1986), Norman Cousins in ''[[The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel]]'' (2011) and as Prime Minister [[Neville Chamberlain]] in ''[[Darkest Hour (movie)|Darkest Hour]]'' (2017). Pickup died on 24 February 2021 from a long-illness, aged 80.<ref>[https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/25/ronald-pickup-dead-the-best-exotic-marigold-hotel-star-dies-aged-80-14145876/ Ronald Pickup dead: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel star dies aged 80 after long illness]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pickup, Ronald}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2021 deaths]] [[Category:English movie actors]] [[Category:English television actors]] [[Category:English stage actors]] [[Category:Actors from Cheshire]] [[Category:People from Chester]] {{actor-stub}}