The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel actor Ronald Pickup has died aged 80.
The veteran British stage and screen star passed away on Wednesday after suffering a long illness.
Pickup played the Archbishop of Canterbury in The Crown in 2016, Norman Cousins in the Marigold Hotel films, and he portrayed Neville Chamberlain in 2017 Oscar-winning film Darkest Hour.
His agent Jean Diamond said in a statement on Thursday: Ronald Pickup passed away peacefully yesterday after a long illness surrounded by his wife and family. He will be deeply missed.
Born in Chester, England, his acting career began with a role in a Doctor Who episode in the mid-1960s.
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