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Ronald Pickup, ‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ and ‘The Crown’ Star, Dies at 80 Abid Rahman
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films and played the Archbishop of Canterbury in
The Crown, has died. He was 80.
His agent told the BBC that Pickup had “passed away peacefully [on Wednesday] after a long illness surrounded by his wife and family.”
In a career that spanned over half a century, Pickup was an accomplished theater, film and television actor. On the stage, he starred alongside British theater icons such as Laurence Olivier, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in everything from Shakespeare to the plays of Samuel Beckett. On the big screen, he had roles in Oscar-nominated films such as
Ronald Pickup, the British actor who starred in
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel films and played the Archbishop of Canterbury in
The Crown, has died. He was 80.
His agent told the BBC that Pickup had passed away peacefully [on Wednesday] after a long illness surrounded by his wife and family.
In a career that spanned over half a century, Pickup was an accomplished theater, film and television actor. On the stage, he starred alongside British theater icons such as Laurence Olivier, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in everything from Shakespeare to the plays of Samuel Beckett. On the big screen, he had roles in Oscar-nominated films such as
American Music Awards ceremony after his band lost the award for Best New Artist to
Stone Temple Pilots. Shannon was later charged with battery, assault, resisting arrest and destroying a police station phone.
In 2003,
Courtney Love arrived at a benefit concert at London’s Old Vic Theatre dressed as “Donald Duck.” Later that night, she joined
Elton John onstage for a version of “The Bitch is Back.”
And in 2004,
Queen’s single, “We Will Rock You,” topped a poll of music fans to find the greatest rock anthem of all time. The band took second place too with “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
Clockwise: “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” John Krasinski’s “Some Good News,” “The Queen’s Gambit” and “Tiger King” (photos: Netlfix, Youtube)
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