FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
English actor Ronald Pickup poses for photographers on the red carpet ahead of the Royal and World Premiere of the film The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in central London on Feb. 17, 2015. Pickup has died at the age of 80. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
‘Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ star Ronald Pickup dead at 80
Pickup passed away Wednesday after a long illness surrounded by his wife and family, his agent confirmed.
“We’re very sad to hear that Ronald Pickup has died,” tweeted the National Theatre on Thursday. “Ronald was an exceptional actor and had a long history with the (National Theatre), starting with 1964′s ‘The Royal Hunt of the Sun.’ He went on to feature in 36 of our productions, and was a regular at The Old Vic under Laurence Olivier.”
Ronald Pickup, Shakespearean actor who went on to find fame on the big and small screen – obituary
His range of roles was vast, encompassing Beckett, O’Neill and Shaw, and at 71 he played a ladies’ man in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
25 February 2021 • 4:05pm
Ronald Pickup on the red carpet before the premiere of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in 2015
Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images
Ronald Pickup, who has died aged 80, emerged as a young National Theatre star in the 1960s and appeared in several leading Shakespearean roles before moving successfully into film and television, most recently in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) and The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015).
British actor Ronald Pickup, best known for his roles in "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" and "Darkest Hour," is dead at the age of 80.
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