John Ronane
John Ronane | |
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 in Granada TV play Green Rub (1963) | |
| Born | 11 December 1933 Kensington, England |
| Died | 15 May 2019 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Actor |
John Ronane (11 December 1933 – 15 May 2019)[1] was a British actor.
He appeared onstage in the West End, in movies in Hollywood and Europe, on television and radio. As a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he appeared in the original production of Harold Pinter's The Collection at the Aldwych Theatre in 1962.[2][3]
His films include King Rat (1965), Charlie Bubbles (1967), Some May Live (1967), Sebastian (1968), Nobody Ordered Love (1972), and the 1975 remake of The Spiral Staircase.[4]
On TV, he starred in the Emmy-nominated A War of Children for CBS.[5][6] In the UK, he was a regular character in Granada TV's Strangers[7] between 1978 and 1982, in which he played Detective Sgt Singer. He appeared in the television mini-series The Six Wives of Henry VIII and Elizabeth R as Thomas Seymour.[8][9] Ronane's other TV credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, The Avengers, Department S, Two in Clover, Strange Report, The Persuaders!, Out of the Unknown, Survivors, starred in 'Trust Red' in The Sweeney, 1990, All Creatures Great and Small, Only When I Laugh, Juliet Bravo, Howards' Way and Press Gang.[10][11]
He had other starring roles in the 1960s in ATV's Drama 61-67, in "The Hooded Terror", "The Taxi's For Johnny," and "Two Love Stories."
He also appeared onstage at the Apollo Theatre, Peoria, Illinois as Marc in Art, fulfilling a show biz desire to "play in Peoria".
He taught drama and acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Illinois Central College.[12]
He was married to Carole, and he had four children.[12]
He wrote, directed and starred in the play Words and Pictures, and wrote two novels: Hank Goes Dancing (a 1950s romp through British national service) and the action-romantic thriller Gone for a Soldier. Additionally, he wrote several screenplays. His memoir Rubber-Soled Shoes was published in 2017 by Versa Press.[13]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1961 | Doctor Blood's Coffin | Hanson | Uncredited |
| Mary Had a Little... | Intern #1 | Uncredited | |
| 1962 | A Kind of Loving | Draughtsman | |
| 1963 | The Silent Playground | Alan | |
| 1964 | Rattle of a Simple Man | Willie | |
| 1965 | Operation Crossbow | RAF 'Dakota' Pilot | Uncredited |
| King Rat | Hawkins | ||
| 1967 | Some May Live | Capt. Elliott Thomas | |
| How I Won the War | Operator | ||
| Another's Wife | Andrés | ||
| 1968 | Sebastian | Jameson | |
| Charlie Bubbles | Gerry | ||
| The Touchables | Kasher | ||
| 1972 | Nobody Ordered Love | Paul Medbury | |
| That's Your Funeral | Roland Smallbody | ||
| 1975 | The Spiral Staircase | Dr. Rawley | |
| 2015 | College Debts | Professor McLaughlin |
References[edit]
- ^ "John Ronane Obituary - Eureka, IL | Peoria Journal Star". Legacy.com.
- ^ "Search | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
- ^ "www.haroldpinter.org - The Collection". www.haroldpinter.org.
- ^ "John Ronane". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016.
- ^ "War of Children (1972)". BFI. Archived from the original on 15 August 2017.
- ^ "A War of Children The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies". Television Academy.
- ^ Carol Wilks (29 December 2016). "Ken Grieve obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- ^ "John Ronane | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "The Lion's Cub (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 September 2020.
- ^ "John Ronane | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances".
- ^ "John Ronane". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ a b Crematory, Deiters Funeral Home &. "Obituary for John Ronane | Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory". Obituary for John Ronane | Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory.
- ^ Ronane, John (30 May 2017). Rubber-soled shoes: an actor's memoir. OCLC 1017492702 – via Open WorldCat.
External links[edit]
- John Ronane at IMDb
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