Trained at the RADA, Ronald Pickup made his London theatrical bow in 1964. Since that time, Pickup has played an abundance of Shakespeare on stage and television: his bravura 1984 performance as Titus Andronicus on the BBC/PBS Shakespeare Plays series can make the flesh creep even when one is only thinking about it. In films from 1968, Pickup has played such prominent roles as Stravinsky in the 1980 biopic Nijinsky. Even busier on television, he was seen as Randolph Churchill in the 1975 biopic Jennie and as Whitlock in the 1994 TV-movie Gone With the Wind-sequel Scarlet. He is also a regular or semi-regular in quite a few British TV series: Moving (1985), Oscar (1986), Fortunes of War (1987), Not with a Bang (1990) and The Riff Raff Element (1994). Additionally, Ronald Pickup has supplied the voice of Aslan in the TV adaptations of C.S. Lewis' "Narnia" stories.
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- Won a scholarship to RADA, studying there from 1962 to 1964.
- Made his professional debut in an early episode of Doctor Who, earning £30.
- Performed at the Royal Court for three months in repertory theatre throughout the 1960s.
- Performed as part of Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre Company between 1966 and 1973.
- Nominated for the 1998 Best Performance in a Supporting Role Olivier Award for his role in Amy's View.