Ronald Pickup, English actor

Ronald Alfred Pickup (7 June 1940 – 24 February 2021) was an English actor. He was active in television, film, and theatre, beginning with a 1964 appearance in Doctor Who. Theatre critic Michael Billington described him as "a terrific stage star and an essential member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre company". His major screen roles included Prince Yakimov in Fortunes of War (1987) and Norman in The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012).