John Ronane (11 December 1933 – 15 May 2019) 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

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, he appeared in the original production of

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's '' The Collection'' at the

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in 1962. His films include '' King Rat'' (1965), ''

Charlie Bubbles ''Charlie Bubbles'' is a 1968 British comedy-drama film directed by Albert Finney in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Finney alongside Billie Whitelaw and Liza Minnelli. It was screened at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival on the 11t ...

'' (1967), ''

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'' (1967), '' Sebastian'' (1968), ''

Nobody Ordered Love ''Nobody Ordered Love'' is a lost 1972 British drama film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Ingrid Pitt, Judy Huxtable and Tony Selby. Plot summary After film director Paul Medbury attempts to replace Alice Allison, the alcoholic s ...

'' (1972), and the 1975 remake of '' The Spiral Staircase''. On TV, he starred in the Emmy-nominated ''

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'' for CBS. In the UK, he was a regular character in

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's '' Strangers'' 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 ''

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'' as Thomas Seymour. Ronane's other TV credits include: ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Avengers'', '' Department S'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Survivors'', starred in 'Trust Red' in ''

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'', ''

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'', '' All Creatures Great and Small'', '' Only When I Laugh'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He had other starring roles in the 1960s in ATV's ''

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'', in "The Hooded Terror", "The Taxi's For Johnny," and "Two Love Stories." He also appeared onstage at the Apollo Theatre,

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as Marc in ''

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'', 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. He was married to Carole, and he had four children. 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.

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* 1933 births 2019 deaths British male television actors 20th-century British male actors 21st-century British male actors University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign faculty {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub