John Ronane

John Ronane (11 December 1933 – 15 May 2019)[1] was a British actor.

John Ronane
in Granada TV play Green Rub (1963)
Born	11 December 1933 Kensington, London, England
Died	15 May 2019 (aged 85) Eureka, Illinois, United States
Occupation	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, IL) as Marc in Art — fulfilling a show biz desire to "play in Peoria."

He taught drama and acting at the University of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana) 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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	(final film role)

References

1. "John Ronane Obituary - Eureka, IL | Peoria Journal Star".
2. "Search | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust". collections.shakespeare.org.uk.
3. "www.haroldpinter.org - The Collection". www.haroldpinter.org.
4. "John Ronane". BFI.
5. "War of Children (1972)". BFI.
6. "A War of Children The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies". Television Academy.
7. Carol Wilks (29 December 2016). "Ken Grieve obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
8. "John Ronane | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
9. "The Lion's Cub (1971)". BFI.
10. https://www.allmovie.com/artist/john-ronane-p61346/other_appearances
11. "John Ronane". www.aveleyman.com.
12. Crematory, Deiters Funeral Home &. "Obituary for John Ronane | Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory". Obituary for John Ronane | Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory.
13. Ronane, John (May 30, 2017). Rubber-soled shoes: an actor's memoir. OCLC 1017492702 – via Open WorldCat.

External links

• John Ronane at IMDb