John Ronane (11 December 1933 – 15 May 2019) was a British actor. He appeared on stage in the West End, in films made in Hollywood and in Europe, and 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. Ronane's films include '' King Rat'' (1965), '' Charlie Bubbles'' (1967), ''

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'' (1967), '' Sebastian'' (1968), '' Nobody Ordered Love'' (1972), and the 1975 remake of '' The Spiral Staircase''. On television Ronane had starring roles in the 1960s in ATV's '' Drama 61-67'', and in "The Hooded Terror", "The Taxi's For Johnny," and "Two Love Stories." He appeared in the miniseries '' The Six Wives of Henry VIII'' and '' Elizabeth R'' as Thomas Seymour. He starred in the Emmy-nominated '' A War of Children'' for CBS. He was a regular character in

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's series ''

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'' between 1978 and 1982, playing Detective Sergeant Singer. Ronane's other TV credits include: ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', '' Department S'', '' Two in Clover'', '' Strange Report'', ''

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'', '' Out of the Unknown'', '' Survivors'', starred in 'Trust Red' in '' The Sweeney'', ''

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

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'', '' Howards' Way'' and '' Press Gang''. He also appeared on stage at the Apollo Theatre,

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, as Marc in ''

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''. Ronane taught drama and acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Illinois Central College. He wrote, directed and starred in the play ''Words and Pictures'', and wrote two novels: ''Hank Goes Dancing'', about National Service in Britain in the 1950s, and ''Gone for a Soldier'', a thriller. He also wrote several screenplays. His memoir ''Rubber-Soled Shoes'' was published in 2017 by Versa Press. He was married to Carole, and he had four children.

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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