Person
Ronald Lacey
Acting · 1935–1991 · Harrow, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Biography
Ronald Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30 year period and is perhaps best remembered for his villainous roles in Hollywood films, most famously Major Arnold Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ronald Lacey, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Avengers
Strange Young Man
Magnum, P.I.
Archer Hayes/Picasso/Lowell Xavier Jameson
Play for Today
Mr. Lang
Sherlock Holmes
Thaddeus & Bartholomew Sholto
Minder
Harry Ridler
BBC Play of the Month
Barber
Crown Court
Sgt. Philip Ross
Theatre 625
SS Block Senior
Bergerac
Joey Brown
ITV Playhouse
Mr. Halliday
Filmography
- 2003Experiments in Terror
- 2003Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogyself (archive footage)
- 1992LandslideFred Donner
- 1992The AssassinatorStewart
- 1991The Strauss DynastyBauer
- 1990Face to FaceDr. Brinkman
- 1989ValmontJosé
- 1989Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeGestapo (uncredited)
- 1988The Great Escape II: The Untold StoryWinston Churchill
- 1988Jailbird RockWarden Bauman (as Ron Lacey)
- 1988Dawn of an Evil Millennium
- 1988ManifestoConductor
- 1987Crossbow
- 1987The Sign of FourThaddeus und Bartholomew Sholto
- 1986Unnatural CausesEric
- 1986The Lone RunnerMisha
- 1986Sky BanditsFritz
- 1986Aces Go Places IV: You Never Die TwiceThe Boss
- 1986Into the DarknessAndrew Golding
- 1985Flesh + BloodCardinal
- 1985ConnieCrawder
- 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterThe Listener
- 1985Red SonjaIkol
- 1984Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green KnightOswald
- 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionPresident Widmark
- 1984The Bengal Lancers!Monsieur Yves
- 1984Making the GradeNicky
- 1984Sherlock HolmesThaddeus & Bartholomew Sholto
- 1983SaharaBeg
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesInspector Lestrade
- 1983Scarecrow and Mrs. King
- 1983DramaramaChris Dexter
- 1983YellowbeardMan with Parrot
- 1983BlackadderBishop of Bath & Wells
- 1983TrenchcoatPrincess Aida
- 1983Invitation to the Wedding
- 1982FirefoxSemelovsky
- 1982AubreyLeonard Smithers
- 1982American PlayhouseFrank Lloyd
- 1982TangiersWedderburn
- 1981BergeracJoey Brown
- 1981The Day of the JanitorJulius
- 1981Raiders of the Lost ArkMajor Arnold Toht
- 1980Magnum, P.I.Archer Hayes/Picasso/Lowell Xavier Jameson
- 1980Lady KillersInspector Bannister
- 1980CribbPercy Bustard
- 1980NijinskyLeon Bakst
- 1979MinderHarry Ridler
- 1979Hart to HartInspector Michelot
- 1979Zulu DawnNorris Newman
- 1978Dylan: The Life and Death of a PoetDylan
- 1978The Mayor of CasterbridgeJoshua Jopp
- 1978Do You Remember?Mr. Leicester Paton
- 1978All Creatures Great and SmallStewie Brannon
- 1978Blake's 7Tynus
- 1977TargetCharlie Walker
- 1977CharlestonFrankie
- 1976The New AvengersHong Kong Harry
- 1976The Duchess of Duke StreetArthur Shepherd
- 1976Second VerdictMarinus Van der Lubbe
- 1976Our Mutual FriendMr Venus
- 1976The Likely LadsErnie
- 1975The Old Curiosity ShopHarris
- 1975The Next VictimBartlett
- 1975Shades of GreeneMike
- 1975QuillerDr. Visto
- 1975The SweeneyBarry Monk
- 1974Churchill's PeoplePeter of Pomfret
- 1974PorridgeHarris
- 1974PlayhouseLeonard Smithers
- 1973The Final ProgrammeShades
- 1973Gawain and the Green KnightOswald
- 1973ThrillerBartlett
- 1973Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?Ernie
- 1973The Adventures Of Don QuixoteBarber
- 1973Last of the Summer WineWalter
- 1972ColditzMajor Zibnek
- 1972Crown CourtSgt. Philip Ross
- 1972The ProtectorsCribbs
- 1972Disciple Of DeathParson
- 1972Crucible of TerrorMichael Clare
- 1971MacbethMacbeths man - killed Banquo (uncredited)
- 1971Jason KingRyland
- 1970Take a Girl Like YouGraham McClintoch
- 1970The Adventures of Don QuickSergeant Sam Czopanser
- 1970Play for TodayMr. Lang
- 1970Big BrotherArthur Wicks
- 1970The SinnersLipseen
- 1970Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent ItMr. Halliday
- 1970CatweazleTearful Ted
- 1969Department SJeremy Standish
- 1969W. Somerset MaughamControleur
- 1969Target GenerationJoe Manx
- 1969OtleyCurtis
- 1969CivilisationGravedigger
- 1968Game, Set and MatchThe Prisoner
- 1968Mille MigliaDenis Jenkinson
- 1967The Fearless Vampire KillersVillage Idiot
- 1967How I Won the WarSpool
- 1967The GamblersLionel
- 1967ITV PlayhouseMr. Halliday
- 1967Sam and JanetFlash Harry
- 1967Great ExpectationsOrlick
- 1966Dead SilenceLen Ferris
- 1966Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!Billy Oates
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthBarber
- 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreFrankie Three
- 1965Out of the UnknownJoe Manx
- 1965Catch Us If You CanYeano
- 1965LondonersArthur
- 1965Gideon's WayJerry Blake
- 1965FableLen
- 1964The Wednesday PlayBilly Oates
- 1964Of Human Bondage'Matty' Mathews
- 1964The Comedy ManAssistant Director
- 1964Theatre 625SS Block Senior
- 1963FestivalLittle Monk
- 1963Doctor in DistressMum's Diner Customer (uncredited)
- 1962The BoysWilliam Henry "Billy" Herne
- 1962Dr. Finlay's Casebook
- 1962The Hard KnockTrevor Williams
- 1961A Chance of ThunderJohnny Travers
- 1961The Younger GenerationGeoff
- 1961The AvengersStrange Young Man
- 1956Armchair TheatreValentine
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDr. Brinkman
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