Ronald Pickup, the British actor who starred inThe Best Exotic Marigold Hotel filmsand played the Archbishop of Canterbury in The Crown, has died.
He was 80. His agent told the BBC that Pickup had"passed away peacefully [on Wednesday] after a long illness surrounded by his wife and family." In a career that spanned over half a century, Pickup was an accomplished theater, film and television actor.
On the stage, he starred alongside British theater icons such as Laurence Olivier, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart in everything from Shakespeare to the plays of Samuel Beckett.
On the big screen, he had roles in Oscar-nominated films such as Darkest Hour and The Mission. On television, he appeared in hit shows such asMidsomer Murders, Doc Martin.
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