Ronnie Stevens (actor)

Ronnie Stevens
Born	Ronald Stevens (1925-09-02)2 September 1925 London, England
Died	11 November 2006(2006-11-11) (aged 81) Northwood, Middlesex, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1949–2000
Spouse(s)	Ann Bristow (1959-2006; her death; 2 children)

Ronald "Ronnie" Stevens (2 September 1925 – 11 November 2006) was a London born English revue artist and character actor credited professionally as Ronnie Stevens.^[1]

Life and career

Stevens was born in London, England, the son of Fanny Elizabeth (Carpenter) and Henry Edward Stevens.^[2] He appeared in many television comedy series in regular roles, including May to December, Goodnight Sweetheart and A J Wentworth, BA. He also appeared as the "Minister of Pollution", in The Goodies pollution episode. He played minor roles in many other sitcoms including Wild, Wild Women, Only When I Laugh, Ever Decreasing Circles, Hi-de-Hi!, Yes, Prime Minister, Terry and June, Chance in a Million and As Time Goes By. He played roles in The Avengers, Dick and the Duchess, Minder, Rumpole of the Bailey, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, and as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the 1980 BBC Television Shakespeare series presentation of Twelfth Night.^[1]

In 1965–66 Stevens co-starred in the pioneering Australian TV satirical comedy series The Mavis Bramston Show, where he replaced founding cast member Gordon Chater.^[3]

Stevens also appeared in the 1962 film Carry On Cruising, the 1996 film Brassed Off, and the 1998 film The Parent Trap.^[4]

He co-narrated Noggin the Nog with Oliver Postgate.^[5]

Stevens also lent his voice to the classic children's puppet series Space Patrol and Sara and Hoppity and the children's animated series Captain Zed and the Zee Zone along with various British and Canadian voice actors.

Selected filmography

References

External links

• Ronnie Stevens on IMDb
• Obituary in The Stage
• Daily Telegraph obituary