{{Short description|British actor (1933–2019)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = John Ronane | image = John_Ronane.jpg | caption = in Granada TV play ''Green Rub'' (1963) | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1933|12|11}} | birth_place = Kensington, England | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|05|15|1933|12|11}} | death_place = Eureka, Illinois, United States | restingplace = | othername = | occupation = Actor | yearsactive = | spouse = | website = | awards = }} '''John Ronane''' (11 December 1933 – 15 May 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pjstar/obituary.aspx?pid=192908985|title=John Ronane Obituary - Eureka, IL | Peoria Journal Star|website=Legacy.com}}</ref> 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 Royal Shakespeare Company, he appeared in the original production of Harold Pinter's ''The Collection'' at the Aldwych Theatre in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/search/rsc_person:ronane-john|title=Search | RSC Performances | Shakespeare Birthplace Trust|website=collections.shakespeare.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.haroldpinter.org/directing/directing_collect.shtml|title=www.haroldpinter.org - The Collection|website=www.haroldpinter.org}}</ref>
Ronane's 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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba01c5717|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206214653/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba01c5717|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 February 2016|title=John Ronane|website=BFI}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/john-ronane/credits/158277|title=John Ronane | TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7114dc97|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916035215/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7114dc97|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 September 2020|title=The Lion's Cub (1971)|website=BFI}}</ref> He starred in the Emmy-nominated ''A War of Children'' for CBS.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b785ee231|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815071921/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b785ee231|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 August 2017|title=War of Children (1972)|website=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/war-children-new-cbs-tuesday-night-movies|title=A War of Children The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies|website=Television Academy}}</ref> He was a regular character in Granada TV's series ''Strangers''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/29/ken-grieve-obituary|title=Ken Grieve Obituary|date=29 December 2016|author=Carol Wilks|website=The Guardian|access-date=17 May 2019}}</ref> between 1978 and 1982, playing Detective Sergeant Singer. Ronane's other TV credits include: ''Z-Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Saint'', ''The Avengers'', ''Two in Clover'', ''Strange Report'', ''The Persuaders!'', ''Out of the Unknown'', ''Crossroads'', ''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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/john-ronane-p61346/other_appearances|title = John Ronane | TV, Documentary and Other Appearances}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=14936|title=John Ronane|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>
He appeared as a memorable villain in Soup of the Day the final episode of the acclaimed spy-fi series Department S (1969).
He also appeared on stage at the Apollo Theatre, Peoria, Illinois, as Marc in ''Art''.
Ronane taught drama and acting at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and Illinois Central College.<ref name=deiters>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deitersfuneralhome.com/obituary/John-Ronane|title=Obituary for John Ronane | Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory|first=Deiters Funeral Home &|last=Crematory|website=Obituary for John Ronane | Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Rubber-Soled Shoes: An Actor's Memoir|first=John|last=Ronane|date=May 30, 2017|oclc=1017492702}}</ref>
He was married to Carole, and he had four children.<ref name=deiters/>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |rowspan=2|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 || |- |rowspan=2|1965|| ''Operation Crossbow'' || RAF Dakota Pilot || Uncredited |- |''King Rat'' || Hawkins || |- |rowspan=3|1967|| ''Some May Live'' || Captain Elliott Thomas || |- |''How I Won the War'' || Operator || |- |''Another's Wife'' || Andrés || |- |rowspan=3|1968|| ''Sebastian'' || Jameson || |- |''Charlie Bubbles'' || Gerry || |- |''The Touchables'' || Kasher || |- |rowspan=2|1972|| ''Nobody Ordered Love'' || Paul Medbury || |- |''That's Your Funeral'' || Roland Smallbody || |- |1975|| ''The Spiral Staircase'' || Doctor Rawley || |- |2015|| ''College Debts'' || Professor McLaughlin || |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0739905|name=John Ronane}} {{Authority control}}
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