{{Short description|British actor (1886–1958)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}} {{Use British English|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox person | name = Ronald Squire | image = Actor_Ronald_Squire.jpg | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1886|3|25}} | birth_place = Tiverton, Devon, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1958|11|16|1886|3|25|df=yes}} | death_place = London, England | spouse = | children = | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1916–1958 }}
'''Ronald Launcelot Squire''' (25 March 1886 – 16 November 1958) was an English character actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f6402bd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721004052/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f6402bd|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-21|title=Ronald Squire|work=BFI}}</ref>
==Biography== Born in Tiverton, Devon, England, the son of an army officer, Lt.-Col. Frederick Squirl and his Irish-born wife Mary (Ronald's surname 'Squire' was his stage name), he attended Wellington College and started professional life as a journalist, before training at RADA.<ref name=herald>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19581117&id=uWhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XpUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5977,1995036&hl=en|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|work=google.com}}</ref><ref name=allmovie>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/ronald-squire-p67339|title=Ronald Squire movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> He spent his early acting career in Liverpool repertory theatre in light comedy roles, before moving on to films.<ref name=allmovie /> His appearances include ''The Rocking Horse Winner'', ''The Million Pound Note'' and Mike Todd's lavish 1956 version of ''Around the World in 80 Days''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ronald-squire-172914/credits/|title=Ronald Squire|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> He died 16 November 1958 aged 72, after being taken ill at his home in Great Ormond Street, London.<ref name=herald />
He made numerous appearances in West End plays alongside his film career. These included performances in ''On Approval'', ''The Bread-Winner'', ''All Rights Reserved'', ''Ducks and Drakes'', ''While the Sun Shines'', ''Jane'', ''The Way Things Go'', ''The Iron Duchess'', ''A Penny for a Song'' and ''A Touch of the Sun''.
He married Muriel Martin-Harvey in 1914, with whom he had a daughter.<ref name=timesobit>{{cite news|newspaper=The Times|page=14|title=Obituaries: Muriel Martin-Harvey|date=21 December 1988}}</ref>
==Partial filmography== {{Div col}} * ''Whoso Is Without Sin'' (1916) - Roger Markham * ''Unfinished Symphony'' (1934) - Count Esterhazy * ''Forbidden Territory'' (1934) - Sir Charles Farringdon * ''Wild Boy'' (1934) - Rollo * ''Come Out of the Pantry'' (1935) - Eccles * ''Love in Exile'' (1936) - Paul * ''Dusty Ermine'' (1936) - Jim Kent * ''Action for Slander'' (1938) - Charles Cinderford * ''Freedom Radio'' (1941) - Rudolf Spiedler * ''The Flemish Farm'' (1943) - Hardwicke * ''Don't Take It to Heart'' (1944) - Music Lover at Ball * ''Journey Together'' (1945) - Group Captain on Aircrew Interview Board * ''While the Sun Shines'' (1947) - Duke of Ayr and Sterling * ''The First Gentleman'' (1948) - Mr. Brougham * ''Woman Hater'' (1948) - Jameson * ''The Rocking Horse Winner'' (1949) - Oscar Cresswell * ''No Highway in the Sky'' (1951) - Sir John, Director * ''Encore'' (1951) - Doctor (segment "Winter Cruise") * ''It Started in Paradise'' (1952) - Mary Jane * ''My Cousin Rachel'' (1952) - Nicholas Kendall * ''Laxdale Hall'' (1953) - General Matheson * ''Always a Bride'' (1953) - Victor Hemsley * ''The Million Pound Note'' (1954) - Oliver Montpelier * ''The Man Who Loved Redheads'' (1955) - Wilberforce (uncredited) * ''Raising a Riot'' (1955) - Grampy * ''Footsteps in the Fog'' (1955) - Alfred Travers * ''Josephine and Men'' (1955) - Frederick Luton * ''Now and Forever'' (1956) - Waiter * ''The Silken Affair'' (1956) - Marberry * ''Around the World in 80 Days'' (1956) - Reform Club Member #1 * ''Sea Wife'' (1957) - Clubman * ''Island in the Sun'' (1957) - Governor Templeton * ''Law and Disorder'' (1958) - Colonel Masters * ''The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw'' (1958) - Toynbee - His Solicitor * ''The Inn of the Sixth Happiness'' (1958) - Sir Francis Jamison * ''Count Your Blessings'' (1959) - Sir Conrad Allingham (final film role) {{div col end}}
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==External links== * [http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays_all?forename=Ronald&surname=SQUIRE&job=Actor&pid=9982&image_view=Yesamp;x=19amp;y=17 Stage performances in the Theatre Archive, University of Bristol] *{{IMDb name|id=0820105}}
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