Ronald Ward

British actor

  • Peggy Willoughby
Betty Baskcomb
(m. 1948)
ChildrenMichael Ward

Ronald Ward (5 April 1901 – 31 March 1978) was a British actor who, alongside his stage work, appeared in more than twenty British films between 1931 and 1956.[1][2] He was born in Eastbourne in 1901 as Ronald William Ward, and made his screen debut in the 1931 film Alibi.[3] One of his biggest roles was in the popular Vera Lynn vehicle We'll Meet Again (1943), where he was effectively the male lead (although he was billed fourth), co-starring with Lynn and Patricia Roc.

His final marriage was to the actress Betty Baskcomb; and he was father of photographer Michael Ward.[4][5]

Partial filmography

  • Alibi (1931) - Ralph Ackroyd
  • Love's Old Sweet Song (1933) - Eric Kingslake
  • Brides to Be (1934) - George Hutton
  • Girls Will Be Boys (1934) - Bernard
  • The Broken Rosary (1934) - Jack
  • The Passing of the Third Floor Back (1935) - Chris Penny
  • The Man Behind the Mask (1936) - Jimmy Slade
  • East Meets West (1936) - Neville Carter
  • Strange Experiment (1937) - Michael Waring
  • Splinters in the Air (1937) - Richards
  • Stardust (1938) - Eric Williams
  • Sidewalks of London (1938) - Jack Temperley
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939) - (uncredited)
  • The Proud Valley (1940) - Sir John (uncredited)
  • Confidential Lady (1940) - John Canter
  • Turned Out Nice Again (1941) - Nelson
  • This England (1941) - Lord Clavely
  • We'll Meet Again (1943) - Frank
  • Escape to Danger (1943) - Rupert Chessman
  • They Met in the Dark (1943) - Carter
  • Carnival (1946) - Jack Danby
  • Green for Danger (1946) - Minor Role (uncredited)
  • My Daughter Joy (1950) - Dr. Schindler
  • The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1952) - Cayley Drummie
  • The Straw Man (1953) - Clay Rushlow (scenes deleted)
  • The Rainbow Jacket (1954) - Bernie Rudd
  • Aunt Clara (1954) - Cyril Mason
  • Lost (1956) - Military Man (uncredited) (final film role)

References

  1. ^ "Ronald Ward - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ^ "Ronald Ward - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  3. ^ "Ronald Ward". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Betty Baskcomb". The Independent. 28 April 2003.
  5. ^ Jack, Ian (17 May 2011). "Michael Ward obituary". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.

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