Pickup was born in Chester, England, the son of Daisy (née Williams) and Eric Pickup, who was a lecturer.[1] Pickup was educated at The King's School, Chester, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, and became an Associate Member of RADA.
Pickup was born in Chester, England, the son of Daisy (née Williams) and Eric Pickup, who was a lecturer.[1] Pickup was educated at The King's School, Chester, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, and became an Associate Member of RADA.
His television work began with an episode during the second series of Doctor Who in 1964, for which he was paid £30. Pickup worked with Laurence Olivier at the Royal National Theatre, most notably in Three Sisters and Long Day's Journey Into Night. In 1973, he starred in the BBC drama series The Dragon's Opponent, playing a World War II bomb disposal expert and also appeared in The Day of the Jackal. He played Lt. Harford in Zulu Dawn in 1979, portrayed Igor Stravinsky in Nijinsky in 1980, Prince John in Ivanhoe in 1982, and in 1983 he appeared opposite Penelope Keith in Moving, in 1988 in the BBC miniseries The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1988 TV Serial) as the voice of Aslan, and in 1990 he starred in the short lived sit-com, Not with a Bang. More modern roles have included parts in Hornblower, Hustle, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, Waking the Dead, The Bill, Silent Witness, Sherlock Holmes, and Inspector Morse. He is also a regular character in the BBC sitcom The Worst Week of My Life. His most recent appearance was in Holby City as Lord Charles Byrne.
Pickup gave a highly acclaimed performance as a decayed Russian aristocrat in the BBC series Fortunes of War, based on a work by Olivia Manning. He also provided the voice for Aslan in the BBC's adaptation of the Chronicles of Narnia and starred opposite Judi Dench in the 1989 Channel 4 serial Behaving Badly.
He is also an accomplished stage actor. He was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role of 1997 for his performance in Amy's View.
Pickup had the starring role as composer Giuseppe Verdi in the acclaimed The Life of Verdi, written and directed by Renato Castellani. In 2005, he had a supporting role in the family-based film, The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby.
Between March and August 2009, he starred as Lucky in Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett opposite Sir Ian McKellen (Estragon), Patrick Stewart (Vladimir) and also Simon Callow (Pozzo). The tour opened in Malvern before travelling to Milton Keynes, Brighton, Bath, Norwich, Edinburgh and Newcastle; its run at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket was extended due to demand.
In February 2010 he also appeared as 'Pegleg' in the BBC's period drama Lark Rise to Candleford.
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Filmography (Movies)
End of Term
Character:Damian Self
Release Date:12/10/2021
The Happy Prince
Character:Judge
Release Date:12/04/2018
Darkest Hour
Character:Neville Chamberlain
Release Date:22/11/2017
Stealing Silver
Character:Udo
Release Date:31/10/2017
The Time of Their Lives
Character:Frank
Release Date:10/03/2017
The Have-Nots
Character:Bentham
Release Date:25/06/2016
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Character:Norman Cousins
Release Date:26/02/2015
A Little Place Off the Edgware Road
Character:Bearded Man
Release Date:03/03/2014
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Character:Norman Cousins
Release Date:23/02/2012
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Character:King Sharaman
Release Date:19/05/2010
Theatreland
Character:Himself
Release Date:01/01/2009
Dark Floors
Character:Tobias
Release Date:08/02/2008
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
Character:William McDowell
Release Date:06/10/2007
The Adventures of Greyfriars Bobby
Character:Cecil Johnson
Release Date:29/10/2005
Supernova
Character:Dr. Malcolm Handey
Release Date:05/09/2005
A Life in Suitcases: A History of Tulse Luper
Character:Monsieur Moitessier
Release Date:07/07/2005
Cherished
Character:Professor Sir Roy Meadow
Release Date:22/02/2005
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea
Character:Monsieur Moitessier
Release Date:11/06/2004
Evilenko
Character:Aron Richter
Release Date:16/04/2004
Benefit to Mankind
Character:Professor Quentin Tapscott
Release Date:27/02/2004
Secret Passage
Character:Da Monte
Release Date:01/01/2004
Breathtaking
Character:Dr. Maclaren
Release Date:16/12/2000
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Character:Don Massaredo
Release Date:24/02/1999
Lolita
Character:Young Humbert's Father
Release Date:27/09/1997
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
Character:Percy Stone
Release Date:16/01/1997
Samuel Beckett: As the Story Was Told
Character:Narrator
Release Date:13/04/1996
Der Blinde
Character:Dr. Bartnik
Release Date:05/03/1996
A Very Open Prison
Character:Brian Silcott
Release Date:09/12/1995
Henry IV
Character:Henry IV
Release Date:27/10/1995
Milner
Character:Jocelyn Fry
Release Date:19/12/1994
Message for Posterity
Character:Richard Browning
Release Date:28/10/1994
In The Cold Light Of Day
Character:Morris
Release Date:15/06/1994
Bethune: The Making of a Hero
Character:Alan Coleman
Release Date:17/09/1993
My Friend Walter
Character:Sir Walter Raleigh
Release Date:24/04/1992
The Golden Years
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Release Date:02/01/1992
Absolute Hell
Character:Siegfried Shrager
Release Date:05/10/1991
A Murder of Quality
Character:Felix D'Arcy
Release Date:04/10/1991
Journey of Honor
Character:Capt. Crawford
Release Date:27/04/1991
The War That Never Ends
Character:Diodotus
Release Date:28/03/1991
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
Character:Aslan (voice)
Release Date:18/11/1990
Jekyll & Hyde
Character:Jeffrey Utterson, Esquire
Release Date:06/01/1990
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian & The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Character:Aslan (voice)
Release Date:19/11/1989
A Dry White Season
Character:Louw
Release Date:20/09/1989
Danny the Champion of the World
Character:Captain Lancaster
Release Date:28/07/1989
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe
Character:Aslan (voice)
Release Date:13/11/1988
Testimony
Character:Marshall Tukhachevsky
Release Date:01/11/1988
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Character:Barrymore
Release Date:31/08/1988
The Fourth Protocol
Character:Wynne-Evans
Release Date:20/03/1987
Ladies' Night
Character:James Tripp
Release Date:06/12/1986
The Mission
Character:Hontar
Release Date:06/09/1986
Eleni
Character:Spiro
Release Date:01/11/1985
Camille
Character:Jean
Release Date:11/12/1984
Pope John Paul II
Character:Jan Tyranowski
Release Date:22/04/1984
Puccini
Character:Giulio Ricordi
Release Date:01/01/1984
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
Character:George Orwell
Release Date:12/12/1983
Never Say Never Again
Character:Elliott
Release Date:07/10/1983
The Letter
Character:Howard Joyce
Release Date:03/05/1982
Ivanhoe
Character:Prince John
Release Date:23/02/1982
Verdi
Character:Giuseppe Verdi
Release Date:01/01/1982
Nijinsky
Character:Igor Stravinsky
Release Date:20/03/1980
In England's Green and Pleasant Land
Character:Norman Reynolds
Release Date:16/05/1979
Zulu Dawn
Character:Lt. Harford
Release Date:14/05/1979
Henry VIII
Character:Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
Release Date:25/02/1979
The Thirty Nine Steps
Character:Bayliss
Release Date:04/11/1978
For Tea on Sunday
Character:Ian
Release Date:29/03/1978
Ghost Trio
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Release Date:17/04/1977
...but the clouds...
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Release Date:16/04/1977
Joseph Andrews
Character:Mr. Wilson
Release Date:09/03/1977
The Philanthropist
Character:Philip
Release Date:28/10/1975
King Lear
Character:Edgar
Release Date:23/03/1975
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Character:Lord Randolph Churchill
Release Date:05/11/1974
Mahler
Character:Nick
Release Date:04/04/1974
All Good Men
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Release Date:31/01/1974
The Day of the Jackal
Character:The Forger
Release Date:16/05/1973
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Character:Edmund Tyrone
Release Date:10/03/1973
Three Sisters
Character:Baron Tusenbach
Release Date:01/04/1970
Romeo and Juliet
Character:Mercutio
Release Date:12/03/1967
Much Ado About Nothing
Character:Don Pedro
Release Date:05/02/1967
Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror
Character:Physician
Release Date:12/09/1964
Television Appearances
The Crown
Character:Archbishop of Canterbury
Atlantis
Character:Orpheus
Pramface
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Vera
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Downton Abbey
Character:Sir Michael Reresby
Lark Rise to Candleford
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Feather Boy
Character:Ernest Sorrel
The Worst Week of My Life
Character:Fraser
Hustle
Character:Harry Holmes
Sea of Souls
Character:Alex Galt
New Tricks
Character:Sir Wilfred Felspar
Cambridge Spies
Character:Colonel Winter
Foyle's War
Character:Sir Giles Messinger
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Character:Sir Stuart Stinhurst
The Jury
Character:Jeffrey Livingstone
Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
Character:Sir John Starr
Waking the Dead
Character:Charles Sutton
Hornblower
Character:Don Massaredo
Midsomer Murders
Character:Rupert Smythe-Webster
Midsomer Murders
Character:Ernest Balliol
Ivanhoe
Character:Waldemar Fitzurse
Silent Witness
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Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Character:Lester Rose
Black Hearts in Battersea
Character:Duke Of Battersea
Scarlett
Character:Whitlock
The Riff Raff Element
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The Rector's Wife
Character:Daniel Byrne
A Time to Dance
Character:Andrew Powell
Performance
Character:King Henry IV
Performance
Character:Siegfried Shrager
Performance
Character:Richard Browning
Not with a Bang
Character:Brian Appleyard
El C.I.D.
Character:Jack
Behaving Badly
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The Chronicles of Narnia
Character:Aslan (voice)
Fortunes of War
Character:Prince Yakimov
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Character:Chief Inspector Moore
Inspector Morse
Character:Ian Matthews
Unnatural Causes
Character:James Tripp
Casualty
Character:Martin / Reginald Freeborn
Matlock
Character:Sir Alec Moore
Lovejoy
Character:Edwin Felt
Moving
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Screen Two
Character:Brian Silcott
Sherlock Holmes
Character:Barrymore
Albert Einstein
Character:Albert Einstein
Verdi
Character:Giuseppe Verdi
Bergerac
Character:Sir Antony Villiers
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Ian
BBC2 Play of the Week
Character:Norman Reynolds
The Fight Against Slavery
Character:William Pitt
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Character:Randolph Churchill
Father Brown
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Play for Today
Character:Richard Massingham
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Mercutio
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Ariel
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Brother Martin Ladvenu
BBC Play of the Month
Character:Edgar
Doctor Who
Character:Physician
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character:Jean
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