Ronald Allen
Born	December 16, 1934 Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Died	June 18, 1991 London, England, UK
Notable roles	David Hunter, Crossroads

Ronald Allen (December 16, 1934 in Reading, Berkshire- June 18, 1991) was an established English character actor. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1176x1544, 328 KB)My scan of a publicity photo of TV star Ronald Allen to replace poor image previously on page. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Statistics Population: 143,096 (Borough, 2001) 232,662 (Urban area, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU713733 Administration Unitary authority: Borough of Reading Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Crossroads was a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Statistics Population: 143,096 (Borough, 2001) 232,662 (Urban area, 2001) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SU713733 Administration Unitary authority: Borough of Reading Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Berkshire Historic county: Berkshire Services Police force: Thames Valley Police Fire and rescue... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ...

He studied at Leighton Park School in Reading and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, worked in repertory theatre, had a season at the Old Vic, London and made several films as well as achieving fame as a soap opera star. Leighton Park School is an independent coeducational Quaker secondary school for both boarding and day pupils in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... RADAs theatre in London The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as the most prestigious drama school in the world. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television...

After roles in United! and Compact (TV series) his most famous role was in the long-running Crossroads in which he played David Hunter, who, together with Meg Mortimer, Tish Hope and Bernard Booth, was a shareholder of the Crossroads Motel. He appeared in the series from 1969 to 1985. He also twice appeared as a lead actor in the science fiction programme Doctor Who, in the stories The Dominators and The Ambassadors of Death. United! is a British television series produced by the BBC between 1965 and 1967, and screened twice-weekly on BBC1. ... Compact was a British television soap opera shown by the BBC between 1962 and 1965. ... Crossroads was a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ... The Dominators is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in five weekly parts from August 10 to September 7, 1968. ... The Ambassadors of Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in seven weekly parts from March 21 to May 2, 1970. ...

Ronald Allen also made a number of guest appearances in The Comic Strip Presents. In the first episode, Five Go Mad in Dorset, which spoofed Enid Blyton's The Famous Five stories, he makes a surprise appearance as Uncle Quentin; deliberately (and wonderfully!) sending up his staid image, he most memorably told The Famous Five, "Your Aunt Fanny is an unrelenting nyphomaniac - and I am a screaming homosexual." (The show's TV Times entry had listed him as "Surprise Guest"). Allen reprised the role in the sequel Five Go Mad on Mescalin, and also appeared in South Atlantic Raiders Part 2, The Strike and Oxford, in addition to the feature film The Supergrass. There was much comic mileage to gained from Allen sending up his ultra conservative image. In a 1987 interview, he said that he was approached by a very intimidating-looking punk. He shook his hand and said "I thought you were really cool in The Supergrass." Then, as he was about to walk away, he turned back and said, almost apologetically, "I loved you in Crossroads too!" This article is about the British comedy group; for the published art form, see comic strip. ... The Famous Five - Julian (Peter Richardson), Anne (Jennifer Saunders), Dick (Adrian Edmondson) and George (Dawn French) Five Go Mad in Dorset was the first of the long-running series of Comic Strip Presents. ... The Mystery of the Vanished Prince (1951) Enid Mary Blyton (August 11, 1897–November 28, 1968) was a British childrens author. ... The Famous Five is a fictional group of child detectives, composed of four children (Julian, Dick, Anne and George) and their dog Timmy, created by Enid Blyton. ... The Famous Five can refer to: A group of Canadian women; see The Valiant Five. ... The TV Times is a television listings magazine published in the United Kingdom. ... A sequel is a work of fiction in literature, film, and other creative works that is produced after a completed work, and is set in the same universe but at a later time. ...

Other roles included television's The Adventures of Robin Hood, Danger Man, Bergerac and The Avengers. The Adventures of Robin Hood was a popular, long-running British television series (143 half-hour, black and white episodes, 1955 - 1960) starring Richard Greene as Robin Hood. ... This article is about the 1960s TV series which was also known as Secret Agent and shouldnt be confused with the 1990s television series Secret Agent Man. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... The Avengers is a British 1960s television series featuring secret agents in a fantasy 1960s Britain. ...

Ronald Allen lived for many years with the actor Brian Hankins who also appeared in Crossroads. He was also very close friends with his co-star and on-screen wife, Sue Lloyd. When the British media started to intrude into their private lives, they made it known they were a couple. After Allen was told that his cancer was terminal, they married. He died three months later. Crossroads was a British television soap opera set in a motel near Birmingham, England. ... Sue Lloyd is a British model turned actress with many notable film and television credits to her name. ...

External links

• Ronald Allen at the Internet Movie Database