---
name: "Ronald Radd"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ronald-radd"
fi1m_id: "ronald-radd"
imdb_id: "nm0705382"
tmdb_id: 140168
wikidata_id: "Q7365185"
roles: []
born: "22 January 1929"
died: "23 April 1976"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:35:41.330138+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ronald Radd

## Identity

Ronald Radd

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ronald-radd
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ronald-radd
- **IMDb ID:** nm0705382
- **TMDB ID:** 140168
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7365185
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Radd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7365185, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140168

Actor. Born 22 January 1929 in Sunderland, County Durham, England,  UK. Died 23 April 1976.

## Details

- **Born:** 22 January 1929, Sunderland, County Durham, England,  UK
- **Died:** 23 April 1976
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Radd, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7365185, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0705382/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/140168

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Prisoner*](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md) (84)

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## Biography

Ronald Radd (22 January 1929 – 23 April 1976) was a British actor. Born in Ryhope, Sunderland, County Durham, England, he began his career on the stage in the early 1950s at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham and later worked in the West End.

Radd appeared in approximately 60 television productions between 1955 and 1976. He originated the role of Hunter in the series Callan and played Rook in the 1967 episode 'Checkmate' of The Prisoner. Other credits include appearances in The Avengers, The Saint, The Offence (1973) and The Kremlin Letter (1970). In 1971 he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Abelard and Heloise on Broadway.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Prisoner* (1967), Fi1m 84, as Rook — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)

## Complete filmography (53)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *For Services to Myself* (1976), as Andy Banks
- *Operation: Daybreak* (1975), as Carl, Aunt Marie's Husband
- *The Spiral Staircase* (1975), as Oates
- *King Lear* (1974), as Gloucester
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Leduc
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Supt. Terson
- *Divorce His, Divorce Hers* (1973), series, as Angus McIntyre
- *The Offence* (1973), as Lawson
- *Divorce His - Divorce Hers* (1973), as Angus McIntyre
- *The Stumbling Block* (1972), as Alfred
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Angelos Da Costa
- *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Jerry Butler
- *The Adventurer* (1972), series, as Hilverston
- *Jason King* (1971), series, Actor
- *The Second Interview* (1970), as Duckworth
- *The Kremlin Letter* (1970), as Captain Potkin
- *Department S* (1969), series, as Allison
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Joseph Elvin, Lord Arkwright
- *Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?* (1969), as Critic Bentley
- *The Sea Gull* (1968), as Shamraev
- *The Champions* (1968), series, as Commandante
- *The Jazz Age* (1968), series, as Tutu
- *Nearest and Dearest* (1968), series, as Will O'Fred's
- *If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them* (1968), Actor
- *Nicholas Nickleby* (1968), series, as Wackford Squeers
- *The Prisoner* (1967), series, as Rook — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-prisoner.md)
- *The Double Man* (1967), as Russian General
- *Mister Ten Per Cent* (1967), as Publicity Man
- *Callan* (1967), series, Actor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md)
- *A Magnum for Schneider* (1967), as Hunter
- *Where the Spies Are* (1966), as Stanilaus
- *Up Jumped a Swagman* (1965), as Harry King
- *Contract to Kill* (1965), series, as Charles Waterfield
- *HMS Paradise* (1964), series, as CPO Banyard
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1964), series, Actor
- *It's Dark Outside* (1964), series, as Raoul Brissac
- *The Small World of Sammy Lee* (1963), as Big Alf
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Henri Flambeau, Byron Ufferlitz
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Dr Waldron
- *Night Conspirators* (1962), as Karl-Heinz Fessell
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, as Gus Haggerty
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Porteous
- *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Shaffer — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)
- *The Iceman Cometh* (1960), series, as The Captain
- *The Tempest* (1960), as Stephano
- *Play of the Week* (1959), series, Actor
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor
- *The Camp on Blood Island* (1958), as Commander Yamaitsu
- *Ordeal by Fire* (1957), as Robechon
- *Theatre Night* (1957), series, as Mick Mandelbaum
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Hunter, Duckworth, Alfred
- *The Concert* (1955), as Taxi Driver
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Stephano

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1971: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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