---
name: "Ronald Wilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ronald-wilson"
fi1m_id: "ronald-wilson"
imdb_id: "nm0934070"
tmdb_id: 1312282
wikidata_id: "Q101067768"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "2 April 1930"
died: "17 July 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T12:27:10.286538+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."
---

# Ronald Wilson

## Identity

Ronald Wilson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ronald-wilson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ronald-wilson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0934070
- **TMDB ID:** 1312282
- **Wikidata ID:** Q101067768
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101067768, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1312282

Director. Born 2 April 1930 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Died 17 July 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 2 April 1930, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- **Died:** 17 July 2014
- **Active:** 1962–1985
- **Frequently works with:** [Bill Hays](https://film.one/person/bill-hays.md), [Gerald Blake](https://film.one/person/gerald-blake.md), [John Bruce](https://film.one/person/john-bruce.md), [Matthew Robinson](https://film.one/person/matthew-robinson.md), [Alan Plater](https://film.one/person/alan-plater.md), [Andrew Davies](https://film.one/person/andrew-davies.md), [Anthony Page](https://film.one/person/anthony-page.md), [Anthony Read](https://film.one/person/anthony-read.md)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101067768, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934070/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1312282

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*EastEnders*](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md) (70)

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## Biography

Ronald Wilson (1930–2014) was a television director and actor. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, he directed episodes of numerous British series, including *Z-Cars* (1962), *Play for Today* (1977–1983), *To Serve Them All My Days* (1980) and *EastEnders* (1992).

Earlier in his career Wilson appeared as an actor, including the role of Flight Lieutenant Shannon in the 1955 film *The Dam Busters*. He also directed episodes of series such as *The Pallisers* (1974), *The Black Tower* (1985) and *Lives of Girls & Women* (1996). In later years he lectured at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He was married to Gay Cameron.

*Sources: imdb.com, dailyecho.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *EastEnders* (1985), Fi1m 70, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

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

- *Lives of Girls & Women* (1996), Director
- *Campion* (1989), series, Director
- *London Embassy* (1987), series, Director
- *The Bretts* (1987), series, Director
- *The Black Tower* (1985), series, Director
- *Drummonds* (1985), series, Director
- *EastEnders* (1985), series, Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/tv/eastenders.md)
- *Strangers and Brothers* (1984), series, Director
- *Shall I Be Mother?* (1983), Director
- *Frost in May* (1982), series, Director
- *The Union* (1981), Director
- *To Serve Them All My Days* (1980), series, Director
- *The Mallens* (1979), Director
- *The Mallens* (1979), series, Director
- *The Mill on the Floss* (1978), series, Director
- *The Devil's Crown* (1978), series, Director, Creator
- *The Mill on the Floss* (1978), Director
- *One Day at a Time* (1977), Director
- *True Patriot* (1977), Director
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, Director
- *Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle* (1977), series, Director
- *This Year Next Year* (1977), series, Director
- *When the Boat Comes In* (1976), series, Director
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1975), series, Director
- *Angels* (1975), series, Director
- *Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington* (1975), Director
- *Private Affairs* (1975), series, Director
- *You're On Your Own* (1975), series, Director
- *The Pallisers* (1974), series, Director
- *Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club* (1973), series, Director
- *The Visitors* (1972), series, Director
- *The Brothers* (1972), series, Director
- *Owen, M.D.* (1971), series, Director
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, Director
- *Codename* (1970), series, Director
- *Paul Temple* (1969), series, Director
- *Softly Softly: Task Force* (1969), series, Director
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, Director
- *The Expert* (1968), series, Director
- *The First Lady* (1968), series, Director
- *City '68* (1967), series, Director
- *Escape* (1967), series, Director
- *Mickey Dunne* (1967), series, Director
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, Director
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, Director
- *The Newcomers* (1965), series, Director
- *United!* (1965), series, Director
- *The Ambassadors* (1965), as Jim Pocock
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Hotel Bartender, Desk Clerk
- *Out of This World* (1962), series, as DS Grant
- *Studio 4* (1962), series, as Peter Rackam, Guy
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, Director
- *The World of Suzie Wong* (1960), Actor
- *The Hand* (1960), as Doctor
- *The Dam Busters* (1955), as Flight Lieutenant D. J. Shannon, D.S.O., D.F.C.

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