Personal Info
Birth date
1896-12-29 (128 Years)
Day of death
1979-03-27
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Bromyard, Herefordshire, England, UK
Also known as
Ronald Adams
Рональд Адам
Ronald George Hinings Adams
Ronald Adam
Biography
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Filmography
The Avengers
7.734
Overview:
A quirky spy show of the adventures of eccentrically suave British Agent John Steed and his predominantly female partners. Jonathan Steed - an urbane, proper gentleman spy - teams with various assistants throughout the series' run, including Dr. David Keel, Cathy Gale, Emma Peel and Tara King, to repeatedly save the world from diabolical schemes plotted by equally diabolical evil-doers (among them robots and man-eating monsters).The Count of Monte Cristo
4.4
Overview:
The Count of Monte Cristo was a 1956 ITC Entertainment/TPA television series adapted very loosely from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by Sidney Marshall. It premiered in the UK in early 1956 and ran for 39 thirty-minute episodes. The first twelve episodes were filmed in the United States, at the Hal Roach studios, with the rest being filmed at ITC's traditional home of Elstree. A 5-disc DVD set containing all thirty-nine episodes was released by Network Studio on 12 April 2010. ITC produced a film based on the same source-material, The Count of Monte-Cristo, in 1975.The Main Chance
7.7
Overview:
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.Justice
6
Overview:
Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.Mystery and Imagination
5.5
Overview:
Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and supernatural dramas. Five series were broadcast from 1966 to 1970 by the ITV network and produced by ABC and Thames Television.The Six Wives of Henry VIII
8.1
Overview:
Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and his wives. Keith Michell ties the episodes together with his dignified and magnetic performance as the mighty monarch.Gideon's Way
6.8
Overview:
Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. It starred Liverpudlian John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre, Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Dignam as Commissioner Scott-Marle. The show did not acknowledge any help from Scotland Yard, any other police force or advisor. Daphne Anderson starred as his wife, Kate with Giles Watling as young son, Malcolm, Richard James as older son, Matthew who seemed to have a lot of new girlfriends and Andrea Allan as daughter, Pru. Unusually for police stories, Gideon was shown as a family man at home though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. However, he did admit in "State Visit" that his wife had walked out on him for a while years ago when he put the job first and her second. They live in an expensive detached house in Chelsea.Victorian Scandals
NYR
Overview:
Featuring dramatised versions of true stories that shocked mainstream Victorian society.Hindle Wakes
5
Overview:
During a holiday to the beach Jenny meets Alan and agrees to spend the week with him. Wanting to keep this a secret from her parents Jenny gets help from her friend Mary to pretend her whereabouts but disaster strikes during a boating accident. It is soon discovered Jenny was not with Mary. When the parents find out the truth they pressure the couple to get married, but Jenny thinks otherwise.Around the World in Eighty Days
6.648
Overview:
Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.The Haunting
7.081
Overview:
Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.The Million Pound Note
6.839
Overview:
An impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.And the Same to You
5.6
Overview:
Dickie Dreadnought is the boxing-mad nephew of pious clergyman Reverend Sydney Mullet. To mollify his disapproving uncle, Dickie embarks on an elaborate plan to keep his budding boxing career a secret, with he and his tough-talking promoter Wally Burton both pretending to be devout 'men of the cloth'.The Ruling Class
6.4
Overview:
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; he sings and dances across the estate and thinks he is Jesus reincarnated. Believing that Jack is mentally unfit to own the estate, the Gurney family plots to steal Jack's inheritance. As their outrageous schemes fail, the family strives to cure Jack of his bizarre behavior, with disastrous results.The Lavender Hill Mob
7.203
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A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.Reach for the Sky
6.797
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The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.Under Capricorn
6.063
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A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out to help her conquer her demons and return her life to normal.Christopher Columbus
5.7
Overview:
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
6.9
Overview:
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.The Man Who Never Was
7
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The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies were intending to invade occupied Greece. His body is put into the sea where it will ultimately drift ashore and the papers be passed along to German Intelligence.Green for Danger
6.7
Overview:
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?Malta Story
5.9
Overview:
Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young Maltese girl.Seven Days to Noon
6.7
Overview:
When Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a warhead and threatens to detonate it in London in seven days unless the government begins nuclear disarmament. As Willingdon goes into hiding, Detective Folland of Scotland Yard sets out to find him. Willingdon's daughter Ann also joins the cause, hoping she can talk sense into her father before he causes a catastrophe.The Tomb of Ligeia
6.3
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Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.The Naked Truth
6.63
Overview:
Nigel Dennis publishes a scandal magazine. But for each story he writes, he first approaches the person whose scandalous behavior is described (or rather implied, to avoid any libel suit) and says he will suppress the story in return for money. Several of his victims first decide individually to kill him instead of paying, but fail in amusing ways. Then they find that to protect their various secrets they must now join forces for a rather different purpose...Laughter in Paradise
6.5
Overview:
When an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.The Black Knight
6.2
Overview:
John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeoniland, so he creates a secret alternate identity as the Black Knight. In this new role, he is now able to help King Arthur when Saracens and Cornish men—disguised as Vikings -- plot to take over the country.Acting
1978Question of Love as Le juge anglais
1978Something's Wrong as Old Man
1976The Portland Millions as Mr. Chichele Plowden
1976Victorian Scandals (1 Episode) as Mr. Chichele Plowden
1975The Man from Nowhere as George Harvey
1972The Ruling Class as Lord
1971Justice (1 Episode) as Sir William
1971Zeppelin as Prime Minister
1970Song of Norway as Gade
1970The Suicide Club as Sir Montague Malthus
1970The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1 Episode) as Cardinal Campeggio
1969The Main Chance (1 Episode) as Sir Charles Braithwaite
1966Who Killed the Cat? as Gregory
1966Mystery and Imagination (1 Episode) as Unknown
1965Gideon's Way (1, 1 Episode) as Mr. Baker, Sir Robert Copthorne
1964The Tomb of Ligeia as Minister at Graveside
1964The Massingham Affair (6 Episodes) as Unknown
1963The Haunting as Eldridge Harper
1962Postman's Knock as Mr. Fordyce
1962The Golden Rabbit as Unknown
1962Two Letter Alibi as Sir John Fawcett
1961Stryker of the Yard (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Three on a Spree as Judge
1961The Avengers (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Offbeat as J. B. Wykeham
1960And the Same to You as Trout (as Ronald Adams)
1960Shoot to Kill as Wood
1960Snowball as Mr. King
1959Please Turn Over as Mr. Appleton
1959Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Sir John Farthing
1958The Golden Disc as Mr. Dryden
1957The Naked Truth as Chemist (uncredited)
1957The Surgeon's Knife as Major Tilling
1957Sea Wife as Army Padre
1957Inside Information as Unknown
1957Carry On Admiral as First Sea Lord
1957Kill Me Tomorrow as Mr. Brook
1957Woman and the Hunter as Inspector McGregor
1956Around the World in Eighty Days as Club Steward
1956Assignment Redhead as Scammel / Dumetrius
1956Reach for the Sky as Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory
1956Tons of Trouble as Psychiatrist
1956The Man Who Never Was as Adams
1956The Count of Monte Cristo (1 Episode) as Unknown
1956Private's Progress as Doctor at Medical
1954To Dorothy, a Son as Parsons
1954The Black Knight as The Abbot
1954The Beachcomber as Sir Henry Johnstone (uncredited)
1954Forbidden Cargo as Mr. Bennett
1954Front Page Story as Unknown
1954Johnny-on-the-Spot as Insp. Beveridge
1954The Million Pound Note as Samuel Clements
1953Flannelfoot as Insp. Duggan, Inspector Duggan
1953Malta Story as Operations Room Controller
1952Top Secret as Barworth Controller
1952Hindle Wakes as Mr. Nat Jeffcote
1952Circumstantial Evidence as Sir William Hanson QC
1952Angels One Five as Group Controller
1951Mr. Denning Drives North as Coroner
1951The Lavender Hill Mob as Turner
1951Laughter in Paradise as Bank Manager
1951Hell Is Sold Out as Specialist
1951Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. as Adm. McCartney
1951The Late Edwina Black as Head-Master
1951Fortune in Diamonds as Van Thaal
1950Seven Days to Noon as Arthur Lytton, the Prime Minister
1950Shadow of the Past as solicitor
1950My Daughter Joy as Col. Fogarty
1949Boys in Brown as Judge
1949Christopher Columbus as Talavera
1949Diamond City as Unknown
1949Under Capricorn as Mr. Riggs
1949Black Magic as Court President
1949Obsession as Talkative, balding club member
1949All Over the Town as Sam Vane
1949The Bad Lord Byron as Judge
1949That Dangerous Age as Prosecutor
1949The Case of Charles Peace as Counsel for Defence
1949Helter Skelter as Director General of the BBC
1948Bonnie Prince Charlie as Macleod
1947Fame Is the Spur as Radshaws' Doctor (uncredited)
1947The Phantom Shot as Caleb Horder
1947Take My Life as Det Sgt Hawkins - Deaf Man
1946Green for Danger as Dr. White
1946Morning Departure as Lt. McFee
1945Pink String and Sealing Wax as Unknown
1945Journey Together as Commanding Officer at Falcon Field
1943Escape to Danger as George Merrick
1942The Foreman Went to France as Sir Charles Fawcett, Managing Director
1940At the Villa Rose as Mons. Besnard
1940Meet Maxwell Archer as Nicolides
1939Hell's Cargo as Capt. Dukes
1939The Lion Has Wings as German Bomber Chief
1939The Missing People as Surtees
1939Inspector Hornleigh as Wittens
1939Q Planes as Pollack - Aviation Engineer
1938The Drum as Major Gregoff
1938Strange Boarders as Barstow
1938Kate Plus Ten as Police Chief