Ronald Leigh-Hunt
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (5 October 1920 – 12 September 2005) was a British film and television actor.
His father was a stockbroker and he attended the Italia Conti Academy. He began acting whilst serving in the army. Though never a major star, he appeared in over a hundred television and film productions over a forty-year period, including as King Arthur in The Adventures of Sir Lancelot in the mid-1950s, and General Hospital in the early 1970s.
He appeared in Danger Man and twice in Doctor Who, as Commander Radnor in The Seeds of Death (1969) and as Commander Stevenson in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975); and starred as Colonel Buchan in every episode of the 1960s - 1970s children's TV series Freewheelers.
He appeared in a Series 2 episode of critically acclaimed TV series Minder entitled You Lose Some, You Win Some.
His film appearances included The League of Gentlemen (1960), Le Mans (1971) and The Omen (1976).
In his later years he was a familiar sight at the Green Room Club where he was an honorary member.
Leigh Hunt
James Henry Leigh Hunt (19 October 1784 – 28 August 1859), best known as Leigh Hunt, was an English critic, essayist, poet, and writer.
Biography
Early life
James Henry Leigh Hunt was born at Southgate, London, where his parents had settled after leaving the United States. His father Isaac, a lawyer from Philadelphia, and his mother, Mary Shewell, a merchant's daughter and a devout Quaker, had been forced to come to Britain because of their loyalist sympathies during the American War of Independence. Hunt's father took holy orders and became a popular preacher, but he was unsuccessful in obtaining a permanent living. Hunt's father was then employed by James Brydges, 3rd Duke of Chandos, as tutor to his nephew, James Henry Leigh (father of Chandos Leigh), after whom the boy was named.
Education
Leigh Hunt was educated at Christ's Hospital from 1791 to 1799, a period which is detailed in his autobiography. He entered the school shortly after Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Charles Lamb had both left; Thomas Barnes, however, was a school friend of his. One of the current boarding houses at Christ's Hospital is named after him. As a boy, he was an ardent admirer of Thomas Gray and William Collins, writing many verses in imitation of them. A speech impediment, later cured, prevented his going to university. "For some time after I left school," he says, "I did nothing but visit my school-fellows, haunt the book-stalls and write verses." His poems were published in 1801 under the title of Juvenilia, and introduced him into literary and theatrical society. He began to write for the newspapers, and published in 1807 a volume of theatre criticism, and a series of Classic Tales with critical essays on the authors.
Leigh Hunt (disambiguation)
Leigh Hunt (1784–1859) was an English essayist and poet.
Leigh Hunt may also refer to:
See also
Leigh-Hunt, Ronald Filmography
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2008, role: actor , character name: Stevenson
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2003, role: actor , character name: Commander Radnor
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1992, role: actor , character name: Alphonse
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1987, role: actor , character name: Raymond Needham
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1979, role: actor , character name: Gen. Pagel
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1979, role: actor , character name: Host: Eastern Interlude
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1978, role: actor , character name: Priest marrying Bobby and Natasha
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1977, role: actor , character name: Heraclius
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1976, role: actor , character name: Heraclius
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1976, role: actor , character name: Gentleman at Rugby Match
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1973, role: actor , character name: Mr. Fishie
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1972, role: actor , character name: Bishop
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1972, role: actor , character name: Himself - Commentator
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1972, role: actor , character name: Dr. Robert Thorne
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1971, role: actor , character name: David Townsend
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1971, role: actor , character name: St. George
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1970, role: actor , character name: Inspector Kert
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1968, role: actor , character name: Dr. Wimborne
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1966, role: actor , character name: Thursby
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1966, role: actor , character name: Lord Northbrook
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1965, role: actor , character name: Doctor
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1965, role: actor , character name: Mac
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1964, role: actor , character name: Police Officer
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1964, role: actor , character name: Sergeant
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1964, role: actor , character name: B.J. Thornton
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1964, role: actor , character name: 2nd Man in Bar
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1963, role: actor
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1962, role: actor , character name: Commander Royal Navy
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1961, role: actor , character name: Clynes
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1960, role: actor , character name: Somers, Officer on 'King George V'
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1960, role: actor , character name: Munyard
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1960, role: actor , character name: Police Superintendent - Final Scene
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1960, role: actor , character name: Supt. Copton
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1960, role: actor , character name: Police Sergeant
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1960, role: actor , character name: Lionel Johnson
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1959, role: actor , character name: Dr. James Garsten
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1959, role: actor , character name: Det. Supt. Martin
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1959, role: actor , character name: 2nd Editor
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1956, role: actor , character name: Col. Julian Fentriss M.I.5.
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1956, role: actor , character name: Kleivar
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1956, role: actor , character name: Norman Farrel
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1955, role: actor , character name: Ireton Bowlder
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1955, role: actor , character name: Doctor Scott, psychiatrist
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1955, role: actor , character name: John Tilling
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1953, role: actor , character name: Navy C.O.
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1953, role: actor
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1953, role: actor , character name: Capt. Adams
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1953, role: actor , character name: Sgt. Lewis
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1952, role: actor , character name: Inspector Ross
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1952, role: actor , character name: Inspector Hinton
