Ronald Leigh-Hunt

British actor

Ronald Leigh-Hunt
As Buchan in Freewheelers (1971)
Born	Ronald Frederick Leigh-Hunt (1920-10-05)5 October 1920 London, England
Died	12 September 2005(2005-09-12) (aged 84) Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Alma mater	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupation	Actor
Relatives	Barbara Leigh-Hunt (cousin)

Ronald Leigh-Hunt (5 October 1920^[1] – 12 September 2005) was a British film and television actor.^[2]

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^[3] 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 and 1970s children's TV series Freewheelers.^[3] Later he appeared in "You Lose Some, You Win Some", an episode of series 2 of Minder and "Children of Auron" in the third series of Blake's 7.

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.^[3]

His cousin is the actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt.^[4]

Selected filmography

No Orchids for Miss Blandish (1948) - Grisson's Guard (uncredited)
Blackout (1950) - Dr. Langley
No Trace (1950) - Party Guest (uncredited)
Paul Temple Returns (1952) - Inspector Ross
Tread Softly (1952) - Inspector Hinton
The Broken Horseshoe (1953) - Sgt. Lewis
Three Steps to the Gallows (1953) - Capt. Adams
Forces' Sweetheart (1953) - Navy C.O.
Flannelfoot (1953) - Dr. Milligan
Johnny on the Spot (1954) - Jeremy Oulton (uncredited)
Tiger by the Tail (1955) - Doctor Scott, psychiatrist
Shadow of a Man (1956) - Norman Farrel
Assignment Redhead (1956) - Col. Julian Fentriss M.I.5.
Action Stations (1956) - Kleivar
Zoo Baby (1957) - Supt. Copton
A Touch of Larceny (1960) - 2nd Editor (uncredited)
Sink the Bismarck! (1960) - Somers, Officer on 'King George V' (uncredited)
The League of Gentlemen (1960) - Police Superintendent - Final Scene (uncredited)
Oscar Wilde (1960) - Lionel Johnson
Piccadilly Third Stop (1960) - Police Sergeant
The Hand (1960) - Munyard
Very Important Person (1961) - Clynes
We Joined the Navy (1962) - Commander Royal Navy
Der Schwur des Soldaten Pooley (1963) - (uncredited)
The Human Jungle
Seventy Deadly Pills (1964) - Sergeant
The Third Secret (1964) - Police Officer
The Pumpkin Eater (1964) - 2nd Man in Bar (uncredited)
Curse of Simba (1965) - Doctor
The Liquidator (1965) - Mac
Khartoum (1966) - Lord Northbrook (uncredited)
Where the Bullets Fly (1966) - Thursby
Hostile Witness (1968) - Dr. Wimborne
Clegg (1970) - Inspector Kert
Le Mans (1971) - David Townsend
Universal Soldier (1971) - St. George
Baxter! (1973) - Mr. Fishie
The Omen (1976) - Gentleman at Rugby Match
The Message (1976) - Heraclius
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) - Priest marrying Bobby and Natasha (uncredited)
Frankenstein (1992) - Alphonse

References

^ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
^ "Ronald Leigh-Hunt". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ronald Leigh-Hunt | Obituaries". 3 October 2005.
^ Stage, The (3 October 2005). "Ronald Leigh-Hunt | Obituaries". The Stage. Retrieved 6 October 2019.