Ronald Leigh-Hunt

Ronald Leigh-Hunt
As Buchan in Freewheelers (1971)
Born
Ronald Frederick Leigh-Hunt

(1920-10-05)5 October 1920
London, England
Died12 September 2005(2005-09-12) (aged 84)
Isleworth, Middlesex, England
Alma materItalia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
OccupationActor
RelativesBarbara Leigh-Hunt
(cousin)

Ronald Frederick 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 was the actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt.[3]

Selected filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1956 Colonel March of Scotland Yard Ireton Boulder Episode: "Hot Money"
1962 Sir Francis Drake Hawkins Episode: "The Governor's Revenge"
1963 The Human Jungle George Hunter Episode: "The Vacant Chair"
1963 The Scales of Justice Jimmy Donovan Episode: "The Invisible Asset"
1964 Our Man at St. Mark's Mr. Mitchell Episode: "The Desk"
1964 Emergency Ward 10 Brian Rogers 3 episodes
1964 Sergeant Cork Sir Maurice Hampshire Episode: "The Case of the Elegant Mistress"
1964 Detective Bertram Coulson Episode: "A Connoisseur's Case"
1964 Edgar Wallace Mysteries Prison Governor Episode: "Face of a Stranger"
1964 Thorndyke John Simpson Episode: "The Case of Phyllis Annesley"
1971 The Doctors Gerald DeSoutter 8 episodes
1972 General Hospital Dr. Robert Thorne 6 episodes
1973 Van der Valk Paul Bekker Episode: "Season for Love"
1975 The Brothers Dr. Gloster 2 episodes
1977 Warship Gage Episode: "A Matter of History"
1978 The Professionals Dr. Binney Episode: "Stake Out"

References

  1. ↑ "FreeBMD Entry Info".
  2. ↑ "Ronald Leigh-Hunt". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Newley, Patrick (3 October 2005). "Ronald Leigh-Hunt | Obituaries". The Stage. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
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