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Ronald George Hinings Adams, known professionally as Ronald Adam, was a British officer of the RFC and RAF, an actor on stage and screen, and a successful theatre manager.
Birth Name
Ronald George Hinings Adams
Born
Thursday, 31 December 1896
Died
Monday, 26 March 1979
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Question of Love | Le juge anglais | 1978 |
| Marie Curie | Professor Gautier | 1977 |
| Victorian Scandals | Mr. Chichelle Plowden | 1976 |
| The Man from Nowhere | George Harvey | 1975 |
| The Nine Tailors | Dowson | 1974 |
| Casanova '73 | Dr. Spratforth | 1973 |
| The Zoo Robbery | Zoologist | 1973 |
| The Ruling Class | Lord | 1972 |
| Casanova | Senior Inquisitor | 1971 |
| Justice | Sir William | 1971 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Question of Love | Le juge anglais | 1978 |
| Marie Curie | Professor Gautier | 1977 |
| Victorian Scandals | Mr. Chichelle Plowden | 1976 |
| The Man from Nowhere | George Harvey | 1975 |
| The Nine Tailors | Dowson | 1974 |
| Casanova '73 | Dr. Spratforth | 1973 |
| The Zoo Robbery | Zoologist | 1973 |
| The Ruling Class | Lord | 1972 |
| Casanova | Senior Inquisitor | 1971 |
| Justice | Sir William | 1971 |
| Columbo | George, Steward at Supt. Durk's Club | 1971 |
| Zeppelin | Prime Minister | 1971 |
| Song of Norway | Gade | 1970 |
| On Trial | Leon Blum | 1970 |
| The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Cardinal Campeggio | 1970 |
| Nearest and Dearest | Magistrate | 1968 |
| Freewheelers | Professor Lowrie / Professor Gotts | 1968 |
| ITV Playhouse | Armitage | 1967 |
| Life with Cooper | Various Roles | 1966 |
| Man from Nowhere | 1966 | |
| Beggar My Neighbour | Mr. Crombie | 1966 |
| Mystery and Imagination | Sir Montague Malthus | 1966 |
| Public Eye | Leonard Minster | 1965 |
| The Tomb of Ligeia | Minister at Graveside | 1964 |
| Gideon C.I.D. | Mr. Baker / Sir Robert Copthorne | 1964 |
| Sherlock Holmes | Mycroft Holmes | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Sir Godfrey McKellar | 1964 |
| Espionage | Roger Upton | 1963 |
| The Haunting | Eldridge Harper | 1963 |
| Heavens Above! | Cabinet Minister #1 | 1963 |
| Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Chairman | 1962 |
| Postman's Knock | Mr. Fordyce | 1962 |
| Satan Never Sleeps | Father Lemay | 1962 |
| The Golden Rabbit | 1962 | |
| Three on a Spree | Judge | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Dr. Spender | 1961 |
| Death and the Sky Above | Sir John Fawcett | 1961 |
| The Devil Inside | J. B. Wykeham | 1961 |
| On Trial | Sir James Hannen | 1960 |
| Armchair Mystery Theatre | Judge | 1960 |
| Carry on Constable | Motorist | 1960 |
| And the Same to You | Trout (as Ronald Adams) / Trout | 1960 |
| Snowball | Mr. King | 1960 |
| Shoot to Kill | Wood | 1960 |
| Please Turn Over | Mr. Appleton | 1959 |
| The Man Who Could Cheat Death | Second Doctor | 1959 |
| Man in a Cocked Hat | Sir John Farthing | 1959 |
| The Inbetween Age | Mr. Dryden | 1958 |
| Your Past Is Showing | Chemist | 1957 |
| The Surgeon's Knife | Maj. Tilling / Major Tilling | 1957 |
| Dick and the Duchess | The Magistrate | 1957 |
| The Ship Was Loaded | First Sea Lord | 1957 |
| Sea Wife | Army Padre | 1957 |
| Woman and the Hunter | Insp. McGregor / Inspector McGregor | 1957 |
| Around the World in 80 Days | Club Steward | 1956 |
| Million Dollar Manhunt | Scammel / Dumetrius | 1956 |
| Lust for Life | Commissioner De Smet | 1956 |
| Reach for the Sky | Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory | 1956 |
| Bhowani Junction | General Ackerby | 1956 |
| Tons of Trouble | Psychiatrist | 1956 |
| The Man Who Never Was | Adams | 1956 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | General Le Claire | 1956 |
| Private's Progress | Doctor at Medical | 1956 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Richard Blatchley, Governor / Mr. Parsons / Lord Cleghorn | 1955 |
| Cash on Delivery | Parsons | 1954 |
| The Vise | Tam Lyn | 1954 |
| The Black Knight | The Abbot | 1954 |
| The Black Knight | The Abbot | 1954 |
| The Beachcomber | Sir Henry Johnstone | 1954 |
| Crest of the Wave | Member of Admiralty Board | 1954 |
| Forbidden Cargo | Mr. Bennett | 1954 |
| Johnny on the Spot | Inspector Beveridge / Insp. Beveridge | 1954 |
| Man with a Million | Samuel Clemens / Samuel Clements | 1954 |
| Flannelfoot | Inspector Duggan / Insp. Duggan | 1953 |
| Malta Story | Group Captain - Operations | 1953 |
| Martin Luther | John, Duke of Saxony | 1953 |
| Raiders in the Sky | Instructor | 1953 |
| Rheingold Theatre | Gooch | 1953 |
| Evidence for Hire | Sir William Hanson QC | 1952 |
| Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow | Barworth Controller | 1952 |
| My Wife's Lodger | Doctor | 1952 |
| Angels One Five | Group Controller | 1952 |
| Holiday Week | Mr. Nat Jeffcote | 1952 |
| Mr. Denning Drives North | Coroner | 1951 |
| I'll Never Forget You | Ronson | 1951 |
| The Lavender Hill Mob | Turner | 1951 |
| Hell Is Sold Out | Specialist | 1951 |
| Laughter in Paradise | Mr. Wagstaffe - Bank Manager (as Ronald Adams) / Mr. Wagstaffe - Bank Manager | 1951 |
| Captain Horatio Hornblower | Adm. McCartney | 1951 |
| Obsessed | Head-Master | 1951 |
| Fortune in Diamonds | Van Thaal Snr. / Van Thaal | 1951 |
| Seven Days to Noon | The Prime Minister / Arthur Lytton, the Prime Minister | 1950 |
| Shadow of the Past | Solicitor | 1950 |
| Operation X | Col. Fogarty | 1950 |
| Boys in Brown | Judge | 1949 |
| Under Capricorn | Mr. Riggs | 1949 |
| Diamond City | Robert Southey | 1949 |
| Black Magic | Court President | 1949 |
| The Hidden Room | Clubman / Talkative, balding club member | 1949 |
| The Case of Charles Peace | Counsel for Defence | 1949 |
| Christopher Columbus | Talavera | 1949 |
| All Over the Town | Sam Vane | 1949 |
| The Bad Lord Byron | Judge | 1949 |
| If This Be Sin | Prosecutor | 1949 |
| Helter Skelter | Director General of the BBC | 1949 |
| Bonnie Prince Charlie | Macleod | 1948 |
| Counterblast | Col Ingram - Gillington POW Camp Commandant | 1948 |
| An Ideal Husband | Member of Parliament | 1947 |
| Fame Is the Spur | Radshaws' Doctor | 1947 |
| The Phantom Shot | Caleb Horder | 1947 |
| Take My Life | Det Sgt Hawkins - Deaf Man / Deaf Man (Det Sgt Hawkins ) | 1947 |
| Green for Danger | The Hospital Staff - The Doctors: Dr. White / Dr. White | 1946 |
| Pink String and Sealing Wax | Clerk of the Court | 1945 |
| Journey Together | Commanding Officer at Falcon Field | 1945 |
| Escape to Danger | George Merrick | 1943 |
| Somewhere in France | Sir Charles Fawcett Managing Director / Sir Charles Fawcett, Managing Director | 1942 |
| The Avengers | Daily Express Reporter in Phone Booth | 1942 |
| The Big Blockade | German businessman | 1942 |
| House of Mystery | Mons. Besnard | 1940 |
| Maxwell Archer, Detective | Nicolides | 1940 |
| Hell's Cargo | Capt. Dukes | 1939 |
| Dangerous Cargo | Capt. Dukes | 1939 |
| The Lion Has Wings | German Bomber Chief | 1939 |
| Too Dangerous to Live | Murbridge / Wills | 1939 |
| Inspector Hornleigh | Wittens | 1939 |
| The Missing People | Surtees | 1939 |
| Q Planes | Pollack - Aviation Engineer | 1939 |
| North Sea Patrol | Enemy Ship's Captain | 1938 |
| Queen of Crime | Police Chief | 1938 |
| Strange Boarders | Barstow | 1938 |
| The Drum | Major Gregoff | 1938 |
