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	\| birth_place = [[Peckham]], [[London]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Peckham\|Peckham]], [[w:London\|London]], England
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	\| death_place = [[Northwood, London\|Northwood]], London, England		\| death_place = [[w:Northwood, London\|Northwood]], London, England
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	\| occupation = [[Actor]], voice artist		\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Actor]], voice artist
	\| yearsactive = 1949–2000		\| yearsactive = 1949–2000
	\| spouse = Ann Bristow (1959-2006~~; her death; 2 children)~~		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Ann Bristow\|1959\|2006\|end=d.}}
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{{more footnotes|date=January 2013}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ronnie Stevens
| image = File:Ronnie Stevens.jpg
| imagesize = 150px
| caption =
| birth_name = Ronald Stevens
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1925|9|2}}
| birth_place = [[Peckham]], [[London]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|11|11|1925|9|2}}
| death_place = [[Northwood, London|Northwood]], London, England
| othername =
| occupation = [[Actor]], voice artist
| yearsactive = 1949–2000
| spouse = Ann Bristow (1959-2006; her death; 2 children)
| domesticpartner =
| website =
}}

'''Ronald Stevens''' (2 September 1925 – 11 November 2006) was an English revue artist, character actor and voice artist credited professionally as '''Ronnie Stevens'''.<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba0650549|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804020612/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba0650549|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-04|title=Ronnie Stevens|work=BFI}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Stevens was born in London, England, the son of Fanny Elizabeth (Carpenter) and Henry Edward Stevens.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/76/Ronnie-Stevens.html|title = Ronnie Stevens Biography (1925-)}}</ref> He served in [[World War II]] for four years in both the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF) and the [[Royal Engineers]] of the [[British Army]].<ref name="guardian">[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/nov/16/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries Ronnie Stevens - Gifted and versatile character actor at home in theatre, films and television.] ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved July 24, 2021.</ref>

He appeared in many television comedy series in regular roles, including ''[[May to December]]'', ''[[Goodnight Sweetheart (TV series)|Goodnight Sweetheart]]'' and ''[[A J Wentworth, BA]]''. He also appeared as the "Minister of Pollution", in ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]'' pollution episode. He played minor roles in many other sitcoms including ''[[Wild, Wild Women]]'', ''[[Winning Widows]]'', ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]'', ''[[Ever Decreasing Circles]]'', ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'', ''[[Yes Minister|Yes, Prime Minister]]'', ''[[Terry and June]]'', ''[[Chance in a Million]]'' and ''[[As Time Goes By (UK TV series)|As Time Goes By]]''. He played roles in ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'', ''[[Dick and the Duchess]]'', ''[[Minder (TV series)|Minder]]'', ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[Hetty Wainthropp Investigates]]'', and as Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the 1980 [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] series presentation of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.<ref name=bfi/> He appeared as Mr Rudge in the ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)]]'' episode (9/5) "The Facts of Life" (1988).

In 1965–66 Stevens co-starred in the pioneering Australian TV satirical comedy series ''[[The Mavis Bramston Show]]'', where he replaced founding cast member [[Gordon Chater]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.australiantelevision.net/mavisbramstonshow.html|title=Australian Television: The Mavis Bramston Show|work=australiantelevision.net}}</ref>

Stevens also appeared in the 1962 film ''[[Carry On Cruising]]'', the 1996 film ''[[Brassed Off]]'', and the 1998 film ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/ronnie-stevens-p68161|title=Ronnie Stevens - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref>

He co-narrated ''[[Noggin the Nog]]'' with [[Oliver Postgate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/nov/16/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries|title=Obituary: Ronnie Stevens|author=Eric Shorter|work=The Guardian|date=16 November 2006}}</ref>

Stevens also lent his voice to the classic children's puppet series ''[[Space Patrol (1962 TV series)|Space Patrol]]'' and ''[[Sara and Hoppity]]'' and the children's animated series ''[[Captain Zed and the Zee Zone]]'' along with various British and Canadian voice actors as well as providing voices for the animated film ''Rarg''.

===Personal life ===
His wife, Ann, predeceased him as did his older son Paul. He is survived by their younger son Guy. Ronald was 81 at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1534155/Ronnie-Stevens.html|title=Ronnie Stevens|date=15 November 2006|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class = "unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1949
| ''[[Under Capricorn]]''
| Officer at Ball
| Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=2|1952
| ''[[Top Secret (1952 film)|Top Secret]]''
| Aubrey
|
|-
| ''[[Made in Heaven (1952 film)|Made in Heaven]]''
| T.V. Announcer
| Uncredited
|-
| 1953
| ''[[Love in Pawn]]''
| Grocer
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1954
| ''[[The Scarlet Web]]''
| Simpson
|
|-
| ''[[The Embezzler (1954 film)|The Embezzler]]''
| Travel Agent
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[For Better, for Worse (1954 film)|For Better, for Worse]]''
| Fishmonger's Assistant
|
|-
|rowspan=5|1955
| ''[[As Long as They're Happy]]''
| Box intruder
|
|-
| ''The Hornet's Nest''
| Bill, the Photographer
|
|-
| ''[[Value for Money]]''
| Compere
|
|-
| ''[[No Smoking (1955 film)|No Smoking]]''
| BBC Man
|
|-
| ''[[An Alligator Named Daisy]]''
| Singer
| Uncredited
|-
|rowspan=2|1956
| ''[[The Narrowing Circle]]''
| Jimmy
|
|-
| ''[[The Extra Day]]''
| Reporter
| Uncredited
|-
| 1957
| ''[[Doctor at Large (film)|Doctor at Large]]''
| Waiter at hotel
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1958
| ''[[I Was Monty's Double (film)|I Was Monty's Double]]''
| M.I.5. Tail
|
|-
| ''[[Bachelor of Hearts]]''
| Shop Assistant
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1959
| ''[[Danger Within]]''
| Lt. Meynell, 'The Sewer Rat'
|
|-
| ''[[I'm All Right Jack]]''
| Hooper
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1960
| ''[[Doctor in Love]]''
| Harold Green
|
|-
| ''[[Dentist in the Chair]]''
| Brian Dexter
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1961
| ''[[Very Important Person (film)|Very Important Person]]''
| Hankley
|
|-
| ''[[Nearly a Nasty Accident]]''
| Flight Lt. Pocock
|
|-
| ''[[Dentist on the Job]]''
| Brian Dexter
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1962
| ''[[It's Trad, Dad!]]''
| TV Director
|
|-
| ''[[A Pair of Briefs]]''
| Hotel Under-Manager
|
|-
| ''[[Carry On Cruising]]''
| Drunk Passenger
|
|-
| ''[[On the Beat (1962 film)|On the Beat]]''
| Oberon
|
|-
| 1963
| ''[[Doctor in Distress (film)|Doctor in Distress]]''
| Hotel Manager
|
|-
|rowspan=4|1965
| ''[[A Home of Your Own]]''
| The Architect
|
|-
| ''[[Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines]]''
| Reporter
| Uncredited
|-
| ''[[San Ferry Ann]]''
| Hiker Boy
|
|-
| ''Give a Dog a Bone''
| Ringo
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1966
| ''[[Doctor in Clover]]''
| TV Producer
|
|-
| ''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]''
| Drunk
|
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Smashing Time]]''
| 1st Waiter
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1969
| ''[[Some Girls Do]]''
| Peregrine Carruthers
|
|-
| ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]''
| Algie
|
|-
| 1974
| ''[[All I Want Is You... and You... and You...]]''
| Husband
|
|-
| 1979
| ''[[S.O.S. Titanic]]''
| Doctor McGee - Carpathia
| uncredited
|-
| 1984
| ''Captain Stirrick''
| William Perfect
|
|-
| 1985
| ''[[Morons from Outer Space]]''
| Hotel Manager
|
|-
| 1988
| ''Rarg''
| Baby, Senator
| (voice)
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Countdown to War]]''
| Phipps
|
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Secret Weapon (film)|Secret Weapon]]''
| Barber
|
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Blame It on the Bellboy]]''
| Man on Plane
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Brassed Off]]''
| Albert Hall Judge
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Parent Trap (1998 film)|The Parent Trap]]''
| Grandfather
| (final film role)
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDB name|0828745|Ronnie Stevens}}
*[https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2006/comedy-veteran-ronnie-stevens-dies-at-81/ Obituary in The Stage]
*[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1534155/Ronnie-Stevens.html Daily Telegraph obituary]

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[[Category:Male actors from London]]
[[Category:English male voice actors]]
[[Category:Royal Air Force personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:Royal Engineers soldiers]]

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