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Ronald William Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991) was an English actor. He made numerous television and film appearances over a 30-year period. His roles included Harris in Porridge (1977), Frankie in the Bud Spencer comedy Charleston (1978), SD agent Sturmbannführer Arnold Ernst Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and the Bishop of ...
Ronald Lacey (1935-1991) was a prolific character actor on British television and film. He is best known for his role as Toht, the Nazi henchman in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and for his distinctive pug look and Peter Lorre mannerisms.
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Learn about the life and career of Ronald Lacey, who played the evil Major Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark and many other roles in film, TV and theatre. Discover his versatility, his distinctive features, his family and his death.
Learn about the life and career of Ronald Lacey, a British actor who played the Nazi henchman Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Find out his birth and death dates, family, trivia, and filmography.
- September 28, 1935
- May 15, 1991
Masterful English character actor Ronald Lacey (1935-1991) had a prolific career with over 170 credits to his name. Although perhaps best remembered for his role in "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...
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He is recognised for superb comedy as well a tremendous legacy of top quality dramatic performances. Ronald Lacey played "Horrible Harris" in the award winning BBC comedy series, Porridge. He was part of an outstanding cast headed by Ronnie Barker, Richard Beckinsale and Fulton Mackay.
Ronald Lacey was a British character actor whose career spanned more than thirty years; his was a face familiar from a variety of television and film appearances, but it was his performance as the evil Major Toht in Raiders of the Lost Ark that gained him international recognition and a place in popular culture.
