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Ronald Biggs(1929-2013)

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  • Writer
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Ronald Biggs was born on 8 August 1929 in Stockwell, Lambeth, London, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Prisoner of Rio (1988), Die Toten Hosen & Ronnie Biggs: Carnival in Rio (Punk Was) (1991) and The Seven Million Dollar Fugitive (1989). He was married to Raimunda de Castro and Charmian Brent. He died on 18 December 2013 in Barnet, London, England, UK.
BornAugust 8, 1929
DiedDecember 18, 2013(84)
BornAugust 8, 1929
DiedDecember 18, 2013(84)
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Known for

Paul Freeman in Prisoner of Rio (1988)
Prisoner of Rio
5.7
  • Mickey
  • 1988
Die Toten Hosen & Ronnie Biggs: Carnival in Rio (Punk Was) (1991)
Die Toten Hosen & Ronnie Biggs: Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)
Music Video
  • Ronald Biggs
  • 1991
Ronald Biggs in The Seven Million Dollar Fugitive (1989)
The Seven Million Dollar Fugitive
  • Self
  • 1989
The 11 O'Clock Show (1998)
The 11 O'Clock Show
7.2
TV Series
  • Self

Credits

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Actor

  • Die Toten Hosen & Ronnie Biggs: Carnival in Rio (Punk Was) (1991)
    Die Toten Hosen & Ronnie Biggs: Carnival in Rio (Punk Was)
    Music Video
    • Ronald Biggs
    • 1991
  • Paul Freeman in Prisoner of Rio (1988)
    Prisoner of Rio
    5.7
    • Mickey
    • 1988
  • Paul Cook, Steve Jones, John Lydon, Glen Matlock, Malcolm McLaren, Sid Vicious, and Helen Wellington-Lloyd in The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980)
    The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
    6.4
    • The Exile (as Ronnie Biggs)
    • 1980

Writer

  • Paul Freeman in Prisoner of Rio (1988)
    Prisoner of Rio
    5.7
    • writer
    • 1988

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Ronnie Biggs
  • Born
    • August 8, 1929
    • Stockwell, Lambeth, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 18, 2013
    • Barnet, London, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Raimunda de CastroJuly 10, 2002 - December 18, 2013 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 5 Portrayals
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    One of the train robbers involved in the "Great Train Robbery" of 1963. He escaped from prison in 1965 and was on the run for years until settling in Brazil. In 2001 he finally gave himself up.
  • Quotes
    [in his last interview from 2013] For more than 13,000 days on the run, my life was a soap opera.

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