Ronald Norman Haddrick AM MBE (1929 - 2020)

Born 9 Apr 1929 in Glenelg, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Died 11 Feb 2020 at age 90 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

Ronald Haddrick AM MBE is Notable.

Ronald Haddrick AM MBE was born in South Australia, Australia

Birth

Ronald Norman Haddrick was born 9 Apr 1929. He was the son of Norman Haddrick and Olive Gibson.

HADDRICK. —At "Warringa," Glenelg, on 9th April, to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Haddrick, Sixth-avenue, Helmsdale, Glenelg —a son. The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Wed 10 Apr 1929 Page 12

Marriage

Ron Haddrick wed Margaret Lorraine nee Quigley, March 10 1956, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Death

Aged 90 he passed away 11 February 2020, New South Wales, Australia.

Obituary

Ron HADDRICK, AM MBE, 9.4.1929 - 11.2.2020

At home aged 90, Loving and loved husband of Lorraine. Adored father and father-in-law of Lyn, Greg and Margaret. Cherished Papa of Taya, Milly and Jack and their partners.

The Final Curtain Call. Ron’s colleagues, family and friends are invited to the Parade Theatre NIDA, Kensington. Sunday March 1st at 3pm to farewell him. Sydney Morning Herald

Professional acting career

Theatre

Haddrick first appeared on the stage in 1946 at the Adelaide Tivoli Theatre. Later, he was invited to join the Stratford Memorial Theatre (now the Royal Shakespeare Theatre). During five seasons in Stratford-upon-Avon he performed with Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, John Gielgud, Peggy Ashcroft and Michael Redgrave. On his return to Sydney, roles followed with the Trust Players, and when the Old Tote Theatre Company formed, Haddrick played in over forty productions.

Radio and television

Haddrick has worked extensively in radio and TV throughout his career, notably for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. He made an early television appearance in the 1960 television play Close to the Roof. He had his first starring TV role as Dr. William Redfern in The Outcasts, later appearing as the alien "Adam Suisse" in G K Saunders' pioneering children's science fiction series The Stranger, broadcast on the ABC in 1964–65. In 1969, he voiced Ebenezer Scrooge for an Australian produced A Christmas Carol, giving way to more work along the same lines in the Australian animation field in 1977 with a shorter version of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.

Narrator

He has also narrated six audio books of the British children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends released by ABC For Kids which were written by Christopher Awdry and illustrated by Ken Stott.

Haddrick is also known for having narrated all audio books of the Australian children's/young adult fantasy book series Deltora Quest written by Emily Rodda.

Honours

1974 Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) – For services to the Arts.

1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.

2012 Actors Equity Lifetime Achievement Award – for a lifetime combining a phenomenal career with generous leadership and selfless mentorship presented by Actors Equity Australia.

2013 Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) – For significant service to the performing arts as an actor and narrator

Sources

• South Australia BDM - Birth Reg #

• New South Wales BDM - Death Reg #

• Marriage - "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVD2-9LWB : 8 October 2014), Ronald N Haddrick and null, 1956; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1956, quarter 1, vol. 9C, p. 2793, Stratford On Avon, Warwickshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• Ron Haddrick Wikipedia

• Australian Broadcating Corporation - ABC TV show The Stranger