Ronald Cunliffe

Ronald "Ronnie" Cunliffe is an English actor best known for his stage work, and for playing Len Fairclough's son Stanley in Coronation Street. He was born in Birmingham on 9 March 1943 and trained at the Birmingham Theatre School, and later at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in . He has been married and divorced twice and has two daughters by his first marriage. He is now retired and lives on his own in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Stage appearances

Year Month Venue Title Writer Role Director Notes 1960 Sep Birmingham The Magic Flute Mozart Serpent Clifford Birmingham Festival Town Hall Willaims 1961 Oct Colchester Sparrers Can't Stephen Willy Dolly Bernard Kelly Repertory Sing Lewis (Peanut) Theatre 1961 Sep Colchester The Merchant of William Launcelot Gobbo Peter Powell Repertory Venice Shakespeare Theatre 1961 Sep Colchester And So to Bed JB Fagan Boy to Pepys Bernard Kelly Repertory Theatre 1961 May Weymouth Case of the Edgar Wallace ASM John McKelvey The Peter Haddon Pavilion Frightened Lady Company 1961 Apr Weymouth While the Sun Terrence ASM John McKelvey The Peter Haddon Pavilion Shines Rattigan Company 1959 Nov Nottingham The Rose Tattoo Tennessee Bruno Colin George Playhouse Williams 1960 Jul Alexandra Desire Under the Eugene Guest Frank Dunlop Alexandra Repertory Theatre, Elms O'Neill Company Birmingham 1959 Aug Grand Theatre, Housemaster Ian Hay Old Crump Douglas Neill Wolverhampto n 1959 Jun Birmingham Who's Who Terence Soldier Bernard Hepton Repertory Lodge Theatre 1959 Jan Wednesbury The Happiest John Dighton Hopcraft Mi Derek Pollitt Rep Days of Your Life 1958 Dec Wednesbury Dry Rot John Albert Polignac Derek Pollitt Rep Chapman 1958 Nov Wednesbury The Gay Dog Joseph Colton Spud Ryan Robert Patrick Rep 1958 Sep Grand Theatre, Much Ado about William 2nd Watch James Wolverhampto Nothing Shakespeare Gillhouley n 1962 Jun Regent's Park A Midsummer William Snug David William Open Air Night's Dream Shakespeare Theatre 1962 Jul Regent's Park Twelfth Night William Second Officer Denis Carey Open Air Shakespeare Theatre 1962 Aug Regent's Park Love's Labour's William Attendant David William Open Air Lost Shakespeare Theatre 1963 Jul Regent's Park A Midsummer William Snug David William Open Air Night's Dream Shakespeare Theatre 1963 Jun Regent's Park Much Ado about William 2nd Watch David William Open Air Nothing Shakespeare Theatre 1963 Oct Dundee Rep Luther Leo Derrick Goodwin 1963 Oct Dundee Rep Hobson's Choice Harold Will Mossop Derrick Brighouse Goodwin 1963 Nov Dundee Rep The Father Aug Nojd Derrick Strindberg Goodwin 1963 Dec Dundee Rep The Private Ear Peter Shaffer Bob Brian McGrellis and the Public Eye 1963 Dec Dundee Rep Beauty and the Nicholas Mr Hodge (The Brian McGrellis Beast Stuart Gray Wizard) 1964 Jan Dundee Rep Doctor at Sea Ted Willis Simon Sparrow Brian McGrellis, Derrick Goodwin 1964 Jan Dundee Rep Goodnight Mrs Arthur Victor Parker Derrick Puffin Lovegrove Goodwin 1964 Feb Dundee Rep The Breadwinner Somerset Patrick Derrick Maugham Goodwin 1964 Feb Dundee Rep St Joan of Maxwell Les Ward (The Derrick Lorraine Anderson Dauphin) Goodwin 1964 Mar Dundee Rep Twelfth Night William Sebastian Derrick Shakespeare Goodwin 1964 Apr Mermaid Macbeth William Servant Julius Gellner Theatre, Shakespeare London 1964 Apr Mermaid The Canker and Philip Collins, Peasant David William Theatre, the Rose Ronald Draper London 1964 Jul Mermaid The Shoemakers' Thomas Ralph David William Theatre, Holiday Dekker London 1964 Sep Birmingham The Quare Fellow Brendan Man of 25, Ronald Eyre Repertory Behan Jenkinson Theatre 1964 Oct Birmingham The Seagull Anton Medvedenko John Harrison Repertory Chekhov Theatre 1964 Dec Mermaid Treasure Island Robert Louis Jim Hawkins Sally Miles Theatre, Stevenson London 1965 Mar Mermaid The Shoemakers' Thomas Ralph Robert Gillespie Theatre, Holiday Dekker London 1965 Jul Mermaid Four Thousand Dryden, Alphabeat Denys Palmer Theatre, Brass Halfpennies Bernard Miles London 1965 May Mermaid Oedipus the King Sophocles Citizen of Thebes Robin Midgley Theatre, London 1965 May Mermaid Oedipus at Sophocles Man of Colonus Robin Midgley Theatre, Colonus London 1965 Apr Mermaid The Wakefield Japhet, 3rd Sally Miles Theatre, Mystery Plays Shepherd, Simon London 1965 Jun Mermaid Left-Handed John Arden Clerk, Waggoner David William Theatre, Liberty London 1965 Sep Mermaid Fanny's First Play Bernard Shaw Footman Don Taylor Theatre, London 1966 Oct Marlowe The Knight of the Beaumont & Ralph John Hales Theatre, Burning Pestle Fletcher Canterbury 1966 Oct Marlowe Tamburlaine the Christopher Meander, Amyras RD Smith Theatre, Great Marlowe Canterbury 1967 Mar Citizens' The Beaux' George Scrub Iain Theatre, Strategem Farquhar Cuthbertson Glasgow 1967 Aug Mermaid Rafferty's Chant Keith Frank Taylor Robin Midgley Theatre, Dewhurst London 1968 Mar Citizens' People Are Living Athol Fugard Shorty Robin Midgley Theatre, There Glasgow 1968 Apr The Sport of Ian Hay Joe Purdie Malcolm Leatherhead Theatre Club Kings Farquhar Repertory Company 1968 May Leatherhead A Piece of Cake Joyce Roy Foster Anton Rodgers Leatherhead Theatre Club Rayburn Repertory Company 1969 Feb Colchester Spring and Port Bill Naughton Harold Crompton Stephen Moore Colchester Theatre Wine Repertory Company 1969 Mar Harrogate The Robe David Birch & Emperor Tiberius Brian Howard Theatre Brian Howard 1969 Apr Harrogate A Man for All Robert Bolt Sir Thomas More Brian Howard Theatre Seasons 1969 May Harrogate The Entertainer John Osborne Billy Rice Brian Howard Theatre 1969 May Harrogate Present Laughter Noel Coward Henry Lippiatt Brian Howard Theatre 1969 Jun Harrogate Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas 2nd drowned, Mr Keith Taylor Theatre Waldo, Utah Watkins, Mr Pugh 1969 Jun Harrogate Ten Minute Alibi Anthony Sir Miles Brian Theatre Armstrong Standing Bolingbroke 1969 Jul Harrogate Hot and Cold in Max Bertie Rogers Keith Taylor Theatre All Rooms Reitemann 1969 Jul Harrogate The Country Wife William Mr Pinchwife Brian Howard Harrogate Repertory Theatre Wycherley Company 1969 Aug Harrogate An Enemy of the Kyle David Scase Harrogate Festival of Theatre People Arts and Sciences 1969 Sep Watermill The Rivals RB Sheridan Bob Acres Leslie Lawton Theatre, Newbury 1969 Oct Harrogate When We Are JB Priestley Councillor Albert Brian Howard Harrogate Repertory Theatre Married Parker Company 1969 Nov Colchester Vice-Versa F Anstey Young Bultitude David Buxton Repertory Theatre 1969 Dec Colchester Aladdin and His John Moffatt Wishee-Washee David Buxton Repertory Wonderful Lamp Theatre 1970 Jan Colchester Beyond the Fringe Bennett, Various John Keenan Repertory Cook, Miller & Theatre Moore 1970 Feb Colchester Loot Joe Orton Harold David Buxton Repertory Theatre 1970 Mar Colchester Billy Liar Keith Arthur Crabtree Giles Block Repertory Waterhouse & Theatre Willis Hall 1970 Mar Harrogate Becket Alfred Lord - Brian Howard Text edited by Theatre Tennyson Ronald Cunliffe 1970 Apr Colchester A Midsummer William Puck David Buxton Repertory Night's Dream Shakespeare Theatre 1970 Oct Phoenix Hamlet William Reynaldo, Player Robin Midgley Phoenix Theatre Theatre, Shakespeare Queen Company Leicester 1970 Oct Phoenix Rosencrantz and Tom Stoppard Reynaldo, Player Robin Midgley Phoenix Theatre Theatre, Guildenstern are Queen Company Leicester Dead 1970 Nov Phoenix Swansong Anton Vassily Vassilytch Christopher Theatre, Chekhov Svetlovidov Timothy Leicester 1970 Dec Phoenix The Wizard of Oz L Frank The Scarecrow Robin Midgley Phoenix Theatre Theatre, Baum, Company Leicester adapted Alfred Bradley 1971 Feb Everyman Twelfth Night William Sebastian Noreen Craven Theatre, Shakespeare Cheltenham 1971 Apr Colchester Julius Caesar William Citizen, Cinna, David Buxton Colchester Theatre Shakespeare Titinius Repertory Theatre 1971 May Colchester Samuel Lucky David Buxton Colchester Theatre Beckett Repertory Theatre 1971 Sep Nottingham Richard III William Dorset, Scrivener Peter McEnery Playhouse Shakespeare 1971 Sep Nottingham The Magistrate Arthur Wing Mr Wormington David William Playhouse Pinero 1971 Oct Nottingham Rosencrantz and Tom Stoppard Alfred Peter Wood Playhouse Guildenstern are Dead 1971 Dec Nottingham The Swallow Michael Hanki Panki Stuart Burge Playhouse Garden Payne 1972 Mar Phoenix The Cherry Anton Yepikhodov Stephen Theatre, Orchard Chekhov Macdonald Leicester 1972 May Mercury The Recruiting George Coster Pearmain, David Buxton First production in Theatre, Officer Farquhar Pluck, Mr Scruple new theatre Colchester 1972 Oct Crucible Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas Rev Eli Jenkins, Job Stewart Theatre, Nogood Boyo, Sheffield Little Boy Waldo 1972 Oct Crucible The Persians Aeschylus, Persian Elder Colin George Theatre, adapted John Sheffield Lewin 1972 Oct Crucible The Taming of the William Biondello Douglas Theatre, Shrew Shakespeare Campbell Sheffield 1972 Nov Crucible Peace in Our John Spurling Walter von Colin George Theatre, Time Brauchitsch, Sheffield Pierre Lava, Andrei Vyshinsky, Francisco Franco, Jozef Beck 1972 Dec Crucible The Boy Friend Sandy Wilson Lord Brockhurst Job Stewart Theatre, Sheffield 1972 Dec Crucible Pinocchio Brian Way Harlequin, Judge Caroline Smith Theatre, Sheffield 1973 Feb Crucible The National Peter Nichols Foster Douglas Theatre, Health Campbell Sheffield 1973 Apr Crucible The Stirrings in Alan Cullen Isaac Ironside, Colin George Theatre, Sheffield on Thomas Sheffield Saturday Night Fearnehough, Chairman of Enquiry and Music Hall 1973 May Crucible Facets on a Graeme Cardinal Colin George World Premiere (?) Theatre, Golden Image Campbell Benvenuto de Sheffield Censoris 1973 Sep Mercury The National Peter Nichols Foster David Buxton & Theatre, Health Michael Colchester Attenborough 1973 Oct Mercury Hobson's Choice Harold Timothy Wadlow Michael Theatre, Brighouse (Tubby) Attenborough Colchester 1973 Dec Mercury Alice's Adventure Felicity Rose, David Buxton Theatre, Through the Douglas Guard,Humpty Colchester Looking Glass Dumpty, Frog Footman 1974 Jan Mercury The Licentious Fly Huntly Fred Banks David Buxton Theatre, Harding Colchester 1974 Feb Mercury Ours Tom Sergeant Jones Christopher Theatre, Robertson Dunham Colchester 1974 Mar Mercury Trials and Errors Dawn Pavitt & Various Dawn Pavitt & Performed in the Theatre, Terry Wale Terry Wale Jenny Bone Studio Colchester at the Mercury Theatre and also Salisbury Playhouse 1974 Apr Mercury Green Julia Paul Ableman Robert David Buxton Toured, and then Theatre, 'Bradshaw' Lacey performed at the Colchester Jenny Bone Studio at the Mercury Theatre 1974 Apr Mercury The Winter's Tale William Clown David Buxton Theatre, Shakespeare Colchester 1974 Jul Mercury Green Julia Paul Ableman Robert David Buxton Performed at the Theatre, 'Bradshaw' Lacey Jenny Bone Studio Colchester at the Mercury Theatre, and at the King's Lynn Festival. Cast was change from the Apr 1974 production. 1974 Aug Liverpool She Stoops to Oliver Tony Lumpkin Caroline Smith Playhouse Conquer Goldsmith 1974 Sep Liverpool Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas Mog Edwards, Antony Tuckey Playhouse Cherry Owen, Utah Watkins 1974 Oct Liverpool Equus Peter Shaffer Harry Dalton Sue Wilson Playhouse 1974 Oct Liverpool Henry IV Part One William Falstaff Antony Tuckey Playhouse Shakespeare 1974 Dec Liverpool Joseph and the Andrew Lloyd Levi Caroline Smith Playhouse Amazing Webber & Tim Technicolor Rice Dreamcoat 1974 Dec Liverpool Pinocchio Brian Way & Pinocchio Caroline Smith Playhouse Warren Jenkins 1975 Feb Liverpool The Circle W Somerset Lord Porteous Sue Wilson Playhouse Maugham 1975 Mar Liverpool All Things Bright Keith Charles Caroline Smith Playhouse and Beautiful Waterhouse & Hesseltine Willis Hall 1975 Apr Liverpool Love for Love William Tattle Antony Tuckey Playhouse Congreve 1975 Apr Liverpool The Philanthropist Christopher Philip Caroline Smith Playhouse Hampton 1975 Jul Liverpool French Without Terence Brian Curtis Sue Wilson Playhouse Tears Rattigan 1975 Trouble and Strife Various Various Sue Todd Avon Touring Theatre Company - played in theatres in Bristol, Bath, Sherman Theatre Cardiff, Frome & West Country 1975 The Godmother Dave Moe Smith Mel Smith Avon Touring Illingworth & Theatre Company - the company played in theatres in Bristol, Bath, Sherman Theatre Cardiff, Frome & West Country 1975 The Titanic Honest Ron Avon Touring Roadshow Theatre Company - toured in Bristol area 1976 May Crucible Rosencrantz and Tom Stoppard Polonius, Horatio Mel Smith Theatre, Guildenstern are Sheffield Dead 1976 Century Spring and Port Bill Naughton Harold Crompton James Also toured Theatre Wine Tomlinson Rotherham Civic Keswick Theatre, Huddersfield Arts Centre & Whitehaven 1976 Century And a Little Love Alan Plater Carter James Also toured Theatre Besides Tomlinson Rotherham Civic Keswick Theatre, Huddersfield Arts Centre & Whitehaven 1976 Sep Nuffield French Without Terence Brian Curtis Sue Wilson Theatre Tears Rattigan Southampton 1976 Dec Nuffield Old King Cole Ken Campbell Baron Wadd Sue Wilson Theatre Southampton 1977 Jan Nuffield The Playboy of JM Synge Philly Cullen Sue Wilson Theatre the Western Southampton World 1977 Oct Nuffield Twelfth Night William Sir Toby Belch Sue Wilson Also toured Theatre Shakespeare Basingstoke Southampton Horseshoe Theatre & Northcott Theatre 1978 Jan Mercury While the Sun Terence Horton David Buxton Theatre, Shines Rattigan Colchester 1978 Feb Mercury Jumpers Tom Stoppard Crouch David Buxton Theatre, Colchester 1978 May Belgrade The Norman Alan Reg Dick Tuckey Theatre Conquests Ayckbourn Coventry 1979 to 1983 Bristol Drama Therapist and Drama Workshops for: Brooke Advisory Centre, Bristol & Weston Health Authority, County of Avon Social Work Department and County of Avon Social Services Department 1980 Bristol The Family TS Eliot Downing Marjorie Avary Grammar Reunion School 1981 Apr Chester Funny Peculiar Mike Stott Rev AJ Thwaite Ian Granville Gateway Bell Theatre 1981 May Chester Outside Edge Richard Harris Roger Ian Granville Gateway Bell Theatre 1981 Bristol Poetry & Drama Various Various Gregory Doran The Poor Players University Medley Company 1981 Bristol One Life Various Grimes, Vladimir Marjorie Avary Grammar School 1983 Apr Wolsey The Constant W Somerset Mortimer Durham Gerry Tebbutt Theatre, Wife Maugham Ipswich 1983 Oct Brunton No More Sitting Alan Mr Haddock Ian Granville Theatre, on the Old School Bleasdale Bell Musselburgh Bench 1983 Nov Brunton Something's Afoot James Dr Grayburn Ian Granville Theatre, McDonald, Bell Musselburgh David Vos & Robert Gerlach 1986 Bristol Stages on the Ronald Robert Ronald Cunliffe Cathedral Way Cunliffe & & Angela Angela Barlow Barlow 1991 Aug Regent's Park All On a Vicky Ireland The Mouse Vicky Ireland Open Air Summer's Day Theatre 1996 The Nehru Abdul Karim Shushila Readings with the Centre, London Anand author 1997 Newcastle Founder with Andy to Collins of Roscius date Luvvies (Newcastle), directed The Bear (Anton Chekhov), The Lady of Pleasure (James Shirley), The Building of the Ark (Anon) and Short Plays and Sketches by Harold Pinter 2010 Newcastle Founder of Rule 62 to Drama Group date (Newcastle), wrote and directed The Broadcast, and Park Bench

Television and cinema appearances

Year Month Venue Title Writer Role Director Notes 1957 TV TV Ad: Permaglaze Paint The Schoolboy 1961 TV Coronation Street Various Stanley Various - Fairclough 1977 1962 TV The Old Curiosity Shop Charles Dickens, Kit Nubbles Joan Craft - Constance Cox 1963 1964 Feb TV Festival: Trevor David Turner Gerald Peter Dews 1965 Apr Movie Catch Us If You Can Peter Nichols Clapper Boy John aka 'Having a Boorman Wild Weekend' (USA) 1967 Jan TV ITV Play of the Week: Love on John Finch, Ronald Harry Derek the Dole Gow, Walter Hardcastle Bennett Greenwood 1967 Dec TV BBC : William Shakespeare Samson Alan Cooke Romeo and Juliet 1968 Oct TV The Gamblers: Give and Take Julia Jones Joe Marc Miller 1970 TV If It Moves, File It Troy Kennedy-Martin Roderick Derek Bennett 1972 TV TV Ad: Ben Sherman shirts The Vicar 1970 Oct TV The Mating Machine: Who John Esmonde, Bob Alan Howard Sleeps on the Right? Larbey Ross 1976 Dec TV Crown Court: Operation Cherry Potter Jury Foreman Oliver Happiness Horsbrugh 1977 TV TV Ad: Dutch Insurance The Husband 1976 TV The E for Environment Show David Illingworth & Prendergast Dennis BBC2 Derek Robson Adams 1978 TV By the Banks of the Wensum Ronald Fletcher Mr Walker Christopher BBC1 Lewis 1978 TV The Akenham Burial Case Ronald Fletcher The Labourer Christopher BBC1 Lewis

Radio appearances

Year Venue Title Writer Role Director Notes 1971 Radio How Do You Feel, Mrs Flax? Andy Sims Simon James Radio 4 Afternoon Theatre Duckett 1971 Radio The Three Daughters of Monsieur Eugène Antonin James Radio 4 Saturday Night Dupont Brieux Duckett Theatre

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