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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.
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.
A full list of of roles can be found at his listing on IMDB. Ronald Lacey began his acting career in 1960, cast in his first TV film (The Jelly End Strike) in 1961, with more film roles in films like Zulu Dawn, Nijinsky, Trenchcoat, Flesh and Blood, Lone Runner and Landlside.
