toured Australia and played in London at the Comedy Theatre. In the late 1970s they were in two Peter Williams' productions at the Theatre Royal, Sydney, Bedroom Farce and The Gin Game. In 1983 Haddrick and Cracknell played the theatrical Mr and Mrs Crummles in Richard Wherrett’s production of David Edgar's two-part Dickens marathon, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby for the Sydney Theatre Company. This played at the Theatre Royal in Sydney and the State Theatre in Melbourne. In 1990 they were reunited in A.R. Gurney's Love Letters for the Sydney Theatre Company. Death Haddrick died at home on 11 February 2020. A memorial service was held at The Parade Theatre at NIDA on 1 March 2020, where speakers included actor and director John Bell and former Australian cricket captain Ian Chappell. Honours In 1974 he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) – For services to the Arts. In 1977 he received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. In 2012 he was awarded an Actors Equity Lifetime Achievement Award – for a lifetime combining a phenomenal career with generous leadership and selfless mentorship presented by Actors Equity Australia. In 2013 he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (General Division) – For significant service to the performing arts as an actor and narrator. Filmography References External links Ron Haddrick at IMDb 1929 births 2020 deaths Male actors from Adelaide Australian cricketers Australian male Shakespearean actors Australian male film actors Australian male musical theatre actors Australian male stage actors Australian male television actors Australian television presenters Australian male voice actors Members of the Order of Australia Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire South Australia cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide