Ralph William John Brown (born June 18, 1957) is an English actor, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron (aka "85") in Alien 3 and the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He is famed for his very relaxed, slow voice and precise enunciation of words.
Brown was born in Cambridgeshire, England, the son of Heather R. (née Laming) and John F. W. Brown.
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Ralph William John Brown (born June 18, 1957) is an English actor, known for playing Danny the drug dealer in Withnail and I, the security guard Aaron (aka "85") in Alien 3 and the pilot Ric Olié in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. He is famed for his very relaxed, slow voice and precise enunciation of words.
Brown was born in Cambridgeshire, England, the son of Heather R. (née Laming) and John F. W. Brown.
It is hard to pigeon-hole Ralph's career, since he has avoided type-casting with his large range. His many and various film roles include Jaye Davidson's boyfriend Dave in the Oscar-winning film The Crying Game, Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs in "Buster", roadie Del Preston in Wayne's World 2 (effectively reprising his role from Withnail and I), teacher and rugby league player Phil in Up 'n' Under, prison guard captain Mr Burton in Mean Machine, Sergeant Major Harris in the original Paul Schrader film Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist), and CIA renegade Mr Collins...
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