Background
Lewis was born in Portuguese Talbot, Glamorgan, and made his first screen appearance in 1953.
Lewis was born in Portuguese Talbot, Glamorgan, and made his first screen appearance in 1953.
From then on, he averaged one or two films a year until the mid-1960s, including classics like and As the British film industry declined and he grew older, he made the transition to television but with limited success. He committed suicide by taking a barbiturate overdose.
In, Lewis appeared alongside Kenneth Williams, often believed to have also committed suicide.
The Kenneth Williams Diaries entry for 12 January 1982 records Williams" reaction to Lewis" death: "The paper says Ronald Lewis has taken an overdose! He was declared bankrupt last year! Obviously nobody offered him work & he was driven to despair. I remember Ronnie.. and that drinking session at the White Horse all those years ago.. he was a kind boy & people used him.
He was 53." A Hill in of Korea Mr.