Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was one of the men who planned and carried out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 years, and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he returned to the United Kingdom and spent several years in prison, where his health rapidly declined. Biggs was released from prison on compassionate grounds in August 2009 and died in a nursing home in December 2013.
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Date of birth | 8 August 1929
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Place of birth | Lambeth, London, England
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Date of death | 18 December 2013
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Age | 84 (age at death)
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Place of death | Barnet, London, England
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Ronald Biggs is known for his role in the TV series Revealed (2002) as Self.
He is also known for his role in the TV series The 11 O'Clock Show (1998) as Self.
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