Ronald Charles Andrew Hines (20 June 1929 – 28 March 2017) was a British television actor.

[1] He had a lengthy career, but possibly his most prominent roles were as Henry Corner in three of the four series of Not in Front of the Children,[2][3] and as William Cecil in Elizabeth R. After graduating from RADA in 1950, Hines started on stage at Stratford, and made many theatrical appearances throughout his career, including at the Royal Court, the Old Vic and the National Theatre.

Hines appeared as John Copeland in the crime drama series The Professionals (episode "The Acorn Syndrome") in 1980.

[8] In 1988 he played Home Secretary Henry Matthews in the TV film Jack the Ripper, which starred Michael Caine.

[9] He portrayed Hoofd Commissaris Samson in Thames Television's Amsterdam-set detective series Van der Valk (1991–92).