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Ronald Biggs was an English criminal who was part of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison for his role in the robbery, but escaped from prison in 1965 and fled to Brazil. He lived in Brazil for 36 years before returning to the UK in 2001. He was released from prison in 2009 after serving 15 years. Biggs was born in Stockwell, London, and left school at the age of 15. He worked as a carpenter and a painter before joining the Royal Air Force in 1948. He was discharged from the RAF in 1950 and began a career as a petty criminal. In 1963, he was part of a gang of 15 men who robbed a Royal Mail train of £2.6 million. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison, but escaped from Wandsworth Prison in 1965. Biggs lived in Brazil for 36 years, during which time he married a Brazilian woman and had three children. He returned to the UK in 2001 and was arrested and sent to prison. He was released in 2009 after serving 15 years. Biggs died in 2013 at the age of 84. He was remembered as a folk hero by some, and as a criminal by others.

Popular As Ronald Arthur Biggs
Occupation actor,writer
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 8 August 1929
Birthday 8 August
Birthplace Stockwell, Lambeth, London, England, UK
Date of death 18 December, 2013
Died Place Barnet, London, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is Ronald Biggs's Wife?

His wife is Raimunda de Castro (10 July 2002 - 18 December 2013) ( his death) ( 1 child), Charmian Brent (20 February 1960 - 1976) ( divorced) ( 3 children)

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Wife Raimunda de Castro (10 July 2002 - 18 December 2013) ( his death) ( 1 child), Charmian Brent (20 February 1960 - 1976) ( divorced) ( 3 children)
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Ronald Biggs Net Worth

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2012

Portrayed by Daniel Mays in the British TV miniseries Mrs Biggs (2012).

1988

He was an actor and writer, known for Prisoner of Rio (1988), The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle (1980) and Die Toten Hosen & Ronnie Biggs: Carnival in Rio (Punk Was) (1991). He was married to Raimunda de Castro and Charmian Brent.

1963

One of the train robbers involved in the "Great Train Robbery" of 1963. He escaped from prison in 1965 and was on the run for years until settling in Brazil. In 2001 he finally gave himself up.

1960

He had 3 sons with his first wife, Charmian: Nicholas Grant (born July 23, 1960); Christopher Dean (born March 24, 1963); and Farley Paul (born April 21, 1966). He also had a son, Michael Biggs (born August 16, 1974) with Raimunda de Castro. She eventually became his second wife (then as Raimunda Rothen) in 2002. His eldest son, Nicholas died in a car crash in Melbourne (Australia) on January 5, 1971.

1929

Ronald Biggs was born on August 8, 1929 in Stockwell, Lambeth, London, England as Ronald Arthur Biggs.