Ronnie Waldman was the eldest son of Michael Waldman, OBE, JP. He was
educated at Owen's School and graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford.
He began as an actor between 1935 and 1938, before becoming a producer
in the BBC Variety department in 1938. He served in the RAFVR during
the Second World War.
He was appointed the Assistant Head of Variety (Productions) in 1948
and he later became a senior producer for BBC Light Entertainment. He
was appointed as Head of BBC Light Entertainment in 1950 and is
credited with discovering
Eric Morecambe and
Ernie Wise.
He held several further positions, such as Business Manager for BBC
Television Programmes (1958-1960) and General Manager of BBC Television
Enterprises (1960-1963), before joining Visnews Ltd as Managing
Director in 1963. He remained in this role until 1977. He served as the
President of the Lord's Taverners in 1966 and as a trustee of the
International Institute of Communications from 1975 to 1978.
He was married to the popular actress
Lana Morris from 1953 to 1978. They
had a son.