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Ron Moody

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jan 8, 1924 (102 years old)

Place of Birth

Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Biography

Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; January 8, 1925 – June 11, 2015) was an English actor, singer, and writer. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Other film appearances included The Mouse on the Moon (1963), The Twelve Chairs (1970), and A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995). He was married to Therese Blackbourn until his death; they had six children.

Known For

Acting
2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf (archive footage)
2012The Story of MusicalsSelf
2006A Sense of Carol ReedSelf
2005Moussaka & ChipsOfficer David Tomlinson
2005Lost DogsMaurice Todd
2003Keen Eddie
2001RevelationSir Isaac Newton
1997Noah's Island(voice)
1995A Kid in King Arthur's CourtMerlin
1995Character BuildingWhite Stag (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodBadger (voice) / Toad (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodBadger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodBadger (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodBadger (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodToad (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodRollo (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodToad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodToad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Bully (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodToad (voice) / Bully (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodToad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice)
1993The Animals of Farthing WoodToad (voice) / Rollo (voice)
1992Emily's GhostDawson
1991How's BusinessPawnshop Broker
1990A Ghost in Monte CarloAlphonse
1986HideawayDet. Sgt. Albert Adams
1986CasualtyChick
1985The Caucasian Chalk CircleAzdak
1984Where Is Parsifal?Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
1984The Bill
1984Highway to HeavenArthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur
1984Murder, She WroteHenry Kyle
1984The BillChris
1982Wrong Is RightKing Awad
1982Tales of the Gold Monkey
1981OthelloIago
1981Dial M for MurderCapt. 'Swann' Lesgate
1981Into the LabyrinthRothgo
1980DominiqueDr. Rogers
1980Nobody's PerfectDet. Insp. Roger Hart
1979Unidentified Flying OddballMerlin
1979Tales of the UnexpectedRichard Pratt
1979Blankety BlankSelf
1979Hart to HartCharles Thompson
1979Hart to HartThe Captain
1978Benji's Very Own Christmas StoryKris Kringle
1978The WordLeBrun
1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItDr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
1977Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde ChristmasSelf
1976Rocky Marciano Is DeadHarry
1975Legend of the WerewolfZookeeper
1975Dogpound ShuffleSteps
1975Starsky & HutchDerek Stafford
1974Village HallMr. Ellis
1972Shirley's WorldMatthew Quick
1972The EdwardiansRobert Baden-Powell
1971Flight of the DovesHawk Dove
1970The Twelve ChairsIppolit Vorobyaninov
1970Is That Your Body, BoyCracker Carstairs
1970Play for TodayHarry
1969David CopperfieldUriah Heep
1968Oliver!Fagin
1966Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!Walter Hoskins
1966The Sandwich ManRowing Coach
1965San Ferry AnnGerman
1965Every Day's a HolidayProfessor Leonardo Bastinado
1965Thirty-Minute TheatreCracker Carstairs
1964Murder Most FoulH. Driffold Cosgood
1964The Rise and Fall of Nellie BrownJasper Waxo
1964The Wednesday PlayWalter Hoskins
1963The Mouse on the MoonPrime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
1963Ladies Who DoPolice Inspector
1963Summer HolidayOrlando
1963FestivalJoe Levene
1962A Pair of BriefsSidney Pudney
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961Five Golden HoursGabrielle
1961The AvengersPonsonby Hopkirk
1961The AvengersProfessor Jordan
1960Alice Through the Looking BoxMad Hatter
1960Armchair Mystery TheatreHenry Mason
1959Follow a StarViolinist
1958DavyThe Unicyclist (uncredited)
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
1955GunsmokeNoah Beal