Ron Moody
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1924-01-08
- Died
- 2015-06-11
- 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
TV Shows (31)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Casualty
1986
as Chick
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Henry Kyle
The Avengers
1961
as Ponsonby Hopkirk / Professor Jordan
Play for Today
1970
as Harry
The Bill
1984
as Chris
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Walter Hoskins
Hart to Hart
1979
as Charles Thompson / The Captain
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Richard Pratt
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Cracker Carstairs
Gunsmoke
1955
as Noah Beal
Blankety Blank
1979
as Self
Starsky & Hutch
1975
as Derek Stafford
Festival
1963
as Joe Levene
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Professor Winke
The Telebugs
1986
as All Male Voices except Bug
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960
as Henry Mason
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Shirley's World
1972
as Matthew Quick
Keen Eddie
2003
The Edwardians
1972
as Robert Baden-Powell
The Animals of Farthing Wood
1993
as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Badger (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Bully (voice) / Toad (voice) / Bully (voice) / Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice)
The Story of Musicals
2012
as Self
Into the Labyrinth
1981
as Rothgo
The Word
1978
as LeBrun
Het Eiland van Noach
1997
as (voice)
Village Hall
1974
as Mr. Ellis
Hideaway
1986
as Det. Sgt. Albert Adams
Nobody's Perfect
1980
as Det. Insp. Roger Hart
Movies (44)
Oliver!
1968
as Fagin
Unidentified Flying Oddball
1979
as Merlin
Murder Most Foul
1964
as H. Driffold Cosgood
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
1995
as Merlin
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
1990
as Alphonse
San Ferry Ann
1965
as German
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Police Inspector
The Mouse on the Moon
1963
as Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
The David Soul and Friends Special
1977
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Revelation
2001
as Sir Isaac Newton
The Twelve Chairs
1970
as Ippolit Vorobyaninov
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas
1977
as Self
The Sandwich Man
1966
as Rowing Coach
Emily's Ghost
1992
as Dawson
Five Golden Hours
1961
as Gabrielle
Is That Your Body, Boy
1970
as Cracker Carstairs
A Sense of Carol Reed
2006
as Self
Summer Holiday
1963
as Orlando
David Copperfield
1969
as Uriah Heep
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
1966
as Walter Hoskins
Wrong Is Right
1982
as King Awad
Legend of the Werewolf
1975
as Zookeeper
The Winter's Tale
1962
as Autolycus
Dial M for Murder
1981
as Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate
Flight of the Doves
1971
as Hawk Dove
Where Is Parsifal?
1984
as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
1977
as Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
Othello
1981
as Iago
Follow a Star
1959
as Violinist
Dominique
1980
as Dr. Rogers
Character Building
1995
as White Stag (voice)
Alice Through the Looking Box
1960
as Mad Hatter
Dogpound Shuffle
1975
as Steps
Every Day's a Holiday
1965
as Professor Leonardo Bastinado
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
1978
as Kris Kringle
Lost Dogs
2005
as Maurice Todd
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
1985
as Azdak
Davy
1958
as The Unicyclist (uncredited)
The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown
1964
as Jasper Waxo
Moussaka & Chips
2005
as Officer David Tomlinson
Rocky Marciano Is Dead
1976
as Harry
How's Business
1991
as Pawnshop Broker
A Pair of Briefs
1962
as Sidney Pudney
About Ron Moody
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. With 75 credits spanning from 1955 to 2013, Ron Moody has appeared in 44 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular Ron Moody Movies
- Oliver! (1968) — as Fagin
- Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) — as Merlin
- Murder Most Foul (1964) — as H. Driffold Cosgood
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) — as Merlin
- A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990) — as Alphonse
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