Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 8, 1924
Place of Birth:
Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK
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Ron Moody
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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mel Brooks: Make a Noise | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | A Sense of Carol Reed | Self |
| 2005 | Moussaka & Chips | Officer David Tomlinson |
| 2005 | Lost Dogs | Maurice Todd |
| 2001 | Revelation | Sir Isaac Newton |
| 1995 | A Kid in King Arthur's Court | Merlin |
| 1995 | Character Building | White Stag (voice) |
| 1992 | Emily's Ghost | Dawson |
| 1991 | How's Business | Pawnshop Broker |
| 1990 | A Ghost in Monte Carlo | Alphonse |
| 1985 | The Caucasian Chalk Circle | Azdak |
| 1984 | Where Is Parsifal? | Baron Gaspard Beersbohm |
| 1982 | Wrong Is Right | King Awad |
| 1981 | Othello | Iago |
| 1981 | Dial M for Murder | Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate |
| 1980 | Dominique | Dr. Rogers |
| 1979 | Unidentified Flying Oddball | Merlin |
| 1978 | Benji's Very Own Christmas Story | Kris Kringle |
| 1977 | The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It | Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger ) |
| 1977 | Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas | Self |
| 1976 | Rocky Marciano Is Dead | Harry |
| 1975 | Legend of the Werewolf | Zookeeper |
| 1975 | Dogpound Shuffle | Steps |
| 1971 | Flight of the Doves | Hawk Dove |
| 1970 | The Twelve Chairs | Ippolit Vorobyaninov |
| 1970 | Is That Your Body, Boy | Cracker Carstairs |
| 1969 | David Copperfield | Uriah Heep |
| 1968 | Oliver! | Fagin |
| 1966 | Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! | Walter Hoskins |
| 1966 | The Sandwich Man | Rowing Coach |
| 1965 | San Ferry Ann | German |
| 1965 | Every Day's a Holiday | Professor Leonardo Bastinado |
| 1964 | Murder Most Foul | H. Driffold Cosgood |
| 1964 | The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown | Jasper Waxo |
| 1963 | The Mouse on the Moon | Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy |
| 1963 | Ladies Who Do | Police Inspector |
| 1963 | Summer Holiday | Orlando |
| 1962 | A Pair of Briefs | Sidney Pudney |
| 1961 | Five Golden Hours | Gabrielle |
| 1960 | Alice Through the Looking Box | Mad Hatter |
| 1959 | Follow a Star | Violinist |
| 1958 | Davy | The Unicyclist (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | The Story of Musicals | Self |
| 2003 | Keen Eddie | |
| 1997 | Noah's Island | (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Badger (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Badger (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Toad (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Rollo (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Bully (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Toad (voice) / Bully (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice) |
| 1993 | The Animals of Farthing Wood | Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) |
| 1986 | Hideaway | Det. Sgt. Albert Adams |
| 1986 | Casualty | Chick |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote | Henry Kyle |
| 1984 | The Bill | Chris |
| 1982 | Tales of the Gold Monkey | |
| 1981 | Into the Labyrinth | Rothgo |
| 1980 | Nobody's Perfect | Det. Insp. Roger Hart |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Richard Pratt |
| 1979 | Blankety Blank | Self |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | Charles Thompson |
| 1979 | Hart to Hart | The Captain |
| 1978 | The Word | LeBrun |
| 1975 | Starsky & Hutch | Derek Stafford |
| 1974 | Village Hall | Mr. Ellis |
| 1972 | Shirley's World | Matthew Quick |
| 1972 | The Edwardians | Robert Baden-Powell |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Harry |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Cracker Carstairs |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Walter Hoskins |
| 1963 | Festival | Joe Levene |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Ponsonby Hopkirk |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Professor Jordan |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Nominee |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Noah Beal |