Ron Moody
- Acting
- January 8, 1924 · Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK
- June 11, 2015
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
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise · Self
- The Story of Musicals · Self
- A Sense of Carol Reed · Self
- Moussaka & Chips · Officer David Tomlinson
- Lost Dogs · Maurice Todd
- Keen Eddie
- Revelation · Sir Isaac Newton
- Noah’s Island · Voice
- The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Journey Begins · Toad
- A Kid in King Arthur's Court · Merlin
- Character Building · White Stag (Voice)
- The Animals of Farthing Wood · Badger (voice) / Toad (Voice), Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (Voice)
- Emily's Ghost · Dawson
- How's Business · Pawnshop Broker
- A Ghost in Monte Carlo · Alphonse
- Casualty · Chick
- Hideaway · Det. Sgt. Albert Adams
- The Telebugs · All Male Voices except Bug
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle · Azdak
- The Bill · Chris
- Murder, She Wrote · Henry Kyle
- Highway to Heaven · Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur
- Where Is Parsifal? · Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
- Tales of the Gold Monkey
- Wrong Is Right · King Awad
- Into the Labyrinth · Rothgo
- Dial M for Murder · Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate
- Othello · Iago
- Nobody's Perfect · Det. Insp. Roger Hart
- Dominique · Dr. Rogers
- Hart to Hart · Charles Thompson, The Captain
- Unidentified Flying Oddball · Merlin
- Tales of the Unexpected · Richard Pratt
- Blankety Blank · Self
- Benji's Very Own Christmas Story · Kris Kringle
- The Word · LeBrun
- Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas · Self
- The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It · Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
- The David Soul and Friends Special · Self
- Rocky Marciano Is Dead · Harry
- Starsky & Hutch · Derek Stafford
- Legend of the Werewolf · Zookeeper
- Dogpound Shuffle · Steps
- Village Hall · Mr Ellis
- The Edwardians · Robert Baden-Powell
- Shirley's World · Matthew Quick
- Flight of the Doves · Hawk Dove
- The Twelve Chairs · Ippolit Vorobyaninov
- Play for Today · Harry
- Is That Your Body, Boy · Cracker Carstairs
- David Copperfield · Uriah Heep
- Oliver! · Fagin
- The Sandwich Man · Rowing Coach
- Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am! · Walter Hoskins
- Thirty-Minute Theatre · Cracker Carstairs
- Every Day's a Holiday · Professor Leonardo Bastinado
- San Ferry Ann · German
- The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown · Jasper Waxo
- Thursday Theatre · Professor Winke
- The Wednesday Play · Walter Hoskins
- Murder Most Foul · H. Driffold Cosgood
- Ladies Who Do · Police Inspector
- Festival · Joe Levene
- The Mouse on the Moon · Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
- Summer Holiday · Orlando
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson · Self
- The Winter's Tale · Autolycus
- A Pair of Briefs · Sidney Pudney
- Five Golden Hours · Gabrielle
- The Avengers · Ponsonby Hopkirk, Professor Jordan
- Alice Through the Looking Box · Mad Hatter
- Armchair Mystery Theatre · Henry Mason
- Follow a Star · Violinist
- Davy · The Unicyclist (uncredited)
- Tony Awards · Self
- Gunsmoke · Noah Beal