Ron Moody

Ron Moody

Known for
Acting
Born
January 8, 1924
Died
June 11, 2015 (aged 91)
Birthplace
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

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Filmography

2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise poster

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2012
The Story of Musicals poster

The Story of Musicals

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2006
A Sense of Carol Reed

A Sense of Carol Reed

Movie · as Self

2005
Moussaka & Chips poster

Moussaka & Chips

Movie · as Officer David Tomlinson

2005
Lost Dogs poster

Lost Dogs

Movie · as Maurice Todd

2003
Keen Eddie poster

Keen Eddie

TV · 1 ep

2001
Revelation poster

Revelation

Movie · as Sir Isaac Newton

1997
Noah’s Island poster

Noah’s Island

TV · as (voice) · 39 eps

1995
A Kid in King Arthur's Court poster

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

Movie · as Merlin

1995
Character Building

Character Building

Movie · as White Stag (voice)

1995
The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Journey Begins

The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Journey Begins

Movie · as Toad

1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood poster

The Animals of Farthing Wood

TV · 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) · 14 eps

1992
Emily's Ghost poster

Emily's Ghost

Movie · as Dawson

1991
How's Business

How's Business

Movie · as Pawnshop Broker

1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo poster

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

Movie · as Alphonse

1986
Hideaway

Hideaway

TV · as Det. Sgt. Albert Adams · 6 eps

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Chick · 1 ep

1986
The Telebugs poster

The Telebugs

TV · as All Male Voices except Bug · 86 eps

1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle poster

The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Movie · as Azdak

1984
Where Is Parsifal? poster

Where Is Parsifal?

Movie · as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · as Chris

1984
Highway to Heaven poster

Highway to Heaven

TV · as Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Henry Kyle · 1 ep

1982
Wrong Is Right poster

Wrong Is Right

Movie · as King Awad

1982
Tales of the Gold Monkey poster

Tales of the Gold Monkey

TV · 2 eps

1981
Othello poster

Othello

Movie · as Iago

1981
Dial M for Murder poster

Dial M for Murder

Movie · as Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate

1981
Into the Labyrinth poster

Into the Labyrinth

TV · as Rothgo · 14 eps

1980
Dominique poster

Dominique

Movie · as Dr. Rogers

1980
Nobody's Perfect poster

Nobody's Perfect

TV · as Det. Insp. Roger Hart · 8 eps

1979
Unidentified Flying Oddball poster

Unidentified Flying Oddball

Movie · as Merlin

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Richard Pratt · 1 ep

1979
Blankety Blank poster

Blankety Blank

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart

TV · as Charles Thompson, The Captain · 1 ep

1978
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story poster

Benji's Very Own Christmas Story

Movie · as Kris Kringle

1978
The Word poster

The Word

TV · as LeBrun · 4 eps

1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It poster

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

Movie · as Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )

1977
Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas poster

Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

Movie · as Self

1977
The David Soul and Friends Special

The David Soul and Friends Special

Movie · as Self

1976
Rocky Marciano Is Dead poster

Rocky Marciano Is Dead

Movie · as Harry

1975
Legend of the Werewolf poster

Legend of the Werewolf

Movie · as Zookeeper

1975
Dogpound Shuffle

Dogpound Shuffle

Movie · as Steps

1975
Starsky & Hutch poster

Starsky & Hutch

TV · as Derek Stafford · 2 eps

1974
Village Hall poster

Village Hall

TV · as Mr Ellis · 1 ep

1972
Shirley's World poster

Shirley's World

TV · as Matthew Quick · 1 ep

1972
The Edwardians poster

The Edwardians

TV · as Robert Baden-Powell · 1 ep

1971
Flight of the Doves poster

Flight of the Doves

Movie · as Hawk Dove

1970
The Twelve Chairs poster

The Twelve Chairs

Movie · as Ippolit Vorobyaninov

1970
Is That Your Body, Boy

Is That Your Body, Boy

Movie · as Cracker Carstairs

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Harry · 1 ep

1969
David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield

Movie · as Uriah Heep

1968
Oliver! poster

Oliver!

Movie · as Fagin

1966
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!

Movie · as Walter Hoskins

1966
The Sandwich Man poster

The Sandwich Man

Movie · as Rowing Coach

1965
San Ferry Ann poster

San Ferry Ann

Movie · as German

1965
Every Day's a Holiday poster

Every Day's a Holiday

Movie · as Professor Leonardo Bastinado

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre poster

Thirty-Minute Theatre

TV · as Cracker Carstairs · 1 ep

1964
Murder Most Foul poster

Murder Most Foul

Movie · as H. Driffold Cosgood

1964
The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown poster

The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown

Movie · as Jasper Waxo

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Walter Hoskins · 1 ep

1964
Thursday Theatre

Thursday Theatre

TV · as Professor Winke · 1 ep

1963
The Mouse on the Moon poster

The Mouse on the Moon

Movie · as Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy

1963
Ladies Who Do poster

Ladies Who Do

Movie · as Police Inspector

1963
Summer Holiday poster

Summer Holiday

Movie · as Orlando

1963
Festival

Festival

TV · as Joe Levene · 1 ep

1962
A Pair of Briefs poster

A Pair of Briefs

Movie · as Sidney Pudney

1962
The Winter's Tale poster

The Winter's Tale

Movie · as Autolycus

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
Five Golden Hours poster

Five Golden Hours

Movie · as Gabrielle

1961
The Avengers poster

The Avengers

TV · as Ponsonby Hopkirk, Professor Jordan · 1 ep

1960
Alice Through the Looking Box poster

Alice Through the Looking Box

Movie · as Mad Hatter

1960
Armchair Mystery Theatre

Armchair Mystery Theatre

TV · as Henry Mason · 1 ep

1959
Follow a Star poster

Follow a Star

Movie · as Violinist

1958
Davy poster

Davy

Movie · as The Unicyclist (uncredited)

1956
Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards

TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep

1955
Gunsmoke poster

Gunsmoke

TV · as Noah Beal · 1 ep