Ron Moody
Acting1924Tottenham, 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 History
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Story of Musicals
TVas Self
2006
A Sense of Carol Reed
as Self
2005
Lost Dogs
as Maurice Todd
Moussaka & Chips
as Officer David Tomlinson
2004
2001
Revelation
as Sir Isaac Newton
1997
Noah's Island
TVas (voice)
1995
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Merlin
Character Building
as White Stag (voice)
1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood
TVas Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice) / Toad (voice) / Bully (voice) / Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Badger (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Bully (voice) / Rollo (voice)
1992
Emily's Ghost
as Dawson
1991
How's Business
as Pawnshop Broker
1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as Alphonse
1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Azdak
Murder, She Wrote
TVas Henry Kyle• 1 eps
1984
Where Is Parsifal?
as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Nominee• 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
TVas Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur• 1 eps
The Bill
TVas Chris
1982
Wrong Is Right
as King Awad
1981
Othello
as Iago
Dial M for Murder
as Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate
Hart to Hart
TVas The Captain / Charles Thompson• 1 eps
Into the Labyrinth
TVas Rothgo
1980
Dominique
as Dr. Rogers
Tales of the Unexpected
TVas Richard Pratt• 1 eps
Nobody's Perfect
TVas Det. Insp. Roger Hart
1979
UFO
as Merlin
Blankety Blank
TVas Self• 1 eps
1978
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
as Kris Kringle
The Word
TVas LeBrun
1977
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
1976
Rocky Marciano Is Dead
as Harry
Starsky & Hutch
TVas Derek Stafford• 2 eps
Play for Today
TVas Harry• 1 eps
1975
Legend of the Werewolf
as Zookeeper
Dogpound Shuffle
as Steps
1974
Village Hall
TVas Mr. Ellis
1973
Gunsmoke
TVas Noah Beal• 1 eps
1972
The Edwardians
TVas Robert Baden-Powell• 1 eps
Shirley's World
TVas Matthew Quick
1971
Flight of the Doves
as Hawk Dove
1970
The Twelve Chairs
as Ippolit Vorobyaninov
Is That Your Body, Boy
as Cracker Carstairs
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TVas Cracker Carstairs• 1 eps
1969
David Copperfield
as Uriah Heep
1968
Oliver!
as Fagin
1967
The Avengers
TVas Professor Jordan / Ponsonby Hopkirk• 1 eps
1966
The Sandwich Man
as Rowing Coach
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
as Walter Hoskins
The Wednesday Play
TVas Walter Hoskins• 1 eps
1965
Every Day's a Holiday
as Professor Leonardo Bastinado
San Ferry Ann
as German
1964
Murder Most Foul
as H. Driffold Cosgood
The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown
as Jasper Waxo
1963
The Mouse on the Moon
as Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
Summer Holiday
as Orlando
Ladies Who Do
as Police Inspector
Festival
TVas Joe Levene• 1 eps
1962
A Pair of Briefs
as Sidney Pudney
1961
Five Golden Hours
as Gabrielle
1960
Alice Through the Looking Box
as Mad Hatter
1959
Follow a Star
as Violinist
1958
Davy
as The Unicyclist (uncredited)