Ron Moody

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Ron Moody

Acting January 8, 1924

Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK

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…

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

7.5 1962 TV Show
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

7.5 1984 TV Show
Casualty

Casualty

6.2 1986 TV Show
The Bill

The Bill

6.8 1984 TV Show
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

7.4 1984 TV Show
Play for Today

Play for Today

6.6 1970 TV Show
The Avengers

The Avengers

7.8 1961 TV Show
Oliver!

Oliver!

7.0 1968 Movie
Starsky & Hutch

Starsky & Hutch

7.3 1975 TV Show
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

6.7 1979 TV Show
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956 TV Show
Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

6.9 1979 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2013
    Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  2. 2012
    The Story of Musicals

    TV show Self

  3. 2006
    A Sense of Carol Reed

    Movie Self

  4. 2005
    Moussaka & Chips

    Movie Officer David Tomlinson

  5. 2005
    Lost Dogs

    Movie Maurice Todd

  6. 2003
    Keen Eddie

    TV show

  7. 2001
    Revelation

    Movie Sir Isaac Newton

  8. 1997
    Noah’s Island

    TV show (voice)

  9. 1995
    The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Journey Begins

    Movie Toad

  10. 1995
    A Kid in King Arthur's Court

    Movie Merlin

  11. 1995
    Character Building

    Movie White Stag (voice)

  12. 1993
    The Animals of Farthing Wood

    TV show Badger (voice) / Toad (voice)

  13. 1992
    Emily's Ghost

    Movie Dawson

  14. 1991
    How's Business

    Movie Pawnshop Broker

  15. 1990
    A Ghost in Monte Carlo

    Movie Alphonse

  16. 1986
    Casualty

    TV show Chick

More credits
  1. 1986
    Hideaway

    TV show Det. Sgt. Albert Adams

  2. 1986
    The Telebugs

    TV show All Male Voices except Bug

  3. 1985
    The Caucasian Chalk Circle

    Movie Azdak

  4. 1984
    The Bill

    TV show

  5. 1984
    Murder, She Wrote

    TV show Henry Kyle

  6. 1984
    Highway to Heaven

    TV show Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur

  7. 1984
    Where Is Parsifal?

    Movie Baron Gaspard Beersbohm

  8. 1982
    Tales of the Gold Monkey

    TV show

  9. 1982
    Wrong Is Right

    Movie King Awad

  10. 1981
    Into the Labyrinth

    TV show Rothgo

  11. 1981
    Dial M for Murder

    Movie Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate

  12. 1981
    Othello

    Movie Iago

  13. 1980
    Nobody's Perfect

    TV show Det. Insp. Roger Hart

  14. 1980
    Dominique

    Movie Dr. Rogers

  15. 1979
    Hart to Hart

    TV show Charles Thompson

  16. 1979
    Unidentified Flying Oddball

    Movie Merlin

  17. 1979
    Tales of the Unexpected

    TV show Richard Pratt

  18. 1979
    Blankety Blank

    TV show Self

  19. 1978
    Benji's Very Own Christmas Story

    Movie Kris Kringle

  20. 1978
    The Word

    TV show LeBrun

  21. 1977
    Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas

    Movie Self

  22. 1977
    The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

    Movie Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )

  23. 1977
    The David Soul and Friends Special

    Movie Self

  24. 1976
    Rocky Marciano Is Dead

    Movie Harry