Portrait of Ron Moody

Ron Moody

Acting

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.

Born: January 8, 1924

Place of Birth: Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Filmography

2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Moussaka & Chips

as Officer David Tomlinson

2005
Lost Dogs

as Maurice Todd

2001
Revelation

as Sir Isaac Newton

1997
Noah's Island

as (voice)

1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice)

1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)

1993
1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Badger (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)

1993
1993
1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)

1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Bully (voice)

1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Toad (voice) / Bully (voice)

1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice)

1993
The Animals of Farthing Wood

as Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice)

1992
Emily's Ghost

as Dawson

1990
1986
Casualty

as Chick

1984
The Bill

as Chris

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Henry Kyle

1984
Highway to Heaven

as Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur

1984
Where Is Parsifal?

as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm

1982
Wrong Is Right

as King Awad

1981
1981
Dial M for Murder

as Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate

1981
Othello

as Iago

1980
Nobody's Perfect

as Det. Insp. Roger Hart

1980
Dominique

as Dr. Rogers

1979
Hart to Hart

as Charles Thompson

1979
Hart to Hart

as The Captain

1979
Tales of the Unexpected

as Richard Pratt

1979
1978
The Word

as LeBrun

1977
1975
Starsky & Hutch

as Derek Stafford

1975
1974
Village Hall

as Mr. Ellis

1972
The Edwardians

as Robert Baden-Powell

1972
Shirley's World

as Matthew Quick

1971
1970
The Twelve Chairs

as Ippolit Vorobyaninov

1970
1969
David Copperfield

as Uriah Heep

1968
Oliver!

as Fagin

1966
The Sandwich Man

as Rowing Coach

1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Cracker Carstairs

1965
Every Day's a Holiday

as Professor Leonardo Bastinado

1965
San Ferry Ann

as German

1964
The Wednesday Play

as Walter Hoskins

1964
Murder Most Foul

as H. Driffold Cosgood

1963
Ladies Who Do

as Police Inspector

1963
The Mouse on the Moon

as Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy

1963
Summer Holiday

as Orlando

1962
A Pair of Briefs

as Sidney Pudney

1961
Five Golden Hours

as Gabrielle

1961
The Avengers

as Ponsonby Hopkirk

1961
The Avengers

as Professor Jordan

1959
Follow a Star

as Violinist

1958
Davy

as The Unicyclist (uncredited)

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

1955
Gunsmoke

as Noah Beal