Person

Ron Moody

Acting · 1924–2015 · 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 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.

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  The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  Self

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  Murder, She Wrote

  Henry Kyle

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  The Avengers

  Ponsonby Hopkirk

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  Casualty

  Chick

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  Play for Today

  Harry

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  Tony Awards

  Self - Nominee

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  Highway to Heaven

  Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur

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  Hart to Hart

  Charles Thompson

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  Starsky & Hutch

  Derek Stafford

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  Tales of the Unexpected

  Richard Pratt

• 2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf (archive footage)
• 2012The Story of MusicalsSelf
• 2006A Sense of Carol ReedSelf
• 2005Moussaka & ChipsOfficer David Tomlinson
• 2005Lost DogsMaurice Todd
• 2003Keen Eddie
• 2001RevelationSir Isaac Newton
• 1997Het Eiland van Noach(voice)
• 1995A Kid in King Arthur's CourtMerlin
• 1995Character BuildingWhite Stag (voice)
• 1993The Animals of Farthing WoodBadger (voice) / Toad (voice)
• 1992Emily's GhostDawson
• 1991How's BusinessPawnshop Broker
• 1990A Ghost in Monte CarloAlphonse
• 1986CasualtyChick
• 1986HideawayDet. Sgt. Albert Adams
• 1985The Caucasian Chalk CircleAzdak
• 1984The Bill
• 1984Murder, She WroteHenry Kyle
• 1984Highway to HeavenArthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur
• 1984Where Is Parsifal?Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
• 1982Tales of the Gold Monkey
• 1982Wrong Is RightKing Awad
• 1981Into the LabyrinthRothgo
• 1981Dial M for MurderCapt. 'Swann' Lesgate
• 1981OthelloIago
• 1980Nobody's PerfectDet. Insp. Roger Hart
• 1980DominiqueDr. Rogers
• 1979Hart to HartCharles Thompson
• 1979Unidentified Flying OddballMerlin
• 1979Tales of the UnexpectedRichard Pratt
• 1979Blankety BlankSelf
• 1978Benji's Very Own Christmas StoryKris Kringle
• 1978The WordLeBrun
• 1977Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde ChristmasSelf
• 1977The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know ItDr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
• 1977The David Soul and Friends SpecialSelf
• 1976Rocky Marciano Is DeadHarry
• 1975Starsky & HutchDerek Stafford
• 1975Legend of the WerewolfZookeeper
• 1975Dogpound ShuffleSteps
• 1974Village HallMr. Ellis
• 1972The EdwardiansRobert Baden-Powell
• 1972Shirley's WorldMatthew Quick
• 1971Flight of the DovesHawk Dove
• 1970The Twelve ChairsIppolit Vorobyaninov
• 1970Play for TodayHarry
• 1970Is That Your Body, BoyCracker Carstairs
• 1969David CopperfieldUriah Heep
• 1968Oliver!Fagin
• 1966The Sandwich ManRowing Coach
• 1966Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!Walter Hoskins
• 1965Thirty-Minute TheatreCracker Carstairs
• 1965Every Day's a HolidayProfessor Leonardo Bastinado
• 1965San Ferry AnnGerman
• 1964The Rise and Fall of Nellie BrownJasper Waxo
• 1964Thursday TheatreProfessor Winke
• 1964The Wednesday PlayWalter Hoskins
• 1964Murder Most FoulH. Driffold Cosgood
• 1963Ladies Who DoPolice Inspector
• 1963FestivalJoe Levene
• 1963The Mouse on the MoonPrime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
• 1963Summer HolidayOrlando
• 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
• 1962The Winter's TaleAutolycus
• 1962A Pair of BriefsSidney Pudney
• 1961Five Golden HoursGabrielle
• 1961The AvengersPonsonby Hopkirk
• 1960Alice Through the Looking BoxMad Hatter
• 1960Armchair Mystery TheatreHenry Mason
• 1959Follow a StarViolinist
• 1958DavyThe Unicyclist (uncredited)
• 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Nominee
• 1955GunsmokeNoah Beal