Ron Moody
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1924-01-08
Day of Death
2015-06-11 (91 years old)
Place of Birth
Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK
Ron Moody
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
(2013)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
A Sense of Carol Reed
as Self
(2005)
Lost Dogs
as Maurice Todd
(2005)
Moussaka & Chips
as Officer David Tomlinson
(2001)
Revelation
as Sir Isaac Newton
(1995)
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Merlin
(1995)
Character Building
as White Stag (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
(1984)
Where Is Parsifal?
as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
(1982)
Wrong Is Right
as King Awad
(1981)
Dial M for Murder
as Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate
(1981)
Othello
as Iago
(1980)
Dominique
as Dr. Rogers
(1979)
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Merlin
(1978)
Benji's Very Own Christmas Story
as Kris Kringle
(1977)
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
(1977)
(1976)
Rocky Marciano Is Dead
as Harry
(1975)
Legend of the Werewolf
as Zookeeper
(1975)
Dogpound Shuffle
as Steps
(1971)
Flight of the Doves
as Hawk Dove
(1970)
Is That Your Body, Boy
as Cracker Carstairs
(1970)
The Twelve Chairs
as Ippolit Vorobyaninov
(1969)
David Copperfield
as Uriah Heep
(1968)
Oliver!
as Fagin
(1966)
The Sandwich Man
as Rowing Coach
(1966)
Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!
as Walter Hoskins
(1965)
Every Day's a Holiday
as Professor Leonardo Bastinado
(1965)
San Ferry Ann
as German
(1964)
Murder Most Foul
as H. Driffold Cosgood
(1964)
The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown
as Jasper Waxo
(1963)
The Mouse on the Moon
as Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
(1963)
Summer Holiday
as Orlando
(1963)
Ladies Who Do
as Police Inspector
(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)