Ron Moody

Born: 1924-01-08, Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Died: 2015-06-11

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.

Filmography

• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Casualty (1986)
• Hart to Hart (1979)
• The Wednesday Play (1964)
• Tales of the Unexpected (1979)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood (1993)
• Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
• Noah’s Island (1997)
• Oliver! (1968)
• A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995)
• Murder Most Foul (1964)
• The Twelve Chairs (1970)
• Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
• Wrong Is Right (1982)
• Follow a Star (1959)
• Five Golden Hours (1961)
• San Ferry Ann (1965)
• A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990)
• Summer Holiday (1963)
• Legend of the Werewolf (1975)
• The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977)
• Ladies Who Do (1963)
• The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown (1964)
• Moussaka & Chips (2005)
• Where Is Parsifal? (1984)
• The Caucasian Chalk Circle (1985)
• Rocky Marciano Is Dead (1976)
• Alice Through the Looking Box (1960)