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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Casualty

Tony Awards

The Avengers

The Avengers

Play for Today

Tales of the Unexpected

All Movies (44)

• Mel Brooks: Make a Noise2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Sense of Carol Reed2006 · as Self
• Moussaka & Chips2005 · as Officer David Tomlinson
• Lost Dogs2005 · as Maurice Todd
• Revelation2001 · as Sir Isaac Newton
• A Kid in King Arthur's Court1995 · as Merlin
• Character Building1995 · as White Stag (voice)
• Emily's Ghost1992 · as Dawson
• How's Business1991 · as Pawnshop Broker
• A Ghost in Monte Carlo1990 · as Alphonse
• The Caucasian Chalk Circle1985 · as Azdak
• Where Is Parsifal?1984 · as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
• Wrong Is Right1982 · as King Awad
• Dial M for Murder1981 · as Capt. 'Swann' Lesgate
• Othello1981 · as Iago
• Dominique1980 · as Dr. Rogers
• Unidentified Flying Oddball1979 · as Merlin
• Benji's Very Own Christmas Story1978 · as Kris Kringle
• Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas1977 · as Self
• The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It1977 · as Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
• The David Soul and Friends Special1977 · as Self
• Rocky Marciano Is Dead1976 · as Harry
• Legend of the Werewolf1975 · as Zookeeper
• Dogpound Shuffle1975 · as Steps
• Flight of the Doves1971 · as Hawk Dove
• The Twelve Chairs1970 · as Ippolit Vorobyaninov
• Is That Your Body, Boy1970 · as Cracker Carstairs
• David Copperfield1969 · as Uriah Heep
• Oliver!1968 · as Fagin
• The Sandwich Man1966 · as Rowing Coach
• Who's a Good Boy Then? I Am!1966 · as Walter Hoskins
• Every Day's a Holiday1965 · as Professor Leonardo Bastinado
• San Ferry Ann1965 · as German
• The Rise and Fall of Nellie Brown1964 · as Jasper Waxo
• Murder Most Foul1964 · as H. Driffold Cosgood
• Ladies Who Do1963 · as Police Inspector
• The Mouse on the Moon1963 · as Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
• Summer Holiday1963 · as Orlando
• The Winter's Tale1962 · as Autolycus
• A Pair of Briefs1962 · as Sidney Pudney
• Five Golden Hours1961 · as Gabrielle
• Alice Through the Looking Box1960 · as Mad Hatter
• Follow a Star1959 · as Violinist
• Davy1958 · as The Unicyclist (uncredited)

All TV Shows (43)

• The Story of Musicals2012 · as Self
• Keen Eddie2003
• Het Eiland van Noach1997 · as (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Badger (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Badger (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Toad (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Rollo (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Bully (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Toad (voice) / Bully (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice)
• The Animals of Farthing Wood1993 · as Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice)
• Casualty1986 · as Chick
• Hideaway1986 · as Det. Sgt. Albert Adams
• The Bill1984
• The Bill1984 · as Chris
• Murder, She Wrote1984 · as Henry Kyle
• Highway to Heaven1984 · as Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur
• Tales of the Gold Monkey1982
• Into the Labyrinth1981 · as Rothgo
• Nobody's Perfect1980 · as Det. Insp. Roger Hart
• Hart to Hart1979 · as Charles Thompson
• Hart to Hart1979 · as The Captain
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Richard Pratt
• Blankety Blank1979 · as Self
• The Word1978 · as LeBrun
• Starsky & Hutch1975 · as Derek Stafford
• Village Hall1974 · as Mr. Ellis
• The Edwardians1972 · as Robert Baden-Powell
• Shirley's World1972 · as Matthew Quick
• Play for Today1970 · as Harry
• Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Cracker Carstairs
• Thursday Theatre1964 · as Professor Winke
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Walter Hoskins
• Festival1963 · as Joe Levene
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Avengers1961 · as Ponsonby Hopkirk
• The Avengers1961 · as Professor Jordan
• Armchair Mystery Theatre1960 · as Henry Mason
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Nominee
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Noah Beal