Dudley Moore

Biography

Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe from 1960 that created a boom in satiric comedy. With a member of that team, Peter Cook, Moore collaborated on the BBC television series Not Only... But Also. As a popular double act, Moore's buffoonery contrasted with Cook's deadpan monologues. They jointly received the 1966 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance and worked together on other projects until the mid-1970s, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles to concentrate on his film acting. Moore's career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly Bedazzled (1967), set in Swinging Sixties London (in which he co-starred with Cook) and Hollywood productions Foul Play (1978), 10 (1979) and Arthur (1981). For Arthur, Moore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe for his performance in Micki & Maude (1984). Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987 and was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 16 November 2001 in what was his last public appearance.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Saturday Night Live

Top of the Pops

The Mike Douglas Show

The Merv Griffin Show

Wogan

The Dick Cavett Show

The Oscars

All Movies (66)

• Jim Henson Idea Man2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Parkinson at 502021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Howard2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Undiscovered Peter Cook2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• ...Sings the Beatles2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• Dudley Moore: After the Laughter2000 · as Self
• The Mighty Kong1998 · as Carl Denham / King Kong (voice)
• The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson1997 · as Himself
• A Weekend in the Country1996 · as Simon Farrell
• Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook1995 · as Self
• Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar1995 · as Self
• Really Wild Animals: Totally Tropical Rainforests1994 · as Spin (Voice)
• Parallel Lives1994 · as Imaginary Friend / President Andrews
• The Pickle1993 · as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)
• Blame It on the Bellboy1992 · as Melvyn Orton
• Voices That Care1991 · as Self - Choir Member
• Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed1990 · as Self
• Crazy People1990 · as Emory Leeson
• Life of Python1990 · as Self
• Celebrity Guide to Wine1990 · as Self
• Miss Piggy's Hollywood1989 · as Self
• The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball1989 · as Self
• Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music1989 · as Self
• Arthur 2: On the Rocks1988 · as Arthur Bach
• Like Father Like Son1987 · as Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
• The Adventures of Milo and Otis1986 · as Narrator (voice)
• W.C. Fields: Straight Up1986
• Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie1985 · as Self
• Santa Claus: The Movie1985 · as Patch
• Micki & Maude1984 · as Rob Salinger
• Best Defense1984 · as Wylie
• Unfaithfully Yours1984 · as Claude Eastman
• Romantic Comedy1983 · as Jason Carmichael
• Lovesick1983 · as Saul Benjamin
• Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 21983
• Six Weeks1982 · as Patrick Dalton
• Night of 100 Stars1982 · as Self
• Electric Blue 0071982 · as Self
• An Audience with Dudley Moore1981
• Arthur1981 · as Arthur Bach
• The Muppets Go to the Movies1981 · as Himself
• Wholly Moses1980 · as Harvey Orchid / Herschel
• 101979 · as George Webber
• Derek and Clive Get the Horn1979 · as Derek
• The Hound of the Baskervilles1978 · as Doctor Watson / Mr. Spiggot / Mrs. Ada Holmes / Piano Player
• Foul Play1978 · as Stanley Tibbets
• Pleasure at Her Majesty's1976 · as Narrator
• ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen1974 · as British Comedian (voice)
• Alice's Adventures in Wonderland1972 · as Dormouse
• The Dudley Moore Trio - Jazz in "Oz"1971 · as Piano
• One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously1969
• The Bed Sitting Room1969 · as Sergeant
• Monte Carlo or Bust!1969 · as Lt. Kit Barrington
• 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!1968 · as Rupert Street
• Bedazzled1967 · as Stanley Moon
• Exit 191966 · as Maserati Driver
• The Wrong Box1966 · as John Finsbury
• Flatland1965 · as A Square
• Beyond the Fringe1964 · as Various Characters
• The Hat1964 · as George - The Second Border Guard (voice)
• The Third Alibi1961 · as Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited)

All TV Shows (36)

• The Rosie O'Donnell Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• Oscar's Orchestra1995 · as Oscar
• Daddy's Girls1994 · as Dudley Walker
• Really Wild Animals1994 · as Spin (voice)
• Dudley1993 · as Dudley Bristol
• Terry Wogan's Friday Night1992 · as Self
• Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories1992 · as Narrator (voice)
• Pebble Mill1991 · as Self
• The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also1990
• The Jim Henson Hour1989 · as Self
• Saturday Night Clive1989
• Clive James' Postcard from1989 · as Self
• Dolly1987 · as Self
• Going Live!1987 · as Self
• Wogan1982 · as Self
• An Audience with...1978 · as Self - Presenter
• The Muppet Show1976 · as Self - Special Guest Star
• The Secret Policeman's Ball1976 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Host
• When Things Were Rotten1975 · as Sheik Achmed
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Goodbye Again1968 · as Various
• The Dick Cavett Show1968 · as Self - Guest
• Omnibus1967 · as Self
• Omnibus1967
• One Pair of Eyes1967
• NET Playhouse1966 · as Self
• Off Beat...1965
• Not Only... But Also1964
• Top of the Pops1964 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Tempo1961 · as Self
• The Bruce Forsyth Show1959
• The Oscars1953 · as Self