Ron Moody

Known for

Acting

Born

January 8, 1924

Birthplace

Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK

Died

June 11, 2015 (aged 91)

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.

Best known work

Oliver!

1968

Murder, She Wrote

1984

Starsky & Hutch

1975

Highway to Heaven

1984

A Kid in King Arthur's Court

1995

Murder Most Foul

1964

The Avengers

1961

The Twelve Chairs

1970

Hart to Hart

1979

Gunsmoke

1955

Filmography

2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Story of MusicalsTV
as Self (1 episode)
2006
A Sense of Carol Reed
as Self
2005
Moussaka & Chips
as Officer David Tomlinson
2005
Lost Dogs
as Maurice Todd
2003
Keen EddieTV
2001
Revelation
as Sir Isaac Newton
1997
Noah’s IslandTV
as (voice) (39 episodes)
1995
The Animals of Farthing Wood: The Journey Begins
as Toad
1995
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Merlin
1995
Character Building
as White Stag (voice)
1993
The Animals of Farthing WoodTV
as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) (14 episodes), as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) (4 episodes), as Badger (voice) (2 episodes), as Badger (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) (2 episodes), as Toad (voice) (1 episode), as Rollo (voice) (1 episode), as Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) (2 episodes), as Toad (voice) / Great White Stag (voice) / Bully (voice) (1 episode), as Toad (voice) / Bully (voice) (4 episodes), as Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) / Bully (voice) (7 episodes), as Toad (voice) / Rollo (voice) (1 episode)
1992
Emily's Ghost
as Dawson
1991
How's Business
as Pawnshop Broker
1990
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as Alphonse
1986
CasualtyTV
as Chick (1 episode)
1986
HideawayTV
as Det. Sgt. Albert Adams (6 episodes)
1986
The TelebugsTV
as All Male Voices except Bug (86 episodes)
1985
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
as Azdak
1984
The BillTV
as Chris (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She WroteTV
as Henry Kyle (1 episode)
1984
Highway to HeavenTV
as Arthur Krock Sr. / King Arthur (1 episode)
1984
Where Is Parsifal?
as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
1982
Tales of the Gold MonkeyTV
1982
Wrong Is Right
as King Awad