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.
Movie Appearances
Murder Most Foul
as H. Driffold Cosgood
1964
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
as Dr. Henry Gropinger ( Kissinger )
1977
Wrong Is Right
as King Awad
1982
The Twelve Chairs
as Ippolit Vorobyaninov
1970
Legend of the Werewolf
as Zookeeper
1975
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self (archive footage)
2013
Oliver!
as Fagin
1968
Unidentified Flying Oddball
as Merlin
1979
The Mouse on the Moon
as Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy
1963
Flight of the Doves
as Hawk Dove
1971
Moussaka & Chips
as Officer David Tomlinson
2005
David Copperfield
as Uriah Heep
1969
Dominique
as Dr. Rogers
1980
Where Is Parsifal?
as Baron Gaspard Beersbohm
1984
San Ferry Ann
as German
1965
Othello
as Iago
1981
Dogpound Shuffle
as Steps
1975
Every Day's a Holiday
as Professor Leonardo Bastinado
1965
Ladies Who Do
as Police Inspector
1963
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
as Merlin
1995
TV Appearances
The Animals of Farthing Wood
as Badger (voice) / Toad (voice)
1993
The Bill
1984
Keen Eddie
2003
Tales of the Unexpected
as Richard Pratt
1979
Gunsmoke
as Noah Beal
1955
Tales of the Gold Monkey
1982
Into the Labyrinth
as Rothgo
1981
Shirley's World
as Matthew Quick
1972
Play for Today
as Harry
1970
Hideaway
as Det. Sgt. Albert Adams
1986
Nobody's Perfect
as Det. Insp. Roger Hart
1980
Blankety Blank
as Self
1979