Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924 – 11 June 2015) was an English actor, composer, singer and writer. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in ''

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'' (1968) and its 1983 Broadway revival. Moody earned a

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and an

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nomination for the film, as well as a

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nomination for the stage production. Other notable projects include ''

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'' (1963),

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' ''

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'' (1970) and ''

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'' (1971), in which Moody shared the screen with ''Oliver!'' co-star

Jack Wild Jack Wild (30 September 1952 – 1 March 2006) was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his role as the Artful Dodger in the film ''Oliver!'' (1968), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at t ...

Early life

Moody was born on 8 January 1924 in

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, the son of Kate (née Ogus; 1898–1980) and Bernard/Barnett Moodnick (1896–1964), a studio executive. His father was a

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and his mother was a

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; said Moody, "I'm 100%

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—totally kosher!" He was a cousin of

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Laurence Moody Laurence Moody (born 28 January 1948) is an English television director who, after reading English at Cambridge University, worked as a trainee at Granada Television, at this time directing a number of episodes of their top rated ITV1 soap opera, ...

and actress

Clare Lawrence Clare Lawrence Moody (born 1975) is an English television and stage actor and producer. She is the daughter of English television director Laurence Moody. She is also credited as Clare Lawrence. Biography Born in Saddleworth, Greater Manches ...

. His surname was legally changed to the more anglicised Moody in 1930.

Education

Moody was educated at Southgate County School, which at the time was a state grammar school, and based in

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, followed by the

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, where he trained to become an economist. During World War II he enlisted in the

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(RAF) and became a radar technician.

Life and career

Despite training to be an economist, Moody began appearing in theatrical shows and later decided to become a professional actor. Moody worked in a variety of genres, but is perhaps best known for his starring role as Fagin in

Lionel Bart Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was a British writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's "Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical '' Oliver!'' (1960). With ''Oliver!'' and his work ...

's stage and film musical ''

Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

'' based on ''

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'' by

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. He created the role in the original West End production in 1960, and reprised it in the 1984

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revival, receiving a

nomination for Best Actor in a Musical. For his performance in the 1968 film ''

'', he received the

for Best Actor (Musical/Comedy), the Best Actor award at the

6th Moscow International Film Festival The 6th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 22 July 1969. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Cuban film ''Lucía'' directed by Humberto Solás, the Italian film '' Serafino'' directed by Pietro Germi and the Soviet film ''W ...

and an

nomination in the same category. Reflecting on the role, Moody states: "Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime. That summer of 1967 uring filmingwas one of the happiest times of my life". He reprised his role as Fagin in the 1983

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television programme ''The Other Side of London'', and again at the 1985

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before

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and the

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. Moody appeared in several children's television series, including the voice of Badger and Toad in the TV Adaptation of

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's ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Telebugs'', and '' Into the Labyrinth''. Among his better known roles was that of Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy in the comedy ''

'' (1963), alongside

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, with whom he appeared again the following year in '' Murder Most Foul'' (1964), one of Rutherford's Miss Marple films. He played French entertainer and

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The Great Orlando in the 1963

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film '' Summer Holiday''. He acted again with former ''Oliver!'' co-star

in ''

'' (1971). In 1969, Moody was offered, but declined, the lead role in ''

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'', following the departure of

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from the part. He later told many people (including ''Doctor Who'' companion

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) that declining the role was a decision he subsequently regretted. He played Ippolit Vorobyaninov alongside

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(as

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) in

' version of ''

'' (1970). In 2003, he starred in the black comedy '' Paradise Grove'' alongside

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, and played Edwin Caldecott, an old nemesis of

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on the BBC soap ''

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''. In 2005, he acted in the

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''Doctor Who'' audio play ''

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'', playing the

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. He made several appearances in BBC TVs long running variety show, The Good Old Days, enacting pastiche/comic Victorian melodramas. Moody wrote a novel, ''The Devil You Don't'', which was published by Robson Books, London, in 1980. In 2004, the British

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nostalgia series ''After They Were Famous'' hosted a documentary of the surviving cast of the film ''Oliver!'' Several of the film's musical numbers were reenacted. Moody, then 80 but still spry, and

(seriously ill with oral cancer at the time) recreated their dance from the closing credits of the film. Moody appeared in an episode of

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's ''

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'' (aired on 30 January 2010) as a Scottish patient who had served with the

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during the

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. On 30 June 2010, Moody appeared on stage at the end of a performance of

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's revival of ''Oliver!'' and made a humorous speech about the show's 50th anniversary. He then reprised the " Pick a Pocket or Two" number with the cast.

Family

Moody married a

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teacher, Therese Blackbourn, in 1985. The couple had six children.

Death

Moody died of natural causes while in a London hospital on 11 June 2015, aged 91.

Partial filmography

* ''

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'' (1958) – The Unicyclist (uncredited) * ''

Follow a Star ''Follow a Star'' is a 1959 British black and white comedy musical film directed by Robert Asher and starring Norman Wisdom. Plot Norman Truscott works as a dry cleaner, but dreams of being a stage performer. To this end, he takes elocution an ...

'' (1959) – Violinist * ''

Make Mine Mink ''Make Mine Mink'' is a 1960 British comedy farce film directed by Robert Asher (director), Robert Asher and featuring Terry-Thomas, Athene Seyler, Hattie Jacques and Billie Whitelaw. The screenplay concerns a group of eccentric misfits who go o ...

'' (1960) – Jelks (uncredited) * ''

Five Golden Hours ''Five Golden Hours'' is a 1961 Italian-British comedy film directed by Mario Zampi and written by Hans Wilhelm, starring Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse and George Sanders, and featuring Dennis Price and John Le Mesurier. Plot Aldo Bondi (Kovacs) ...

'' (1961) – Gabrielle * ''

A Pair of Briefs ''A Pair of Briefs'' is a 1962 black and white British courtroom comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Michael Craig, Mary Peach, Brenda De Banzie and James Robertson Justice. The screenplay concerns a newly qualified female barris ...

'' (1962) – Sidney Pudney * '' Summer Holiday'' (1963) – Orlando * ''

'' (1963) – Prime Minister Rupert Mountjoy * ''

Ladies Who Do ''Ladies Who Do'' is a 1963 British comedy film directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards and starring Peggy Mount, Robert Morley and Harry H. Corbett. Plot Mrs. Cragg (Peggy Mount) works as a charwoman (part-time domestic servant) for retired C ...

'' (1963) – Police Inspector * '' Murder Most Foul'' (1964) – H. Driffold Cosgood * '' Every Day's a Holiday'' (1964) – Professor Bastinado * ''

San Ferry Ann ''San Ferry Ann'' is a 1965 British sound effect comedy. Wordlessly, with soundtrack and sound effects, it tells the story of a holiday crossing from Dover to Calais. Synopsis A motley crew of British characters ride the San Ferry Ann to the s ...

'' (1965) – German * '' The Sandwich Man'' (1966) – Rowing Coach * ''

'' (1968) – Fagin * ''

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'' (1969, TV Movie) – Uriah Heep * ''

'' (1970) – Vorobyaninov * ''

'' (1971) – Hawk Dove * ''

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'' (1972–1973, TV miniseries) –

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* ''

Legend of the Werewolf ''Legend of the Werewolf'' is a 1975 British horror film directed by Freddie Francis. It stars Peter Cushing, Ron Moody and Hugh Griffith. Plot At midnight on Christmas Eve in the mid-19th century, somewhere in Russia, two fugitives fleeing pe ...

'' (1975) – Zoo Keeper * ''

Dogpound Shuffle ''Dogpound Shuffle'' (also known as ''Spot'') is a 1975 comedy film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Soul and Ron Moody. Plot Two drifters, a former vaudeville dancer and a boxer, bond with a stray dog. When their dog is a ...

'' (1975) – Steps * ''Closed Up-Tight'' (1975) * ''

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'' (1976, TV Series) – Derek Stafford * ''

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'' (1977) – Dr Henry Gropinger * ''

Dominique "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bo ...

'' (1978) – Dr. Rogers * '' The Word'' (1978, TV Mini-Series) – LeBrun * '' Unidentified Flying Oddball'', aka ''The Spaceman and King Arthur'' (1979) – Merlin * '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1980, TV Episode) – Richard Pratt * '' Nobody's Perfect'' (1980, TV Series) – Inspector Roger Hart * '' Into the Labyrinth'' (1981, TV Series) – Rothgo * ''

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cypru ...

'' (1981, TV Movie) –

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* ''

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'' (1981, TV movie) – Capt. Lesgate * ''

Wrong Is Right ''Wrong Is Right'', released in the UK as ''The Man with the Deadly Lens'', is a 1982 American comedy thriller film written, produced and directed by Richard Brooks, based on Charles McCarry's novel '' The Better Angels''. The film, starring ...

'' (1982) – King Awad * ''

Where Is Parsifal? ''Where Is Parsifal?'' is a 1984 British comedy film directed by Henri Helman and starring Tony Curtis, Cassandra Domenica, Erik Estrada, Peter Lawford (in his final film role), Ron Moody, Donald Pleasence and Orson Welles. The film screened in ...

'' (1983) – Beersbohm * ''

Hart to Hart ''Hart to Hart'' is an American mystery television series that premiered on August 25, 1979, on ABC. The show stars Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers as Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, respectively, a wealthy couple who lead a glamorous jetset lifes ...

'' (1983) – Charles Thompson * ''The Other Side of London'' (1983) * '' The Telebugs'' (1986–1987, TV Series) – (voice) * ''

Asterix and the Big Fight ''Asterix and the Big Fight'' is a French comic book, the seventh in the Asterix comic book series. It was written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo. Its original French title is ''Le Combat des chefs'' ("The Battle of the Chief ...

'' (1989) – Prolix (English version, voice) * '' A Ghost in Monte Carlo'' (1990, TV Movie) – Alphonse * ''How's Business'' (1991) – Pawnshop broker * ''Emily's Ghost'' (1992) – Dawson * ''

'' (1993–1995, TV Mini-Series) – Toad / Badger / Bully / Spike / Large Town Rat (voice) * '' A Kid in King Arthur's Court'' (1995) – Merlin * ''

'' (1997–1999) – (voice) * ''The 3 Kings'' (2000) – King Herod * ''

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'' (2001) – Sir Isaac Newton * '' Paradise Grove'' (2003) – Izzie Goldberg * ''Lost Dogs'' (2005) – Maurice Todd * ''Moussaka & Chips'' (2005) – Officer David Tomlinson

References

External links

Ron Moody's Official Charitable Website
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