Stephen Vincent Moore (11 December 1937 – 4 October 2019) was an English actor, known for his work on British television since the mid-1970s.

Biography

Moore was born in

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, London, the son of Mary Elisabeth (née Bruce-Anderson) and solicitor Stanley Moore. He attended the Archbishop Tenison's grammar school in Kennington. He was married four times. His half-brother

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performs with S'Express and his brother-in-law was the actor James Hazeldine.

Acting career

Moore was known for his appearances in '' Rock Follies'' and other TV series such as ''

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'', the children's series ''

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'' and the drama '' Mersey Beat'' and the British TV comedy series ''

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'', as well as numerous appearances on stage at the

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, the

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and London's West End. He was known for his distinctive speaking voice in a wide range of roles, notably

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in radio and television adaptations of ''

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''.

Death

On 4 October 2019, Moore died at the age of 81.

Notable roles

*''Sen noci svatojánské'' (1959 Czech animation of ''

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'' ) as Francis Flute (voice) *'' The White Bus'' (1967) as Young Man *''

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'' (1969) as Peter's Colleague *'' Rock Follies'' (1976, TV Mini-Series) as Jack, left-wing teacher and morose husband of singer Anna (The role can be seen as a prototype for Marvin). *'' The New Avengers'' (1976, TV Series) as Major Prentice *'' A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) as Major Robert Steele *''

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'' (1977, Robert Bolt's play) as Anatoly Lunacharsky, a Communist leader *'' Plenty'', (world premiere 1978 National Theatre London) as Raymond *''

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'' (1981, TV Mini-Series) as Cousin Jasper *'' Rough Cut'' (1980) as Chief Flight Controller *'' Diversion'' (1980) as Guy *''All's Well That Ends Well'' (1983) as Parolles (Royal Shakespeare Company & Broadway – ''Tony Nomination *''

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'' (1984) as Jeff *''Laughterhouse'' (1984) as Howard *''

'' (1985, TV Mini-Series) as Dr. 'Bill' Wilson *'' The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' (1985, ITV series) as George Mole, father of

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*''

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'' (1986) as John Jolly *'' The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole'' (1987, ITV series) as George Mole *'' Under Suspicion'' (1991) as Roscoe *''

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No Strings (TV Episode 1992) as Ray Morgan *'' Love on a Branch Line'' (1994, TV Mini-Series) as Quirk *'' Sharpe's Sword'' (1995, TV Movie) as Colonel Berkely *'' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995, TV Series BBC) as Ron, burglary victim *''

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'' (1995, TV Series) as guest *''

'' (1995-2001, TV Series) as father of Melody / Harmony Parker *''

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'' (1996) as McKenzie, the colliery manager *'' The Missing Postman'' (BBC Television Film in two parts; 1997) as Ralph *''

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'' (1997-1998, TV Series) as father of

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*'' The Peter Principle'' (1997-2000, TV Series, BBC) as Geoffrey Parkes, the Senior Cashier *'' Paradise Lost in Cyberspace'' (1998, Radio Series, BBC) as George Smith (main character in Colin Swash's SciFi radio comedy) *''

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'' (1999, TV Movie) as Third Broker *''Claim'' (2002) as Felix Halberstein *'' The History Boys'' (2006) as Hector ( West End revival of

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's) play *'' The Boat That Rocked'' (2009) as Prime Minister *''

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'' (2010, Episode: " Cold Blood") as Eldane *''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live'' (2016) as Marvin (Pre-recorded voice role) * The voice of

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and television adaptations of ''

''. In the original radio versions, he also played a number of minor characters including Gag Halfrunt,

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and

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took over the role in a 2018 adaptation of ''

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'' due to Moore's retirement. * Reader for the original abridged audiobook versions of the Hitchhiker's Guide series, books 1–4. *''

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'' as Peter Stockman (for the National Theatre London and the

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Los Angeles) *'' Oliver! The Musical'' as Mr Brownlow *Torvold Helmer, the overbearing husband of Nora Helmer in a 1981 rendition of Henrik Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' in Stratford, England -S.W.E.T. Award- now known as the

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. Also nominated for three other awards in the same season. * Professor Calculus in the BBC Radio dramatisation of ''

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References

External links

Official website
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Interview with Stephen Moore on Theatre.comBBC radio 4
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