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 Mark Moore performs with S'Express, his brother-in-law was the actor James Hazeldine, and his daughter

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is an actor known for ''

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''.

Acting career

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

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'', '' The Last Place on Earth'', the children's series '' The Queen's Nose'', the drama ''

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'' and the

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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

Stage

*'' State of Revolution'' (1977,

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's play) as

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, a Communist leader *'' Plenty'', (world premiere 1978 National Theatre London) as Raymond *''All's Well That Ends Well'' (1983) as Parolles (Royal Shakespeare Company & Broadway – Tony Nomination) *'' Oliver! The Musical'' as Mr Brownlow *'' The History Boys'' (2006) as Hector ( West End revival of

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's) play *Henrik Ibsen's **''

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'' as Peter Stockman (for the National Theatre London and the Ahmanson Theatre Los Angeles) **''A Doll's House'' (1981) as Torvold Helmer (Stratford, England; for it he received a S.W.E.T. Award – now known as a

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– as well as being nominated for three other awards in the same season)

Film and television

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

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'' ) as Francis Flute (voice) *'' The White Bus'' (1967) as Young Man *'' The Last Shot You Hear'' (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 *''

'' (1978, as Marvin the Paranoid Android voice) *''

'' (1981, TV mini-series) as Cousin Jasper *''

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'' (1980) as Chief Flight Controller *''

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'' (1980) as Guy *'' Where the Boys Are '84'' (1984) as Jeff *''Laughterhouse'' (1984) as Howard *'' The Last Place on Earth'' (1985, TV mini-series) as Dr. 'Bill' Wilson *'' The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole'' (1985, ITV series) as George Mole, father of Adrian Mole *''

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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 *'' Just William'' (1994, TV series) as Mr. Percy Cranthorpe *'' Love on a Branch Line'' (1994, TV mini-series) as Quirk *''

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'' (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 *'' The Queen's Nose'' (1995–2001, TV series) as father of Harmony and Melody Parker *'' Brassed Off'' (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 Kevin the Teenager *'' 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 Boat That Rocked'' (2009) as Prime Minister *''

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'' (2010, Episode: " Cold Blood") as Eldane

Radio and audio

*''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, The Ruler of the Universe, the whale and Frankie Mouse.

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took over the role in a 2018 adaptation of '' And Another Thing'' 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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in the BBC Radio dramatisation of ''

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'' series of books by

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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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