Ron Moody Biography (1924-)

Original name, Ronald Moodnick; name legally changed, 1930; born January 8, 1924, in London, England; son of Bernard (a studio executive) and Kate (maidenname, Ogus) Moodnick. Addresses: Office: Eric Glass Ltd., 28 BerkeleySquare, London W1X 6HD, England.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor, singer, writer, composer, librettist
Birth Details
January 8, 1924
London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • (Debut) Davy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958
  • Violinist, Follow a Star, Rank, 1959
  • Jelks, Make Mine Mink, Continental Distributing, 1960
  • Gabrielle, Five Golden Hours (also known as Cinque ore in contanti), Columbia, 1961
  • Prime Minister Mountjoy, The Mouse on the Moon, United Artists, 1963
  • Sidney Pudney, A Pair of Briefs, Davis, 1963
  • Orlando, Summer Holiday, American International Pictures, 1963
  • Police inspector, Ladies Who Do, Continental Distributing, 1964
  • H. Driffold Cosgood, Murder Most Foul, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
  • German, San Ferry Ann, British Lion, 1965
  • Professor Bastinado, Seaside Swingers (also known as The Adventures of Tim and Every Day's a Holiday), Embassy, 1965
  • Coach, The Sandwich Man, Rank, 1966
  • Fagin, Oliver!, Columbia, 1968
  • The Bed Sitting Room, United Artists, 1969
  • Ippolit Vorobyaninov, The Twelve Chairs, UMC, 1970
  • Hawk Dove, Flight of the Doves, Columbia, 1971
  • Steps, Dogpound Shuffle (also known as Spot), Bloom, 1975
  • Legend of the Werewolf (also known as Plague of the Werewolves), 1975
  • Dr. Gropinger, The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We KnowIt, 1977
  • Dr. Rogers, Dominique (also known as Avenging Spirit and Dominique Is Dead), Subotsky, 1978
  • Merlin, The Unidentified Flying Oddball (also known as The Spacemen and King Arthur and UFO), Buena Vista, 1979
  • King Awad, Wrong Is Right (also known as The Man with the Deadly Lens), Columbia, 1982
  • Baron Gaspard Beersbohm, Where Is Parsifal?, Terence Young, 1984
  • Voice of Prolix, Asterix and the Big Fight (also known as Asterix and the Stone's Blow), Gaumont/Palace/Extrafilm, 1989
  • Dawson, Emily's Ghost, 1992
  • Merlin, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, Buena Vista, 1995
  • Izzie Goldberg, Paradise Grove, Paradise Grove plc, 1999
  • Sir Isaac Newton, Revelation, Cyclops Vision, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Detective Inspector Roger Hart, Nobody's Perfect, ABC, 1980
  • Rothgo, Into the Labyrinth, 1981-1983
  • Appeared as Badger, The Animals of Farthing Wood.
  • Miniseries
  • LeBrun, The Word, CBS, 1978
  • Bon Chance Louie, Tales of the Gold Monkey II (also known as The Curse of the Gold Monkey), ABC, 1982
  • Movies
  • Uriah Heep, David Copperfield, NBC, 1970 later released theatrically by Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • Captain Lesgate "Swann", Dial M for Murder, NBC, 1981
  • The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Thames (England), 1985
  • Hideaway, BBC (England), 1985
  • Alphonse, A Ghost in Monte Carlo, TNT, 1990
  • Donkey minder, The People's Passion, BBC, 1999
  • Specials
  • Autolycus, The Winter's Tale, 1961
  • Portrait of Petula, NBC, 1969
  • Bing Crosby's Merrie Olde Christmas, NBC, 1977
  • The David Soul and Friends Special, ABC, 1977
  • Kris Kringle, Benjy's Very Own Christmas Story, ABC, 1978
  • Winter's Tale, 1980
  • Iago, Othello (also known as William Shakespeare's The Tragedyof Othello, the Moor of Venice), 1981
  • Other Side of London, 1983
  • Narrator, Wild about Harry: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe, 2001
  • Also appeared in Baden Powell, Is That Your Body, Boy?, andTaste.
  • Episodic
  • Saverin, "The Hostage," The Vise, 1958
  • Ponsonby-Hopkirk, "Honey for the Prince," The Avengers, ABC, 1966
  • "Who's a Good Boy Then?," Wednesday Play, 1966
  • Professor Jordan, "The Bird Who Knew Too Much," The Avengers, ABC,1967
  • "Is That Your Body Boy?," Thirty-Minute Theatre, 1970
  • Shirley's World, ABC, 1971
  • Guest, The ABC Comedy Hour, ABC, 1972
  • Noah Beal, "The Boy and the Sinner," Gunsmoke, CBS, 1973
  • Derek Stafford, "Murder on the High Seas" (also known as "Murder at Sea"), Starsky and Hutch, ABC, 1976
  • "Rocky Marciano Is Dead," Play for Today, 1976
  • "Taste," Tales of the Unexpected, syndicated, 1980
  • "The Hollow Man," The Strike Force, ABC, 1981
  • The captain, "Getting Aweigh with Murder," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1981
  • Charles Thompson, "Two Hearts Are Better Than One," Hart to Hart,ABC, 1983
  • Arthur Krock, Sr., "A Devine Madness," Highway to Heaven, NBC, 1984
  • Inspector Henry Kyle, "Paint Me a Murder," Murder, She Wrote, CBS,1985
  • "Angelo's Dad," Mike & Angelo, 1994
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Debut) Intimacy at Eight, New Lindsey Theatre, London, 1952
  • Intimacy at 8:30, Criterion Theatre, London, 1954
  • Vagabond student, For Amusement Only, Apollo Theatre, London, 1956
  • Pierrot, For Adults Only, Strand Theatre, London, 1958
  • Governor of Buenos Aires, Candide, Saville Theatre, London, 1959
  • Six Years Revue, 1959
  • Fagin, Oliver! (musical), New Theatre, London, 1960
  • Title role, Joey, Joey, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England,1962
  • Mr. Darling/Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Scala Theatre, London, 1966
  • Shylock, Merchant of Venice, 1967
  • Aristophanes, Liz, Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, England, 1968
  • Royal Command Performance, Palladium Theatre, London, 1968
  • Polonius and first gravedigger, Hamlet, Bankside Globe Theatre, London, 1971
  • Mr. Darling/Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Coliseum Theatre, London, 1972
  • Fagin, Oliver! (musical), Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles,then Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, both 1973
  • Mr. Sterling, The Clandestine Marriage, Savoy Theatre, London, 1975
  • Mr. Darling/Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Palladium Theatre, 1975
  • Title role, The Showman, Stratford Theatre Royal, London, 1976
  • Mr. Darling/Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Casino Theatre, London, 1977
  • Title role, Richard III, Canadian production, 1978
  • Iago, Othello, 1981
  • Marino Faliero, Young Vic Theatre, London, 1982
  • Fagin, Oliver! (musical), Aldwych Theatre, London, then Mark Hellinger Theatre, New York City, 1984
  • Title role, Sherlock Holmes--The Musical, Cambridge Theatre, London, 1989
  • Streets of Dublin (musical), 1992
  • Bertie, 1993
  • Mr. Darling/Captain Hook, Peter Pan, Cambridge Theatre, 1994-1995
  • The Canterville Ghost (musical), 1998
  • Chopsticks, 2000
  • Steps, 2000
  • Appeared as Harpagon in The Miser.
  • Major Tours
  • Right Honorable Sir Joseph Porter, K.C.B., H.M.S. Pinafore, U.S. cities, 1987-1988
  • Also appeared in Move Along Sideways, U.S. and British cities.
  • Stage Work
  • Director, Saturnalia, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1971
  • Director, Kafka in Love, 1991
  • WRITINGS
  • Stage Plays
  • Author, composer and lyricist, Joey, Joey, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1962, then Saville Theatre, London, 1966
  • Author and composer, Saturnalia, Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, England, 1971
  • Author, Move Along Sideways, Stratford Theatre Royal, London, 1976, published, 1971
  • Author, composer, and lyricist, The Showman, Stratford Theatre Royal, 1976
  • Author, Nine Lives, 1991
  • Nonfiction
  • (Contributor) My L.S.E., Robson Books (New York City), 1977
  • Off the Cuff: Do-It-Yourself Anywhere, Anytime Instant Bookspeech,Robson Books, 1987
  • Novels
  • The Devil You Don't, Robson Books, 1979
  • Very Very Slightly Imperfect, Robson Books, 1983
  • The Soul of Leonardo, 1991
  • The Amazon Box (juvenile), Robson Books, 1994

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