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Ron Moody
Also known as Ronald Moodnick
British actor (1924–2015)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Novel Summer
- Amazon Box
- Off the cuff
- Oliver!
- A still untitled, (not quite) autobiography
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1964
- Active to
- 2018
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Discography
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Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924 – 11 June 2015) was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Lionel Bart's 1960 stage musical Oliver!, originating the role in the initial London production and reprising it in the 1968 film adaptation and in West End and Broadway revivals in the 1980s. Moody earned a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for the film, as well as a Tony Award nomination for the stage production. Other notable projects include The Mouse on the Moon (1963), Mel Brooks's The Twelve Chairs (1970) and Flight of the Doves (1971), in which Moody shared the screen with Oliver! co-star Jack Wild.
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1924 births2015 deaths20th-century English comedians20th-century English male actors21st-century English comedians21st-century English male actorsActors from the London Borough of HaringeyAlumni of the London School of EconomicsAudiobook narratorsBest Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (film) winnersComedians from the London Borough of Haringey