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Also known as Rudolph Frank Moore

American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer (1927-2008)

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Rudolph Frank Moore (March 17, 1927 – October 19, 2008), known as Rudy Ray Moore, was an American comedian, musician, singer, film actor, and film producer. He was perhaps best known as Dolemite (the name derived from the mineral dolomite), the uniquely articulate pimp from the 1975 film Dolemite, and its sequels, The Human Tornado and The Return of Dolemite. The persona was developed during his earlier stand-up comedy records, for which Moore has been called "the Godfather of Rap". <a href="htt

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Instance of
human
Family name
Moore
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fort Smith
Place of death
Toledo
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Record label
Imperial
Image
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manner of death
natural causes
Commons category
Rudy Ray Moore
date of birth
1927-03-17
date of death
2008-10-19
cause of death
diabetes
start of work period
1948-00-00
end of work period
2008-00-00
name in native language
Rudy Ray Moore
birth name
Rudolph Frank Moore
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