Biography
Ron Moody 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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Awards & recognition
- Theatre World Special Award · 1984
- Golden Globe Award — Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · 1969
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 1984 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1969 · nominated
Filmography22 titles
Dogpound Shuffle
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
The Avengers
Murder, She Wrote
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Highway to Heaven
Starsky & Hutch
Murder Most Foul
Oliver!
Every Day's a Holiday
Ladies Who Do
The Bill
Hart to Hart
Tales of the Unexpected
Gunsmoke
The Mouse on the Moon
Casualty
Unidentified Flying Oddball
Revelation
A Kid in King Arthur's Court
Dominique
Where Is Parsifal?