Dudley Moore
Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue Beyond the Fringe from 1960 that created a boom in satiric comedy. With a member of that team, Peter Cook, Moore collaborated on the BBC television series Not Only... But Also. As a popular double act, Moore's buffooner
Moore's career as a comedy film actor was marked by hit films, particularly Bedazzled (1967), set in Swinging Sixties London (in which he co-starred with Cook) and Hollywood productions Foul Play (1978), 10 (1979) and Arthur (1981). For Arthur, Moore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe for his performance in Micki & Maude (1984). Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987 and was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 16 November 2001 in what was his last public appearance.
Born
Apr 19, 1935
Dagenham, Essex, England, UK
Died
Mar 27, 2002
Known For
Acting
Movies
67 acting
17 crew
Popularity
1.2
Known For
Foul Play
1978
as Stanley Tibbets
10
1979
as George Webber
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
as Patch
Arthur
1981
as Arthur Bach
Best Defense
1984
as Wylie
Like Father Like Son
1987
as Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2010
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
1988
as Arthur Bach
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
1986
as Narrator (voice: US version)
Bedazzled
1967
as Stanley Moon
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