Ron Moody
Ron Moody
Ron Moodywas a British actor, singer, composer and writer best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Oliver!and its 1983 Broadway revival. 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, Mel Brooks' The Twelve Chairsand Flight of the Doves, in which he shared the screen with Oliver! co-star Jack Wild...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth8 January 1924
again agent gone manager perhaps success
I don't think a professional agent or theatre manager would say my career had gone as well as perhaps it should have after that first 'Oliver!' success, but then again I was never really intending to have a career in the professional theatre in the first place.
goes
I always write 'Fight' on the mirrors - that goes way back to the times when you had to fight apathy.
flew london mistake wanting work
The day after the Oscars, I flew back to London to film a television play for Anglia. It was a big mistake because you never really get acknowledged for wanting to work in England, as I did.
love morning
I love getting up in the morning with nothing else to do except write.
night training firsts
My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the words on the first night and keep adding bits of business.
play miracle film
Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.
comedy portrayal
My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue.
differences ghouls theatre
Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew.
believe artist laughing
For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that's it.
age actors wanted
I'd wanted to be an actor from the age of five.
jobs thinking people
Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn't think it was my job to be considerate to other people.
regret responsibility action
Ive no regrets. You take responsibility for your actions.
boys greatness names
There are names like Savoy Hotel, Caruso, Shangri-La, Pavlove, Mount Everest and the Treorchy Male Choir that just hang up there as peaks of excellence - perfect things that we simply take for granted as symbols of greatness. So imagine how delighted and honoured I am to join with all the other small peaks in congratulating the Choir of Choirs on its anniversary. In admiration, since I was a boy!