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
access denied group grumpy land men public simply small
We're a small group of grumpy old men who simply will not be denied access to public land,
access focal land point public
Public access to public land is the focal point
access boundary causes finding forget hot legitimate owners people political private property public reduce remember stake wholly
Public access is now a hot political issue. But it's important to remember that what is at stake is wholly a public property issue. Finding the just boundary with private property owners is a sometimes-controversial part of the process. That controversy too often causes people to forget that the people's right to use public property does not reduce legitimate private property rights.
economics school sociology study
I went to the London School of Economics to study sociology and psychology on a serviceman's grant.
amazing basic business eccentric people spend straight
I think I'm a straight actor who occasionally does musicals; most people think I'm an eccentric comedian. It's amazing how many years you can spend in this business just sorting out something as simple and basic as that.
fine future gave moment number proudest role suspect
My proudest moment was the number 'Reviewing the Situation.' I suspect that, because I gave my all to the role and because I was working with such a fine team of people, it inhibited my future career.
offered recession work worked
I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I've no regrets.
child
I was a stage-struck child from about 5 years onward.
I would have liked to have been a professor of sociology.
filling gaps grew hall music
I grew up with music hall and revue and was used to filling in the little gaps here and there to get bigger audience reaction.
artist bond call cheated great jack laurel lost ourselves
We've lost a great artist and I've lost a great friend. We were more like Laurel and Hardy. We used to call ourselves Fagin and Dodger. We had that kind of bond between us. Jack really was cheated out of a great career.
love morning
I love getting up in the morning with nothing else to do except write.
develop people
The world is always reinventing itself, and so should you. I used to say, 'I haven't started yet.' Sadly, most people don't develop their potential.
life
Summer of 1967 was one of the happiest times of my life.