Dudley Moore

Biography

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 buffoonery contrasted with Cook's deadpan monologues. They jointly received the 1966 British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Performance and worked together on other projects until the mid-1970s, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles to concentrate on his film acting. 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.

Most Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Top of the Pops

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Wogan

as Self

The Oscars

as Self

The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Omnibus

as Self

Pebble Mill

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An Audience with...

as Self - Presenter

Going Live!

as Self

Foul Play

as Stanley Tibbets

10

as George Webber

Dolly

as Self

Arthur

as Arthur Bach

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

The Secret Policeman's Ball

as Self

When Things Were Rotten

as Sheik Achmed