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.
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Movies (37)
Jim Henson Idea Man
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Howard
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Self (archive footage)
2016
The Undiscovered Peter Cook
as Self (archive footage)
2016
...Sings the Beatles
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Dudley Moore: After the Laughter
as Self
2000
The Mighty Kong
as Carl Denham / King Kong (voice)
1998
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
as Himself
1997
A Weekend in the Country
as Simon Farrell
1996
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
as Self
1995
Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
as Self
1995
Parallel Lives
as Imaginary Friend / President Andrews
1994
The Pickle
as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited)
1993
Blame It on the Bellboy
as Melvyn Orton
1992
Voices That Care
as Self - Choir Member
1991
Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed
as Self
1990
Crazy People
as Emory Leeson
1990
Life of Python
as Self
1990
Celebrity Guide to Wine
as Self
1990
Miss Piggy's Hollywood
as Self
1989
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
1989
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
as Self
1989
Arthur 2: On the Rocks
as Arthur Bach
1988
Like Father Like Son
as Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond
1987
The Adventures of Milo and Otis
as Narrator (voice)
1986
W.C. Fields: Straight Up
1986
Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie
as Self
1985
Santa Claus: The Movie
as Patch
1985
Micki & Maude
as Rob Salinger
1984
Best Defense
as Wylie
1984
Unfaithfully Yours
as Claude Eastman
1984
Romantic Comedy
as Jason Carmichael
1983
TV Shows (13)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Oscar's Orchestra
as Oscar
1995
Daddy's Girls
as Dudley Walker
1994
Really Wild Animals
as Spin (voice)
1994
Dudley
as Dudley Bristol
1993
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
as Self
1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (voice)
1992
Pebble Mill
as Self
1991
The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also
1990
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Clive James' Postcard from
as Self
1989
Dolly
as Self
1987
Going Live!
as Self
1987