Dudley Moore

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-04-19

Day of death

2002-03-27 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Dagenham, Essex, England, UK

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Pebble Mill

    Pebble Mill

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Going Live!

    Going Live!

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty

    Waking Sleeping Beauty

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

    30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!

  • W.C. Fields: Straight Up

    W.C. Fields: Straight Up

  • Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

    Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe

  • Exit 19

    Exit 19

  • Beyond the Fringe

    Beyond the Fringe

  • The Adventures of Milo and Otis

    The Adventures of Milo and Otis

  • Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

    Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles

    The Hound of the Baskervilles

  • Best Defense

    Best Defense

  • Santa Claus: The Movie

    Santa Claus: The Movie

  • 10

    10

  • Lovesick

    Lovesick

  • Wholly Moses

    Wholly Moses

  • Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

    Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar

  • The Pickle

    The Pickle

  • Arthur

    Arthur

  • Terry Wogan's Friday Night

    Terry Wogan's Friday Night

  • Tempo

    Tempo

  • Crazy People

    Crazy People

  • When Things Were Rotten

    When Things Were Rotten

  • Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

    Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

  • Dolly

    Dolly

  • Bedazzled

    Bedazzled

  • Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

    Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook

  • Celebrity Guide to Wine

    Celebrity Guide to Wine

  • The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

  • Miss Piggy's Hollywood

    Miss Piggy's Hollywood

  • Blame It on the Bellboy

    Blame It on the Bellboy

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Life of Python

    Life of Python

  • Electric Blue 007

    Electric Blue 007

  • Voices That Care

    Voices That Care

  • The Mighty Kong

    The Mighty Kong

  • Foul Play

    Foul Play

  • The Bruce Forsyth Show

    The Bruce Forsyth Show

  • Romantic Comedy

    Romantic Comedy

  • Like Father Like Son

    Like Father Like Son

  • The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

    The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

  • A Weekend in the Country

    A Weekend in the Country

  • Micki & Maude

    Micki & Maude

  • Parkinson at 50

    Parkinson at 50

  • Arthur 2: On the Rocks

    Arthur 2: On the Rocks

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Unfaithfully Yours

    Unfaithfully Yours

  • Six Weeks

    Six Weeks

  • Daddy's Girls

    Daddy's Girls

  • Saturday Night Clive

    Saturday Night Clive

  • The Bed Sitting Room

    The Bed Sitting Room

  • Dudley

    Dudley

  • The Third Alibi

    The Third Alibi

  • ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

  • Really Wild Animals

    Really Wild Animals

  • Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

    Santa Claus: The Making of the Movie

  • Oscar's Orchestra

    Oscar's Orchestra

  • Not Only... But Also

    Not Only... But Also

  • One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

    One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

  • Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

    Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches

  • Howard

    Howard

  • Derek and Clive Get the Horn

    Derek and Clive Get the Horn

  • Monte Carlo or Bust!

    Monte Carlo or Bust!

  • The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also

    The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also

  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

  • An Audience with Dudley Moore

    An Audience with Dudley Moore

  • The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

    The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

  • The Muppets Go to the Movies

    The Muppets Go to the Movies

  • Off Beat...

    Off Beat...

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's

    Pleasure at Her Majesty's

  • ...Sings the Beatles

    ...Sings the Beatles

  • Parallel Lives

    Parallel Lives

  • The Undiscovered Peter Cook

    The Undiscovered Peter Cook

  • Dudley Moore: After the Laughter

    Dudley Moore: After the Laughter

  • Flatland

    Flatland

  • Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

    Richard Lewis: I'm Doomed

  • Playboy Collector's Edition Volume 2

    Playboy Collector's Edition Volume 2

  • The Dudley Moore Trio - Jazz in "Oz"

    The Dudley Moore Trio - Jazz in "Oz"

  • The Hat

    The Hat

  • Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music

    Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music

  • The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

    The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore