Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1935-04-19
Day of Death
2002-03-27
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.
Filmography (66)
Jim Henson Idea Man
2024
Parkinson at 50
2021
Howard
2018Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016
The Undiscovered Peter Cook
2016
...Sings the Beatles
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
2003
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
Dudley Moore: After the Laughter
2000
The Mighty Kong
1998
The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson
1997
A Weekend in the Country
1996
