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Moody is one of the few Oscar-nominated actors to appear in a ''[[Doctor Who]] ''production.
Moody is one of the few Oscar-nominated actors to appear in a ''[[Doctor Who]] ''production.


Moody was considered for the role of the [[Third Doctor]] but turned it down, a decision he later described as his greatest regret.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33094914|title=Oliver! actor Ron Moody dies aged 91|accessdate=4 July 2019|date of source=11 June 2015|publisher=BBC|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20190704200759/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33094914|archivedate=4 July 2019}}</ref>
Moody was considered for the role of the [[Third Doctor]] but turned it down, a decision he later described as his greatest regret.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33094914 BBC News]</ref>
 
== Career ==
Outside of the franchise, Moody is most famous for his portrayal of Fagin in the 1960 musical ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver! Oliver!]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver! ,] and its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver!_(film) 1968 film adaptation.]
 
== Trivia ==
As of 2022, both Moody and [[Christopher Eccleston]] have played the role of Fagin at at least one point in their careers.


== External links ==
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 19:10, 10 June 2022

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Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick 8 January 1924 in Tottenham, north London, died 11 June 2015[1]) voiced the Duke of Wellington in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story Other Lives.

Moody is one of the few Oscar-nominated actors to appear in a Doctor Who production.

Moody was considered for the role of the Third Doctor but turned it down, a decision he later described as his greatest regret.[2]

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside of the franchise, Moody is most famous for his portrayal of Fagin in the 1960 musical Oliver!, and its 1968 film adaptation.

Trivia[[edit] | [edit source]]

As of 2022, both Moody and Christopher Eccleston have played the role of Fagin at at least one point in their careers.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]