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'''Ron Moody''' (born '''Ronald Moodnick''' [[8 January (people)|8 January]] [[1924 (people)|1924]] in [[Tottenham]], north [[London]], died [[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[2015 (people)|2015]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27491443|title=Obituary: Ron Moody|accessdate=4 July 2019|date of source=11 June 2015|publisher=BBC|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20181025154638/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27491443|archivedate=4 July 2019}}</ref>) voiced the [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[Other Lives (audio story)|Other Lives]]''. Moody is one of the few Oscar-nominated actors to appear in a ''[[Doctor Who]] ''production.
'''Ron Moody''' (born '''Ronald Moodnick''' [[8 January (people)|8 January]] [[1924 (people)|1924]] in [[Tottenham]], north [[London]], died [[11 June (people)|11 June]] [[2015 (people)|2015]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/ron-moody.html Famous Birthdays]</ref>) voiced the [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[Other Lives (audio story)|Other Lives]]''.


Moody was considered for the role of the [[Third Doctor]]{{Fact}} 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 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>[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 ==
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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]]