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My Take
Dudley Moore is my idea of genuine range made flesh. Oxford-trained at Magdalen, he broke through with Beyond the Fringe in the 1960s satire boom, then proved equally serious as a jazz pianist, a composer, a comedian and a leading man. Two Golden Globes, a Grammy, a Tony and a CBE is an almost unfair spread of honors. What moves me is that none of it felt like dabbling; each craft was the real thing. To make people laugh and still command a keyboard is a rare kind of grace, and since his death in 2002 I've only grown more impressed by the sheer density of his talent.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dudley Moore
- Name (Japanese)
- ダドリー・ムーア
- Reading
- だどりー・むーあ
- Born
- April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
- Origin
- Hammersmith, United Kingdom
- Occupation
- actor / comedian / composer / jazz musician / screenwriter
2. Background
- University
- Magdalen College
Awards & achievements
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- 1982 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Grammy Awards
- 1963 Special Tony Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1985 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Dudley Moore born?
April 19, 1935 – March 27, 2002.
Where is Dudley Moore from?
Dudley Moore is from Hammersmith, United Kingdom.
What does Dudley Moore do?
Dudley Moore works as actor, comedian, composer, jazz musician, screenwriter.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.