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My Take
Ron Moody will always be Fagin to me, and I mean that as the highest compliment. Born Ronald Moodnick in 1924 London, he created that sly, lovable old thief on the West End stage in 1960 and then immortalized him in the 1968 film, taking home a Golden Globe for it. There is something rare about an actor who commits so completely to a single character that he becomes inseparable from it. Add the composing, the singing, the writing, and you get a true theatre-bred all-rounder. He died in 2015 at 91, but that wonderful rascal of a pickpocket is very much still alive on screen.
Overview
Ron Moody (born Ronald Moodnick; 8 January 1924 – 11 June 2015) was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Fagin in Lionel Bart's 1960 stage musical Oliver!, originating the role in the initial London production and reprising it in the 1968 film adaptation and in West End and Broadway revivals in the 1980s.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ron Moody
- Name (Japanese)
- ロン・ムーディー
- Reading
- ろん・むーでぃー
- Born
- January 8, 1924 – June 11, 2015
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- London, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- stage actor / film actor / writer / composer / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1984 Theatre World Special Award
- 1969 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Stage actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.