Dudley Moore

About

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...

Known for

OmnibusSeries • 1967BedazzledMovie • 2000Foul PlayMovie • 1978Like Father Like SonMovie • 198710Movie • 1979The Adventures of Milo and OtisMovie • 1986Best DefenseMovie • 1984ArthurMovie • 1981Crazy PeopleMovie • 1990Santa Claus: The MovieMovie • 1985Arthur 2: On the RocksMovie • 1988Monte Carlo or Bust!Movie • 1969Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMovie • 1972BedazzledMovie • 1967Unfaithfully YoursMovie • 1984Micki & MaudeMovie • 1984The Bed Sitting RoomMovie • 1969Romantic ComedyMovie • 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesMovie • 1978Wholly MosesMovie • 1980The Wrong BoxMovie • 1966Blame It on the BellboyMovie • 1992The HoleMovie • 1962Six WeeksMovie • 1982