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name: "Bill Moor"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bill-moor"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 July 1931"
died: "27 November 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T11:18:13.703845+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Bill Moor

Actor. Born 13 July 1931 in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Died 27 November 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 July 1931, Toledo, Ohio, USA
- **Died:** 27 November 2007

## Biography

Bill Moor was an American actor. He was born on 13 July 1931 in Toledo, Ohio, and died on 27 November 2007 in Englewood, New Jersey. He graduated from Denison University in 1955 and later studied acting at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg and Stella Adler.

Moor had an extensive career in theatre, appearing in numerous Broadway productions including *45 Seconds From Broadway* (2001), *The Iceman Cometh* (1985) and *Plenty* (1983). His film roles included Gressen in *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), the U.S. Consul in *Ishtar* (1987) and a Florida judge in *The Devil's Advocate* (1997). On television he played Defense Attorney Bill Patton in six episodes of *Law & Order* between 1991 and 2000, and appeared in series such as *Kojak*.

*Sources: imdb.com, ibdb.com, filmreference.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Gressen — [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md)

## Also known for

- *The Devil's Advocate* (1997), Florida Judge
- *Quiz Show* (1994), Congressman Rogers — [page](https://film.one/film/quiz-show.md)
- *Law & Order* (1990), Defense Attorney Bill Patton
- *New York Stories* (1989), Mr. Lilly
- *Cadillac Man* (1990), Louie
- *Ishtar* (1987), U.S. Consul — [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *Kojak* (1973), Mr. Cosgrove, Sr.
- *Hanky Panky* (1982), Terrance Martin

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