--- name: "Dudley Moore" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dudley-moore" fi1m_id: "dudley-moore" imdb_id: "nm0001545" tmdb_id: 56819 wikidata_id: "Q310343" roles: ["Actor"] born: "19 April 1935" died: "27 March 2002" reviewed_on_fi1m: 1 average_as: "actor" average_over: 1 updated: "2026-10-04T17:12:05.559768+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." --- # Dudley Moore ## Identity Dudley Moore - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dudley-moore - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** dudley-moore - **IMDb ID:** nm0001545 - **TMDB ID:** 56819 - **Wikidata ID:** Q310343 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Moore, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310343, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001545/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56819 Actor. Born 19 April 1935 in Dagenham, Essex, England, UK. Died 27 March 2002. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 19 April 1935, Dagenham, Essex, England, UK - **Died:** 27 March 2002 - **Also known as:** دادلی مور - **Golden Globes:** 2 Golden Globes (2 won) - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudley_Moore, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310343, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001545/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56819 ## Streaming the US now - **The Roku Channel:** [*Arthur*](https://film.one/film/arthur.md) (72) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Dudley Moore > A jazz pianist who ended up in comedy, and a small man who was funniest standing next to a tall one. Dudley Moore's timing was real and his charm was real; Hollywood asked him to play the same lovable drunk until the charm ran out. In *Arthur* (1981) Dudley Moore falls off a bar stool with more grace than most actors manage walking across a room, and that fall is the whole act in a second: a small man, a quick body, a face that asks to be liked and usually gets its way. He was trained for something else entirely. A scholarship to the Guildhall as a boy, an organ scholarship to Magdalen College, Oxford, then jazz piano with John Dankworth and his own trio. The timing he brought to comedy was a musician's: he knew where the beat fell and how late he could land on it. The first career was British and sharp. *Beyond the Fringe* (1960–1964) put him beside Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller and Alan Bennett and set off the satire boom; *Not Only... But Also* (1965–1970) gave the BBC Pete and Dud; *Bedazzled* (1967) had him acting, co-writing and composing, with Cook towering over him and refusing to react. That was the arrangement that suited him best: the small man babbling, the tall man unmoved. When the partnership wound down around 1978 he went to Los Angeles, and *Foul Play* (1978), *10* (1979) and *Arthur* (1981) made him, for a few years, a leading man. *Arthur* is where we have looked closest, and we rate it a little lower than most critics do. Moore is quick and likeable in it, and his dinner at the Plaza with Anne De Salvo's Gloria, treating a prostitute with perfect manners she cannot place, is as good as he ever was. But the giggle defeated us: by the fourth or fifth time he laughed at his own joke before we could, we stopped laughing and started waiting for him to finish. A drunk act is a short act, and Steve Gordon's script asks it to carry whole scenes. What saves the film is that Hollywood found him another tall, unmoved man in John Gielgud, and the old arrangement worked again. Moore works hard, Gielgud does nothing, and the nothing is funnier every time. In 1983 he said that in all his films he basically played himself, and he meant it as a strength. It was also the problem. After *Micki & Maude* (1984), the second of his two films with Blake Edwards, the scripts got worse and the part stayed the same, the lovable loser with a drink in his hand, and the edge of the Cook years was nowhere in it. He went back to the piano, which had never let him down. Watch *Bedazzled* for the partnership and the first half-hour of *Arthur* for the man at his loosest. For the rest of him, put on a record. ## Biography Dudley Stuart John Moore was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. He 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. With Peter Cook, Moore collaborated on the BBC television series *Not Only... But Also*. Moore's film career included *Bedazzled* (1967), *Foul Play* (1978), *10* (1979) and *Arthur* (1981), in which he played Arthur Bach. For *Arthur*, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe for *Micki & Maude* (1984). Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987 and was made a CBE in 2001. He was born on 19 April 1935 in Dagenham, Essex, and died on 27 March 2002. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (1) - *Arthur* (1981), Fi1m 72, as Arthur Bach — [page](https://film.one/film/arthur.md) ## Complete filmography (63) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Bedazzled* (2000), Original Story - *The Mighty Kong* (1998), as Carl Denham / King Kong (voice) - *A Weekend in the Country* (1996), as Simon Farrell - *Oscar's Orchestra* (1995), series, as Oscar - *Really Wild Animals: Totally Tropical Rainforests* (1994), as Spin (Voice) - *Daddy's Girls* (1994), series, as Dudley Walker - *Parallel Lives* (1994), as Imaginary Friend / President Andrews - *Really Wild Animals* (1994), series, as Spin (voice) - *The Pickle* (1993), as Planet Cleveland Man (uncredited) - *Dudley* (1993), series, as Dudley Bristol - *Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories* (1992), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Blame It on the Bellboy* (1992), as Melvyn Orton - *The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also* (1990), series, as Creator - *Crazy People* (1990), as Emory Leeson - *Saturday Night Clive* (1989), series, Actor - *Arthur 2: On the Rocks* (1988), as Arthur Bach · Executive Producer - *Like Father Like Son* (1987), as Dr. Jack Hammond / Chris Hammond - *The Adventures of Milo and Otis* (1986), as Narrator (voice: US version) - *W.C. Fields: Straight Up* (1986), Actor - *Santa Claus: The Movie* (1985), as Patch - *Micki & Maude* (1984), as Rob Salinger - *Best Defense* (1984), as Wylie - *Unfaithfully Yours* (1984), as Claude Eastman - *Romantic Comedy* (1983), as Jason Carmichael - *Lovesick* (1983), as Saul Benjamin - *Playboy Video Magazine, Volume 2* (1983), Actor - *Six Weeks* (1982), as Patrick Dalton · Original Music Composer - *An Audience with Dudley Moore* (1981), Actor - *Arthur* (1981), as Arthur Bach — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/arthur.md) - *Wholly Moses* (1980), as Harvey Orchid / Herschel - *10* (1979), as George Webber - *Derek and Clive Get the Horn* (1979), as Derek · Writer - *The Hound of the Baskervilles* (1978), as Doctor Watson / Mr. Spiggot / Mrs. Ada Holmes / Piano Player · Writer, Music - *Foul Play* (1978), as Stanley Tibbets - *Pleasure at Her Majesty's* (1976), as Narrator - *When Things Were Rotten* (1975), series, as Sheik Achmed - *‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen* (1974), as British Comedian (voice) - *Alice's Adventures in Wonderland* (1972), as Dormouse - *The Dudley Moore Trio - Jazz in "Oz"* (1971), as Piano - *Staircase* (1969), Music - *One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously* (1969), Actor - *The Bed Sitting Room* (1969), as Sergeant - *Monte Carlo or Bust!* (1969), as Lt. Kit Barrington - *Goodbye Again* (1968), series, as Various · Writer - *Inadmissible Evidence* (1968), Original Music Composer - *30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia!* (1968), as Rupert Street · Original Music Composer, Writer - *Bedazzled* (1967), as Stanley Moon · Story, Original Music Composer - *Omnibus* (1967), series, Actor - *One Pair of Eyes* (1967), series, Actor - *Exit 19* (1966), as Maserati Driver - *The Wrong Box* (1966), as John Finsbury - *Five More* (1966), series, as Maserati Driver - *Flatland* (1965), as A Square - *Off Beat...* (1965), series, Actor - *The Day of Ragnarok* (1965), Music - *Beyond the Fringe* (1964), Various Characters, Writer - *Not Only... But Also* (1964), series, Writer - *The Hat* (1964), as George - The Second Border Guard (voice) - *Story Parade* (1964), series, Musician - *Heads I Win* (1963), Music Score Producer - *The Hole* (1962), Original Music Composer - *The Third Alibi* (1961), as Rehearsal Pianist (Uncredited) - *The Bruce Forsyth Show* (1959), series, Actor ## Gallery - ![Dudley Moore](https://film.one/media/person/5540370/gallery-66372c44bf79.jpg) Dudley Moore — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Dudley_Moore_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Dudley Moore (left) and Peter Cook in their revue Good Evening on Broadway.](https://film.one/media/person/5540370/gallery-3e0dd428b6ec.jpg) Dudley Moore (left) and Peter Cook in their revue Good Evening on Broadway. — David Powers, publicity, New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Good_Evening_Dudley_Moore_Peter_Cook_1975.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Publicity photo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore from their revue "Good Evening". (1974)](https://film.one/media/person/5540370/gallery-d643ca17193a.jpg) Publicity photo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore from their revue "Good Evening". (1974) — David Powers Publicity; photographer-Martha Swope, New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Peter_Cook_Dudley_Moore_Good_Evening_1974.JPG?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Photo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as guests on the television program Kraft Music Hall. The program taped some shows in London for US broadcast in 1969; Moor](https://film.one/media/person/5540370/gallery-9c5a362d734e.jpg) Photo of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as guests on the television program Kraft Music Hall. The program taped some shows in London for US broadcast in 1969; Moor — NBC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Peter_Cook_Dudley_Moore_Kraft_Music_Hall1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Dudley Moore](https://film.one/media/person/5540370/gallery-d7e6646f1e3c.jpg) Dudley Moore — Image via TMDB - ![At the Governor's Ball following the 1991 Emmy Awards. NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo b](https://film.one/media/person/5540370/gallery-557dc6ed3659.jpg) At the Governor's Ball following the 1991 Emmy Awards. NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo b — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Clark_with_Dudley_Moore_%282076643118%29.jpg/1280px-Clark_with_Dudley_Moore_%282076643118%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Photo taken at the 62nd Academy Awards 3/26/90 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1990)](https://film.one/media/person/5540370/gallery-35b0f0e0682d.jpg) Photo taken at the 62nd Academy Awards 3/26/90 - Permission granted to copy, publish or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can (1990) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/94/Dudley_Moore_%28211168350%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated - 1982: Best Actor (nominated), for *Arthur* ### Golden Globes — 2 won - 1985: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (won), for *Micki & Maude* - 1982: Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (won), for *Arthur* ### Other awards — 1 won - Special Tony Award 1963: Special Tony Award (won), for *Beyond the Fringe* *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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