Dudley Moore

Also known as Dudley Stuart John Moore

British actor, comedian, composer and musician (1935–2002)

Person · Open Library

Works: 18

Top works

Archaeology of the Ouse Valley, Sussex, to AD 1500
Have You Got the T-Shirt?
Do You Know Your Law from Your Elbow?
The Complete Beyond the Fringe
Derek and Clive Come Again

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: GB
Active from: 1952-04-04
Active to: 2011-02-06

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 7,864
Total plays: 56,282

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SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,528x
MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) Software Version 4.0
· 2007 · cited 23,297x
Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,514x
Assessing the quality of reports of randomized clinical trials: Is blinding necessary?
· 1996 · cited 13,935x
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis
· 2022 · cited 13,058x

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Quotes

“It seems that a lot of people, who haven’t known of me as a pianist, think I’ve just started off as a comedian. And so for them the piano was something extra. But, of course, playing the piano was something that came before all of what’s happened now.”
“Maybe the memory does play tricks. Increasingly, I'm thinking, 'What was their name? I knew that name yesterday.' I think that's what happens. At some point, I'll forget that I ever worked with Peter Cook, I suppose, and Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller.”

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Key facts

Born: Dudley Stuart John Moore , ( 1935-04-19 ) 19 April 1935, Charing Cross , London, England
Died: 27 March 2002 (2002-03-27) (aged 66), Plainfield, New Jersey , US
Resting place: Hillside Cemetery , Scotch Plains, New Jersey , US
Alma mater: University of Oxford
Occupations: Actor comedian musician composer
Years active: 1958–1999

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Commons category: Dudley Moore
date of birth: 1935-04-19
date of death: 2002-03-27
start of work period: 1961-00-00
birth name: Dudley Stuart John Moore
end of work period: 2002-00-00

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Article

Dudley Stuart John Moore (19 April 1935 – 27 March 2002) 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 groundbreaking satirical comedy revue Beyond the Fringe from 1960 to 1964. With another member of that team, Peter Cook, Moore collaborated on the BBC television series Not Only... But Also from 1965 to 1970. In their 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, such as the hit film Bedazzled (1967) and the Derek and Clive series of comedy albums. Moore and Cook ceased working together regularly after 1978, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles, California, to concentrate on his film career.

Following Bedazzled, Moore's work as a comedy film actor was marked by further hit films, particularly Foul Play (1978), 10 (1979) and Arthur (1981). For Arthur, Moore was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won a Golden Globe Award. He received a second Golden Globe for his performance in Micki & Maude (1984). Moore was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987 and was made a CBE by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on 16 November 2001 in what was his last public appearance.