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English actor (1937–2019)
Stephen Moore
Born Stephen Vincent Moore
(1937-12-11 ) 11 December 1937Died 4 October 2019(2019-10-04) (aged 81) Alma mater
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Occupation Actor Years active 1959–2016 Spouses
Barbara Mognaz
(
m. 1959;
div. 1962)
Celestine Randall
(
m. 1964;
div. 1972)
Beth Morris
(
m. 1974;
div. 1986)
Noelyn George
(
m. 1990)
Children 5
Stephen Vincent Moore (11 December 1937 – 4 October 2019)
[1]
[2] was an English actor, known for his work on British television since the mid-1970s.
Biography
Moore was born in
Brixton , London, the son of Mary Elisabeth (née Bruce-Anderson) and solicitor Stanley Moore.
[3] He attended the Archbishop Tenison's grammar school in Kennington.
[1]
He was married four times. His half-brother
Mark Moore [
citation needed ] performs with
S'Express , his brother-in-law was the actor
James Hazeldine .[
citation needed ] and his daughter
Robyn
[4] is an actor known for
EastEnders .
Acting career
Moore was known for his appearances in
Rock Follies and other TV series such as
Brideshead Revisited ,
The Last Place on Earth , the children's series
The Queen's Nose and the drama
Mersey Beat and the
British TV comedy series
Solo , as well as numerous appearances on stage at the
Royal National Theatre , the
Royal Shakespeare Company and London's West End.
[5]
[1] He was known for his distinctive speaking voice in a wide range of roles, notably
Marvin the Paranoid Android in radio and television adaptations of
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy .
[4]
Death
On 4 October 2019, Moore died at the age of 81.
[1]
Notable roles
Sen noci svatojánské (1959 Czech animation of
A Midsummer Night's Dream ) as
Francis Flute (voice)
[6]
The White Bus (1967) as Young Man
The Last Shot You Hear (1969) as Peter's Colleague
Rock Follies (1976, TV Mini-Series) as Jack, left-wing teacher and morose husband of singer Anna (The role can be seen as a prototype for Marvin).
[5]
The New Avengers (1976, TV Series) as Major Prentice
A Bridge Too Far (1977) as Major Robert Steele
[4]
State of Revolution (1977,
Robert Bolt 's play) as Anatoly Lunacharsky, a Communist leader
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978, as Marvin the Paranoid Android voice)
Plenty , (world premiere 1978
National Theatre London ) as Raymond
[7]
Brideshead Revisited (1981, TV Mini-Series) as Cousin Jasper
Rough Cut (1980) as Chief Flight Controller
Diversion (1980) as Guy
All's Well That Ends Well (1983) as Parolles (Royal Shakespeare Company & Broadway – [Tony Nomination ])
Where the Boys Are '84 (1984) as Jeff
Laughterhouse (1984) as Howard
The Last Place on Earth (1985, TV Mini-Series) as Dr. 'Bill' Wilson
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole (1985,
ITV series) as George Mole, father of
Adrian Mole
[4]
Clockwise (1986) as John Jolly
[5]
The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (1987,
ITV series) as George Mole
Under Suspicion (1991) as Roscoe
Lovejoy - No Strings (TV Episode 1992) as Ray Morgan
Just William (1994, TV Series) as Mr. Percy Cranthorpe
Love on a Branch Line (1994, TV Mini-Series) as Quirk
Sharpe's Sword (1995, TV Movie) as Colonel Berkely
The Thin Blue Line (1995, TV Series BBC) as Ron, burglary victim
A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1995, TV Series) as guest
The Queen's Nose (1995-2001, TV Series) as father of Melody / Harmony Parker
[4]
Brassed Off (1996) as McKenzie, the colliery manager
The Missing Postman (BBC Television Film in two parts; 1997) as Ralph
Harry Enfield (1997-1998, TV Series) as father of
Kevin the Teenager
[4]
[8]
The Peter Principle (1997-2000, TV Series, BBC) as Geoffrey Parkes, the Senior Cashier
Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (1998, Radio Series, BBC) as George Smith (main character in Colin Swash's SciFi radio comedy)
A Christmas Carol (1999, TV Movie) as Third Broker
Claim (2002) as Felix Halberstein
The History Boys (2006) as Hector (
West End revival of
Alan Bennett 's) play
[1]
The Boat That Rocked (2009) as Prime Minister
[5]
Doctor Who (2010, Episode: "
Cold Blood ") as Eldane
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Show Live (2016) as Marvin (Pre-recorded voice role)
The voice of
Marvin the Paranoid Android in
radio and
television adaptations of
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . In the original radio versions, he also played a number of minor characters including
Gag Halfrunt ,
The Ruler of the Universe ,
the whale and
Frankie Mouse .
[8]
Jim Broadbent took over the role in a 2018 adaptation of
And Another Thing due to Moore's retirement.
Reader for the original abridged audiobook versions of the Hitchhiker's Guide series, books 1–4.
An Enemy of the People as Peter Stockman (for the National Theatre London and the
Ahmanson Theatre Los Angeles)
[9]
Oliver! The Musical as Mr Brownlow
Torvold Helmer, the overbearing husband of Nora Helmer in a 1981 rendition of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House in Stratford, England -S.W.E.T. Award - now known as the
Laurence Olivier Award . Also nominated for three other awards in the same season.
[8]
[1]
Professor Calculus in the BBC Radio dramatisation of
The Adventures of Tintin series of books by
Hergé
References
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a
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c
d
e
f Coveney, Michael (13 October 2019).
"Stephen Moore obituary" . The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
^
"RIP Stephen Moore" . 12 October 2019.
^
"Stephen Moore Biography (1937–)" . filmreference.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014 .
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a
b
c
d
e
f
"Hitchhiker's actor Stephen Moore dies aged 81" . BBC . 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019 .
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a
b
c
d Lavin, Will (12 October 2019).
"Stephen Moore, the actor who inspired the title of Radiohead's 'Paranoid Android', has died" . NME . Retrieved 14 October 2019 .
^ Parker, Barry M., ed. (1979). The Folger Shakespeare Filmography .
Folger Shakespeare Library . p. 17.
ISBN
9780918016195 .
^
"Plenty" . National Theatre Archive . Retrieved 14 November 2020 .
^
a
b
c Nickolai, Nate (13 October 2019).
"Stephen Moore, 'Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' Android, 'Doctor Who' Actor, Dies at 81" . Variety . Retrieved 14 October 2019 .
^ Hofler, Robert (24 July 1998).
"An Enemy of the People" .
Variety .
External links
1976–1984 and 1988
1985 onwards (except 1988)
International National Artists