Dudley Moore
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Dudley Moore
Known for charm, lovable actor dies
By PETER M. NICHOLS The New York Times
Dudley Moore, the British actor, comedian, and musician noted for his performances in the 1960s stage revue "Beyond the Fringe" and the films "10" and "Arthur," died yesterday morning at his home in Plainfield, N.J. He was 66.
A spokeswoman said Moore died of pneumonia as a complication of supranuclear palsy, a progressive disease that attacks various neurological functions. In 1997 he underwent open-heart surgery and the neurological disease, which has symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, was also diagnosed. A California resident sinc 1975, he was living with friends in New Jersey and undergoing treatment for his illness when he died.
Moore was renowned for a versatility that carried him from the stage in the 1960s to Hollywood movies in the '70s and '80s and finally to the concert stage as s pianist in the early '90s. But the big career predicted for him after his movie successes evaporated in a string of bad roles, misconceived projects, and stormy personal relations.
Moore's climb to prominence began with "Beyond the Fringe," a comic revue he created with three other young performers: Peter Cook, with whom Moore had a 15 year professional relationship; Alan Bennett, a fellow Oxford graduate of Moore's, and Jonathan Miller.
A savagely hilarious lampoon of deadly serious public issues, the show had its origins at the Edinburgh Festival in 1960, moving on to London, and then to Broadway, where it played from 1962 to 1964 and had a brief revival in 1965.
Throughout his career, Moore's fortes were clowning and a physical humor reminiscent of Charles Chaplin. Years after he had become a star in "10" and "Arthur," he felt that his brand of comedy annoyed his more erudite "Beyond the Fringe" colleagues.
Moore was born on April 19, 1935, in Dagenham, England, the son of a railroad electrician and a secretary. Suffering from a club foot and small stature, his boyhood was marked by abuse from his peers.
"I think most comedians start off defending themselves with comedy," he once said. "They feel inferior in some way. I certainly did feel inferior. Because of class. Because of strength. Because of height. If I'd been able to hit someone in the nose, I wouldn't have been a comic."
Music was always a consolation. As a youngster he studied the vio-...
