King Moody
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King Moody | |
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Born | |
Died | February 7, 2001 | (aged 71)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actor, comedian |
Years active | 1959โ1992 |
Notable work | Get Smart |
Spouse(s) | Rachel Rosenthal (m. 1960; div. 1979) Jacqueline L. Larson (m. 1981; div. 1984) |
Robert "King" Moody (December 6, 1929 โ February 7, 2001) was an American actor and comedian, best known for playing Shtarker in the television series Get Smart.[1] He also played Ronald McDonald in a series of McDonald's commercials from the 1970s and 1980s, and the spaceship captain in Teenagers From Outer Space and other roles in some 40 movies and television episodes including Bonanza, The Bob Newhart Show, CHiPs, Combat!, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Dragnet and Sea Hunt.
He was born on December 6, 1929 in New York City. Moody died February 7, 2001 in Tarzana, California.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | Teenagers from Outer Space | Spacecraft Captain | |
1960-1961 | Sea Hunt | Consul Baumer / Dr. Herschel / Heinrich Maus | 3 episodes |
1962 | The Nun and the Sergeant | Pollard | |
1962 | Terror at Black Falls | Billy, barroom tough-guy | |
1963 | Five Minutes to Love | Blowhard | |
1964 | The Glass Cage | Tox Milner | |
1966 | Any Wednesday | Milkman | |
1967 | Combat! | Toulon | Episode: "Entombed" |
1968 | The Destructors | Patch | |
1968 | P.J. | Thorson Friend | Uncredited |
1968 | Sweet November | Digby | |
1968 | The Shakiest Gun in the West | Ernie | Uncredited |
1970 | The Strawberry Statement | TV Newscaster | |
1970 | Which Way to the Front? | Checkpoint Guard #2 | Uncredited |
1972 | Get to Know Your Rabbit | TV Reporter | |
1989 | Wedding Band | Detective | |
1991 | The Dark Backward | Twinkee Doodle | |
1992 | The Nutt House | Victor Kaplan | (final film role) |
References
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
External links
- King Moody on IMDb
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