Stephen Moore (actor)
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| Born | Stephen Moore 11 December 1937 Brixton, London, England |
| Occupation | Television actor, Director |
| Years active | 1959-2005 |
| Spouse(s) | Beth Morris (?-?) |
Stephen Moore (born 11 December 1937) is an English actor, known for his work on British television in the 80s and 2000s.
He is best recognised for his role as Chief Constable Mike Bishop in the British TV drama Mersey Beat and as Danny Tyrrell in the British TV comedy Solo.
He has most recently starred as Brian Mayfield in the British TV drama Born with Two Mothers.
Stephen Moore has no acting work planned for 2008.
He is the son of the solicitor Stanley Moore. He is known for his distinctive speaking voice in a wide range of roles. His step-brother Mark Moore performs with S'Express and his brother-in-law was the actor James Hazeldine. He has been married four times and is the father of former Eastenders and Family Affairs actress Robyn Moore.
[edit] Notable roles
- The voice of Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's radio and television adaptations. In the original radio version, he also played a number of minor characters including Gag Halfrunt, the ruler of the universe and the whale.
- Cousin Jasper in Brideshead Revisited
- John Jolly in Clockwise
- The father of Adrian Mole in the two ITV series
- The father of Kevin the Teenager in a comedy series by Harry Enfield.
- Jack, left-wing teacher and morose husband of singer Anna in Rock Follies. The role can be seen as a prototype for Marvin.
- George Smith, main character in Colin Swash's SciFi radio comedy Paradise Lost in Cyberspace (1998, BBC)
- Hector in the West End revival of Alan Bennet's The History Boys.
- Torvold Helmer, the overbearing husband of Nora Helmer in an 1981 rendition of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House in Stratford, England.
- Anatole Lunacharsky, a Communist leader, in Robert Bolt's play State of Revolution (1977).
- The father of Melody and Harmony Parker in The Queen's Nose
- Professor Calculus in the radio dramatization of the famous Tintin series of books by Hergé
- His leading role in an episode of the BBC Radio 4 series Baldi.
- A civil servant in Love on a Branch Line
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Stephen Moore at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview with Stephen Moore on Theatre.com
For other people named Stephen Moore, see Stephen Moore (disambiguation).
