Ron Moody: 5 things you didn't know about the Oliver! actor

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Ron Moody as Fagin in Oliver!
(Image credit: Oliver!)

Ron Moody, famed for his expressive features and larger-than-life acting skills, died yesterday at the age of 91.

Born in London on 8 January 1924, the son of a Russian Jewish father and a Lithuanian Jewish mother, Moody was initially named Ronald Moodnick before his name was changed legally in 1930. He is survived by his widow and six children.

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