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Robert "King" Moody (December 6, 1929 – February 7, 2001) was an American actor, best known for playing Shtarker in the television series Get Smart and for his portrayal as Ronald McDonald in the McDonald's commercials from 1969 to 1985.[1][2][3]
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![]() King Moody as Spacecraft Captain in Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) | |
Born | New York City, U.S. | December 6, 1929
Died | February 7, 2001 Tarzana, California, U.S. | (aged 71)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1959–1992 |
Spouses |
Early life
editHe was born on December 6, 1929, in New York City.[4]
Career
editHe played the spaceship captain in Teenagers From Outer Space and various other roles in forty 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 became the fifth portrayer of Ronald McDonald in 1969, playing the character for sixteen years in McDonald's commercials, until 1985.[3]
Personal life
editMoody married Rachel Rosenthal in 1960; the marriage lasted for nineteen years before they divorced in 1979.[5] He married his second wife, Jacqueline L. Larson, in 1981, but they divorced in 1984 after three years of marriage.
Death
editMoody died on February 7, 2001, in Tarzana, California at the age of 71.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | Teenagers from Outer Space | Spacecraft Captain | |
1962 | The Nun and the Sergeant | Pollard | |
Terror at Black Falls | Billy, barroom tough-guy | ||
1963 | Five Minutes to Love | Blowhard | |
1964 | The Glass Cage | Tox Milner | |
1966 | Any Wednesday | Milkman | |
1968 | The Destructors | Patch | |
P.J. | Thorson Friend | Uncredited | |
Sweet November | Digby | ||
The Shakiest Gun in the West | Ernie | Uncredited | |
1970 | The Strawberry Statement | TV Newscaster | |
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) |
Television
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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1960–1961 | Sea Hunt | Consul Baumer, Dr. Herschel, Heinrich Maus | 3 episodes |
1966–1969 | Get Smart | Markovich, Kirsch, Starker, KAOS Scientist | 10 episodes |
1967 | Combat! | Toulon | Episode: "Entombed" |
1989 | Get Smart, Again! | Starker | TV movie |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "THE UNCLASSIFIED GET SMART SITE". www.ilovegetsmart.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ a b "Origins Of Ronald McDonald & McDonaldland". Beneath The Golden Arches (Archived). SimonsWebsite.co.uk. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ a b "King Moody". www.aveleyman.com. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Rachel Rosenthal". Omni. 14 (11): 57–58. August 1992.
External links
edit- King Moody at IMDb