Richard Moir
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Richard Moir | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor/editor |
| Spouse | Kate Moir |
Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian actor and editor. He is known for many Australian film roles and as an original character electrician Eddie Cook in soap opera Prisoner (also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) and as "Dad" Tony Twist in Round the Twist.
In 1990, Moir was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the degenerative effects of which gradually brought his acting career to a premature end. Moir later underwent deep brain stimulation therapy, a process covered by the 2006 documentary The Bridge At Midnight Trembles.[1][2]
Filmography
Film
- 27A (1974)
- In Search of Anna (1978)
- The Odd Angry Shot (1979)
- The Chain Reaction (1980)
- Players in the Gallery (1980)
- Running On Empty (1982)
- The Plains of Heaven (1982)
- Heatwave (1982)
- Sweet Dreamers (1982)
- Wrong World (1985)
- An Indecent Obsession (1985)
- The Long Way Home (1985)
- Jilted (1987)
- Minnamurra (1989)
- Deadly (1991)
- Welcome to Woop Woop (1997)
Television
- The Restless Years (1978)
- Prisoner (part of the original cast in 1979)
- 1915 (mini-series) (1982)
- Alterations (1988)
- Round the Twist (1989-1992)
- Dolphin Cove (1989)
- The Big Wish (1990)
- Law of the Land (1993)
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.storm.net.au/trembles.htm The Bridge At Midnight Trembles [dead link]
External links
- Richard Moir at IMDb
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