caption death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation death_cause
moore 1991 at the 43rd emmy awards , 25 august 27 march 2002 plainfield , new jersey , usa dudley stuart john moore hammersmith , london , england 1961 -- 2002 19 april 1935 suzy -lrb- 1975 -- 80 -rrb- brogan lane -lrb- 1988 -- kendall 91 -rrb- nicole rothschild -lrb- 1994 -- 98 -rrb- -lrb- 1968 -- 72 -rrb- tuesday weld dudley moore.jpg dudley moore
 dudley moore cbe actor , comedian , musician progressive supranuclear palsy , pneumonia
dudley moore

dudley stuart john moore , cbe -lrb- 19 april 193527 march 2002 -rrb- was an english actor , comedian , musician and composer .
moore first came to prominence in the uk as one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue `` beyond the fringe '' from 1960 , and with one member of that team , peter cook , collaborated on the television series `` not only ... but also '' .
the double act worked on other projects until the mid-1970s , by which time moore had settled in los angeles to concentrate on his movie acting .
his solo career as a comedy film actor was heightened by the success of hit hollywood films , particularly `` foul play '' , `` 10 '' and `` arthur '' .
he received an oscar nomination for the latter role .
he was frequently referred to in the media as `` cuddly dudley '' or `` the sex thimble '' , a reference to both his short stature and his reputation as a `` ladies ' man '' .
