King Moody
American actor (1929–2001)
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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]
King Moody | |
|---|---|
 Moody as Spacecraft Captain in Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) | |
| Born | December 6, 1929 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 7, 2001 (aged 71) Tarzana, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1959–1992 |
| Spouses | |
Early life
Moody was born in New York City on December 6, 1929.[4]
Career
Moody 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 16 years in McDonald's commercials, until 1985.[3]
Personal life
Moody 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.[citation needed]
Death
Moody died on February 7, 2001 in Tarzana, California at the age of 71.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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" |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Frank Gore | Episode: "Sudden Country" |
| 1967–68 | Bonanza | Carter/Charlie | 3 episodes |
| 1969 | Mannix | John O'Keefe | Episode: "Odds Against Donald Jordan" |
| 1969 | The Good Guys | Episode: "Winer, Diner, and Mover" | |
| 1969–1985 | McDonaldland | Ronald McDonald | 74 episodes |
| 1972 | Mission: Impossible | Det. Lt. Bruce Leonard | Episode: "Cocaine" |
| 1973 | Message to my Daughter | Frank | ABC Movie of the Week |
| 1976 | Starsky & Hutch | Nicholas Allen Edwards | Episode: "Little Girl Lost" |
| 1976 | Holmes & Yoyo | Clay Dorsey | Episode: "The Last Phantom" |
| 1978 | Little House on the Prairie | Otto Schiller | Episode: "Harriet's Happenings" |
| 1983 | CHiPs | Capt. Burke | 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Get Smart, Again! | Starker | TV movie |
| 1989 | Night Court | Mike Wilson Sr. | Episode: "Life with Buddy" |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | Southern Senator | Episode: "Honeymoon Express - April 27, 1960" |
| 1991 | Switched at Birth | Dr. Zelf | TV miniseries |
| 1991 | Thirtysomething | TV Evangelist | Episode: "Sifting the Ashes" |
