Born to Jewish immigrants under the name of Ronald Moodnick, Ron Moody (1924-2015) was an actor who gained his greatest fame portraying Fagin in both the 1968 film Oliver! and the 1983 Broadway revival of the musical, earning an Oscar nomination for the former and a Tony nomination for the latter. He was also offered the role of Doctor Who in 1969 but turned it down, a decision he later said he regretted.