• Source: Robert Moore (director)

      • Robert Moore (February 1, 1927 – May 10, 1984) was an American stage, film and television director and actor.


      Biography


      Born in Detroit, Michigan, Moore studied at the Catholic University of America Drama Department under Gilbert V. Hartke. He is best known for his direction of the ground-breaking play The Boys in the Band, his Broadway productions (which garnered him five Tony Award nominations), and his collaborations - three plays and three films - with Neil Simon, including the detective spoofs Murder By Death and The Cheap Detective.
      As an actor, he played a disabled gay man opposite Liza Minnelli in the 1970 drama Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon, appeared in two episodes of Valerie Harper's sitcom Rhoda (for which he also directed 26 episodes), in one episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (as Phyllis' gay brother) and was a regular on Diana Rigg's short-lived 1973 sitcom Diana. His other television directing credits include The Bob Newhart Show and the 1976 production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Natalie Wood, Robert Wagner, Laurence Olivier, and Maureen Stapleton.
      Moore died of AIDS-related pneumonia in New York City on May 10, 1984.


      Work


      Theatre


      Promises, Promises (1968)
      The Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1969)
      The Gingerbread Lady (1970)
      Lorelei (1974)
      My Fat Friend (1974)
      Deathtrap (1978)
      They're Playing Our Song (1979)
      Woman of the Year (1981)


      = Filmography

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      Film
      Murder by Death (1976)
      The Cheap Detective (1978)
      Chapter Two (1979)


      Television
      Diana (1973) – TV series
      Thursday's Game (1974) – TV movie
      The Bob Newhart Show (1974) – TV series
      Rhoda (1974–1975) – TV series
      Don't Call Us (1976) – TV movie
      Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1976) – TV movie
      There's Always Room (1977) – TV movie
      The Sunshine Boys (1977) – TV movie
      The Natural Look (1977) – TV movie
      Annie Flynn (1978) – TV movie
      It's Not Easy (1983) – TV series


      Actor
      Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970) – Warren
      The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973) – Ben Sutherland (1 episode)
      Diana (1973) – Marshall Tyler (7 episodes)
      Rhoda (1974–1976) – Lowell Snyder; Mr. Graham (2 episodes)


      Awards and nominations


      Awards
      1968 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Direction of a Play – The Boys in the Band
      Nominations
      1969 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Promises, Promises
      1970 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play – Last of the Red Hot Lovers
      1978 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play – Deathtrap
      1979 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – They're Playing Our Song
      1981 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Woman of the Year


      References




      External links


      Robert Moore at IMDb
      Robert Moore at the Internet Broadway Database
      Robert Moore at Playbill Vault

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