News about Dudley Moore

It has been forty-five years since she shot to fame running down a Mexican beach sporting a dark golden tan, wearing a shimmering gold one-piece bathing suit and her hair in beaded cornrows in the 1979 movie 10. Only 23 years old at the time, she was heralded by fans and the media around the world as the 'perfect woman,' with her high cheekbones, symmetrical face, sky-blue eyes, and stunning figure. Now the petite blonde can go completely unnoticed as she patiently waiting for her salad at Field + Fort café in Summerland, California Saturday. 

Some years before I was born, Peter Cook wrote one of the best known and funniest sketches of all time. It concerned a one-legged man, played by Dudley Moore, auditioning for the role of Tarzan. Beautifully crafted, part of its humour lay in the gentle but painstaking logic deployed by the auditioner to suggest to the candidate that he may not be ideal for the part. It was also absurd in the extreme - therefore hilarious - to imagine that a 'unidexter' was sufficiently deluded to suppose the audition might work out for him. The late Cook described it as one of the most perfect sketches he had acted in. I concur, but I have lived to see things he hasn't. I've lived to see comedy such as this sourly characterised as 'ableist'. It is now no longer impossible to imagine a casting director giving serious thought to offering the Tarzan role to a one-legged man - or even woman.

The actor Doug Sheehan, who was best known for his four-year stint on the popular soap opera General Hospital, has died at the age of 75. Sheehan's death was announced by the Kane Funeral Home on Monday on its website. The announcement stated that Sheehan had died at his home in Big Horn, Wyoming, with his wife Cate Abert at his side, though his cause of death was not shared.

If you're looking for some brilliant TV shows to watch this weekend, look no further. From a highly unusual music documentary about a star whose career is threatened by a neurological disease to a quick-fire newsroom satire that becomes darker and twistier, there is something to suit every taste. Our critics have picked out the must-watch movies, as well as laugh-out-loud comedy shows and series. Read on to find the perfect show to get your teeth into this weekend.

Only a comedy connoisseur would have the nerve. Paul Whitehouse, star of The Fast Show and now Gone Fishing, dared to say it - Benny Hill was brilliantly funny. In the first episode of his Sketch Show Years, harking back to the 1970s, he paid tribute to beloved double acts: Morecambe and Wise, The Two Ronnies, and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Acknowledged geniuses such as Les Dawson and the Python troupe were included too, though the selection was too predictable - the dead parrot, conductor Andrew Preview, fork handles and Bloody Greta Garbo all featured. But the real fun started when Paul dared to reassess the comedians that political correctness cancelled. He took a nostalgic joy in reminding us of Dick Emery's favourite characters - Honky-Tonks mincing in his silks and extravagant hats, and saucy Mandy dispatching every suitor with a shove: 'Ooh, you are awful . . . but I like you!'

The insistent melody and repeated snare-drum rhythms have become synonymous with carnal desire. Most famously, the tune is remembered for its key role in the movie 10, when a young Bo Derek explains to a drooling Dudley Moore that Ravel's Bolero is the perfect accompaniment to sex. Lasting more than 15 minutes, the 1928 work by the French composer has an orchestration that slowly and pulsatingly builds to a climax.

The BT Tower's transformation into a luxurious hotel in London is only the latest in the city's colourful 60-year history. The looming structure, which opened in 1966 as the Post Office Tower, ruled London for 14 years, most notably hosting Billy Butlin's revolving restaurant. It survived a terrorist bomb attack in 1971, which thankfully saw no one dead, as well as the development of a huge cat in The Goodies' 1970s parody of King Kong.

For those, being a royal may not be the most demanding career in the country, and it does not come with many perks, such as the use of palaces and priceless jewelry. However, a number of royals have skills on the other hand, away from their public-facing positions. These royals have extra jobs, from truck driving to selling artwork for huge sums of money. Zara Tindall's efforts at riding, which have resulted in her winning an Olympic medal among other accolades, are among the most coveted of these talents. Here, FEMAIL looks at some of the most talented royals, and you should be surprised by at least a couple of them (inset: Queen Margrethe II); King Charles; Prince Albert.

As tourists and visitors were on the ground, campaigners entered Westminster Palace as tourists and visitors alike, before linking arms and collecting testimonies from people struggling with bills.

Two of the eco loons were seen walking up to the waxwork at the iconic London attraction before removing their tops to reveal Just Stop Oil T-shirts. As they both smear it with cake, one of them yells, "Now is the time for action." The female protester starts a climate change talk with onlookers, but her male counterpart appears to stroke Charles' shoulder. Camilla, William, and Kate's waxworks were unharmed.

Aileen Getty, the Getty family's heiress, was the subject of an investigation by the time, but it wasn't until the very industry activists that the company was so keen to bring to its knees that it was able to bring to a halt. Aileen, 65, is the granddaughter of J. Paul Getty, the late tycoon who ruled the world's richest man for a time. The family left the oil industry in the early 2000s, but it did help to raise a family's fortune, which is expected to be worth somewhere in the region of £4.8 billion.