Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor. He is known for many Australian film roles and in TV soap opera Prisoner (also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) as original character of electrician Eddie Cook and in children's comedy Round the Twist as "Dad" Tony Twist.

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Personal life

In 1990, Moir was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the degenerative effects of which gradually brought his acting career to a premature end. Moir later underwent deep brain stimulation therapy, a process covered by the 2006 documentary The Bridge At Midnight Trembles.[1][2]

He was married to Julie Nihill and they had two daughters.

Filmography

Film

• 27A (1974) Richard
• In Search of Anna (1978) Tony
• The Odd Angry Shot (1979) Medic
• The Chain Reaction (1980) Jr. Const. Pigott
• Heatwave (1982) Stephen West
• Sweet Dreamers (1982) Will Daniels
• Running On Empty (1982) Fox
• Going Down (1982) Hotel night manager
• The Plains of Heaven (1982) Barker
• With Prejudice (1983) Middleton
• Wrong World (1985) David Trueman
• An Indecent Obsession (1985) Luce Daggett
• The Long Way Home (1985, TV Movie) Bob
• Jilted (1987) Al
• Minnamurra (1989) Bill Thompson
• Isabelle Eberhardt (1991) Lt. Comte
• Deadly (1991) Willie the Pathologist
• Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) Reggie
• Joey (1997) School Teacher

Television

• The Restless Years (1978) Curley
• Prisoner (part of the original cast in 1979) Eddie Cook
• Players in the Gallery (1980, TV Movie) David
• 1915 (1982) Rev. Fox
• Alterations (1988, TV Movie) Richard
• Round the Twist (1989-1992) Tony Twist
• Dolphin Cove (1989)
• The Big Wish (1990, TV Movie) The King
• Law of the Land (1993) Sgt Clive O'Connor

References

External links

• Richard Moir at IMDb

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