William Moore (actor)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

William Moore
Born
William Aaron Moore

(1916-04-19)19 April 1916
Birmingham, England
Died24 April 2000(2000-04-24) (aged 84)
London, England
Years active1950s–1999
Spouse
(m. 1958)
Children2

William Aaron Moore (19 April 1916 – 24 April 2000) was an English character actor.

Cyril Turpin, Betty Turpin's husband from 1969–1970.[4] The character put in two more appearances in 1972, then died off-screen in 1974.[5]
Moore was married to actress Mollie Sugden from 29 March 1958 until his death.[6] Their twin sons, Robin and Simon, were born in October 1963.[citation needed] Moore starred with Sugden in My Husband and I.[7][8]

Moore died on 24 April 2000 in London, five days after his 84th birthday.[9]

Television roles

Year Title Role
1966,
1969–1970, 1972
Coronation Street Mr Wigglesworth
Cyril Turpin
1981–1988 Sorry! Sydney Lumsden
1987–1988 My Husband and I George Powers
1986 That's My Boy Mr Jessop

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "William Moore". Archived from the original on 17 March 2017.
  2. ^ "BBC NEWS - Entertainment - Actress Mollie Sugden dies at 86". 2 July 2009.
  3. ^ William_Moore_(actor)
  4. ^ Barker, Dennis (15 October 2011). "Betty Driver obituary". The Guardian.
  5. ^ "Cyril Turpin".
  6. ^ "Are You Being Served? actor Mollie Sugden dies after long illness". The Guardian. Press Association. 1 July 2009.
  7. ^ "William Moore".
  8. ^ "First Impressions (1987)". Archived from the original on 18 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Deaths England and Wales 1984-2006". Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

External links