Robert Moore | |
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| Born | (1927-02-01)February 1, 1927 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 10, 1984(1984-05-10) (aged 57) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director,film director |
| Awards | Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director 1968The Boys in the Band |
Robert Moore (February 1, 1927 – May 10, 1984) was an American stage, film and television director and actor.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Moore studied at the Catholic University of America Drama Department underGilbert V. Hartke. He is best known for his direction of the ground-breaking playThe Boys in the Band, his Broadway productions (which garnered him fiveTony Award nominations), and his collaborations - three plays and three films - withNeil Simon, including the detective spoofsMurder By Death[1] andThe Cheap Detective.[2]
As an actor, he played a disabled gay man oppositeLiza Minnelli in the 1970 dramaTell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon, appeared in two episodes ofValerie Harper's sitcomRhoda (for which he also directed 26 episodes), in one episode ofThe Mary Tyler Moore Show (as Phyllis' gay brother) and was a regular onDiana Rigg's short-lived 1973 sitcomDiana. His other television directing credits includeThe Bob Newhart Show and the 1976 production ofCat on a Hot Tin Roof withNatalie Wood,Robert Wagner,Laurence Olivier, andMaureen Stapleton.
Moore died ofAIDS-related pneumonia in New York City on May 10, 1984.[3][4]
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