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