Richard Moir
Encyclopedia
Biography
In 1990, Moir was diagnosed with Parkinson's DiseaseParkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
, the degenerative effects of which gradually brought his acting career to a premature end. Moir later underwent deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation
Deep brain stimulation is a surgical treatment involving the implantation of a medical device called a brain pacemaker, which sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain...
therapy, a process covered by the 2006 documentary The Bridge At Midnight Trembles.
Film
- 27A27A27A is a 1974 Australian film directed by Esben Storm. At the AFI Awards it won in the Best Actor and Best Fiction categories.-Cast:*Robert McDarra as Billy Donald*Bill Hunter as Cornish*Graham Corry as Peter Newman...
(1974) - In Search of Anna (1978)
- The Odd Angry ShotThe Odd Angry ShotBased on the novel of the same name by William L. Nagle, The Odd Angry Shot is a film following the experience of Australian soldiers during the Vietnam War...
(1979) - The Chain ReactionThe Chain ReactionThe Chain Reaction is a 1980 Australian independent action/disaster/thriller film directed and written by Ian Barry. The film stars Steve Bisley, also starring in the film Mad Max and Arna-Maria Winchester. The film's plot is about an engineer badly injured in an accident caused by an earthquake...
(1980) - Running On EmptyRunning On Empty (Australian film)Running On Empty is a 1982 Australian film.-Plot:Mike is a young man who is a budding street racer, and owner of a Phase III XY Falcon...
(1982) - The Plains of HeavenThe Plains of HeavenThe Plains of Heaven is a 1982 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle, about two men at a remote satellite relay station who contemplate their obsessions....
(1982) - HeatwaveHeatwave (film)Heatwave is a 1982 Australian film directed by Phillip Noyce. Around Christmas time a heatwave hits Sydney and an architect undertakes a controversial project.-Cast:*Judy Davis as Kate Dean*Richard Moir as Stephen West*Chris Haywood as Peter Houseman...
(1982) - Sweet Dreamers (1982)
- Wrong WorldWrong WorldWrong World is a 1985 Australian film directed by Ian Pringle. It was filmed in Nhill and Melbourne in Victoria, Australia.David , a disillusioned doctor, travels with a junkie female who has her own problems, across the state of Victoria.-Cast:*Richard Moir as David Trueman*Jo Kennedy as...
(1985) - An Indecent ObsessionAn Indecent ObsessionAn Indecent Obsession is a 1981 novel written by Australian author Colleen McCullough.-Summary:To the battle-broken soldiers in her care, nurse Honour Langtry is a precious, adored reminder of the world before the war. Then Michael Wilson arrives under a cloud of mystery and shame to change...
(1985) - Minnamurra (1989)
- Deadly (1991)
- Welcome to Woop WoopWelcome to Woop WoopWelcome to Woop Woop is a 1997 Australian-British comedy film, directed by Stephan Elliott starring Johnathon Schaech and Rod Taylor. The film was based on the novel The Dead Heart by Douglas Kennedy...
(1997)
Television
- PrisonerPrisoner (TV series)Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
(part of the original cast in 1979) - 1915 (1982)
- Round the TwistRound the TwistRound the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many magical adventures....
(1989) - Dolphin Cove (1989)