Arthur (1981 film) followed by a sequel in 1988, "". Lead players Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, and John Gielgud, reprised their roles, as well as many supporting players such as Geraldine Fitzgerald, Barney Martin, and Ted Ross. It was first reported in 2008 that "Arthur" was to be remade by Warner Bros., with British actor/comedian Russell Brand in the lead role. Brand confirmed this during his March 10, 2009 appearance on "The Howard Stern Show". The remake was a critical and financial failure. This film had three Indian remakes. One was the 1984 Bollywood Hindi language film "Sharaabi" starring Amitabh Bachchan in the
Dudley Moore condition, he attended the ceremony at Buckingham Palace on 16 November to collect his honour in a wheelchair. Dudley Moore Dudley Stuart John Moore, CBE (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as one of the four writer-performers in the comedy revue "Beyond the Fringe" from 1960, and with one member of that team, Peter Cook, collaborated on the television series "Not Only... But Also". The double act worked on other projects until the mid-1970s, by which time Moore had settled in Los Angeles to concentrate