Dudley Moore him an unprecedented status as a romantic leading man. Moore followed up with the comedy film "Wholly Moses!", which was not a major success. In 1981 Moore appeared in the title role of the comedy "Arthur", an even bigger hit than "10". Co-starring Liza Minnelli and Sir John Gielgud, it was both commercially and critically successful, Moore receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, whilst Gielgud won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Arthur's stern but compassionate manservant. Moore lost to Henry Fonda (for "On Golden Pond"). He did, however, win a Golden Globe award for Best
Arthur Moore (Grimsby MP) Arthur Moore (Grimsby MP) Arthur Moore M.P. (ca.1660 – 4 May 1730) was an Irish businessman, economist and politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1722. He was said to have been born in Monaghan, about 1666. An adventurer, his background was said to have been in service. Moore studied trade questions, made money rapidly, and in 1695 was returned to parliament Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby , in Lincolnshire. At the election of February 1700-1 general bribery prevailed there, and although Moore petitioned against the members returned he did not claim