John Moffatt

John Moffatt
Born:	September 24th, 1922 Badby, England
Died:	September 10th, 2012 Unknown, England
Productions:	Virtue in Danger as Lord Foppington (original London cast) Vanity Fair as Jos Sedley Tyger as Sir Joseph Rat (original London cast) Cowardy Custard (original cast)
Recordings:	Virtue in Danger (original cast recording) Tyger (original cast recording) Cowardy Custard (original cast recording)
Vocal Type:	Baritone

John Moffatt was an English actor.

Biography

Born in Badby, he began his stage career in repertory before playing roles in Tartuffe and Point of Departure respectively. He later had greater roles in A Winter's Tale and The Apple Cart, as well as winning an award for his erformance in 1962's Play. He would continue to give acclaimed performances in The Bed Before Yesterday and The Way of the World.

Moffatt had a few minor roles in films and television, but gained his greatest recognition on radio portraying Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot in twenty-five adaptations of her stories.

Moffatt passed away in 2012.

Singing

Moffatt sang in one of his favourite roles, as Lord Foppington in the comedy musical Virtue in Danger. He was also a prominent player in the revue Cowardy Custard.

Television

Vanity Fair (1967)

• Sally in the Alley (solo)

Stage

Virtue in Danger (1963)(originated the role)

• Don't Call Me Sir! (solo)
• Hurry Surgeon! (contains solo lines)
• Fire a Salute (contains solo lines)
• Put Him In the Doghouse (contains solo lines)

Cowardy Custard (1972)

• Opening Medley (contains solo lines)
• Louisa (contains solo lines)
• The Stately Homes of England (contains solo lines)
• Why Must the Show Go On? (contains solo lines)
• London Sequence (contains solo lines)
• There Are Bad Times Just Around the Corner (contains solo lines)
• Travel Sequence (contains solo lines)
• Nina (solo)
• Bronxville Darby and Joan (duet)
• I Wonder What Happened to Him? (contains solo lines)
• Let's Do It (contains solo lines)
• Finale Medley (contains solo lines)