- He declined the opportunity to play the Third Doctor in the popular BBC series Doctor Who (1963), after the departure of Patrick Troughton in 1969. The part then went to the producer's second choice Jon Pertwee. Moody later described this as "the worst decision [he] ever made.".
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1984 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Oliver!," recreating the role of Fagin that had previously gained him a Best Actor Oscar nomination in the film version of the same name, Oliver! (1968).
- Columbia producers wanted to cast Peter Sellers as Fagin in Oliver! (1968), but Lionel Bart and Carol Reed both insisted that Moody should be allowed to reprise his acclaimed stage role.
- His mother, Kate (Ogus), was of Lithuanian Jewish descent, and his father, Bernard Moodnick, was of Russian Jewish background.
- He played Fagin on stage a year before Oliver! (1968).
- Has appeared in two movies based on Charles Dickens novels: Oliver! (1968) and David Copperfield (1970). He was also on the shortlist of actors considered to play Scrooge in The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).
- Appeared in The Twelve Chairs (1970) with Dom DeLuise. Both of them have played Fagin in a production of "Oliver Twist." Ron Moody played Fagin in Oliver! (1968) and Dom DeLusie voiced Fagin in Oliver & Company (1988).
- Appeared on stage at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane on 30 June 2010, exactly fifty years since he first played Fagin. (June 2010)
- He played Merlin in both Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) and A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995) as well as a man who believed himself to be King Arthur in Highway to Heaven (1984).
- His ashes were sprinkled within The Midlands.
- Lives in Southgate, London, England. (April 2002)
- David Jason is one of his biggest fans and learned much from him when they acted on stage together.
- He served in the RAF.
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