Richard Moir

Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor. He is known for many Australian film roles and in the TV soap opera Prisoner (also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) as the original character of electrician Eddie Cook. He is also well known for playing "Dad" Tony Twist in the children's comedy Round the Twist.

In 1990, Moir was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, the degenerative effects of which gradually brought his acting career to a premature end. Moir later underwent deep brain stimulation therapy, a process covered by the 2006 documentary The Bridge At Midnight Trembles.

He was married to Julie Nihill, and they have two daughters.

Film

 * 27A (1974) Richard
 * In Search of Anna (1978) Tony
 * The Odd Angry Shot (1979) Medic
 * The Chain Reaction (1980) Jr. Const. Pigott
 * Heatwave (1982) Stephen West
 * Sweet Dreamers (1982) Will Daniels
 * Running On Empty (1982) Fox
 * Going Down (1982) Hotel night manager
 * The Plains of Heaven (1982) Barker
 * With Prejudice (1983) Middleton
 * Wrong World (1985) David Trueman
 * An Indecent Obsession (1985) Luce Daggett
 * The Long Way Home (1985, TV Movie) Bob
 * Jilted (1987) Al
 * Minnamurra (1989) Bill Thompson
 * Isabelle Eberhardt (1991) Lt. Comte
 * Deadly (1991) Willie the Pathologist
 * Welcome to Woop Woop (1997) Reggie
 * Joey (1997) School Teacher

Television

 * The Restless Years (1978) Curley
 * Prisoner (part of the original cast in 1979) Eddie Cook
 * Players in the Gallery (1980, TV movie) David
 * Bellamy (1981)
 * 1915 (1982) Rev. Fox
 * Singles (1984)
 * Alterations (1988, TV movie) Richard
 * Round the Twist (1989–92) Tony Twist
 * Dolphin Cove (1989)
 * The Big Wish (1990, TV movie) The King
 * Law of the Land (1993) Sgt Clive O'Connor