Richard Moir

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title: "Richard Moir" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1950-births", "australian-people-of-french-descent", "australian-male-film-actors", "australian-male-soap-opera-actors", "living-people", "male-actors-from-queensland", "people-with-parkinson's-disease", "20th-century-australian-male-actors"] description: "Australian actor" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Moir" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian actor ::

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Field	Value
birth_date
birth_place	Queensland, Australia
occupation	Actor, editor
years_active	1974–1999
known_for	Prisoner as Eddie Cook
Round the Twist as Tony Twist
Law of the Land as Sergeant Clive
spouse	Julie Nihill
children	2
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|image= |imagesize= |caption= |birth_date= |birth_place= Queensland, Australia |occupation=Actor, editor |years_active = 1974–1999 |known_for = Prisoner as Eddie Cook Round the Twist as Tony Twist Law of the Land as Sergeant Clive |spouse = Julie Nihill |children = 2 Richard Moir (born 1950) is an Australian former actor and editor.

Career

Moir initially began his career as a film editor for low-budget 1970s Australian films and TV series, many of which were the work of director Esben Storm. He struck up a friendship with Storm that was instrumental in kick-starting his acting career. Moir was also a film assistant for Four Corners and later worked as a reporter for A Current Affair before he transitioned to acting.

Moir first became known for his role in the TV soap opera Prisoner (also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H) as the original character of electrician Eddie Cook.

Moir is also well known for playing 'Dad' Tony Twist in the first two seasons of children's comedy Round the Twist for 26 episodes, from 1989 to 1992, before Andrew Gilbert took over the role for the final two seasons. From 1993 to 1999, he played the regular role of Sergeant Clive O'Connor in crime drama series Law of the Land.

Moir appeared in several miniseries, including Players in the Gallery (1980) and 1915 (1982). The latter was a big budget Logie Award-winning production, based on the novel by Roger McDonald, in which he was part of the ensemble cast which included Sigrid Thornton. He also had roles in The Last Bastion (1984), Land of Hope (1985) and The Challenge (1986–1987), the latter, a retelling of Australia's win in the 1983 America’s Cup sailing race, in which Moir appeared alongside Nicholas Hammond and Lorraine Bayly. Further miniseries included The Fremantle Conspiracy (1988), Bodysurfer (1989) and Ring of Scorpio (1991).

Moir also had television guest roles in Kirby's Company (1977), Chopper Squad (1978), Cop Shop (1978–1980), The Sullivans (1980), Bellamy (1981), Carson's Law (1984), Special Squad (1984), A Country Practice (1984–1992), Winners (1985; 1990), Dolphin Cove (1989), Rafferty's Rules (1989), G.P. (1989) and Phoenix (1993).

Moir's film credits are also numerous, beginning in 1974 with 27A. In 1978, he starred as Tony, opposite Judy Morris, Bill Hunter and Chris Haywood in In Search of Anna. He went on to appear in The Odd Angry Shot (1979), The Chain Reaction (1980), Heatwave, Running on Empty, Going Down (all in 1982), With Prejudice (1983), and An Indecent Obsession (1985). In 1987, he had a starring role as Al the chef in Jilted, opposite Tina Bursill. He further appeared in Minnamurra (1989), Isabelle Eberhardt (1991), Welcome to Woop Woop and Joey (both 1997). He also appeared in made-for-television films.

In 2022, Moir made a return to acting when he appeared in the short film Not Dark Yet, playing a man deteriorating from Parkinson's Disease, made by his daughter, Bonnie.

Personal life

Moir was married to actress Julie Nihill, with whom he shares two daughters, actress Lucy Moir and director Bonnie Moir.

In 1990, Moir was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. At first, he successfully hid his diagnosis, but when his speech started to become affected, the degenerative effects of the disease gradually brought his acting career to a premature end.

Moir later underwent deep brain stimulation therapy, a process covered by Esben Storm’s 2006 documentary The Bridge at Midnight Trembles. The short film Not Dark Yet, made by his filmmaker daughter Bonnie, also mirrors Moir's life. His portrayal of a role of a man deteriorating from Parkinson's disease was much praised.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1974	27A	Richard
1978	In Search of Anna	Tony
Hanging About		Short film
1979	The Odd Angry Shot	Medic
1980	The Chain Reaction	Jr. Const. Pigott
1982	Heatwave	Stephen West
Sweet Dreamers	Will Daniels		url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/sweet-dreamers/cast/2030002968/	title= Sweet Dreamers – Full Cast & Crew
Running On Empty (aka Fast Lane Fever)	Fox
Going Down	Hotel night manager
The Plains of Heaven (aka Panic Station)	Barker		url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/panic-station/cast/2000110069/	title= Panic Station – Full Cast & Crew
1983	With Prejudice	Middleton
1985	Wrong World	David Trueman		url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/wrong-world/cast/2000268887/
An Indecent Obsession	Luce Daggett
1987	Jilted	Al
1988	Point of Departure	Party Leader
1989	Minnamurra (aka Outback or Wrangler)	Bill Thompson
1991	Isabelle Eberhardt	Lt. Comte
Deadly	Willie the Pathologist		url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/deadly/cast/2030033411/	title= Deadly – Full Cast & Crew
1997	Welcome to Woop Woop	Reggie
Joey	School Teacher
2002	Not Dark Yet	Russell	Short film
2006	The Bridge at Midnight Trembles	Self	Documentary film
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1977	Kirby's Company		Episode 13: "I owe you 13 cents"
1978	Chopper Squad	Curley	Season 2, episode 8: "The Other Man's Grass"
1978–1980	Cop Shop	Ken Spencer / Mark Doyle / Chris Porter / Jock Gould	7 episodes
1979	Prisoner	Eddie Cook	16 episodes
1980	Players in the Gallery	David	TV movie
The Department	Peter	TV movie
The Sullivans	Mr Harris	2 episodes
1981	Bellamy	Carter	Episode 5: "Swan Song"
Sporting Chance	Andy Tate	Episode 1: "You Can't Eat Medals"	url= https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/sporting-chance/cast/1000040002/	title= Sporting Chance – Full Cast & Crew
1982	1915	Reverend Fox	Miniseries, 6 episodes
1984	Singles	Stefan	Miniseries, 1 episode
The Last Bastion	Major Carlyon	Miniseries, 3 episodes
Carson's Law	Henry Collins	Episode 128: "A Fond Concept"
Special Squad	Errol	Episode 43: "Gone for the Doctor"
1984–1992	A Country Practice	Doug Simmonds / Geoff Gibson	Seasons 4 & 12, 4 episodes
1985	Remember Me	Howard	TV movie	url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/remember-me/cast/2030011170/
The Long Way Home	Bob	TV movie
Land of Hope	Dominic Quinn	Miniseries
1985; 1990	Winners	The King / Minister	Seasons 1–2, 2 episodes
1986–1987	The Challenge	Warren Jones	Miniseries, 6 episodes
1988	Alterations	Richard	TV movie
The Fremantle Conspiracy	Hogan	Miniseries
Hard Knuckle	Alister	TV movie
1989	Dolphin Cove		Episode 3: "Reading, Writing, and Telepathy"
Rafferty's Rules	Geoffrey Sole	Season 5, episode 13: "Whatever Gets You Through the Night"
Bodysurfer	Brian	Miniseries, 2 episodes
G.P.	Paul Donaldson	Season 3, episode 7: "Testament/Say a Little Prayer"
1989–1992	Round the Twist	Tony Twist	Seasons 1–2, 26 episodes
1991	Ring of Scorpio	Sergeant Hayes	Miniseries, 4 episodes
1993	Phoenix	Tony Hansen	Season 2, episode 4: "The Return"
1993–1999	Law of the Land	Sergeant Clive O'Connor	Seasons 1–4, 38 episodes
1997	One Way Ticket	Governor	TV movie	url= https://www.tvguide.com/movies/one-way-ticket/cast/2030017322/
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Theatre

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Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
1976	The Speakers	Cafferty	Nimrod Theatre Company, Sydney
1982	Godsend	Reverend Hugh Stacey	Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC
1983	Vocations	Godrey Hannam	La Boite Theatre, Brisbane
Betrayal	Robert	Edward St Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
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References

References

1. (7-13 April 1979). "The Prisoner Files".
2. Thomas, Tia. (31 August 2023). "Tony Twist actor Richard Moir on Round the Twist had a big secret".
3. "Law of the Land 1993 – 1995".
4. "Law of the Land".
5. "Telemovies & Miniseries 1980".
6. "1915 – Full Cast & Crew".
7. (27 June 2022). "ABC’s 50th Anniversary — and 1915".
8. "Last Bastion, The".
9. "Land of Hope".
10. "The Challenge – Full Cast & Crew".
11. "Telemovies & Miniseries 1986".
12. "The Fremantle Conspiracy 1988".
13. "Bodysurfer".
14. "Ring of Scorpio".
15. "Richard Moir".
16. "Winners".
17. "More Winners".
18. "Dolphin Cove – Full Cast & Crew".
19. "27A – Full Cast & Crew".
20. "In Search of Anna – Full Cast & Crew".
21. (11 April 1979). "In Search of Anna".
22. "The Chain Reaction – Full Cast & Crew".
23. "Heatwave – Full Cast & Crew".
24. "Running on Empty – Full Cast & Crew".
25. "Going Down – Full Cast & Crew".
26. "With Prejudice – Full Cast & Crew".
27. "An Indecent Obsession – Full Cast & Crew".
28. "Jilted – Full Cast & Crew".
29. (11 December 1989). "Like an exotic 'Neighbours'".
30. "Wrangler – Full Cast & Crew".
31. "Isabelle Eberhardt – Full Cast & Crew".
32. "Welcome to Woop Woop – Full Cast & Crew".
33. "Joey – Full Cast & Crew".
34. (31 August 2023). "Round the Twist Richard Moir's secret battle with Parkinson's disease".
35. (29 October 2023). "Round the Twist: Where is the cast of the iconic Aussie kids show now?".
36. (28 October 2006). "Actor plays the part of his life". [[The Age]].
37. "The Bridge at Midnight Trembles".
38. Haque, Madhurima. (2024). "Aussie actor Richard Moir's prolific career was cut short by a 'cruel' disease".
39. "Sweet Dreamers – Full Cast & Crew".
40. "Panic Station – Full Cast & Crew".
41. "Wrong World – Full Cast & Crew".
42. "Deadly – Full Cast & Crew".
43. "Sporting Chance – Full Cast & Crew".
44. "Remember Me – Full Cast & Crew".
45. "One Way Ticket – Full Cast & Crew".
46. "Richard Moir". [[AusStage]].

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