I have heard an argument made that Ron Moody’s portrayal of Fagin in Oliver! takes a character who is an anti-Semitic stereotype to begin with and blows the big-nosed doors off, but I have to say that I cannot keep from loving this money-grubbing Jewy jig and the performance behind it. He was also amazing in Mel Brooks’ third-greatest film. Anyway, the man is 90 today, and good for him.
