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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Moses > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Moses.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Moses > Source revision: 1338190110 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American actor and singer-songwriter (born 1952)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Rick Moses | image = RickMosesWikiBox.jpg | caption = Rick Moses in 2005 | birth_name = Richard Cantrell Moses, Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1952|9|5}} | birth_place = [Washington, District of Columbia](/source/Washington%2C_District_of_Columbia), US | genre = {{csv|Rock|[traditional pop](/source/traditional_pop)}} | occupation = {{csv|Singer-songwriter|actor|film producer|director|screenwriter}} | years_active = 1970–present | label = [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Records), [Teldec Records](/source/Teldec), Solaris Records | website = {{URL|rickmoses.com}} }} '''Rick Moses''' (born September 5, 1952) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. ==Early life== Moses was born in [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.) He is the oldest son of advertising executive Richard Cantrell Moses, Sr. and [Marian McCargo](/source/Marian_McCargo) (1932–2004). Moses has three siblings; brothers Graham, Harry and [Billy](/source/William_R._Moses). He grew up in [Pasadena, California](/source/Pasadena%2C_California) where he showed an interest in wrestling, swimming, movies, and music. His mother enrolled him in various [AAU](/source/Amateur_Athletic_Union) swim clubs and bought him a guitar. She drove him to Hollywood and enrolled him in acting classes. Moses attended boarding school at the [Chadwick School](/source/Chadwick_School) in [Palos Verdes, California](/source/Palos_Verdes%2C_California) where he was an all [C.I.F.](/source/California_Interscholastic_Federation) swimmer. In high school, Moses joined with friends to form several bands. They played parties and weddings with some success. Moses had been studying martial arts since age thirteen, becoming a student of notable instructors including [Bruce Lee](/source/Bruce_Lee), [Ed Parker](/source/Ed_Parker) and Bob Ozman. He continued the training throughout his life, earning a black-belt in [Isshin-Ryu](/source/Isshin-Ryu) [Karate](/source/Karate). He worked as an instructor for Bob Ozman at his [Van Nuys](/source/Van_Nuys) studio. At [Andover](/source/Phillips_Academy) in [Andover, Massachusetts](/source/Andover%2C_Massachusetts), he was named to the N.I.S.C.A. Prep School All-America Swimming Team for three years in a row from 1969 to 1971 in events including [Butterfly](/source/butterfly_stroke), [Freestyle](/source/freestyle_swimming), 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay. *{{Cite web |url= http://www.woodswimming.org/aa/1969/1969-NISCA-All-American.pdf |title=NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC SWIMMING COACHES ASSOCIATION 1969 All-American Swimmers |work=Archbishop Wood Swimming |publisher=[Archbishop Wood Catholic High School](/source/Archbishop_Wood_Catholic_High_School) |access-date=December 20, 2010}} *{{Cite web |url= http://www.woodswimming.org/aa/1970/1970-NISCA-All-American.pdf |title=NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC SWIMMING COACHES ASSOCIATION 1970 All-American Swimmers |work=Archbishop Wood Swimming |publisher=[Archbishop Wood Catholic High School](/source/Archbishop_Wood_Catholic_High_School) |access-date=December 20, 2010}} *{{Cite web |url= http://www.woodswimming.org/aa/1971/1971-NISCA-All-American.pdf |title=NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC SWIMMING COACHES ASSOCIATION 1971 All-American Swimmers |work=Archbishop Wood Swimming |publisher=[Archbishop Wood Catholic High School](/source/Archbishop_Wood_Catholic_High_School) |access-date=December 20, 2010}} ==Career== Moses began his acting career in 1967, at age fifteen, in an [Equity](/source/Actors'_Equity_Association) production of ''The Fifth Season'' at the Santa Monica Playhouse. In 1970, he appeared in an episode of ''[Room 222](/source/Room_222)'', followed in 1971 with roles on ''[Mission: Impossible](/source/Mission%3A_Impossible_(1966_TV_series))'' and ''[The F.B.I.](/source/The_F.B.I._(TV_series))''{{Cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0608618/ |title=Rick Moses |work=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |access-date=December 18, 2010 }} He appeared in a production of [Jean-Paul Sartre](/source/Jean-Paul_Sartre)'s ''[Dirty Hands (Les Mains Sales)](/source/Les_Mains_Sales)'' at the Gallery Theatre in Hollywood. He headlined at Ye Little Club, a popular venue in [Beverly Hills](/source/Beverly_Hills). [Roger Ailes](/source/Roger_Ailes) spotted him on an episode of ''[Owen Marshall](/source/Owen_Marshall%3A_Counselor_at_Law)''. Ailes invited Moses to become a client. Moses moved to New York City. Ailes arranged an audition for Moses to perform for [Budd Friedman](/source/Budd_Friedman), the owner of the well known New York night club [The Improv](/source/The_Improv). Moses’ style clicked with Friedman and New York audiences. Moses became the only male singer to work the club regularly during that period along with the then unknown comedians [Jay Leno](/source/Jay_Leno), [Richard Lewis](/source/Richard_Lewis_(comedian)), and [Andy Kaufman](/source/Andy_Kaufman). Moses worked a number of east coast night clubs, including Host's Farm in [Lancaster, Pennsylvania](/source/Lancaster%2C_Pennsylvania), and Michael's Pub in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan), for several years, returning weekly to the Improv. He was hired to do a backer's audition for a prospective New York show that was mounted in Los Angeles. Budd Friedman had just opened his L.A. Improv. Moses was rehearsing the play by day and performing at the Improv at night. Moses was a veteran night club performer at this point. Standing ovations were not unusual for his twenty-minute sets. (Westways magazine did an article on this phenomenon.) A talent coordinator for the nationally syndicated [Merv Griffin Show](/source/Merv_Griffin_Show) (Don Kane) was present one night. Two weeks later, Moses appeared on Merv's show. Merv, a successful singer himself for several decades, had Moses back 18 times in a nine-month period.{{Cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1634476/ |title=The Merv Griffin Show |work=[IMDb](/source/IMDb) |access-date=December 24, 2010 }} In 1977, Moses played the title role in the [prime-time](/source/prime-time_television) [action adventure](/source/Action-adventure_movie) drama ''[Young Dan'l Boone](/source/Young_Dan'l_Boone)''{{Cite web |url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/rick-moses/3030112455/ |title=Rick Moses: Biography, Latest News & Videos |work=[TV Guide](/source/TV_Guide) |access-date=December 18, 2010 }} on [CBS](/source/CBS). In 1978, Moses played the role of Bruce Scott in the feature film ''[Avalanche](/source/Avalanche_(1978_film))''{{Cite web |url=http://www.popstar.com/Celebrity/Rick+Moses/ |title=Rick Moses Movie Credits |work=popstar.com |access-date=December 18, 2010 |archive-date=October 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007213042/http://www.popstar.com/Celebrity/Rick+Moses/ |url-status=dead }} which starred [Rock Hudson](/source/Rock_Hudson) and [Mia Farrow](/source/Mia_Farrow). Also in 1978, [20th Century Fox](/source/20th_Century_Records) record division released his [LP](/source/LP_album) album ''Face the Music''. Moses is probably best known for playing Jefferson Smith Hutchins "(Hitman) Hutch" in the day-time soap opera ''[General Hospital](/source/General_Hospital)'', from 1979 to 1980 on [ABC](/source/American_Broadcasting_Company). The story-line, carried by "Luke, Laura, and Hutch" made General Hospital one of the most popular shows on television. [Time Magazine](/source/Time_Magazine) did an article on the subject.{{Cite magazine |first=Jay |last=Cocks |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,953141,00.html |title=General Hospital: Critical Case |magazine=[Time](/source/Time_(magazine)) |access-date=December 23, 2010 |date=September 28, 1981 }} Moses had a hit in Germany in 1985 with the song "If I Could Just Fall in Love" released by [Teldec Records](/source/Teldec) of [Hamburg](/source/Hamburg), Germany as a [12" vinyl](/source/12%22_vinyl) [record](/source/gramophone_record). It was also made into a music video directed by the German filmmaker Utz Weber.{{Cite web |url= http://123nonstop.com/biography/Weber,_Utz |title=If I Could Just Fall in Love |work=123nonstop.com |access-date=December 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707055227/http://123nonstop.com/biography/Weber,_Utz |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }} In 1986, Moses played Niles Perry, the rock star love interest of Eve Harper, played by [Linda Purl](/source/Linda_Purl), in the TV movie ''[Pleasures](/source/Pleasures)''.{{Cite web |url= http://www.moviesplanet.com/movies/19958/pleasures |title=Pleasures |work=moviesplanet.com |access-date=December 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324075027/http://www.moviesplanet.com/movies/19958/pleasures |archive-date=March 24, 2012 }} His CD ''Evil and Dangerous Men'' was released in 2005 and received favorable reviews.{{Cite web |url= http://www.zonemusicreporter.com/recording/viewreviews.asp?rvwbrd=2&rvwbrdpstn=1&rvwbrdcmmt=239 |title=The Sounding Board by R J Lannan |work=zonemusicreporter.com |access-date=December 18, 2010 }} {{Listen |filename=Evil_and_Dangerous_Men.ogg|title=Evil and Dangerous Men |description=Sample of "Evil and Dangerous Men" by Rick Moses, (2005) |format=[Ogg](/source/Ogg)}} The title song of the album was derived from the short film ''Jack Takes a Vacation'' that was co-produced, co-written and directed by Moses. He also played the title role. Scenes from the film were intercut and used in the music video for "Evil and Dangerous Men". In November 2022, Rick released the album "[https://rickmoses.hearnow.com/the-heart-of-the-king The Heart of the King]. ==Personal life== Moses married Joni Morris in 1974. They had two sons, Richard III and Tarrant, before they separated in 1982. In 1988, Moses married Colette Benhaim. They have four children together, all sons: Ronson, Adam, Dan and Naftali. Moses was raised an [Episcopalian](/source/Episcopal_Church_(United_States)) but in his forties he converted to [Orthodox Judaism](/source/Orthodox_Judaism).{{Cite web |url= http://lukeford.net/blog/?p=2302 |title=Singer/Actor Rick Moses Talks About His Conversion To Orthodox Judaism |work=lukeford.net |date=February 22, 2008 |access-date=December 18, 2010 }} In an interview with Internet journalist [Luke Ford](/source/Luke_Ford_(blogger)), Moses related that, after his sons, "Judaism became the singular most important thing to me."{{Cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAgFIzyT260#t=36s |title=Singer/Actor Rick Moses Talks About His Conversion To Orthodox Judaism V |work=[YouTube](/source/YouTube) |date=February 22, 2008 |access-date=December 18, 2010 }} He also stated: "I put my energies into (the study of Judaism) the same way a young man who wished to become a doctor would apply himself to his studies in medical school." ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.rickmoses.com/ RickMoses.com] *[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rick-Moses/177430138584 Rick Moses] on Facebook * {{YouTube|Z8bbQhRd3BQ|Video "If I Could Just Fall in Love"}} * {{YouTube|bsSR4L0vd9I|Video "Jack Takes a Vacation"}} * {{YouTube|2dD5U8_TKP0|Video "Evil and Dangerous Men"}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Rick}} Category:Male actors from Los Angeles Category:American male film actors Category:American Orthodox Jews Category:Converts to Judaism from Anglicanism Category:Converts to Orthodox Judaism Category:American music video directors Category:Male actors from Pasadena, California Category:1952 births Category:Living people Category:Film directors from California Category:Musicians from Pasadena, California Category:Singers from Los Angeles Category:Male actors from Washington, D.C. Category:20th-century American male actors Category:21st-century American male actors Category:20th-century American singer-songwriters Category:21st-century American singer-songwriters Category:20th-century American guitarists Category:21st-century American guitarists Category:Guitarists from Los Angeles Category:Guitarists from Washington, D.C. Category:Singer-songwriters from California Category:Singer-songwriters from Washington, D.C. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rick Moses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Moses) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Moses?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.