A comedian and singer who styled himself 'the Godfather of rap', Moore parlayed his underground popularity into cult screen success with the self-funded, commercially successful feature Dolemite (1975). A raunchy, unapologetically politically incorrect performer, he reprised the Dolemite character in The Human Tornado (1976) and Big Money Hustlas (2000).
- Read Rudy Ray Moore's Times Obituary
- Read Rudy Ray Moore's Guardian Obituary