Charles R. Moore
Acting
- Born:
- 1893-04-23
- Died:
- 1947-07-20
- Place of birth:
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Charles R. Moore (April 23, 1893, Chicago, Illinois - July 20, 1947, Los Angeles, California) was an African-American actor who appeared in over 100 films in his acting career, and was sometimes credited as Charles Moore or Charlie Moore Moore played small parts such as servants, bootblacks, elevator operators, menial laborers, and, especially, railroad porters and Red Caps. Film buffs may remember him in Meet John Doe where he played the City Hall janitor trying to smoke a cigar while washing the floor on the Christmas Eve that John Doe has threatened to jump off the building. Moore was part of Preston Sturges' unofficial "stock company" of character actors, appearing in six of Sturges' films. In Sullivan's Travels, Moore had a memorable moment as the chef who is propelled headfirst through the roof of the land yacht during the chase scene. Moore was also a dancer, but that skill was not often called for in his film appearances.
Known For
Filmography
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Suddenly It's Spring
Without Reservations
Hail the Conquering Hero
True to Life
Calling Dr. Death
Son of Dracula
Dixie
Strictly in the Groove
I Married a Witch
Sunset Serenade
The Palm Beach Story
This Gun for Hire
Sullivan's Travels
Jesse James at Bay
The Little Foxes
Hit the Road
Kansas Cyclone
Desert Bandit
Sleepers West
Blonde Inspiration
Second Chorus
Tin Pan Alley
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Christmas in July
So You Won't Talk?
The Great McGinty
Maryland
Carolina Moon
Queen of the Mob
Two Girls on Broadway
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Only Angels Have Wings
Big Town Czar
Southward Ho!
Kentucky
Smashing the Spy Ring
Comet Over Broadway
Adventure in Sahara
Spring Madness
Professor Beware
Doctor Rhythm
God's Step Children
Start Cheering
College Holiday
The Accusing Finger
Killer at Large
36 Hours to Kill
Florida Special
Exclusive Story
Page Miss Glory
Diamond Jim
It's A Small World
I'll Fix It
He Was Her Man
Black Moon
Manhattan Melodrama
Ann Carver's Profession
Fast Workers
Girl Missing
Million Dollar Legs
Beach Pajamas
The Exile
The Prodigal
A Daughter of the Congo
His First Command
The Ninety and Nine
Your Obedient Servant