Charles R. Moore (actor)
| Charles R. Moore | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Charles Randolph Moore April 23, 1893 Chicago, Illinois U.S. |
| Died |
July 20, 1947 (aged 54) Los Angeles, California U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1917–1947 |
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,[1] and was sometimes credited as Charles Moore or Charlie Moore[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Selected Filmography
- Your Obedient Servant (1917)
- The Homesteader (1919)
- The Ninety and Nine (1922)
- Southward Ho (1939)
- The Little Foxes (1941)
- Sullivan's Travels (1941)
- The Palm Beach Story (1942)
- Suddenly, It's Spring (1947)
References
- ↑ Charles R. Moore at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ TCM Biography
- ↑ Moore appeared in The Great McGinty, Christmas in July, Sullivan's Travels, The Palm Beach Story, Hail the Conquering Hero and The Sin of Harold Diddlebock. He was also in I Married a Witch, which Sturges produced.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal Biography (Allmovie) Archived April 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine.