Charles R. Moore

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

67

Gender

Male

Birthday

1893-04-23

Day of death

1947-07-20 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Charles R. Moore

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

  • Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

  • Fast Workers

    Fast Workers

  • Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

  • Exclusive Story

    Exclusive Story

  • Smashing the Spy Ring

    Smashing the Spy Ring

  • This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire

  • Adventure in Sahara

    Adventure in Sahara

  • Strictly in the Groove

    Strictly in the Groove

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • Christmas in July

    Christmas in July

  • Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

  • The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

  • It's A Small World

    It's A Small World

  • The Exile

    The Exile

  • Kansas Cyclone

    Kansas Cyclone

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

  • Girl Missing

    Girl Missing

  • Sleepers West

    Sleepers West

  • Calling Dr. Death

    Calling Dr. Death

  • Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • College Holiday

    College Holiday

  • Suddenly It's Spring

    Suddenly It's Spring

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • Ann Carver's Profession

    Ann Carver's Profession

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • Maryland

    Maryland

  • Florida Special

    Florida Special

  • God's Step Children

    God's Step Children

  • Carolina Moon

    Carolina Moon

  • Only Angels Have Wings

    Only Angels Have Wings

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky

  • Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

  • Tin Pan Alley

    Tin Pan Alley

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

  • The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

  • Black Moon

    Black Moon

  • Sunset Serenade

    Sunset Serenade

  • Hit the Road

    Hit the Road

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Southward Ho!

    Southward Ho!

  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

  • The Little Foxes

    The Little Foxes

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • A Daughter of the Congo

    A Daughter of the Congo

  • Beach Pajamas

    Beach Pajamas

  • Killer at Large

    Killer at Large

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

  • Son of Dracula

    Son of Dracula

  • He Was Her Man

    He Was Her Man

  • The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

  • I'll Fix It

    I'll Fix It

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Queen of the Mob

    Queen of the Mob

  • Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

  • His First Command

    His First Command

  • Desert Bandit

    Desert Bandit

  • Blonde Inspiration

    Blonde Inspiration

  • So You Won't Talk?

    So You Won't Talk?

  • Million Dollar Legs

    Million Dollar Legs

  • Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

  • The Ninety and Nine

    The Ninety and Nine

  • Big Town Czar

    Big Town Czar