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

  • Million Dollar Legs

    Million Dollar Legs

  • Carolina Moon

    Carolina Moon

  • Exclusive Story

    Exclusive Story

  • Black Moon

    Black Moon

  • Kansas Cyclone

    Kansas Cyclone

  • Fast Workers

    Fast Workers

  • Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

  • Spring Madness

    Spring Madness

  • The Prodigal

    The Prodigal

  • Girl Missing

    Girl Missing

  • Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Manhattan Melodrama

  • Maryland

    Maryland

  • Diamond Jim

    Diamond Jim

  • College Holiday

    College Holiday

  • Kentucky

    Kentucky

  • The Palm Beach Story

    The Palm Beach Story

  • Beach Pajamas

    Beach Pajamas

  • Dixie

    Dixie

  • Sullivan's Travels

    Sullivan's Travels

  • Professor Beware

    Professor Beware

  • Sleepers West

    Sleepers West

  • Southward Ho!

    Southward Ho!

  • The Exile

    The Exile

  • Blonde Inspiration

    Blonde Inspiration

  • Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

  • I Married a Witch

    I Married a Witch

  • Without Reservations

    Without Reservations

  • The Little Foxes

    The Little Foxes

  • Christmas in July

    Christmas in July

  • Only Angels Have Wings

    Only Angels Have Wings

  • Start Cheering

    Start Cheering

  • The Great McGinty

    The Great McGinty

  • This Gun for Hire

    This Gun for Hire

  • Jesse James at Bay

    Jesse James at Bay

  • True to Life

    True to Life

  • Strictly in the Groove

    Strictly in the Groove

  • Adventure in Sahara

    Adventure in Sahara

  • Hail the Conquering Hero

    Hail the Conquering Hero

  • Ann Carver's Profession

    Ann Carver's Profession

  • The Accusing Finger

    The Accusing Finger

  • Killer at Large

    Killer at Large

  • Calling Dr. Death

    Calling Dr. Death

  • Page Miss Glory

    Page Miss Glory

  • The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

    The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

  • 36 Hours to Kill

    36 Hours to Kill

  • Hit the Road

    Hit the Road

  • It's A Small World

    It's A Small World

  • Suddenly It's Spring

    Suddenly It's Spring

  • A Daughter of the Congo

    A Daughter of the Congo

  • Smashing the Spy Ring

    Smashing the Spy Ring

  • So You Won't Talk?

    So You Won't Talk?

  • Comet Over Broadway

    Comet Over Broadway

  • The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

    The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

  • God's Step Children

    God's Step Children

  • He Was Her Man

    He Was Her Man

  • Queen of the Mob

    Queen of the Mob

  • Tin Pan Alley

    Tin Pan Alley

  • I'll Fix It

    I'll Fix It

  • His First Command

    His First Command

  • Son of Dracula

    Son of Dracula

  • The Ninety and Nine

    The Ninety and Nine

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Sunset Serenade

    Sunset Serenade

  • Florida Special

    Florida Special

  • Desert Bandit

    Desert Bandit

  • Big Town Czar

    Big Town Czar