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.
Filmography
all 66
Movies 66
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
Without Reservations (1946)
True to Life (1943)
Son of Dracula (1943)
Dixie (1943)
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
I Married a Witch (1942)
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Hit the Road (1941)
Desert Bandit (1941)
Sleepers West (1941)
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
Second Chorus (1941)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
Christmas in July (1940)
So You Won't Talk? (1940)
The Great McGinty (1940)
Carolina Moon (1940)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
Southward Ho! (1939)
Kentucky (1938)
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
Spring Madness (1938)
Professor Beware (1938)
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
Start Cheering (1938)
God's Step Children (1938)
College Holiday (1936)
The Accusing Finger (1936)
Killer at Large (1936)
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
Exclusive Story (1936)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
It's A Small World (1935)
He Was Her Man (1934)
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Fast Workers (1933)
Girl Missing (1933)
Blonde Venus (1932)
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
The Exile (1931)
The Prodigal (1931)
A Daughter of the Congo (1930)
His First Command (1929)
The Ninety and Nine (1922)
The Homesteader (1919)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1893-04-23
Deathday1947-07-20 (54 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsCharles Randolph Moore, Charles Moore, Charlie Moore
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