Charles R. Moore

Known for ActingBorn 1893-04-23Died 1947-07-20Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.Read more

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Kansas Cyclone

Strictly in the Groove

Desert Bandit

I'll Fix It

A Daughter of the Congo

His First Command

True to Life

Killer at Large

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

The Little Foxes

Carolina Moon

Doctor Rhythm

Sullivan's Travels

Only Angels Have Wings

Exclusive Story

Hail the Conquering Hero

The Palm Beach Story

This Gun for Hire

Hit the Road

Two Girls on Broadway

Big Town Czar

Manhattan Melodrama

The Great McGinty

Christmas in July

Florida Special

Ann Carver's Profession

Beach Pajamas

I Married a Witch

Start Cheering

The Ninety and Nine

Million Dollar Legs

Page Miss Glory

Smashing the Spy Ring

Maryland

Calling Dr. Death

Diamond Jim

Sleepers West

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock

He Was Her Man

Professor Beware

Without Reservations

Sunset Serenade

The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date

Queen of the Mob

College Holiday

Kentucky

36 Hours to Kill

God's Step Children