Acting
Charles R. Moore
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
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Film · 1947
Suddenly It's Spring
Film · 1947
Without Reservations
Film · 1946
Hail the Conquering Hero
Film · 1944
Calling Dr. Death
Film · 1943
Dixie
Film · 1943
Son of Dracula
Film · 1943
True to Life
Film · 1943
The Palm Beach Story
Film · 1942
This Gun for Hire
Film · 1942
Sunset Serenade
Film · 1942
I Married a Witch
Film · 1942
Strictly in the Groove
Film · 1942
The Little Foxes
Film · 1941
Sullivan's Travels
Film · 1941
Hit the Road
Film · 1941
Second Chorus
Film · 1941
Desert Bandit
Film · 1941
Kansas Cyclone
Film · 1941
Jesse James at Bay
Film · 1941
Blonde Inspiration
Film · 1941
Sleepers West
Film · 1941
Carolina Moon
Film · 1940
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Film · 1940
Christmas in July
Film · 1940
Tin Pan Alley
Film · 1940
The Great McGinty
Film · 1940
Two Girls on Broadway
Film · 1940
Maryland
Film · 1940
So You Won't Talk?
Film · 1940
Queen of the Mob
Film · 1940
Southward Ho!
Film · 1939
Only Angels Have Wings
Film · 1939
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Film · 1939
Big Town Czar
Film · 1939
Doctor Rhythm
Film · 1938
Spring Madness
Film · 1938
Start Cheering
Film · 1938
Professor Beware
Film · 1938
Kentucky
Film · 1938
Adventure in Sahara
Film · 1938
God's Step Children
Film · 1938
Comet Over Broadway
Film · 1938
Smashing the Spy Ring
Film · 1938
Exclusive Story
Film · 1936
36 Hours to Kill
Film · 1936
College Holiday
Film · 1936
The Accusing Finger
Film · 1936
Killer at Large
Film · 1936
Florida Special
Film · 1936
Diamond Jim
Film · 1935
It's A Small World
Film · 1935
Page Miss Glory
Film · 1935
He Was Her Man
Film · 1934
Black Moon
Film · 1934
Manhattan Melodrama
Film · 1934
I'll Fix It
Film · 1934
Fast Workers
Film · 1933
Girl Missing
Film · 1933
Ann Carver's Profession
Film · 1933
Million Dollar Legs
Film · 1932
The Prodigal
Film · 1931
Beach Pajamas
Film · 1931
The Exile
Film · 1931
A Daughter of the Congo
Film · 1930
His First Command
Film · 1929
The Ninety and Nine
Film · 1922
Your Obedient Servant
Film · 1917