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Charles R. Moore

Charles R. Moore

Actor · Born 1893-04-23 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) — Porter (uncredited)
  2. Sullivan's Travels (1941) — Colored Chef
  3. Only Angels Have Wings (1939) — Charlie (uncredited)
  4. I Married a Witch (1942) — Rufus - Samuel's Servant (uncredited)
  5. The Palm Beach Story (1942) — Colored Porter
  6. The Little Foxes (1941) — Simon
  7. This Gun for Hire (1942) — Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
  8. Son of Dracula (1943) — Matthew (uncredited)
  9. Christmas in July (1940) — Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
  10. Manhattan Melodrama (1934) — Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
  11. The Great McGinty (1940) — McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
  12. Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) — The Porter (uncredited)
  13. Second Chorus (1941) — Sam (uncredited)
  14. Calling Dr. Death (1943)
  15. The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947) — Bootblack (uncredited)
  16. Black Moon (1934)
  17. Million Dollar Legs (1932) — Porter (uncredited)
  18. Without Reservations (1946) — Redcap (uncredited)
  19. Sleepers West (1941) — Porter (uncredited)
  20. Kentucky (1938) — Stable Swipe
  21. Adventure in Sahara (1938) — Gungadin
  22. Tin Pan Alley (1940) — Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
  23. He Was Her Man (1934) — Manhattan Turkish Bath Attendant
  24. The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940) — Sam - Carriage Driver
  25. Jesse James at Bay (1941) — Mose
  26. The Exile (1931) — Jack Stewart
  27. Girl Missing (1933) — Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
  28. Start Cheering (1938) — Train Porter
  29. Fast Workers (1933) — Liar Fined in Court (Uncredited)
  30. Suddenly It's Spring (1947) — Charlie
  31. Spring Madness (1938) — Excited Porter in Diner
  32. Professor Beware (1938) — Bootblack
  33. God's Step Children (1938) — School Superintent
  34. Blonde Inspiration (1941) — Elevator Operator (uncredited)
  35. Page Miss Glory (1935) — The Porter (uncredited)
  36. 36 Hours to Kill (1936) — Red Cap
  37. Two Girls on Broadway (1940) — Porter at Bus Station (uncredited)
  38. Sunset Serenade (1942) — Sam
  39. Exclusive Story (1936) — Bootblack (uncredited)
  40. The Prodigal (1931) — Railroad Porter (uncredited)