Alvy Moore

Biography

Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore (December 5, 1921 – May 4, 1997) was an American light comic actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent Hank Kimball on the CBS television series Green Acres. His character would often make a statement, only to immediately negate the statement himself and then negate the corrected statement until his stream of statements was interrupted by a frustrated Oliver Wendell Douglas portrayed by Eddie Albert. One such statement was, "Good morning, Mr. Douglas! Well, it's not a good morning ... but it's not a bad morning either!" He became an actor and furthered his training at the Pasadena Playhouse, succeeding David Wayne in the role of Ensign Pulver opposite Henry Fonda's Mister Roberts on Broadway, and later toured with the play for 14 months. He made his screen debut playing the quartermaster in Okinawa (1952).[4] Moore appeared in guest and supporting roles in a number of movies and television shows, including "My Little Margie" in 1952, as Dillard Crumbly, an efficiency expert fresh out of Efficiency College, The Mickey Mouse Club, where he hosted "What I Want to Be" segments as the Roving Reporter. He had a small role as a mem…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — Winston, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
2. Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Mr. Crowley
3. Frasier (1993) — Putnam
4. The War of the Worlds (1953) — Zippy (uncredited)
5. The Munsters (1964)
6. Herbie Rides Again (1974) — Angry Taxi Driver
7. A Boy and His Dog (1975) — Dr. Moore
8. The Wild One (1953) — Pigeon (uncredited)
9. Intruder (1989) — Officer Dalton
10. The Horror Show (1989) — Chili Salesman
11. The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Kitchenware Salesman
12. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964) — Hoff
13. Perry Mason (1957) — Cabbie
14. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
15. Hill Street Blues (1981) — Merton
16. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954) — Katy's Date (uncredited)
17. The Waltons (1972)
18. Move Over, Darling (1963) — Room Service Waiter
19. Mortuary (1982) — Bob Stevens
20. Designing Woman (1957) — Luke Coslow
21. Green Acres (1965) — Hank Kimball
22. Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954) — Gator
23. Newhart (1982)
24. Scream (1981) — Allen
25. Secret of the Incas (1954) — Young Man at Bar (uncredited)
26. They're Playing with Fire (1984) — Jimbo
27. Sunday in New York (1963) — Airport Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
28. Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) — Birdy Fletcher
29. 5 Against the House (1955) — Roy
30. The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960) — Johnson
31. The Brotherhood of Satan (1971) — Tobey
32. The Invisible Boy (1957) — Scientist (uncredited)
33. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
34. The Virginian (1962) — Man
35. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Hal Dooley
36. Dragnet (1951)
37. How the West Was Won (1977) — Swenson
38. Daniel Boone (1964) — Amos Truro
39. Dennis the Menace (1959) — Manager
40. Susan Slept Here (1954) — Virgil

Directed

1. A Christmas Carol (1979) — Director