
Acting
Born April 23, 1893 · Chicago, 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.

The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947

Suddenly It's Spring
1947

Without Reservations
1946

Hail the Conquering Hero
1944

True to Life
1943

Calling Dr. Death
1943

Son of Dracula
1943

Dixie
1943

Strictly in the Groove
1942

I Married a Witch
1942

Sunset Serenade
1942

The Palm Beach Story
1942

This Gun for Hire
1942

Sullivan's Travels
1941

Jesse James at Bay
1941

The Little Foxes
1941

Hit the Road
1941

Kansas Cyclone
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

Maryland
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

Big Town Czar
1939

Southward Ho!
1939

Kentucky
1938

Smashing the Spy Ring
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

Florida Special
1936

Exclusive Story
1936

Page Miss Glory
1935

Diamond Jim
1935

It's A Small World
1935

I'll Fix It
1934

He Was Her Man
1934

Black Moon
1934

Manhattan Melodrama
1934

Ann Carver's Profession
1933

Fast Workers
1933

Girl Missing
1933

Million Dollar Legs
1932
Beach Pajamas
1931

The Exile
1931

The Prodigal
1931

A Daughter of the Congo
1930

His First Command
1929

The Ninety and Nine
1922