Charles R. Moore
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.
Films (67)
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