Matthew Moore (January 8, 1888 â€" January 21, 1960) was an Irish-born
American actor and director. He appeared in at least 221 motion
pictures from 1912 to 1958.Born in Kells, Ireland, he and his
brothers, Tom, Owen, and Joe, and a sister Mary Moore (1890-1919), he
emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the
S.S. Anchoria and was inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 . They all
went on to successful movie careers.Once his brothers made a name for
themselves, Moore made his debut in the role as the minister in the
silent short Tangled Relations (1912) starring Florence Lawrence and
Owen Moore. In 1913, Matt Moore had a prominent role in the "white
slavery" drama, Traffic in Souls.Moore played the role as Hector
MacDonald in the MGM crime/drama The Unholy Three (1925) co-starring
Lon Chaney and Mae Busch, which was a huge hit that year. He played
the role as Stanley "Stan" Wentworth in Coquette (1929) opposite Mary
Pickford and Johnny Mack Brown. Coquette was the first talkie of
Pickford, ex-wife of his brother Owen.
American actor and director. He appeared in at least 221 motion
pictures from 1912 to 1958.Born in Kells, Ireland, he and his
brothers, Tom, Owen, and Joe, and a sister Mary Moore (1890-1919), he
emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the
S.S. Anchoria and was inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 . They all
went on to successful movie careers.Once his brothers made a name for
themselves, Moore made his debut in the role as the minister in the
silent short Tangled Relations (1912) starring Florence Lawrence and
Owen Moore. In 1913, Matt Moore had a prominent role in the "white
slavery" drama, Traffic in Souls.Moore played the role as Hector
MacDonald in the MGM crime/drama The Unholy Three (1925) co-starring
Lon Chaney and Mae Busch, which was a huge hit that year. He played
the role as Stanley "Stan" Wentworth in Coquette (1929) opposite Mary
Pickford and Johnny Mack Brown. Coquette was the first talkie of
Pickford, ex-wife of his brother Owen.
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