Charles R. Moore (April 23, 1893 in Chicago, Illinois â€" July 20,
1947 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor who appeared in
over 100 films in his acting career, and was sometimes credited as
Charles Moore or Charlie MooreMoore was born in Chicago in 1893. Over
his career, Moore played small parts such as servants, bootblacks,
elevator operators, menial laborers, and, especially, railroad porters
and Red Caps. In Meet John Doe, he played a 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
played a chef who is propelled headfirst through the roof of the land
yacht during a chase scene.Moore was also a dancer, but that skill was
not often called for in his film appearances.Moore died in Los Angeles
in 1947.
1947 in Los Angeles, California) was an American actor who appeared in
over 100 films in his acting career, and was sometimes credited as
Charles Moore or Charlie MooreMoore was born in Chicago in 1893. Over
his career, Moore played small parts such as servants, bootblacks,
elevator operators, menial laborers, and, especially, railroad porters
and Red Caps. In Meet John Doe, he played a 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
played a chef who is propelled headfirst through the roof of the land
yacht during a chase scene.Moore was also a dancer, but that skill was
not often called for in his film appearances.Moore died in Los Angeles
in 1947.
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