Charles R. Moore
Acting
Born: 1893-04-23 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Porter (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels
Colored Chef
Only Angels Have Wings
Charlie (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Rufus - Samuel's Servant (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
Colored Porter
The Little Foxes
Simon
This Gun for Hire
Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
Matthew (uncredited)
Christmas in July
Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
The Porter (uncredited)
Second Chorus
Sam (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Death
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
Bootblack (uncredited)
Black Moon
Million Dollar Legs
Porter (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Redcap (uncredited)
Sleepers West
Porter (uncredited)
Kentucky
Stable Swipe
Adventure in Sahara
Gungadin
Tin Pan Alley
Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
Manhattan Turkish Bath Attendant
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
Sam - Carriage Driver
Jesse James at Bay
Mose
The Exile
Jack Stewart
Girl Missing
Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Start Cheering
Train Porter
Fast Workers
Liar Fined in Court (Uncredited)
Suddenly It's Spring
Charlie
Spring Madness
Excited Porter in Diner
Professor Beware
Bootblack
God's Step Children
School Superintent
Blonde Inspiration
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
The Porter (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
Red Cap
Two Girls on Broadway
Porter at Bus Station (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
Sam
Exclusive Story
Bootblack (uncredited)
The Prodigal
Railroad Porter (uncredited)