Charles R. Moore
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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
Credits
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
as Porter (uncredited)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
as Colored Chef
The Little Foxes (1941)
as Simon
I Married a Witch (1942)
as Rufus - Samuel's Servant (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings (1939)
as Charlie - Waiter
The Palm Beach Story (1942)
as Colored Porter
Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
as Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Son of Dracula (1943)
as Matthew (uncredited)
Dixie (1943)
as News Vendor (uncredited)
Start Cheering (1938)
as Train Porter
Without Reservations (1946)
as Redcap (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
as Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Ann Carver's Profession (1933)
as Trial Witness (uncredited)
Christmas in July (1940)
as Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock (1947)
as Bootblack (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs (1932)
as Porter (uncredited)
The Great McGinty (1940)
as McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
Black Moon (1934)
Actor
Spring Madness (1938)
as Excited Porter in Diner
Blonde Inspiration (1941)
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Kentucky (1938)
as Stable Swipe
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)
as Porter at Bus Station (uncredited)
True to Life (1943)
as Gabe the Butler (uncredited)
Second Chorus (1941)
as Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
The Prodigal (1931)
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944)
as The Porter (uncredited)
Girl Missing (1933)
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley (1940)
as Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
College Holiday (1936)
as Red-Cap Porter
Diamond Jim (1935)
as Cook
I'll Fix It (1934)
as Nifty
He Was Her Man (1934)
as Manhattan Turkish Bath Attendant
Jesse James at Bay (1941)
as Mose
Adventure in Sahara (1938)
as Gungadin
Professor Beware (1938)
as Bootblack
Calling Dr. Death (1943)
Actor
Comet Over Broadway (1938)
as Sam - Cleaning Man (uncredited)
Maryland (1940)
Actor
The Accusing Finger (1936)
as Black Prisoner
Smashing the Spy Ring (1938)
as Man Finding Dollar (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill (1936)
as Red Cap
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date (1940)
as Sam - Carriage Driver
Big Town Czar (1939)
as Ray
Sleepers West (1941)
as Porter (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade (1942)
as Sam
Southward Ho! (1939)
as Skeeter
So You Won't Talk? (1940)
as Bootblack
Killer at Large (1936)
as Highpockets (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory (1935)
as The Porter (uncredited)
Fast Workers (1933)
as Liar Fined in Court (Uncredited)
Desert Bandit (1941)
as T-Bone Jones
It's A Small World (1935)
as Doorman (uncredited)
Queen of the Mob (1940)
as Cocktail Party Butler
Hit the Road (1941)
as Martin
Exclusive Story (1936)
as Bootblack (uncredited)
Kansas Cyclone (1941)
as T-Bone (as Charles Moore)
The Exile (1931)
as Jack Stewart
Carolina Moon (1940)
as Servant (uncredited)
Florida Special (1936)
as George, the Porter (uncredited)
Suddenly It's Spring (1947)
as Charlie
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
as Tooter, the Chauffeur
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
as Cactus (uncredited)
God's Step Children (1938)
as School Superintent
His First Command (1929)
as Homer (as Charles Moore)
The Ninety and Nine (1922)
as Sam Grant
Beach Pajamas (1931)
Actor
Your Obedient Servant (1917)
Actor
A Daughter of the Congo (1930)
Actor