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