Charles R. Moore
Acting
🎂 1893-04-23
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.
Cast credits(65)
Porter (uncredited)
1939
Sam - Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1941
Charlie - Waiter
1939
Colored Chef
1941
Matthew (uncredited)
1943
Rufus - Samuel's Servant (uncredited)
1942
Sam
1942
Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
1934
Simon
1941
Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
1942
Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
1940
Redcap (uncredited)
1946
Colored Porter
1942
George, the Porter (uncredited)
1936
1943
Black Prisoner
1936
Bootblack (uncredited)
1947
Stable Swipe
1938
Cook
1935
Gabe the Butler (uncredited)
1943
1934
The Porter (uncredited)
1944
Porter (uncredited)
1941
McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
1940
Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
1940
Sam - Cleaning Man (uncredited)
1938
The Porter (uncredited)
1935
News Vendor (uncredited)
1943
Mose
1941
Excited Porter in Diner
1938
Martin
1941
Porter (uncredited)
1932
Liar Fined in Court (Uncredited)
1933
Sam - Carriage Driver
1940
Skeeter
1939
Ray
1939
Bootblack (uncredited)
1936
Red-Cap Porter
1936
Bootblack
1938
Red Cap
1936
Cactus (uncredited)
1942
Train Porter
1938
Elevator Operator (uncredited)
1941
Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
1933
Tooter, the Chauffeur
1938
Porter at Bus Station (uncredited)
1940
Servant (uncredited)
1940
Homer (as Charles Moore)
1929
Doorman (uncredited)
1935
Bootblack
1940
Charlie
1947
Cocktail Party Butler
1940
Nifty
1934
School Superintent
1938
1940
Manhattan Turkish Bath Attendant
1934
Gungadin
1938
Highpockets (uncredited)
1936
Railroad Porter (uncredited)
1931
T-Bone Jones
1941
T-Bone (as Charles Moore)
1941
1931
Sam Grant
1922
Jack Stewart
1931
1930