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