Charles R. Moore
Acting
68
Acting Credits
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 t...
Known For
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Porter (uncredited)
This Gun for Hire
Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Only Angels Have Wings
Charlie (uncredited)
I Married a Witch
Rufus - Samuel's Servant (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
Simon
Sullivan's Travels
Colored Chef
The Palm Beach Story
Colored Porter
Manhattan Melodrama
Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
Filmography
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
1947
as Bootblack (uncredited)
Suddenly It's Spring
1947
as Charlie
Without Reservations
1946
as Redcap (uncredited)
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944
as The Porter (uncredited)
Calling Dr. Death
1943
Dixie
1943
as News Vendor (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
1943
as Matthew (uncredited)
True to Life
1943
as Gabe the Butler (uncredited)
The Palm Beach Story
1942
as Colored Porter
This Gun for Hire
1942
as Pullman Waiter (uncredited)
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Sam
I Married a Witch
1942
as Rufus - Samuel's Servant (uncredited)
Strictly in the Groove
1942
as Cactus (uncredited)
The Little Foxes
1941
as Simon
Sullivan's Travels
1941
as Colored Chef
Hit the Road
1941
as Martin
Second Chorus
1941
as Sam (uncredited)
Desert Bandit
1941
as T-Bone Jones
Kansas Cyclone
1941
as T-Bone (as Charles Moore)
Jesse James at Bay
1941
as Mose
Blonde Inspiration
1941
as Elevator Operator (uncredited)
Sleepers West
1941
as Porter (uncredited)
Carolina Moon
1940
as Servant (uncredited)
The Lone Wolf Keeps a Date
1940
as Sam - Carriage Driver
Christmas in July
1940
as Porter in Maxford's Office (uncredited)
Tin Pan Alley
1940
as Porter at Railroad Station (uncredited)
The Great McGinty
1940
as McGinty's Valet (uncredited)
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
as Porter at Bus Station (uncredited)
Maryland
1940
So You Won't Talk?
1940
as Bootblack
Queen of the Mob
1940
as Cocktail Party Butler
Southward Ho!
1939
as Skeeter
Only Angels Have Wings
1939
as Charlie (uncredited)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
1939
as Porter (uncredited)
Big Town Czar
1939
as Ray
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Tooter, the Chauffeur
Spring Madness
1938
as Excited Porter in Diner
Start Cheering
1938
as Train Porter
Professor Beware
1938
as Bootblack
Kentucky
1938
as Stable Swipe
Adventure in Sahara
1938
as Gungadin
God's Step Children
1938
as School Superintent
Comet Over Broadway
1938
as Sam - Cleaning Man (uncredited)
Smashing the Spy Ring
1938
as Man Finding Dollar (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
1936
as Bootblack (uncredited)
College Holiday
1936
as Red-Cap Porter
36 Hours to Kill
1936
as Red Cap
The Accusing Finger
1936
as Black Prisoner
Killer at Large
1936
as Highpockets (uncredited)
Florida Special
1936
as George, the Porter (uncredited)
Diamond Jim
1935
as Cook
It's A Small World
1935
as Doorman (uncredited)
Page Miss Glory
1935
as The Porter (uncredited)
He Was Her Man
1934
as Manhattan Turkish Bath Attendant
Black Moon
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
1934
as Black Man in Speakeasy (uncredited)
I'll Fix It
1934
as Nifty
Fast Workers
1933
as Liar Fined in Court (Uncredited)
Girl Missing
1933
as Elevator Operator (Uncredited)
Ann Carver's Profession
1933
as Trial Witness (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
1932
as Porter (uncredited)
The Prodigal
1931
as Railroad Porter (uncredited)
Beach Pajamas
1931
The Exile
1931
as Jack Stewart
A Daughter of the Congo
1930
His First Command
1929
as Homer (as Charles Moore)
The Ninety and Nine
1922
as Sam Grant
Your Obedient Servant
1917