Carlyle Moore Jr. (January 5, 1909 – March 3, 1977) was an American

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

. Carlyle Moore Jr. was born in New York City in 1909. His father, Carlyle Moore Sr., was a

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

whose work included the play that provided the basis for the 1915 film ''

Stop Thief! ''Stop Thief!'' is a 1901 British Short film, short silent film, silent drama film, directed by James Williamson (film pioneer), James Williamson, showing a tramp getting his comeuppance after stealing some meat from a butcher and his dogs. "On ...

''. Moore became a licensed private pilot at age 17. He was the office boy in the 1927 show ''Ink''. He received positive notice for his role in ''

Road Gang ''Road Gang'' is a 1936 American drama film directed by Louis King, written by Dalton Trumbo, produced by Bryan Foy, and starring Donald Woods and Kay Linaker. The film shows economic and social injustice due to political corruption. Plot The ...

''. In addition to acting, he also wrote plays. In 1937, Moore married actress Jane Fenmore Barnes. He died in 1977.

Partial filmography

*'' What a Man'' (1930) *'' Tomorrow's Children'' (1934) *''

Murder in the Fleet ''Murder In the Fleet'' is a 1935 American murder mystery/ comedy-drama film set aboard . Released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was directed by Edward Sedgwick and stars Robert Taylor and Jean Parker. Plot Captain John Winslow ( Arthur Byr ...

'' (1935) *'' Give Ke Liberty'' (1936) *''

Bengal Tiger The Bengal tiger is a population of the ''Panthera tigris tigris'' subspecies and the nominate tiger subspecies. It ranks among the largest wild cats alive today. It is estimated to have been present in the Indian subcontinent since the Late ...

'' (1936) *''

Melody for Two ''Melody for Two'' is a 1937 American musical film directed by Louis King and starring James Melton, Patricia Ellis and Marie Wilson. The film is notable for introducing the song " September in the Rain", which subsequently became a pop standard ...

'' (1937) *''

Arizona Legion ''Arizona Legion'' is a 1939 American Western (genre), Western film directed by David Howard (director), David Howard from a screenplay by Oliver Drake (filmmaker), Oliver Drake, based on Bernard McConville's story. Produced and distributed by R ...

'' (1939) *''

Secret Service of the Air ''Secret Service of the Air'' (also known as ''Murder Plane'') is a 1939 American adventure film directed by Noel M. Smith and starring Ronald Reagan. This film was the first in Warner Bros.' Secret Service series. The series consisted of four ...

'' (1939) as Radio operator *''

Flight Angels ''Flight Angels'' is a 1940 commercial aviation film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Edmund Grainger and directed by Lewis Seiler, from an original story by Jerry Wald and Richard Macaulay. The film stars Virginia Bruce, Dennis Morgan, ...

'' (1940) as Radio operator *'' Murder in the Air'' (1940) as Sunnyvale radio operator *''

Brother Rat and a Baby ''Brother Rat and a Baby'' is a 1940 American comedy film directed by Ray Enright and written by John Cherry Monks, Jr. and Fred F. Finklehoffe. It is the sequel to the 1938 film ''Brother Rat''. The film stars Priscilla Lane, Wayne Morris, Ja ...

'' (1940) as Lieutenant *'' A Child is Born'' (1940) as Intern *'' Knute Rockne - All American'' (1940), as player

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Carlyle 1909 births 1977 deaths American male actors