Marion Delbridge Moore (May 14, 1916 – August 30, 1970) professionally Del Moore, was an American actor, comedian and radio announcer.

Life and career

Moore was born on May 14, 1916, in

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, he began his career in radio before moving to television. After serving in the US Army Air Forces in World War II, Moore appeared in 1952 in the first of several '' So You Want To ...'' Warner Bros. comedy shorts with

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. He co-starred in the early television comedy '' Life with Elizabeth'' (1953–55), with

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; he also was doing a morning radio spot at KMPC radio. He appeared in many episodes of '' Dragnet'' and ''

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'', and was a regular on the series '' Bachelor Father'' playing Cal Mitchell. For several years in the late 1950s he hosted a daily children's program opposite Willy the Wolf (a muppet-like adult size character), as well as hosting the ''Late Late Show'' on

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Channel 11 in

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. Moore played supporting roles in several

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films, including '' The Big Mouth'' and '' The Patsy''. He made his feature film debut in Lewis' '' Cinderfella'' in 1960 and was the university president in 1963's '' The Nutty Professor''. He was also in the 1967 teen film '' Catalina Caper'', which later appeared as an "experiment" in a 1990 episode of ''

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''. For his work on television, Del Moore received a star on the

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on February 8, 1960. Moore was married twice: Jessie Newbold (m. 1937 in Florida) and Gayle Pearl Ferber (m. March 25, 1945 in California) .

Death

Moore died of a cerebral hemorrhage in

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in 1970 at the age of 54. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in

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Filmography

References

External links

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Episode One of ''Life with Elizabeth''Del Moore with Betty White
* 1916 births 1970 deaths 20th-century American comedians 20th-century American male actors United States Army personnel of World War II American male film actors American male television actors Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Male actors from Florida People from Pensacola, Florida United States Army Air Forces soldiers {{US-comedian-stub