Michael Lang Moorehouse (May 28, 1925
– February 4, 1998) was an American actor. He was known for playing the role of "Sgt. Manfredi" in the 1953 film ''
Stalag 17
''Stalag 17'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Billy Wilder. It tells the story of a group of American airmen confined with 40,000 prisoners in a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp "somewhere on the Danube". Their compound holds ...
''.
Career
Moore was born in
Boston, Massachusetts
Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...
. He began his career in 1943, first appearing in the film ''
We've Never Been Licked'', where he played the uncredited role of a student. He then played the role of "Bill Taff" in the 1951 film ''
Silver City'',
after Moore came back into acting. Moore starred in the 1952 film ''
The Atomic City'', where he played the role of "Russ Farley",
in which he starred with
Gene Barry
Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass; June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009) was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films '' The Atomic City'' (1952) and ''The War of the Worl ...
,
Lydia Clarke,
Nancy Gates
Nancy Gates (February 1, 1926Katz, Ephraim (1979). ''The Film Encyclopedia: The Most Comprehensive Encyclopedia of World Cinema in a Single Volume''. Perigee Books. .P. 471. – March 24, 2019) was an American film and television actress.
Early ...
and
Lee Aaker.
Moore played the role of "Robert Clayton" in the 1953 film ''
Jamaica Run''.
He also played the role of "Rance Hastings" in the film ''
Pony Express
The Pony Express was an American express mail service that used relays of horse-mounted riders between Missouri and California. It was operated by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company.
During its 18 months of opera ...
''.
Moore appeared in films such as ''
Little Boy Lost'' and ''
The Desperate Hours''
and television programs such as ''
Death Valley Days
''Death Valley Days'' is an American Western (genre), Western anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was ...
'' and ''
The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin''. He played the role of Sgt. Klinger in the 1953 film ''
Sabre Jet''.
In the same year, Moore played the role of Sgt. Manfredi in ''
Stalag 17
''Stalag 17'' is a 1953 American war film directed by Billy Wilder. It tells the story of a group of American airmen confined with 40,000 prisoners in a World War II German prisoner-of-war camp "somewhere on the Danube". Their compound holds ...
'',
and the film was nominated for three
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...
.
Moore played the role of Roy in the 1954 film ''
Alaska Seas''.
He retired in 1956, and his last credit was from the film ''
The Ten Commandments''.
Filmography
References
External links
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Rotten Tomatoes profile
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1925 births
1998 deaths
Male actors from Boston
American male film actors
20th-century American male actors