Biography
Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore Jr.; September 12, 1925 – September 7, 2015) was an American actor. He was one of the last survivors of the silent film era. Moore made his acting and screen debut at the age of 18 months in the John Barrymore film The Beloved Rogue (1927). By the time he had turned ten he was a popular child star and had appeared in 52 films. Moore continued as a child star for many more years, and was the actor who gave Shirley Temple her first romantic screen kiss when that honor was bestowed upon him in 1942's Miss Annie Rooney. As with many child actors, once Moore got older the roles began to dry up. He made his final film in 1950, but was still in the public eye with the 1949 to 1955 television series Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949). He then retired from acting for a new career in publicity. Moore died, age 89, in 2015.
Acted in 92
1950s
- 1952
The Member of the Wedding
Soldier
Eight Iron Men
Pvt. Muller
- 1950
Cody of the Pony Express
Bill Cody
Killer Shark
Jonesy
1940s
- 1949
Tuna Clipper
Frankie Pereira
Bad Boy
Charlie
- 1948
Behind Locked Doors
Mental patient (uncredited)
16 Fathoms Deep
George Athos
- 1947
- 1944
Sweet and Low-Down
Military Cadet General 'Mogie' Cramichael
Youth Runs Wild
Georgie Dunlop
The Eve of St. Mark
Zip West
- 1943
Jive Junction
Peter Crane
Happy Land
Peter Orcutt
- 1942
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Johnny
- 1941
The Great Mr. Nobody
'Limpy' Barnes
- 1940
A Dispatch from Reuters
Reuter as a Boy
1930s
- 1939
Hidden Power
Stevie Garfield
The Under-Pup
Jerry Binns
Lincoln in the White House
Tad Lincoln
- 1938
The Arkansas Traveler
Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Allen
The Gladiator
Bobby
My Bill
Bill Colbrook
Love, Honor and Behave
Ted (child)
- 1937
The Bride Wore Red
Pietro
Madame X
Allan Simonds
- 1936
The Little Red Schoolhouse
Dickie Burke
Timothy's Quest
Timothy
- 1935
Swellhead
Billy Malone
Without Children
David Sonny Cole Jr. as a Child
- 1934
Strange Wives
Twin
The World Accuses
Tommy Weymouth
Tomorrow's Youth
Thomas Hall Jr.
The Human Side
Bobbie Sheldon
Fifteen Wives
Young Boy
In Love with Life
Laurence 'Laury' Applegate
Upperworld
Tommy Stream
This Side of Heaven
Freddie
Little Men
Demi
- 1933
Gallant Lady
Deedy Lawrence
Man's Castle
Joey
Cradle Song
Alberto
Mush and Milk
Dickie
The Kid from Borneo
Dickie
Gabriel Over the White House
Jimmy Vetter
Obey the Law
Dickie Chester
Forgotten Babies
Dickie
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Fish Hooky
Dickie
- 1932
A Lad an' a Lamp
Dickie
The Racing Strain
Bill Westcott as a Little Boy
The Devil Is Driving
'Buddy' Evans
Birthday Blues
Dickie
Free Wheeling
Dickie
Blonde Venus
Johnny Faraday
Hook and Ladder
Dickie
Winner Take All
Dickie Harmon
Million Dollar Legs
Willie (Angela's Brother)
No Greater Love
Tommy Burns
So Big!
Young Dirk De Jong
Disorderly Conduct
Jimmy
The Expert
Dickie Foster
Fireman, Save My Child
Child Watching Baseball Game
Union Depot
Little Boy (uncredited)
- 1931
Manhattan Parade
Junior Roberts
The Star Witness
Ned Leeds
The Squaw Man
Little Hal
Confessions of a Co-Ed
Patricia's Son
Three Who Loved
Sonny Hanson
Seed
Johnny Carter as a Child
Aloha
Junior Bradford
- 1930
The Matrimonial Bed
Trebel's Son (uncredited)
Let Us Be Gay
Bobby Brown - 5 Years Old (uncredited)
The Three Sisters
The Child
Son of the Gods
Sam Lee as a Child (uncredited)
1920s
- 1929
- 1928
Object: Alimony
Jimmy Rutledge Jr.
- 1927
The Beloved Rogue
Baby Francois (uncredited)
Appearances4
2000s
- 2002
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red'
1990s
- 1993
Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling
Self
1980s
- 1989
When We Were Young: Growing Up on the Silver Screen
Self
- 1982
Hollywood’s Children
Self