Occupation Actor Years active 1928–1954 | Name Bert Moorhouse Role Character actor | |
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Full Name Herbert Green Moorhouse Born November 20, 1894 ( 1894-11-20 ) Chicago, Illinois, United States Died January 26, 1954, Hollywood, California, United States Spouse Mary Moorhouse (m. 1939–1954) Movies The Girl from Woolworth's, Conspiracy Similar People Billy Wilder, Edward Sedgwick, Frank Capra, Charles Brackett, D M Marshman - Jr | ||
Bert Moorhouse (sometimes incorrectly billed as Bert Moorehouse) (November 20, 1894 – January 26, 1954) was an American character actor whose career began at the very tail end of the silent era, and lasted through the mid-1950s. Born Herbert Green Moorhouse in Chicago, Illinois in 1894, he would enter the film industry in 1928 with featured roles in two FBO productions: Rough Ridin' Red, and the Hugh Trevor vehicle Hey Rube!.
He would appear in either featured or small roles in over 130 films during his 26 year career, as well as more than 200 other pictures in which he appeared as an extra. In 1954 he had small roles in three films, the last of which to be premiered was Dangerous Mission, which starred Victor Mature, Piper Laurie, William Bendix, and Vincent Price. All three of these films were released posthumously. Moorhouse was suffering from a severe illness, and on January 26 he would take his own life, via a gunshot wound to the head. He was buried with his mother, Fannie, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.
Filmography
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