Occupation Actor Name Tom Moore Children Alice Moore | Years active 1908–1954 Role Actor | |
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Born May 1, 1883 ( 1883-05-01 ) Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Ireland Relatives Owen MooreMatt MooreJoe MooreMary Moore Died February 12, 1955, Santa Monica, California, United States Spouse Elinor Merry (m. 1931–1955), Renee Adoree (m. 1921–1924), Alice Joyce (m. 1914–1920) Siblings Owen Moore, Matt Moore, Mary Moore, Joe Moore Movies A Kiss for Cinderella, Manhandled, Pretty Ladies, The Redhead and the C, Road House Similar People Owen Moore, Matt Moore, Alice Joyce, Renee Adoree, Allan Dwan | ||
Thomas J. "Tom" Moore (May 1, 1883 – February 12, 1955) was an Irish-born American actor and director. He appeared in at least 186 motion pictures from 1908 to 1954. Frequently cast as the romantic lead, he starred in silent movies as well as in some of the first talkies.
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Born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Moore, along with his brothers, Owen, Matt, and Joe (1895–1926), and their sister Mary (1890–1919), he emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on board the S.S. Anchoria and was inspected on Ellis Island in May 1896 . Owen and Matt also had successful movie careers. Tom Moore appeared in his first silent motion picture in 1908. He also directed 17 motion pictures in 1914 and 1915, including The Secret Room (1915).
Personal life
In 1914, he married silent star Alice Joyce, with whom he had a daughter, Alice Moore (1916–1960), who acted in six films with her father from 1934 to 1937. While in New York City on New Year's Eve 1920, Moore met the young French actress Renee Adoree. A whirlwind romance ensued and six weeks after their meeting, they were married, on February 12, 1921, in his home in Beverly Hills. The marriage lasted only a few years. In 1931, Moore was married a third time, to actress Eleanor Merry. His brother, Owen Moore, was also an actor, and was married to Mary Pickford.
The Great Depression saw many studios close and much consolidation as the motion picture industry went through tough times. Moore retired from the screen in the mid-1930s. Ten years later, he returned to act in minor supporting roles.
Tom Moore died at age 71 in Santa Monica, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1640 Vine Street.
Filmography
Actor
1954
Your Favorite Story (TV Series)
- The Turning Point (1954)
1954
The Human Jungle as
Witness at Murder Scene (uncredited)
1954
Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series) as
Dick Monroe
- The Secret (1954) - Dick Monroe
1954
Return from the Sea as
Minor Role (uncredited)
1954
The Great Diamond Robbery as
Seedy Man (uncredited)
1953
Adventures of Superman (TV Series) as
Shop Owner
- Panic in the Sky (1953) - Shop Owner (as Thomas Moore)
1953
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Judge Porter
- The Avenging Gunman (1953) - Judge Porter
1952
The Turning Point as
Drugstore Owner (uncredited)
1952
Hollywood Opening Night (TV Series)
- Welcome Home, Stranger (1952)
1951
The Redhead and the Cowboy as
Gus
1949
The Fighting O'Flynn as
Tavernkeeper
1948
Road House as
Foreman (uncredited)
1948
Cry of the City as
Doctor (uncredited)
1948
The Walls of Jericho as
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
1948
Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! as
Judge Stillwell (uncredited)
1947
Forever Amber as
Killigrew (uncredited)
1947
Mother Wore Tights as
Man (uncredited)
1947
Moss Rose as
Coroner's Foreman (uncredited)
1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim as
Office Clerk (uncredited)
1946
Behind Green Lights as
Metcalfe (uncredited)
1936
Ten Laps to Go as
Mr. Corbett - Norma's Father
1936
Reunion as
Dr. Richard Sheridan
1936
The Girl on the Front Page as
Brace (uncredited)
1936
Parole! as
Carmody (uncredited)
1936
Trouble for Two as
Major O'Rook
1936
Robin Hood of El Dorado as
Sheriff Hannan (uncredited)
1935
The Dark Angel as
Hunt Guest (uncredited)
1934
Bombay Mail as
Civil Surgeon
1933
Neighbors' Wives as
John McGrath
1933
See You Tonight (Short) as
Riley the Butler
1932
Men Are Such Fools as
Tom Hyland
1932
Cannonball Express as
John Logan
1931
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (Short) as
Lookalike Bartender 2
1931
The Last Parade as
Mike O'Dowd
1930
The Costello Case as
Mahoney
1930
The Woman Racket as
Tom
1929
Side Street as
Jimmy O'Farrell
1929
The Yellow-Back as
O'Mara
1928
His Last Haul as
Joe Hammond
1928
Anybody Here Seen Kelly? as
Pat Kelly
1927
The Siren as
Peter Dane
1927
The Wise Wife as
John Blaisdell
1927
The Love Thrill as
Jack Sturdevant
1927
Cabaret as
Tom Westcott
1926
Syncopating Sue as
Eddie Murphy
1926
The Clinging Vine as
Jimmie Bancroft
1926
Good and Naughty as
Gerald Gray
1926
The Song and Dance Man as
Happy Farrell
1925
A Kiss for Cinderella as
Policeman
1925
The Trouble with Wives as
William Hyatt
1925
Under the Rouge as
Whitey
1925
Pretty Ladies as
Al Cassidy
1925
On Thin Ice as
Charles White
1925
Adventure as
David Sheldon
1924
Dangerous Money as
Tom Sullivan
1924
One Night in Rome as
Richard Oak
1924
Manhandled as
Jim Hogan
1923
Big Brother as
Jimmy Donovan
1923
Rouged Lips as
James Patterson III
1923
Marriage Morals as
Young Harry Ryan
1923
Mary of the Movies as
Tom Moore (uncredited)
1923
The Harbour Lights as
Lieutenant David Kingsley
1922
Pawned as
John Bruce
1922
The Cowboy and the Lady as
Teddy North
1922
Over the Border as
Sgt. Flaherty
1922
Mr. Barnes of New York as
Mr. Barnes
1921
From the Ground Up as
Terence Giluley
1921
Beating the Game as
'Fancy Charlie'
1921
Made in Heaven as
William Lowry
1921
Hold Your Horses as
Daniel Canavan
1920
Officer 666 as
Travers Gladwyn
1920
Stop Thief as
Jack Dougan
1920
The Great Accident as
Wint Chase
1920
Duds as
Phoebe Plunkett
1919
The Gay Lord Quex as
The Marquis of Quex
1919
Toby's Bow as
Tom Blake
1919
Lord and Lady Algy as
Lord Algy
1919
Heartsease as
Eric Temple
1919
The City of Comrades as
Frank Melbury
1919
One of the Finest as
Larry Hayes
1919
A Man and His Money as
Harry Lathrop
1918
Go West, Young Man as
Dick Latham
1918
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand (Short) as
Soldier Boy
1918
Thirty a Week as
Dan Murray
1918
The Kingdom of Youth as
Jimmy Betts
1918
Just for Tonight as
Theodore Whitney Jr.
1918
The Fair Pretender as
Don Meredith
1918
The Danger Game as
Jimmy Gilpin
1918
The Floor Below as
Hunter Mason
1918
Dodging a Million as
Jack Forsythe
1918
Brown of Harvard as
Tom Brown
1917
The Cinderella Man as
Anthony Quintard
1917
The Wild Girl as
Donald MacDonald
1917
Little Miss Optimist as
Deal Hendrie
1917
The Lesson as
Chet Vernon
1917
The Jaguar's Claws as
Phil Jordan
1917
The Primrose Ring as
Bob MacLean
1916
The Memory Mill (Short) as
Captain Fouche
1916
The Irony of Justice (Short) as
Tom Morrissey
1916
The Goad of Jealousy (Short) as
Tom - the Husband
1916
Weighed in the Balance (Short) as
Tom Clark
1916
The Lost Paradise (Short) as
Tom Mercer
1916
A Trial of Souls (Short) as
Joe Fletcher
1916
The Weaker Strain (Short) as
Tom Price - the Husband
1916
Beyond Recall (Short) as
Edwin Martel
1916
Truth Crushed to Earth (Short) as
Tom Blake
1916
Sowing the Wind (Short) as
Hugh Scott
1916
Sold Out (Short) as
Tom Carter
1916
The Silent Shame (Short) as
Bruce Kingston
1916
The Tangled Web (Short) as
Fleetwood Blair
1916
The Tight Rein (Short) as
Jack McCall - the Mill Owner's Son
1916
Puppets of Fate (Short) as
Dr. Bullard
1916
Dollars and the Woman as
Dan Hilyer
1915
The Legacy of Folly (Short) as
Clement Scott - A Novelist and Cynic
1915
For High Stakes (Short) as
Lord Morey - an Englishman
1915
In Double Harness (Short) as
Thomas Manning - a Young Dentist
1915
The Seventh Commandment (Short) as
Dick Wallace - a Reporter
1915
Prejudice (Short) as
Rev. Gregory Lowell - a Young Minister
1915
The Black Ring (Short) as
Jack Baldwin
1915
The Third Commandment (Short) as
John Roth - Arthur's Rival
1915
The Girl and the Bachelor (Short) as
George Blandon - a Confirmed Bachelor
1915
Poison (Short) as
Jack Webb - the Son
1915
The First Commandment (Short) as
Walter Marshall
1915
The Secret Room (Short) as
Dr. Wayne
1915
The Cabaret Singer (Short) as
George Randall - a Millionaire
1915
The Adventure at Briarcliff (Short) as
Dan, the Wanderer
1914
The Black Sheep (Short) as
Joe Clark - the Black Sheep
1914
The Prodigal (Short) as
Howard Gordon
1914
The Girl and the Explorer (Short) as
Thomas Carlton - an Explorer
1914
His Inspiration (Short) as
Franz - a Composer
1914
The Lynbrook Tragedy (Short) as
Mitchell - a Young Playwright
1914
The Mad Mountaineer (Short) as
Jim - a Young Mountaineer
1914
The Girl and the Stowaway (Short) as
George - Lord Richie's Son
1914
The Judge's Wife as
Mr. Johnson
1914
Fate's Midnight Hour (Short) as
Durand - the Scoundrel
1914
The Barefoot Boy (Short) as
Rives - the Artist
1914
The Green Rose (Short) as
Gordon
1914
The Mystery of the Sleeping Death (Short) as
Dano / Guy Harrison
1914
The Brand (Short) as
Burton Manning - a Young Millionaire
1914
The Vampire's Trail (Short) as
Horace Payne - a Wealthy Broker
1914
The Beast (Short) as
James Melford - the Beast - the Husband
1914
In Wolf's Clothing (Short) as
Dick Worth
1914
The Weakling (Short) as
Litt Largin - Younger Son
1914
Nina o' the Theatre (Short) as
Paul Kenough
1914
The Dance of Death (Short) as
Richard Hartley
1914
The Cabaret Dancer (Short) as
Don Packard - an Artist
1914
The Shadow (Short) as
Ware - Sarah's Former Suitor
1914
The Hand Print Mystery (Short) as
Dick - Ruth's Sweetheart
1914
Her Husband's Friend (Short) as
Charles Dane - the Friend
1913
An Unseen Terror (Short) as
Frank Leonard - Alice's Sweetheart
1913
The Hunchback (Short) as
Johnny 'Humpty' Johnson / The Fiend
1913
Primitive Man (Short) as
Dan - a Mountaineer
1913
Our New Minister (Short) as
Thaddeus Strong - the New Minister
1913
The Closed Door (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
The Atheist (Short) as
Burton Harris - the Atheist
1913
The Midnight Message (Short) as
Harold Douglas
1913
The Fatal Legacy (Short) as
Jack Halleck - the Son
1913
The Christian (Short) as
Christian - a City Toiler
1913
For Her Sister's Sake (Short) as
John Coates
1913
A Bolt from the Sky (Short) as
Jack Towers - a Broker
1913
A Thief in the Night (Short) as
The Thief
1913
A Victim of Deceit (Short) as
Wilbur Emmett
1913
The Cloak of Guilt (Short) as
Jack Mason
1913
The Attorney for the Defense (Short) as
Norman Lewis - the Attorney
1913
The Pawnbroker's Daughter (Short) as
Edward Marshall - A Gentile
1913
When Fate Decrees (Short) as
Dick Lowell
1913
The Artist's Sacrifice (Short) as
Ted Stanton - the Artist's Brother
1913
The Adventure of an Heiress (Short) as
Dick - The Millionaire's Secretary
1913
The Heart of an Actress (Short) as
Thomas Morton
1913
The Sneak (Short) as
Arthur Ballard
1913
A Streak of Yellow (Short) as
Sidney Worthy
1913
In the Grip of a Charlatan (Short) as
Robert
1913
The American Princess (Short) as
Tom Whitney - an American Diplomat
1913
The $20, 000 Corot (Short) as
George Hale
1913
The Blind Composer's Dilemma (Short) as
Arthur Tremayne - The Composer
1913
Panic Days in Wall Street (Short) as
Thomas Gregg - a Young Broker
1913
In the Power of Blacklegs (Short) as
Tom Hunt
1913
The Senator's Dishonor (Short) as
Congressman Lord
1913
The Cub Reporter's Temptation (Short) as
Spider - a Stool Pigeon
1913
The Nurse at Mulberry Bend (Short) as
Dr. Paul Leslie
1913
Grandfather (Short) as
The Stranger - The Father
1913
The Flag of Freedom (Short) as
Captain Strong - A Colonial Officer
1912
A Business Buccaneer (Short) as
Tom Hopewell - The President's Son
1912
The Finger of Suspicion (Short) as
Robert Wallace - A Young Attorney
1912
A Race with Time (Short) as
Dick Mason
1912
A Daughter's Sacrifice (Short) as
Martin Scott - A Young Farmer
1912
A Battle of Wits (Short) as
Tom Edwards - the Surveyor
1912
The Young Millionaire (Short) as
James Thomas Harris - A Young Millionaire
1912
The Mystery of Grandfather's Clock (Short) as
Harry Westcott - the Young Clockmaker (as Thomas Moore)
1912
The Strange Story of Elsie Mason (Short) as
Jack Hollis
1912
The Thief (Short) as
Jack Brown - The Bookkeeper
1912
The Girl Strikers (Short) as
John Kotten Jr.
1912
Into the Jungle (Short) as
Ralph
1912
The Gent from Honduras (Short) as
The Gent from Honduras
1912
The Pilgrimage (Short) as
William (as Thomas Moore)
1912
A Mardi Gras Mix-Up (Short) as
Paul
1912
A Bucktown Romance (Short) as
Perk Cherry
1912
The Belle of New Orleans (Short) as
Comte de Charmon
1909
A Drunkard's Reformation (Short) as
Man In the Audience
1909
The Voice of the Violin (Short) as
Servant
1909
The Criminal Hypnotist (Short) as
Party Guest (unconfirmed)
1908
The Helping Hand (Short) as
Man in Office / Wedding Guest
1908
The Christmas Burglars (Short) as
Customer
1908
The Test of Friendship (Short) as
Guest (unconfirmed)
Director
1915
The Legacy of Folly (Short)
1915
In Double Harness (Short)
1915
The Seventh Commandment (Short)
1915
Prejudice (Short)
1915
The Black Ring (Short)
1915
The Third Commandment (Short)
1915
The Girl and the Bachelor (Short)
1915
Poison (Short)
1915
The First Commandment (Short)
1915
The Secret Room (Short)
1915
The Cabaret Singer (Short)
1915
The Adventure at Briarcliff (Short)
1914
The Black Sheep (Short)
1914
The Prodigal (Short)
1914
The Girl and the Explorer (Short)
1914
His Inspiration (Short)
1914
The Mad Mountaineer (Short)
Writer
1915
The Cabaret Singer (Short) (story)
1915
The Adventure at Briarcliff (Short) (story)
Self
1954
This Is Your Life (TV Series) as
Self
- Tom Moore (1954) - Self
1950
The Screen Writer (Documentary short) as
Bit Role (uncredited)
1950
Majority Rules (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- Episode dated 3 February 1950 (1950) - Self - Host
1949
Ladies Be Seated (TV Series) as
Self - Host
- Final Show (1949) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.7 (1949) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.6 (1949) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.5 (1949) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.4 (1949) - Self - Host
- Episode #1.3 (1949) - Self - Host
- Episode dated 29 April 1949 (1949) - Self - Host
- Premiere (1949) - Self - Host
1941
Polo with the Stars (Short) as
Self (uncredited)
1922
A Trip to Paramountown (Documentary short) as
Self
1922
Screen Snapshots, Series 2, No. 22-F (Documentary short) as
Self
1918
United States Fourth Liberty Loan Drive (Short) as
Self
Archive Footage
1953
Yesterday and Today
1933
Mr. Broadway as
2nd Suitor (uncredited)
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