Tom Moore
Acting • Born 1883-05-01 – Died 1955-02-12
Biography
From Wikipedia 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. Born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, Moore, along with his brothers, Owen, Matt, and Joe (1895–1926), and their sister Mary (1890-1919) emigrated to the United States. 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). 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 Renée Adorée. 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
98 credits
Sold Out
Movie • 1916
Tom Carter
The Last Parade
Movie • 1931
Mike O'Dowd
The Trouble With Wives
Movie • 1925
William Hyatt
Over the Border
Movie • 1922
Sgt. Flaherty
Yesterday and Today
Movie • 1953
(archive footage)
Mary of the Movies
Movie • 1923
Tom Moore (uncredited)
Mr. Broadway
Movie • 1933
2nd Suitor (archive footage)
Dangerous Money
Movie • 1924
Tom Sullivan
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
Movie • 1931
See You Tonight
Movie • 1933
Riley the Butler
Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand
Movie • 1918
Soldier Boy
Primitive Man
Movie • 1913
Dan - a Mountaineer
The Fatal Legacy
Movie • 1913
Jack Halleck - the Son
Her Husband's Friend
Movie • 1914
Charles Dane - the Friend
The Shadow
Movie • 1914
Ware - Sarah's Former Suitor
The Cabaret Dancer
Movie • 1914
Don Packard - an Artist
The Brand
Movie • 1914
Burton Manning - a Young Millionaire
The Strange Story of Elsie Mason
Movie • 1912
Jack Hollis
Our New Minister
Movie • 1913
Thaddeus Strong - the New Minister
The Vampire's Trail
Movie • 1914
Horace Payne - a Wealthy Broker
The Barefoot Boy
Movie • 1914
Rives - the Artist
Stop Thief
Movie • 1920
Jack Dougan
The Cabaret Singer
Movie • 1915
George Randall - a Millionaire
Beating the Game
Movie • 1921
'Fancy Charlie'
One of the Finest
Movie • 1919
Larry Hayes
Brown of Harvard
Movie • 1918
Tom Brown
The Gay Lord Quex
Movie • 1919
The Marquis of Quex
Pretty Ladies
Movie • 1925
Al Cassidy
Big Brother
Movie • 1923
Jimmy Donovan
Ten Laps to Go
Movie • 1936
Mr. Corbett, Norma's Father
Cabaret
Movie • 1927
Tom Westcott
A Drunkard's Reformation
Movie • 1909
Man in the Audience
A Trip to Paramountown
Movie • 1922
Self
Lord and Lady Algy
Movie • 1919
Lord Algy
Moss Rose
Movie • 1947
Coroner's Foreman (uncredited)
Officer 666
Movie • 1920
Travers Gladwyn
Mr. Barnes of New York
Movie • 1922
Mr. Barnes
The Wise Wife
Movie • 1927
John Blaisdell
The Cinderella Man
Movie • 1917
Anthony Quintard
The Floor Below
Movie • 1918
Hunter Mason
Thirty a Week
Movie • 1918
Dan Murray
Bombay Mail
Movie • 1934
Civil Surgeon
One Night in Rome
Movie • 1924
Richard Oak
Manhandled
Movie • 1924
Jimmy Hogan
The Danger Game
Movie • 1918
Jimmy Gilpin
Adventure
Movie • 1925
David Sheldon
A Kiss for Cinderella
Movie • 1925
Policeman
Robin Hood of El Dorado
Movie • 1936
Sheriff Hannan
The Song and Dance Man
Movie • 1926
Happy Farrell
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Movie • 1951
Gus
The Secret Room
Movie • 1915
Dr. Wayne
Side Street
Movie • 1929
Jimmy O'Farrell
The Woman Racket
Movie • 1930
Tom Hayes
Men Are Such Fools
Movie • 1932
Tom Hyland
The Tight Rein
Movie • 1916
Jack McCall - the Mill Owner's Son
Good and Naughty
Movie • 1926
Gerald Gray
The Christmas Burglars
Movie • 1908
Customer
The Helping Hand
Movie • 1908
Man in Office / Wedding Guest
The Criminal Hypnotist
Movie • 1909
Party Guest (unconfirmed)
Polo with the Stars
Movie • 1941
Self
The Walls of Jericho
Movie • 1948
Man (uncredited)
The Screen Writer
Movie • 1950
Bit Role (uncredited)
The Girl on the Front Page
Movie • 1936
Brace
The Mystery of the Sleeping Death
Movie • 1914
Dano / Guy Harrison
The Clinging Vine
Movie • 1926
Jimmie Bancroft
The Costello Case
Movie • 1930
Mahoney
Syncopating Sue
Movie • 1926
Eddie Murphy
Rouged Lips
Movie • 1923
James Patterson III
Just for Tonight
Movie • 1918
Theodore Whitney Jr.
A Man And His Money
Movie • 1919
Harry Lathrop
The Fair Pretender
Movie • 1918
Don Meredith
The Wild Girl
Movie • 1917
Donald MacDonald
Made in Heaven
Movie • 1921
William Lowry
The Primrose Ring
Movie • 1917
Bob MacLean
The Lesson
Movie • 1918
Chet Vernon
Anybody Here Seen Kelly?
Movie • 1928
Pat Kelly
Dodging a Million
Movie • 1918
Jack Forsythe
Under the Rouge
Movie • 1925
Whitey
The Voice of the Violin
Movie • 1909
Servant
The Siren
Movie • 1927
Peter Dane
The Harbour Lights
Movie • 1923
Lieutenant David Kingsley
The Cowboy and the Lady
Movie • 1922
Teddy North
The Love Thrill
Movie • 1927
Jack Sturdevant
The Jaguar's Claws
Movie • 1917
Phil Jordan
Marriage Morals
Movie • 1923
Young Harry Ryan
The Yellowback
Movie • 1929
O'Mara
On Thin Ice
Movie • 1925
Charles White
Hold Your Horses
Movie • 1921
Daniel Canavan
Toby's Bow
Movie • 1919
Tom Blake
Go West, Young Man
Movie • 1918
Dick Latham
The City of Comrades
Movie • 1919
Frank Melbury
Little Miss Optimist
Movie • 1917
Deal Hendrie
Dollars and the Woman
Movie • 1916
Dan Hilyer
The Kingdom of Youth
Movie • 1918
Jimmy Betts
Neighbors' Wives
Movie • 1933
John McGrath
The Great Accident
Movie • 1920
Wint Chase
His Last Haul
Movie • 1928
Joe Hammond
Adventures of Superman
TV • 1952
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