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Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

  • Child actor
  • Teen actor

Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore Jr.) 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.

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2002

as Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red'

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling

1993

as Self

Hollywood’s Children

Hollywood’s Children

1982

as Self

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

1952

as Soldier

Eight Iron Men

Eight Iron Men

1952

as Pvt. Muller

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Tony

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

as Carter Lockwood

Cody of the Pony Express

Cody of the Pony Express

1950

as Bill Cody

Killer Shark

Killer Shark

1950

as Jonesy

The Boy and the Eagle

The Boy and the Eagle

1949

as The Cripple Boy

Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

1949

as Frankie Pereira

Bad Boy

Bad Boy

1949

as Charlie

Behind Locked Doors

Behind Locked Doors

1948

as Mental patient (uncredited)

16 Fathoms Deep

16 Fathoms Deep

1948

as George Athos

Dangerous Years

Dangerous Years

1947

as Gene Spooner

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947

as The Kid

Sweet and Low-Down

Sweet and Low-Down

1944

as Military Cadet General 'Mogie' Cramichael

Youth Runs Wild

Youth Runs Wild

1944

as Georgie Dunlop

The Eve of St. Mark

The Eve of St. Mark

1944

as Zip West

Jive Junction

Jive Junction

1943

as Peter Crane

Happy Land

Happy Land

1943

as Peter Orcutt

Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait

1943

as Henry Van Cleve - Age 15

Miss Annie Rooney

Miss Annie Rooney

1942

as Marty White

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942

as Johnny

Sergeant York

Sergeant York

1941

as George York

The Great Mr. Nobody

The Great Mr. Nobody

1941

as 'Limpy' Barnes

A Dispatch from Reuters

A Dispatch from Reuters

1940

as Reuter as a Boy

The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird

1940

as Brunig

Hidden Power

Hidden Power

1939

as Stevie Garfield

The Under-Pup

The Under-Pup

1939

as Jerry Binns

Lincoln in the White House

Lincoln in the White House

1939

as Tad Lincoln

The Arkansas Traveler

The Arkansas Traveler

1938

as Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Allen

The Gladiator

The Gladiator

1938

as Bobby

My Bill

My Bill

1938

as Bill Colbrook

Love, Honor and Behave

Love, Honor and Behave

1938

as Ted (child)

The Bride Wore Red

The Bride Wore Red

1937

as Pietro

Madame X

Madame X

1937

as Allan Simonds

The Life of Emile Zola

The Life of Emile Zola

1937

as Pierre Dreyfus

The Little Red Schoolhouse

The Little Red Schoolhouse

1936

as Dickie Burke

The Story of Louis Pasteur

The Story of Louis Pasteur

1936

as Joseph Meister

Timothy's Quest

Timothy's Quest

1936

as Timothy

So Red the Rose

So Red the Rose

1935

as Middleton Bedford

Peter Ibbetson

Peter Ibbetson

1935

as Gogo

Swellhead

Swellhead

1935

as Billy Malone

Without Children

Without Children

1935

as David Sonny Cole Jr. as a Child

Strange Wives

Strange Wives

1934

as Twin

The World Accuses

The World Accuses

1934

as Tommy Weymouth

Tomorrow's Youth

Tomorrow's Youth

1934

as Thomas Hall Jr.

The Human Side

The Human Side

1934

as Bobbie Sheldon

Fifteen Wives

Fifteen Wives

1934

as Young Boy

In Love with Life

In Love with Life

1934

as Laurence 'Laury' Applegate

Upperworld

Upperworld

1934

as Tommy Stream

This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven

1934

as Freddie

Little Men

Little Men

1934

as Demi

Gallant Lady

Gallant Lady

1933

as Deedy Lawrence

Man's Castle

Man's Castle

1933

as Joie

Cradle Song

Cradle Song

1933

as Alberto

Mush and Milk

Mush and Milk

1933

as Dickie

The Kid from Borneo

The Kid from Borneo

1933

as Dickie

Gabriel Over the White House

Gabriel Over the White House

1933

as Jimmy Vetter

Obey the Law

Obey the Law

1933

as Dickie Chester

Forgotten Babies

Forgotten Babies

1933

as Dickie

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1933

as Oliver Twist

Fish Hooky

Fish Hooky

1933

as Dickie

A Lad an' a Lamp

A Lad an' a Lamp

1932

as Dickie

The Racing Strain

The Racing Strain

1932

as Bill Westcott as a Little Boy

The Devil Is Driving

The Devil Is Driving

1932

as 'Buddy' Evans

Birthday Blues

Birthday Blues

1932

as Dickie

Deception

Deception

1932

as Dickie Allen

Free Wheeling

Free Wheeling

1932

as Dickie

Blonde Venus

Blonde Venus

1932

as Johnny Faraday

Hook and Ladder

Hook and Ladder

1932

as Dickie

Winner Take All

Winner Take All

1932

as Dickie Harmon

Million Dollar Legs

Million Dollar Legs

1932

as Willie - Angela's Brother

So Big!

So Big!

1932

as Young Dirk De Jong

Disorderly Conduct

Disorderly Conduct

1932

as Jimmy

The Expert

The Expert

1932

as Dickie Foster

Fireman, Save My Child

Fireman, Save My Child

1932

as Child Watching Baseball Game

Union Depot

Union Depot

1932

as Little Boy (uncredited)

Manhattan Parade

Manhattan Parade

1931

as Junior Roberts

The Star Witness

The Star Witness

1931

as Ned Leeds

The Squaw Man

The Squaw Man

1931

as Little Hal

Confessions of a Co-Ed

Confessions of a Co-Ed

1931

as Patricia's Son

Three Who Loved

Three Who Loved

1931

as Sonny Hanson

Seed

Seed

1931

as Johnny Carter as a Child

Aloha

Aloha

1931

as Junior Bradford

Passion Flower

Passion Flower

1930

as Tommy

The Office Wife

The Office Wife

1930

as Dickie the Boy at Beach (uncredited)

The Matrimonial Bed

The Matrimonial Bed

1930

as Trebel's Son (uncredited)

The Three Sisters

The Three Sisters

1930

as The Child

Son of the Gods

Son of the Gods

1930

as Sam Lee as a Child (uncredited)

Madame X

Madame X

1929

as Boy at Puppet Show (uncredited)

Blue Skies

Blue Skies

1929

The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue

1927

as Baby Francois (uncredited)