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.

Dickie Moore

Dickie Moore

Acting Born September 12, 1925 – Died September 7, 2015 Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Known For

Omnibus poster

Omnibus

Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

Tony
Lux Video Theatre poster

Lux Video Theatre

Carter Lockwood
Out of the Past poster

Out of the Past

The Kid
Sergeant York poster

Sergeant York

George York
Heaven Can Wait poster

Heaven Can Wait

Henry Van Cleve - Age 15 (uncredited)
Blonde Venus poster

Blonde Venus

Johnny Faraday
Gabriel Over the White House poster

Gabriel Over the White House

Jimmy Vetter
The Life of Emile Zola poster

The Life of Emile Zola

Pierre Dreyfus
Peter Ibbetson poster

Peter Ibbetson

Gogo
So Red the Rose poster

So Red the Rose

Middleton Bedford
The Blue Bird poster

The Blue Bird

Brunig (uncredited)