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John Richard Moore Jr. was an American actor known professionally as Dickie Moore and later as Dick Moore. He was one of the last surviving actors to have appeared in silent film. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the Our Gang series and films such as Oliver Twist, Blonde Venus, Sergeant York and Out of the Past.
Birth Name
John Richard Moore Jr.
Born
Saturday, 12 September 1925
Died
Monday, 07 September 2015
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe | Self | 2022 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Buffalo Bill Jr. | 2013 |
| The Story of Hal Roach and Our Gang | Self | 2009 |
| Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star | Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red' | 2002 |
| The Little Rascals | 1999 | |
| The Our Gang Story | Self / Dickie / Oliver Twist / Joseph Meister / Marty | 1994 |
| Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self / Himself | 1993 |
| Biography | Self / Oliver Twist | 1987 |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1986 |
| Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Dickie | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe | Self | 2022 |
| TV's Western Heroes | Buffalo Bill Jr. | 2013 |
| The Story of Hal Roach and Our Gang | Self | 2009 |
| Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star | Self - Actor, 'The Bride Wore Red' | 2002 |
| The Little Rascals | 1999 | |
| The Our Gang Story | Self / Dickie / Oliver Twist / Joseph Meister / Marty | 1994 |
| Shirley Temple: America's Little Darling | Self / Himself | 1993 |
| Biography | Self / Oliver Twist | 1987 |
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Audience Member | 1986 |
| Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Dickie | 1984 |
| Hollywood's Children | Self | 1982 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self | 1956 |
| The Member of the Wedding | Soldier | 1952 |
| Eight Iron Men | Pvt. Muller | 1952 |
| Omnibus | Lt. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart (segment) | 1952 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Tony / Carter Lockwood | 1950 |
| The Web | (as Dick Moore) | 1950 |
| Cody of the Pony Express | Bill Cody | 1950 |
| Killer Shark | Jonesy | 1950 |
| Boy and the Eagle | The Cripple Boy / Narrator | 1949 |
| Tuna Clipper | Frankie Pereira | 1949 |
| Bad Boy | Charlie | 1949 |
| Behind Locked Doors | Jim | 1948 |
| 16 Fathoms Deep | George / George Athos | 1948 |
| Dangerous Years | Gene Spooner | 1947 |
| Out of the Past | The Kid | 1947 |
| Sweet and Low-Down | Military Cadet General 'Mogie' Cramichael | 1944 |
| Youth Runs Wild | Georgie Dunlop | 1944 |
| The Eve of St. Mark | Zip West | 1944 |
| The Song of Bernadette | Adolard Bouhouhorts - Age 15 | 1943 |
| Jive Junction | Peter Crane | 1943 |
| Happy Land | Peter Orcutt | 1943 |
| Heaven Can Wait | Henry Van Cleve - Age 15 | 1943 |
| Miss Annie Rooney | Marty White | 1942 |
| The Adventures of Martin Eden | Johnny | 1942 |
| Sergeant York | George York | 1941 |
| The Great Mr. Nobody | 'Limpy' Barnes | 1941 |
| A Dispatch from Reuters | Reuter as a Boy | 1940 |
| The Blue Bird | Young Lad | 1940 |
| Hidden Power | Stevie Garfield | 1939 |
| The Under-Pup | Jerry Binns | 1939 |
| Lincoln in the White House | Tad Lincoln | 1939 |
| Land of Liberty | (archive footage) | 1939 |
| Angels with Dirty Faces | Church Choir Soloist | 1938 |
| The Arkansas Traveler | Benjamin Franklin 'Benny' Allen | 1938 |
| The Gladiator | Bobby | 1938 |
| My Bill | Bill Colbrook | 1938 |
| Love, Honor and Behave | Ted (child) / Ted - as a child | 1938 |
| The Bride Wore Red | Pietro | 1937 |
| Madame X | Allan Simonds | 1937 |
| The Life of Emile Zola | Pierre Dreyfus | 1937 |
| Star for a Night | Boy | 1936 |
| The Little Red Schoolhouse | Dickie Burke | 1936 |
| The Story of Louis Pasteur | Joseph Meister | 1936 |
| Timothy's Quest | Timothy | 1936 |
| Peter Ibbetson | Gogo - Peter Age 8 / Gogo / Peter, age 8 | 1935 |
| So Red the Rose | Middleton Bedford | 1935 |
| Swellhead | Billy Malone | 1935 |
| Without Children | David Sonny Cole Jr. as a Child | 1935 |
| Little Men | Demi | 1934 |
| The World Accuses | Tommy Weymouth | 1934 |
| Tomorrow's Youth | Thomas Hall Jr / Thomas Hall Jr. | 1934 |
| Fifteen Wives | Young Boy | 1934 |
| In Love with Life | Laurence 'Laury' Applegate / Laury | 1934 |
| Upperworld | Tommy Stream | 1934 |
| This Side of Heaven | Freddie | 1934 |
| Gallant Lady | Deedy Lawrence | 1934 |
| Man's Castle | Joey / Joie | 1933 |
| Cradle Song | Alberto | 1933 |
| The Wolf Dog | The Boy at Airport | 1933 |
| Mush and Milk | Dickie | 1933 |
| The Kid from Borneo | Dickie | 1933 |
| Gabriel Over the White House | Jimmy Vetter | 1933 |
| Forgotten Babies | Dickie | 1933 |
| Oliver Twist | Oliver Twist | 1933 |
| Fish Hooky | Dickie | 1933 |
| The Racing Strain | Bill Westcott as a Little Boy (courtesy of Hal Roach) / Bill Westcott as a Little Boy | 1932 |
| A Lad an' a Lamp | Dickie | 1932 |
| The Devil Is Driving | 'Buddy' Evans | 1932 |
| Birthday Blues | Dickie | 1932 |
| Deception | Dickie Allen | 1932 |
| Free Wheeling | Dickie | 1932 |
| Blonde Venus | Johnny Faraday | 1932 |
| Hook and Ladder | Dickie | 1932 |
| The Hollywood Handicap | Character | 1932 |
| Winner Take All | Dickie Harmon | 1932 |
| Million Dollar Legs | Willie - Angela's Brother | 1932 |
| So Big! | Dirk De Jong (younger) / Young Dirk De Jong | 1932 |
| Disorderly Conduct | Jimmy | 1932 |
| The Expert | Dickie / Dickie Foster | 1932 |
| Fireman, Save My Child! | Child Watching Baseball Game / Herbie | 1932 |
| Union Depot | Little Boy | 1932 |
| Manhattan Parade | Junior Roberts | 1932 |
| Husband's Holiday | Philip Boyd | 1931 |
| The Squaw Man | Little Hal | 1931 |
| The Star Witness | Ned Leeds | 1931 |
| Confessions of a Co-Ed | Patricia's Son | 1931 |
| Three Who Loved | Sonny Hanson | 1931 |
| Seed | Johnny Carter as a Child | 1931 |
| Aloha | Junior Bradford | 1931 |
| Passion Flower | Tommy Wallace / Tommy | 1930 |
| The Office Wife | Dickie - Boy at the Beach | 1930 |
| Lawful Larceny | The Dorsey Child | 1930 |
| Let Us Be Gay | Bobby Brown - 5 Years Old | 1930 |
| The Matrimonial Bed | One of Susan's Sons | 1930 |
| Son of the Gods | Sam Lee - as a Boy | 1930 |
| Lummox | Bit Role | 1930 |
| Madame X | Boy at Puppet Show | 1929 |
| Object: Alimony | Jimmy Rutledge Jr. | 1928 |
| Plastered in Paris | Minor Role | 1928 |
| The Beloved Rogue | Baby Francois | 1927 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Boy and the Eagle | 1949 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Boy and the Eagle | 1949 |
