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Also known as Thomas J. Moore, Thomas Moore
Thomas J. Moore was an Irish-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.
Occupation
film director, actor, stage actor, television actor
Thomas J. Moore (May 1, 1883 – February 12, 1955) was an Irish-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 in May 1883, County Meath, Moore, along with his brothers, Owen, Matt, and Joe, 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).
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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 Renée Adorée. A whirlwind romance ensued, and six weeks after their meeting, on February 12, 1921, they married at his home in Beverly Hills. The marriage lasted only a few years. In 1931, Moore married a third time, to actress Eleanor Merry. His brother, Owen Moore, also an actor, 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 of cancer at age 71 in Santa Monica, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1640 Vine Street.
Selected filmography
The Christmas Burglars (1908, Short) - Customer
The Helping Hand (1908, Short) - Man in Office / Wedding Guest
The Criminal Hypnotist (1909, Short) - Party Guest
The Vampire's Trail (1914, Short) - Horace Payne - a Wealthy Broker
The Judge's Wife (1914) - Mr. Johnson
Dollars and the Woman (1916) - Dan Hilyer
The Primrose Ring (1917) - Bob MacLean
The Jaguar's Claws (1917) - Phil Jordan
The Lesson (1917) - Chet Vernon
Little Miss Optimist (1917) - Deal Hendrie
The Wild Girl (1917) - Donald MacDonald
The Cinderella Man (1917) - Anthony Quintard
Dodging a Million (1918) - Jack Forsythe
Go West, Young Man (1918) - Dick Latham
The Floor Below (1918) - Hunter Mason
The Danger Game (1918) - Jimmy Gilpin
The Fair Pretender (1918) - Don Meredith
Just for Tonight (1918) - Theodore Whitney Jr.
The Kingdom of Youth (1918) - Jimmy Betts
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Thirty a Week (1918) - Dan Murray
Brown of Harvard (1918) - Tom Brown
A Man and His Money (1919) - Harry Lathrop
One of the Finest (1919) - Larry Hayes
The City of Comrades (1919) - Frank Melbury
Heartsease (1919) - Eric Temple
Lord and Lady Algy (1919) - Lord Algy
Toby's Bow (1919) - Tom Blake
The Gay Lord Quex (1919) - The Marquis of Quex
Duds (1920) - Phoebe Plunkett
The Great Accident (1920) - Wint Chase
Stop Thief! (1920) - Jack Dougan
Officer 666 (1920) - Travers Gladwyn
Hold Your Horses (1921) - Daniel Canavan
Made in Heaven (1921) - William Lowry
Beating the Game (1921) - 'Fancy Charlie'
From the Ground Up (1921) - Terence Giluley
Mr. Barnes of New York (1922) - Mr. Barnes
Over the Border (1922) - Sgt. Flaherty
The Cowboy and the Lady (1922) - Teddy North
Pawned (1922) - John Bruce
The Harbour Lights (1923) - Lieutenant David Kingsley
Mary of the Movies (1923) - Himself (uncredited)
Marriage Morals (1923) - Young Harry Ryan
Rouged Lips (1923) - James Patterson III
Big Brother (1923) - Jimmy Donovan
Manhandled (1924) - Jim Hogan
One Night in Rome (1924) - Richard Oak
Dangerous Money (1924) - Tim Sullivan
Adventure (1925) - David Sheldon
On Thin Ice (1925) - Charles White
Pretty Ladies (1925) - Al Cassidy
Under the Rouge (1925) - Whitey
The Trouble with Wives (1925) - William Hyatt
A Kiss for Cinderella (1925) - Prince Charming (Policeman)
