Tom Moore (actor) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Tom Moore
Moore c. 1920
Born	(1883-05-01)May 1, 1883 Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Died	February 12, 1955(1955-02-12) (aged 71) Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1908–1954
Spouse(s)	Alice Joyce ​ ​ (m. 1914; div. 1920)​ Renée Adorée ​ ​ (m. 1921; div. 1924)​ Eleanor Merry ​ (m. 1931)​
Children	2
Relatives	Brothers: Owen, Matt and Joe Moore

Thomas J. Moore (born May 1, 1883 – died February 12, 1955) was an actor and director from Ireland and America. He appeared in at least 186 movies between 1908 and 1954. He was often chosen to play the main romantic character. Tom Moore starred in both silent movies and some of the very first "talkies," which were films with sound.

Tom Moore was born in Fordstown Crossroads, County Meath, in May 1883. He moved to the United States with his brothers, Owen, Matt, and Joe, and his sister Mary. They traveled as passengers on the S.S. Anchoria and arrived at Ellis Island in May 1896. Owen and Matt also became successful movie actors. Tom Moore acted in his first silent movie in 1908. He also directed 17 movies in 1914 and 1915, including a film called The Secret Room (1915).

About His Life

Tom Moore with daughter Alice (1920)

In 1914, Tom Moore married Alice Joyce, a famous silent movie star. They had a daughter named Alice Moore (1916–1960). Their daughter also acted in six movies with her father from 1934 to 1937.

On New Year's Eve in 1920, while in New York City, Tom Moore met a young French actress named Renée Adorée. They quickly fell in love. Six weeks after they met, they got married on February 12, 1921, at his home in Beverly Hills. This marriage lasted only a few years. In 1931, Moore married for a third time, to an actress named Eleanor Merry. His brother, Owen Moore, was also an actor and was married to Mary Pickford.

During the Great Depression, many movie studios faced hard times and some even closed. Tom Moore stopped acting in the mid-1930s. About ten years later, he returned to act in smaller supporting roles.

Tom Moore passed away from cancer at the age of 71 in Santa Monica, California. He has a special star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1640 Vine Street, honoring his contributions to movies.

Movies He Starred In

Here is a list of some of the movies Tom Moore appeared in during his long career.

A Man and His Money (1919)

• 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
• 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) - Policeman
• The Song and Dance Man (1926) - Happy Farrell
• Good and Naughty (1926) - Gerald Gray
• The Clinging Vine (1926) - Jimmie Bancroft
• Syncopating Sue (1926) - Eddie Murphy
• Cabaret (1927) - Tom Westcott
• The Love Thrill (1927) - Jack Sturdevant
• The Wise Wife (1927) - John Blaisdell
• The Siren (1927) - Peter Dane
• Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1928) - Pat Kelly
• His Last Haul (1928) - Joe Hammond
• The Yellowback (1929) - O'Mara
• Side Street (1929) - Jimmy O'Farrell
• The Woman Racket (1930) - Tom
• The Costello Case (1930) - Mahoney
• The Last Parade (1931) - Mike O'Dowd
• Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931, Short) - Lookalike Bartender 2
• Cannonball Express (1932) - John Logan
• Men Are Such Fools (1932) - Tom Hyland
• Neighbors' Wives (1933) - John McGrath
• Bombay Mail (1934) - Civil Surgeon
• The Dark Angel (1935) - Hunt Guest (uncredited)
• Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) - Sheriff Hannan (uncredited)
• Trouble for Two (1936) - Major O'Rook
• Parole! (1936) - Carmody (uncredited)
• The Girl on the Front Page (1936) - Brace (uncredited)
• Reunion (1936) - Dr. Richard Sheridan
• Ten Laps to Go (1936) - Mr. Corbett - Norma's Father
• Behind Green Lights (1946) - Metcalfe (uncredited)
• The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947) - Office Clerk (uncredited)
• Moss Rose (1947) - Coroner's Foreman (uncredited)
• Mother Wore Tights (1947) - Man (uncredited)
• Forever Amber (1947) - Killigrew (uncredited)
• Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948) - Judge Stillwell (uncredited)
• The Walls of Jericho (1948) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• Cry of the City (1948) - Doctor (uncredited)
• Road House (1948) - Foreman (uncredited)
• The Fighting O'Flynn (1949) - Tavernkeeper
• The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) - Gus
• The Turning Point (1952) - Drugstore Owner (uncredited)
• The Great Diamond Robbery (1954) - Seedy Man (uncredited)
• Return from the Sea (1954) - Minor Role (uncredited)
• The Human Jungle (1954) - Witness at Murder Scene (uncredited)