Alvy Moore
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1921-12-05
- Died
- 1997-05-04
- Place of birth
- Vincennes, Indiana, USA
- Also known as
- Jack Moore
Biography
Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore (December 5, 1921 – May 4, 1997) was an American light comic actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent Hank Kimball on the CBS television series Green Acres. His character would often make a statement, only to immediately negate the statement himself and then negate the corrected statement until his stream of statements was interrupted by a frustrated Oliver Wendell Douglas portrayed by Eddie Albert. One such statement was, "Good morning, Mr. Douglas! Well, it's not a good morning ... but it's not a bad morning either!"
He became an actor and furthered his training at the Pasadena Playhouse, succeeding David Wayne in the role of Ensign Pulver opposite Henry Fonda's Mister Roberts on Broadway, and later toured with the play for 14 months. He made his screen debut playing the quartermaster in Okinawa (1952).[4]
Moore appeared in guest and supporting roles in a number of movies and television shows, including "My Little Margie" in 1952, as Dillard Crumbly, an efficiency expert fresh out of Efficiency College, The Mickey Mouse Club, where he hosted "What I Want to Be" segments as the Roving Reporter. He had a small role as a member of Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang in the 1953 film The Wild One, and a similar bit part the same year as one of the Linda Rosa townspeople in The War of the Worlds. Moore co-starred with Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds in the 1954 film Susan Slept Here, in which he displayed his natural gift for physical comedy. In 1955 he co-starred with Brian Keith and Kim Novak in 5 Against the House. In the early 1960s he was cast in the recurring role of Howie in 11 episodes of the CBS sitcom Pete and Gladys, with Harry Morgan and Cara Williams.[4]
In 1962 Moore was cast as the Swiss-American botanist David Douglas, for whom the Douglas fir tree is named, in an episode of the western anthology series Death Valley Days. Keenan Wynn co-starred as Douglas' friend Josh Tavers, and Iron Eyes Cody played an Indian chief who threatens to kill the two men.[6]
Moore made a brief appearance as a cab driver in the 1964 Perry Mason episode "The Case of the Wednesday Woman." He also appeared in two episodes of another CBS sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show, "The Impractical Joke" and "The Case Of The Pillow." He was also a guest star on The Andy Griffith Show and later on Little House on the Prairie (TV series). He was an actor, producer, and uncredited scriptwriter for A Boy and His Dog. He attended DisCon II, the 1974 World Science Fiction Convention, to help promote the film. One of his last television appearances was a brief guest shot on the sitcom Frasier.
Known For
TV Shows (45)
Frasier
1993
as Putnam
Perry Mason
1957
as Cabbie
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Mr. Crowley
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as Kitchenware Salesman
Wagon Train
1957
as Private Bledsoe
The Waltons
1972
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Merton
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Alvin
The Virginian
1962
as Man / Les Jensen / Ray Harris
Dragnet
1951
Love, American Style
1969
Burke's Law
1963
as Herbert / Spiegel / Arnie / Ralph Kelso / Photographer
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Matt - Bartender
Daniel Boone
1964
as Amos Truro
Newhart
1982
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Manager
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Green Acres
1965
as Hank Kimball / Hank Kimball / Jed Clampett / Fritz Kimball
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Adam Gallante
The Munsters
1964
Hazel
1961
as Mr. Haverstraw
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1964
as Hoff
Surfside 6
1960
as Herbert Colter
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
as Birdy Fletcher
Navy Log
1955
87th Precinct
1961
as Adam Sloan / Mr. Giddon
How the West Was Won
1977
as Swenson
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Specs
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Billy Joe / Gordie Fields
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as Cab Driver
The Littles
1983
Broken Arrow
1956
as Daniels
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Hal Dooley / Second Rider (uncredited)
Vacation Playhouse
1963
as Otis Platt
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Mickey Mouse Club
1955
as Self
The Young Marrieds
1964
as Hoby
Nanny and the Professor
1970
The Legend of Jesse James
1965
as Joe T. Alcorn
Peter Loves Mary
1960
as Lieutenant Baker
My Mother the Car
1965
Lotsa Luck
1973
as Samuel Quincy
General Electric Theater
1953
as Herb Dennis
Hardball
1994
as Old Hardball
Movies (63)
The War of the Worlds
1953
as Zippy (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Winston, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
Little House: The Last Farewell
1984
as 1st Mayor
A Boy and His Dog
1975
as Dr. Moore
Herbie Rides Again
1974
as Angry Taxi Driver
The Wild One
1953
as Pigeon (uncredited)
The Naked Witch
1969
as Dr. Ralph Hayes
Intruder
1989
as Officer Dalton
Mortuary
1982
as Bob Stevens
Here Come the Littles
1985
as Grandpa Little (voice)
The Specialist
1975
as Bailiff Humbolt
Move Over, Darling
1963
as Room Service Waiter
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
as Gator
They're Playing with Fire
1984
as Jimbo
The Horror Show
1989
as Chili Salesman
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
as Katy's Date (uncredited)
Susan Slept Here
1954
as Virgil
A Very Special Favor
1965
as Ralph (uncredited)
The Perfect Furlough
1958
as Pvt. Marvin Brewer
Kilroy
1965
as Hal Dooley
Secret of the Incas
1954
as Young Man at Bar (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
as Luke Coslow
Kate Bliss and the Ticker Tape Kid
1978
as Room Clerk
Return to Green Acres
1990
as Hank Kimball
For Love or Money
1963
as George
Destination Gobi
1953
Off Limits
1952
as Staff Sgt. Wagner (uncredited)
China Venture
1953
as Carlson
The Invisible Boy
1957
as Scientist (uncredited)
Battle Circus
1953
as Runnker
Talk About a Stranger
1952
as Sailor on Motorcycle
Sunday in New York
1963
as Airport Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
Who Killed Julie Greer?
1961
as Reporter
Donovan's Kid
1979
as 2nd Horseman
The Glory Brigade
1953
as Pvt. 'Stoney' Stone
Lacy and the Mississippi Queen
1978
as Reverend
Fearless Fagan
1952
as Thomson
Superbman: The Other Movie
1981
as Perry Blight
Skirts Ahoy!
1952
as French-Speaking Sailor (uncredited)
The Heart Is a Rebel
1958
as Bill
An Annapolis Story
1955
as Willie Warren
Everything's Ducky
1961
as Lipscott
The Wackiest Ship in the Army
1960
as Johnson
Twist Around The Clock
1961
as Dizzy Bellew
5 Against the House
1955
as Roy
Dr. Minx
1975
as Sheriff Frank
Smokey and the Hotwire Gang
1979
as Sheriff Flower
The Late Liz
1971
as Bill Morris
The Brotherhood of Satan
1971
as Tobey
Which Witch is Which?
1984
as Abner
Love and Kisses
1965
as Officer Jones
Mrs. Sundance
1974
as Mr. Spence
The Littles: Liberty and the Littles
1986
as Grandpa Little (voice)
3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt
1964
as Sutter T. Finley
Screaming Eagles
1956
as Pvt. Grimes
Return from the Sea
1954
as Smitty
Cotton Candy
1978
as Mr. Smalley
Battle Zone
1952
as Marine Marine (uncredited)
Early Warning
1981
The Persuader
1957
as Willy Williams
Scream
1981
as Allen
Time to Run
1973
as Officer Andy Sildania
The Turkey Caper
1985
as Abner
About Alvy Moore
Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore (December 5, 1921 – May 4, 1997) was an American light comic actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent Hank Kimball on the CBS television series Green Acres. His character would often make a statement, only to immediately negate the statement himself and then negate the corrected statement until his stream of statements was interrupted by a frustrated Oliver Wendell Douglas portrayed by Eddie Albert. One such statement was, "Good morning, Mr. Douglas! Well, it's not a good morning ... but… With 108 credits spanning from 1951 to 1994, Alvy Moore has appeared in 63 films and 45 TV shows.
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- The War of the Worlds (1953) — as Zippy (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — as Winston, Olympic Team Member (uncredited)
- Little House: The Last Farewell (1984) — as 1st Mayor
- A Boy and His Dog (1975) — as Dr. Moore
- Herbie Rides Again (1974) — as Angry Taxi Driver
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