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Alvy Moore
Actor, Producer
Died May 4, 1997 (75 years)
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.
In the 1980s Moore appeared in many cult horror films, including Scream (1981), Mortuary (1983), They're Playing With Fire (1984), Intruder (1989), and The Horror Show (1989).
Filmography
| 1993 | Frasier (TV Series) · as Putnam |
| 1990 | Return to Green Acres · as Hank Kimball |
| 1990 | Evening Shade (TV Series) · as Bailiff |
| 1989 | The Horror Show · as Chili Salesman |
| 1989 | Little White Lies · as Mr. Jenkell |
| 1989 | Intruder · as Officer Dalton |
| 1987 | A Chucklewood Easter · as Abner |
| 1986 | The Littles: Liberty and the Littles · as Grandpa Little (voice) |
| 1985 | Here Come the Littles · as Grandpa Little |
| 1984 | Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind · as King Jihl ('Warriors of the Wind' dub) |
| 1984 | They're Playing with Fire · as Jimbo |
| 1984 | Little House: The Last Farewell · as 1st Mayor |
| 1983 | Mortuary · as Bob Stevens |
| 1983 | The Littles (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1983 | Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series) · as Birdy Fletcher |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Early Warning · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Scream · as Allen |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1979 | Smokey and the Hotwire Gang · as Sheriff Flower |
| 1978 | Cotton Candy · as Mr. Smalley |
| 1978 | Lacy and the Mississippi Queen · as Reverend |
| 1977 | ABC Weekend Special (TV Series) · as Grandpa Little |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Mr. Stone |
| 1976 | How the West Was Won (TV Series) · as Swenson |
| 1975 | Dr. Minx · as Sheriff Frank |
| 1975 | The Specialist · as Bailiff Humbolt |
| 1975 | A Boy and His Dog · as Dr. Moore |
| 1974 | Herbie Rides Again · as Angry Taxi Driver |
| 1974 | Mrs. Sundance · as Mr. Spence |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Time to Run · as Officer Andy Sildania |
| 1972 | The Waltons (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1971 | The Brotherhood of Satan · as Tobey |
| 1971 | The Late Liz · as Bill Morris |
| 1970 | Nanny and the Professor (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1969 | The Witchmaker · as Dr. Ralph Hayes |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Alan (segment "Love and the Amateur Night") |
| 1967 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin · as Mr. Brown |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile · as Gas Station Mechanic |
| 1965 | My Mother the Car (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | Green Acres (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives (TV Series) · as John Purcell |
| 1964 | 3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt · as Sutter T. Finley |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Amos Truro |
| 1964 | Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (TV Series) · as Hoff |
| 1964 | The Rogues (TV Series) · as George |
| 1964 | The Munsters (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Move Over, Darling · as Room Service Waiter |
| 1963 | Sunday in New York · as Airport Ticket Clerk |
| 1963 | The Raiders · as Corporal |
| 1963 | Arrest and Trial (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1962 | The Virginian (TV Series) · as Man |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series) · as Alvin |
| 1961 | Everything's Ducky · as Lipscott |
| 1961 | Twist Around the Clock · as Dizzy Bellew |
| 1961 | The Joey Bishop Show (TV Series) · as Wilson |
| 1961 | Hazel (TV Series) · as Mr. Haverstraw |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Wiley |
| 1960 | The Wackiest Ship in the Army · as Johnson |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | Stagecoach West (TV Series) · as J. J. Brester |
| 1959 | Dennis the Menace (TV Series) · as Manager |
| 1958 | The Heart Is a Rebel · as Bill |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | The Invisible Boy · as Scientist |
| 1957 | Designing Woman · as Luke Coslow |
| 1957 | Bachelor Father (TV Series) · as Martin Burns |
| 1957 | Perry Mason (TV Series) · as Cabbie |
| 1957 | Wagon Train (TV Series) · as Private Bledsoe |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Matt - Bartender |
| 1955 | 5 Against the House · as Roy |
| 1954 | There's No Business Like Show Business · as Katy's Date (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 · as Gator |
| 1954 | Secret of the Incas · as Young Man at Bar (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Susan Slept Here · as Virgil |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Hal Dooley |
| 1953 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes · as Winston - Olympic Team |
| 1953 | The War of the Worlds · as Zippy (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Battle Circus · as Runnker |
| 1953 | The Girls of Pleasure Island · as Marine |
| 1953 | Destination Gobi · as Aide, Argus HQ |
| 1953 | The Affairs of Dobie Gillis · as Interrupted Registering Freshman |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Herb Dennis |
| 1953 | The Wild One · as Pigeon |
| 1952 | Flat Top · as Sailor |
| 1952 | Talk About a Stranger · as Sailor on Motorcycle |
| 1952 | Skirts Ahoy! · as French-Speaking Sailor (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Fearless Fagan · as Thomson |
| 1952 | Battle Zone · as Marine |
| 1952 | Okinawa · as Sailor on Bridge |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Andy Kale |
| 1952 | My Little Margie (TV Series) · as Dillard Crumbly III |
| 1952 | Rebound (TV Series) · as Petri Gunther |
| 1951 | Dragnet (1951) (TV Series) · as Unknown |