Michael D. Moore

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Michael D. Moore with Louise Glaum and Mahlon Hamilton in I Am Guilty (1921)

Michael D. Moore , also known as Micky Moore , Mickey Moore and Michael Moore (born October 14, 1914 in Vancouver , British Columbia , † March 4, 2013 in Malibu , California ) was a Canadian- born American actor and British director Ancestry.

Life

Moore moved to Santa Barbara with his family in 1915 . As a toddler, he was seen in various film productions and to support his career, his family settled in Los Angeles . By the late 1920s, he had appeared in more than 20 films, including King of Kings (1927) by Cecil B. DeMille .

DeMille later also assisted Moore in his second adult career as assistant director and second-unit director, which Moore began in 1947. As such, Moore was involved in more than 80 film productions in 2000. The best-known films with him as assistant director include The Ten Commandments (1956) and the first three Indiana Jones films.

In 1966 he directed his first independent film with the music film Südsee-Paradies . The male lead took over Elvis Presley , who could be seen in his 21st film production. A few more film and television works followed, which he directed independently. His last independent directorial work was an episode of the Incredible Stories series from 1985.

In 2009 he published his memories in book form with My Magic Carpet of Films . He died of heart failure in his Malibu home in March 2013, aged 98.

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

  • 1919: The Unpainted Woman
  • 1921: The Love Charm
  • 1922: Women on the wrong track (Manslaughter)
  • 1924: The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln
  • 1926: The Gold Prospector 's Testament (No Man's Gold)
  • 1927: King of Kings (King of Kings)
  • 1927: Good As Gold

As a director

  • 1966: South Seas Paradise (Paradise, Hawaiian Style)
  • 1967: Bonanza (TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1967: Nitro (Kill a Dragon)
  • 1967: Hondo (TV series, four episodes)
  • 1968: Shadok (Buckskin)
  • 1977: Mister Deathman

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Mickey Moore, Acclaimed second-unit director, this at 98 . In: The Hollywood Reporter . ( hollywoodreporter.com [accessed April 2, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Moore, Michael D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Moore, Mickey; Moore, Mickey; Moore, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH October 14, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Vancouver , British Columbia
DATE OF DEATH 4th March 2013
Place of death Malibu , California