Del Moore

Marion Delbridge Moore (May 14, 1916 – August 30, 1970) professionally Del Moore, was an American actor, comedian and radio announcer.

Del Moore
Del Moore in Life with Elizabeth (1953)
Born	Marion Delbridge Moore (1916-05-14)May 14, 1916 Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1970(1970-08-30) (aged 54) Encino, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor comedian radio announcer
Years active	1952–1970
Spouse	Gayle Pearl (Ferber) Moore (until his death)

Life and career

Moore was born on May 14, 1916, in Pensacola, Florida, he began his career in radio before moving to television. After serving in the US Army Air Forces in World War II, Moore appeared in 1952 in the first of several So You Want To ... Warner Bros. comedy shorts with George O'Hanlon. He co-starred in the early television comedy Life with Elizabeth (1953–55), with Betty White; he also was doing a morning radio spot at KMPC radio. He appeared in many episodes of Dragnet and Adam-12, and was a regular on the series Bachelor Father playing Cal Mitchell. For several years in the late 1950s he hosted a daily children's program opposite Willy the Wolf (a muppet-like adult size character), as well as hosting the Late Late Show on KTTV Channel 11 in Los Angeles.^[1]

Moore played supporting roles in several Jerry Lewis films, including The Big Mouth and The Patsy. He made his feature film debut in Lewis' Cinderfella in 1960 and was the university president in 1963's The Nutty Professor. He was also in the 1967 teen film Catalina Caper, which later appeared as an "experiment" in a 1990 episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.^[2]

For his work on television, Del Moore received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960.^[3]

Moore was married twice: Jessie Newbold (m. 1937 in Florida)^[4] and Gayle Pearl Ferber (m. March 25, 1945 in California) .

Death

Moore died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Encino, California, in 1970 at the age of 54.^[5] He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	Bus Stop	Man at Rodeo	Uncredited
1956	Hollywood or Bust	Photographer	Uncredited
1960	The Bellboy	Golf Announcer	Voice, Uncredited
1960	Cinderfella	Radio Announcer	Uncredited
1961	Dondi	Police Detective	Uncredited
1961	The Last Time I Saw Archie	Pvt. Frank Ostrow
1961	The Ladies Man	TV Announcer	Uncredited
1961	The Errand Boy	M.C. at Premiere
1962	Stagecoach to Dancers' Rock	Hiram Best
1962	It's Only Money	Patrolman
1963	The Nutty Professor	Dr. Mortimer S. Warfield
1963	Who's Minding the Store?		Voice, Uncredited
1964	The Patsy
1964	The Disorderly Orderly
1965	Two on a Guillotine		Uncredited
1966	Three on a Couch		Uncredited
1966	Movie Star, American Style or; LSD, I Hate You
1967	Catalina Caper	Arthur Duval
1967	The Big Mouth	Mr. Hodges
1969	Hook, Line & Sinker	Television Clergyman / Gravedigger at Funeral	Uncredited

1961 (May 18) episode of Bachelor Father called "Bentley builds a pool"