Michael D. Moore obit

Silent film Actor Mickey Moore Has Died 

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Michael D. Moore was born on October 14, 1914 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an assistant director and actor, known for The War of the Worlds (1953), Willow (1988) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He was previously married to Laurie Abdo and Esther McNeill. He died on March 4, 2013 in Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

Child actor of the silent screen (under contract to Famous Players-Lasky), who later became a noted second unit director. His credits include , Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Patton (1970) and the first three Indiana Jones movies.

In 1920, he earned as much as $200 a week.

He is the brother of fellow silent film child actor Pat Moore.

Dennis Michael Sheffield was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Thomas William Sheffield, a British marine engineer, and his wife, Norah Moore Sheffield, an actress from Dublin. He and his brother Patrick were Hollywood silent film child actors. At the age of five he appeared in his first film under the stage name "Mickey Moore", chosen because their mother "decided that the boys should work under her maiden name of Moore." He appeared in two dozen films, including The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924) and The King of Kings (1927), until 1927 when he was 13.

In the early 1950s, Moore began working as an assistant director. He was first A.D. on dozens of major motion pictures including The Ten Commandments (1956), and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957). He was an assistant director on several Elvis Presley musical films and directed Presley in the film Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) for Paramount Pictures. Because of that, plus his experience directing a western film, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired him to direct rock and roll singer Roy Orbison in The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967). He worked exclusively as a director in film and television from 1965 to 1969.

He then became a second unit director, working on numerous major films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Patton (1970), and The Man Who Would Be King (1975). He was credited as associate producer in charge of action and animal scenes for Quest for Fire (1981). In the 1980s, Steven Spielberg hired Moore as second unit director on Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. His association with Spielberg led him to direct the "Alamo Jobe" episode of the Amazing Stories television series. Moore was still active as a second unit director into his eighties. His last work was for Disney's 2000 film, 102 Dalmatians.

Moore attended Venice High School in the 1930s where he played football. He married high school sweetheart Esther McNeil in 1933 and had two daughters, Sandra Kastendiek-Drake (born 1936) and Patricia Newman (born 1937). McNeil died in 1992 and Moore married Laurie Abdo, formerly a personal assistant of Paramount producer Howard W. Koch, five years later; Abdo died in 2011.

 

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Arrive Alive

second unit director

Short

 

Glenn Close in 102 Dalmatians (2000)

102 Dalmatians

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

2000

 

Leslie Nielsen in Wrongfully Accused (1998)

Wrongfully Accused

second unit director (as Mickey Moore)

1998

 

Robin Williams and Scott Martin Gershin in Flubber (1997)

Flubber

director: basketball sequence unit (as Mickey Moore)

1997

 

Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians (1996)

101 Dalmatians

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1996

 

Rick Moranis, Sam Horrigan, and Ed O'Neill in Little Giants (1994)

Little Giants

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1994

 

Charlie Sheen, Tim Curry, Rebecca De Mornay, Chris O'Donnell, Kiefer Sutherland, and Oliver Platt in The Three Musketeers (1993)

The Three Musketeers

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1993

 

John Candy, Doug E. Doug, Leon, Rawle D. Lewis, and Malik Yoba in Cool Runnings (1993)

Cool Runnings

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1993

 

Corey Feldman, Mark Caso, David Fraser, Matt Hill, Tim Kelleher, Jim Raposa, Robbie Rist, and Brian Tochi in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1993

 

Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)

Chaplin

second unit director: Los Angeles (as Micky Moore)

1992

 

Shaun Weiss in The Mighty Ducks (1992)

The Mighty Ducks

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1992

 

Sean Astin, Wil Wheaton, Keith Coogan, George Perez, and T.E. Russell in Toy Soldiers (1991)

Toy Soldiers

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1991

 

Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson in Ghostbusters II (1989)

Ghostbusters II

second unit director (as Mickey Moore)

1989

 

Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1989

 

Le palanquin des larmes (1988)

Le palanquin des larmes

second unit director

1988

 

Chevy Chase in Funny Farm (1988)

Funny Farm

second unit director (as Mickey Moore)

1988

 

Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)

Willow

second unit director (as Micky Moore)

1988

 

Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty in Ishtar (1987)

Ishtar

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1987

 

Bette Midler and Shelley Long in Outrageous Fortune (1987)

Outrageous Fortune

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1987

 

Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, and Jason Lively in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)

National Lampoon's European Vacation

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1985

 

Jamie Rose in Lady Blue (1985)

Lady Blue

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

TV Series

1985

1 episode

 

Sylvester (1985)

Sylvester

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1985

 

The Little Drummer Girl (1984)

The Little Drummer Girl

second unit director

1984

 

Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1984

 

Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)

Never Say Never Again

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1983

 

Six Pack (1982)

Six Pack

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1982

 

Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)

Zorro: The Gay Blade

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1981

 

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Raiders of the Lost Ark

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1981

 

Raise the Titanic (1980)

Raise the Titanic

second unit director (as Mickey Moore)

1980

 

The Electric Horseman (1979)

The Electric Horseman

assistant director (as M. Michael Moore)

1979

 

The Beasts Are on the Streets (1978)

The Beasts Are on the Streets

second unit director

TV Movie

1978

 

Damnation Alley (1977)

Damnation Alley

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1977

 

Airport '77 (1977)

Airport '77

second unit director

1977

 

The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)

The Return of a Man Called Horse

second unit director

1976

 

Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson in The Missouri Breaks (1976)

The Missouri Breaks

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1976

 

Sean Connery and Michael Caine in The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

The Man Who Would Be King

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1975

 

Rooster Cogburn (1975)

Rooster Cogburn

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1975

 

The Yakuza (1974)

The Yakuza

assistant director (as Michael Moore)

1974

 

Mame (1974)

Mame

second unit director (as D. Michael Moore)

1974

 

Badge 373 (1973)

Badge 373

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1973

 

Emperor of the North (1973)

Emperor of the North

second unit director

1973

 

The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1973

 

Richard Benjamin in Portnoy's Complaint (1972)

Portnoy's Complaint

assistant director (as Michael Moore)

1972

 

Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)

Sometimes a Great Notion

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1971

 

George C. Scott in Patton (1970)

Patton

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1970

 

Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

second unit director (as Michael Moore)

1969

 

How to Commit Marriage (1969)

How to Commit Marriage

second unit director (as Mickey Moore)

1969

 

John Wayne, Dean Martin, Michael Anderson Jr., and Earl Holliman in The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)

The Sons of Katie Elder

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1965

 

Elvis Presley in Roustabout (1964)

Roustabout

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1964

 

Where Love Has Gone (1964)

Where Love Has Gone

assistant director

1964

 

George Peppard and Carroll Baker in The Carpetbaggers (1964)

The Carpetbaggers

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1964

 

Fun in Acapulco (1963)

Fun in Acapulco

assistant directorsecond unit director (as D. Michael Moore)

1963

 

A New Kind of Love (1963)

A New Kind of Love

assistant director: Paris unit

1963

 

A Girl Named Tamiko (1962)

A Girl Named Tamiko

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1962

 

Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)

Girls! Girls! Girls!

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1962

 

Elvis Presley, Pamela Austin, Joan Blackman, Jenny Maxwell, Darlene Tompkins, and Nancy Walters in Blue Hawaii (1961)

Blue Hawaii

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1961

 

Laurence Harvey and Geraldine Page in Summer and Smoke (1961)

Summer and Smoke

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1961

 

Elvis Presley in G.I. Blues (1960)

G.I. Blues

assistant directorsecond unit director (as D. Michael Moore)

1960

 

Visit to a Small Planet (1960)

Visit to a Small Planet

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1960

 

Career (1959)

Career

assistant director

1959

 

Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Earl Holliman, and Ziva Rodann in Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)

Last Train from Gun Hill

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1959

 

Jerry Lewis, Dina Merrill, and Diana Spencer in Don't Give Up the Ship (1959)

Don't Give Up the Ship

assistant directorsecond unit director (as D. Michael Moore)

1959

 

The Trap (1959)

The Trap

assistant director (as Michael Moore)

1959

 

Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Mimi Gibson, Charles Herbert, and Paul Petersen in Houseboat (1958)

Houseboat

assistant director

1958

 

Elvis Presley and Carolyn Jones in King Creole (1958)

King Creole

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1958

 

Anthony Quinn and Valerie Allen in Hot Spell (1958)

Hot Spell

assistant director

1958

 

Wild Is the Wind (1957)

Wild Is the Wind

assistant director (as D. Michael Moore)

1957

 

Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, and Michel Ray in The Tin Star (1957)

The Tin Star

assistant director

1957

 

Beau James (1957)

Beau James

assistant director

1957

 

Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Rhonda Fleming, and Jo Van Fleet in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957)

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

assistant director

1957

 

Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)

The Ten Commandments

assistant director (as Michael Moore)

1956

 

Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Jackie Loughery, and Lori Nelson in Pardners (1956)

Pardners

assistant director

1956

 

You're Never Too Young (1955)

You're Never Too Young

assistant director

1955

 

The Seven Little Foys (1955)

The Seven Little Foys

assistant director

1955

 

Mary Murphy in Hell's Island (1955)

Hell's Island

assistant director

1955

 

Janet Leigh, Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, and Sheree North in Living It Up (1954)

Living It Up

first assistant director

1954

 

Joan Fontaine, Bob Hope, and Audrey Dalton in Casanova's Big Night (1954)

Casanova's Big Night

assistant director

1954

 

Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Pat Crowley, and Marjie Millar in Money from Home (1953)

Money from Home

assistant director

1953

 

Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Donna Reed, and Barbara Bates in The Caddy (1953)

The Caddy

assistant director (as Michael Moore)

1953

 

Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh in Houdini (1953)

Houdini

assistant director

1953

 

The War of the Worlds (1953)

The War of the Worlds

assistant director

1953

 

William Holden, Carolyn Jones, Edmond O'Brien, and Alexis Smith in The Turning Point (1952)

The Turning Point

assistant director (uncredited)

1952

 

When Worlds Collide (1951)

When Worlds Collide

assistant director (uncredited)

1951

 

Judith Anderson, Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Thomas Gomez, Walter Huston, and Gilbert Roland in The Furies (1950)

The Furies

second assistant director

1950

 

Lucille Ball and Bob Hope in Fancy Pants (1950)

Fancy Pants

second assistant director (uncredited)

1950

 

Alan Ladd, Shelley Winters, Betty Field, and Ruth Hussey in The Great Gatsby (1949)

The Great Gatsby

second assistant director

1949

 

William Holden, William Bendix, Macdonald Carey, and Mona Freeman in Streets of Laredo (1949)

Streets of Laredo

second assistant director (uncredited)

1949

 

Jane Russell and Bob Hope in The Paleface (1948)

The Paleface

second assistant director (uncredited)

1948

 

Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)

Unconquered

second assistant director (uncredited)

1947

 

Bing Crosby, Joan Caulfield, and Barry Fitzgerald in Welcome Stranger (1947)

Welcome Stranger

assistant director

1947

 

Ray Milland and Barbara Stanwyck in California (1947)

California

second assistant director (uncredited)

1947

 

Actor

Buck Jones and Frances Lee in Good as Gold (1927)

Good as Gold

Buck Brady, as a child (as Mickey Moore)

1927

 

Muriel McCormac and Michael D. Moore in The King of Kings (1927)

The King of Kings

Mark (as Micky Moore)

1927

 

Tom Mix, Eva Novak, and Tony the Horse in No Man's Gold (1926)

No Man's Gold

Jimmy Rogers (as Mickey Moore)

1926

 

George Walsh in The Test of Donald Norton (1926)

The Test of Donald Norton

Wen-dah-ban as a Boy (as Mickey Moore)

1926

 

Mark Hamilton in The Lady from Hell (1926)

The Lady from Hell

Billy Boy (as Mickey Moore)

1926

 

Flaming Waters

Dan O'Neil as a boy (uncredited)

1925

 

Harriet Hammond in The Man from Red Gulch (1925)

The Man from Red Gulch

Little Jimmie Falloner (as Mickey Moore)

1925

 

Constance Bennett and Lewis Stone in Cytherea (1924)

Cytherea

Randon Child (as Mickey Moore)

1924

 

George A. Billings in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924)

The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln

Willie Lincoln (as Mickey Moore)

1924

 

Mabel Forrest, Samuel V. Grand, Peaches Jackson, Laura La Varnie, Kate Lester, Michael D. Moore, Pat Moore, Wheeler Oakman, Charlotte Stevens, Bryant Washburn, and Ben F. Wilson in Mine to Keep (1923)

Mine to Keep

Joy Child (as Mickey Moore)

1923

 

Ruth Clifford, John Gilbert, Otis Harlan, and Michael D. Moore in Truxton King (1923)

Truxton King

Prince Robin (as Mickey Moore)

1923

 

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew (1922)

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

Lance Bellew, Jr. (age 4) (as Mickey Moore)

1922

 

Manslaughter (1922)

Manslaughter

Dicky Evans (as Mickey Moore)

1922

 

Wanda Hawley in The Love Charm (1921)

The Love Charm

Little Boy

1921

 

Ethel Clayton in Exit the Vamp (1921)

Exit the Vamp

Junior Shipley (as Mickey Moore)

1921

 

Shame (1921)

Shame

David, at 5 (as Mickey Moore)

1921

 

The Mask (1921)

The Mask

Mickey - Their Son (as Mickey Moore)

1921

 

Louise Glaum in I Am Guilty (1921)

I Am Guilty

The Child (as Mickey Moore)

1921

 

The Lost Romance (1921)

The Lost Romance

Allen Erskine Jr (as Mickey Moore)

1921

 

Mary Miles Minter in All Souls' Eve (1921)

All Souls' Eve

Peter Heath (as Mickey Moore)

1921

 

Elliott Dexter and Gloria Swanson in Something to Think About (1920)

Something to Think About

Bobby Markely (as Mickey Moore)

1920

 

Bert Lytell and Seena Owen in The Price of Redemption (1920)

The Price of Redemption

Billy (as Mickey Moore)

1920

 

Mildred Harris in Polly of the Storm Country (1920)

Polly of the Storm Country

Wee Jerry (as Mickey Moore)

1920

 

Mary Alden and Henry B. Walthall in Parted Curtains (1920)

Parted Curtains

Bobby Masters (as Mickey Moore)

1920

 

Dorcas Matthews and Pat Moore in Out of the Dust (1920)

Out of the Dust

Evans' Grandchild (as Master Mickey Moore)

1920

 

Mary MacLaren in The Unpainted Woman (1919)

The Unpainted Woman

Olaf (as Mickey Moore)

1919