Gar Moore

Gar Moore was born on Sep 04, 1920 in USA. Gar Moore's big-screen debut came with Paisan directed by Roberto Rossellini in 1946, strarring Fred - American Soldier (episode III: Roma). Gar Moore is known for Paisan directed by Roberto Rossellini, Carmela Sazio stars as Carmela (episode I: Sicilia) and Robert Van Loon as Joe - American Soldier (episode I: Sicilia). The upcoming new movie Gar Moore plays is Curse of the Faceless Man which will be released on Nov 09, 1958.

Born Joseph Garland Moore Jr, he was known throughout his career as Gar Moore. His mother was part Cherokee Indian and his father was a local Pharmacist in Chelsea, Oklahoma and a distant cousin of Will Rogers. He attended the University of Oklahoma on a Music Scholarship graduating in 1943. He was appearing on stage in New York as a scout for Italian Director Roberto Rossellini discovered him. His initial work in film was in Italy, but he soon found his way to Hollywood. Initial American acting credits include Païsa (1946), Vivre en paix (1947), Deux nigauds chez les tueurs (1949), eventually transitioning to Television in Fireside Theatre (1949) and Chevron Theatre (1952). Roles were drying up for him and he retired in 1959 to Palm Springs where wrote and painted portraits. He was engaged to Magda Gabor, the eldest of the Gabor Sisters, but later married Marge Sinek, a member of the Oscar Meyer Company. His ashes were sprinkled in the Palm Spring Desert that he so adored.