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Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore, Jr.; September 12, 1925) is a former American child actor. Besides appearing in a number of major feature films, he was featured as a regular in the Our Gang series during the 1932–1933 season. In addition to his Our Gang work, Moore is most remembered for his portrayal of the title character in the 1933 adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and as Marlene Dietrich's son in Blonde Venus (1932). He is also famous for giving Shirley Temple her first onscreen kiss, in the film Miss Annie Rooney. He was less successful as a teenage actor and young... MORE

Dickie Moore (born John Richard Moore, Jr.; September 12, 1925) is a former American child actor. Besides appearing in a number of major feature films, he was featured as a regular in the Our Gang series during the 1932–1933 season. In addition to his Our Gang work, Moore is most remembered for his portrayal of the title character in the 1933 adaptation of Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist and as Marlene Dietrich's son in Blonde Venus (1932). He is also famous for giving Shirley Temple her first onscreen kiss, in the film Miss Annie Rooney. He was less successful as a teenage actor and young adult, and he retired from the screen in the early 1950s. He would later perform on Broadway, in stock, and on television. He went on to teach and write books about acting, edit Equity magazine, and produce an Oscar-nominated short film (The Boy and the Eagle), and industrial films. In 1984 he published a book about his and others' experiences as child actors, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star: (But Don't Have Sex or Take the Car). Moore is one of the few living members of Our Gang from the original Hal Roach series. Moore has owned a public relations firm for 44 years and has been married to the LESS