Kieron Moore (1924-2007)

biography

Born Kieron O'Hanrahan in Ireland on October 5, 1924, actor Kieron Moore initially planned a career in the medical profession before switching to acting while in college. After spending time acting in stage plays, he moved to Britain in the early 1940s and soon found himself acting on the legitimate stage. He made his first film appearance at age 20 in the crime drama The Voice Within (1945). Starring alongside up-and-coming actress Barbara White, Moore plays the part of a murderer. He and White began a relationship during the lensing of the film, and the couple married in 1947.

In the early 1950s, Moore made a couple of films in Hollywood: David and Bathsheba (1951; with Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward) and Ten Tall Men (1951; with Burt Lancaster, Gilbert Roland, Gerald Mohr, and Mari Blanchard). But neither film was a runaway success, so Moore headed back to Britain to continue acting in films. Although Moore acted in numerous costume dramas and several comedies, today he is best remembered for the horror and science fiction pictures he made during the second half of his film career, including Satellite in the Sky (1956; with Lois Maxwell), Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961; with Hazel Court), Day of the Triffids (1962; with Howard Keel and Janette Scott), and Crack in the World (1965; with Dana Andrews and Janette Scott).

the films of kieron moore

A Man About the House (1947)

Anna Karenina (1948)

David and Bathsheba (1951)

The Blue Peter (1955)

Satellite in the Sky (1956)

The Steel Bayonet (1957)

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)

The Siege of Sidney Street (1960)

Dr. Blood's Coffin (1960)

I Thank a Fool (1962)

The Main Attraction (1962)

Crack in the World (1965)

Arabesque (1966)

Bikini Paradise (1967)

later years

After acting in a few lackluster films made in Spain, including Custer of the West (1967; with Jeffrey Hunter and Ty Hardin) and Run Like a Thief (1968; with Keenan Wynn and Fernando Rey), Moore turned his attention to television. He starred in the short-lived BBC action series Ryan International (1970), but this series was his last. Moore made a few appearances on other television programs before throwing in the towel in the early 1970s. Afterward, he took a position with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development and concentrated his efforts on shooting documentaries of the downtrodden's plight. In the early 1980s, he became associate editor of for The Universe, a Catholic newspaper published in Great Britain. Moore retired in the mid 1990s to France, where he passed away on July 15, 2007, at the age of 82. He was survived by his wife, a daughter, and three sons.

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A Man About The House [DVD](1947) DVD
A pair of English spinsters take up residence in the Neapolitan villa they've inherited and soon fall prey to the handsome caretaker, whose charm conceals his poisonous intentions. Margaret Johnson and Dulcie Gray star.
Anna Karenina [DVD](1948) DVD
The lovely Vivien Leigh is magnetic in producer Alexander Korda's adaptation of the Tolstoy classic, and Ralph Richardson is equally fine as the stodgy husband whose neglect drives her into the arms of another. Lavish drama co-stars Mary Kerridge, Kieron Moore. 112 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurettes; photo gallery.
David And Bathsheba [DVD](1951) DVD
The Biblical tale of forbidden love and betrayal is given Hollywood's epic treatment, with an all-star cast that includes Gregory Peck as the troubled King of Israel and Susan Hayward the soldier's wife who becomes the object of his passions. Raymond Massey, Jayne Meadows, Kieron Moore co-star. 116 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish; featurette; theatrical trailers.
British Cinema: Crime & Noir [DVD] DVD
A blind man regains his sight and discovers a presumed-to-be-dead man is alive and running a smuggling ring. British melodrama "Blackout" (1950) stars Maxwell Reed, Dinah Sheridan. "No Trace" (1950) is a thriller focusing on a crime novelist's involvement in a real-life murder. Hugh Sinclair, Sheridan star. A woman leaving her father's estate after his suicide becomes a killer's target, in "Home to Danger" (1951). Guy Rolfe, Rona Anderson, and Stanley Baker star. Elizabeth Sellars takes little time to "Recoil" (1953) after the mob kills her father, posing as a criminal to infiltrate their ranks and obtain her revenge. With Edward Underdown, Kieron Moore. "Meet Mr. Callaghan" (1954), as the eponymous hero of a Peter Cheyney novel, played by Derrick De Marney, sets out to solve the murder of a rich, unpopular man. Harriette Johns, Peter Neil co-star. An English family on vacation discovers an escaped killer hiding in their trailer. The fugitive holds them in a "Bond of Fear" (1956) while forcing them to drive him to the channel ferry at Dover. Dermot Walsh, Jane Barrett star. 7 1/2 hrs. total on two discs. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
World Without End (1956)/Satellite In The Sky [DVD](1956) DVD
First, in "World Without End," a quartet of astronauts on an Earth-to-Mars mission accidentally passes through a time warp and returns home in the year 2058. Once there, they discover that the planet has been devastated by nuclear war and the survivors are forced to battle giant spiders, cyclopean mutants and other horrors. Hugh Marlowe, Rod Taylor, Nancy Gates star. Then, in "Satellite in the Sky," a group of scientists stationed in outer space study the effects of a tritonium bomb. But when the exploding device gets attached to the satellite they are working aboard, the crew must try to dislodge it and avert disaster. Kieron Moore, Lois Maxwell, Donald Wolfit, and Bryan Forbes star. 165 min. total. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French.
Greatest Classic Films Collection: Sci-Fi Adventures [DVD] DVD
Two-disc set includes "The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms," "Them!" (1954), "World Without End," and "Satellite in the Sky."
Darby O'Gill And The Little People [DVD](1959) DVD
Whimsical Disney fantasy about a cantankerous Irish storyteller who matches wits with the ancient magic of King Brian of the Leprechauns. A humorous, colorful, tune-filled tale, starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro and a young Sean Connery. Songs include "The Wishing Song" and "Pretty Irish Girl." 91 min. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish, French; featurettes.
Basil Dearden's London Underground (Criterion Collection) [DVD] DVD
This collection showcases the talent of groundbreaking and controversial British filmmaker Basil Dearden. "Sapphire" (1959) stars Nigel Patrick as a London detective investigating a murder of a pregnant woman that's believed to be racially motivated. Powerful look at bigotry and social class in '50s England co-stars Michael Craig and Yvonne Mitchell. "The League of Gentlemen" (1960) has a crew of disgruntled army men attempting to pull off a million-dollar bank heist using their military skills. Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, and Roger Livesey star. "All Night Long" (1962) reworks Shakespeare's "Othello" into the '60s London jazz club scene, as jealous singer Patrick McGoohan tries to ruin the interracial relationship between Paul Harris and Marti Stevens. Four-disc set also includes "Victim" (1961). 6 2/3 hrs. total. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
British Cinema Collection [DVD] DVD
"The Girl in the News" (1941) is an atmospheric British thriller from Carol Reed ("The Third Man") about a butler who poisons his boss and frames the attending nurse for the deed. Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes star. Tossed out of college, a junk dealer's misguided son (Dermot Walsh) decides he'll get a better education working as a jewel thief in the crime drama "The Frightened Man" (1952). Barbara Murray, Charles Victor co-star. A gambler (George Baker) deep in debt must take a few more risks when his brother gets in trouble by spoiling his demanding girlfriend, in "Tread Softly Stranger" (1958). Diana Dors, Terence Morgan co-star. Set in 1911 London, the gangster drama "Siege of Sidney Street" (1960) chronicles the infamous bloodbath that pitted the police against a gang of anarchists. Peter Wyngarde, Nicole Maurey star. Three-disc set also includes "Crimes at the Dark House" and "The Hooded Terror." 7 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Doctor Blood's Coffin [DVD](1961) DVD
In order to continue his heart transplant experiments, the "good" doctor has begun bringing in his own "volunteers" (well, with a last name like Blood, you were expecting a humanitarian?). Great British chiller stars Kieron Moore, Hazel Court. 92 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
The Day Of The Triffids (Widescreen Version) [DVD](1962) DVD
Top-notch British sci-fi thriller about a meteor shower that has blinded nearly everyone on Earth, and the mobile, lethal, and seemingly intelligent plants that have infested London. Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Kieron Moore, and Janette Scott fight Triffids that spit poison and kill. 95 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
The Day Of The Triffids [DVD](1962) DVD
Top-notch British sci-fi thriller about a meteor shower that has blinded nearly everyone on Earth, and intelligent, mobile plants that have infested London. Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, Kieron Moore and Janette Scott fight Triffids that spit poison and kill. 99 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; photo gallery; theatrical trailer; scene access.
The 300 Spartans [DVD](1962) DVD
Epic fight scenes highlight this historical actioner, set in 5th-century B.C. Greece, which depicts the heroic doomed stand of a band of fierce Spartan warriors against overwhelming Persian forces during the Battle of Thermopylae. Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Barry Coe, and Diane Baker star. AKA: "Lion of Sparta." 108 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital stereo, Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono.
Crack In The World [Blu-ray](1965)
A terminally ill scientist (Dana Andrews) pushes forward with an experiment designed to tap energy sources deep beneath the Earth's surface, but the exercise goes dangerously wrong, resulting in the possibility that the planet could split in two! Can one conscientious scientist (Kieron Moore) and his ex-girlfriend (Janette Scott) reverse the damage before the globe breaks in half? Riveting sci-fi thriller co-stars Alexander Knox, Peter Damon. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
Crack In The World [DVD](1965) DVD
A terminally ill scientist (Dana Andrews) pushes forward with an experiment designed to tap energy sources deep beneath the Earth's surface, but the exercise goes dangerously wrong, resulting in the possibility that the planet could split in two! Can one conscientious scientist (Kieron Moore) and his ex-girlfriend (Janette Scott) reverse the damage before the globe breaks in half? Riveting sci-fi thriller co-stars Alexander Knox, Peter Damon. 96 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.
Arabesque [DVD](1966) DVD
Gregory Peck and Sophia Loren star in this James Bondian adventure, as a language professor hired to decipher a secret code must outwit paid assassins in an attempt to save the life of an Middle Eastern prime minister. With Alan Badel; Stanley Donen directs. 106 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish.
The Gregory Peck Film Collection [DVD] DVD
"The World in His Arms" (1952) stars Gregory Peck as a seal hunter enlisted by Russian countess Ann Blyth to take her to Alaska so she can evade marrying a Russian diplomat. When Blyth is kidnapped, Peck and rival Anthony Quinn race to save her. Sig Rumann, John McIntire co-star. Peck portrays WWII military psychiatrist "Captain Newman, M.D." (1963) in this acclaimed comedy-drama, administering help to the battle fatigued. With Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, and Robert Duvall. Peck is an amnesia victim whose attempts to discover his identity may also turn up a murder plot, in the gripping "Mirage" (1965). With Diane Baker, Walter Matthau. In director Stanley Donen's James-Bondian thriller "Arabesque" (1966), Peck plays a language professor hired to decipher a secret code, scrambling to outwit hired gunmen and save the life of an Arab prime minister. Sophia Loren, George Coulouris co-star. Seven-disc set also includes the Special Edition of "To Kill a Mockingbird" and "Cape Fear" (1962). 10 3/4 hrs. total. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English, French; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Spanish.
Custer Of The West [DVD](1968) DVD
Robert Shaw stars as the maverick Army officer who, while losing his life in a bitter defeat, became a legend of the American frontier, in this sweeping historical saga. Follows Custer's life from his Civil War exploits to his controversy-plagued career out West and the final showdown at Little Big Horn. Jeffrey Hunter, Mary Ure, Ty Hardin also star. 141 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French.

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filmography

FILM
Run Like a Thief (1968) with Keenan Wynn, Ina Balin, and Fernando Rey
Custer of the West (1967) with Robert Shaw, Ty Hardin, Jeffrey Hunter, and Lawrence Tierney
Bikini Paradise (1967) with Janette Scott
Arabesque (1966) with Gregory Peck, Sophia Loren, and John Merivale
Son of a Gunfighter (1965) with Russ Tamblyn and Fernando Rey
Crack in the World (1965) with Dana Andrews and Janette Scott
The Thin Red Line (1964) with Keir Dullea and Jack Warden
The Model Murder Case (1963) with Ian Hendry, Jeremy Brett, Peter Arne, and Jane Asher
Hide and Seek (1963) with Janet Munro
The Main Attraction (1962) with Pat Boone, Nancy Kwan, and Mai Zetterling
I Thank a Fool (1962) with Susan Hayward, Peter Finch, Diane Cilento, and Cyril Cusack
The 300 Spartans (1962) with Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker, and Barry Coe
The Day of the Triffids (1962) with Howard Keel, Nicole Maurey, and Janette Scott
Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) with Hazel Court and Ian Hunter
The Siege of Sidney Street (1960) with Donald Sinden, Nicole Berger, and Peter Wyngarde
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) with Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, and Peter O'Toole
The League of Gentlemen (1960) with Jack Hawkins and Nigel Patrick
The Angry Hills (1959) with Robert Mitchum, Gia Scala, Theodore Bikel, Sebastian Cabot, and Jocelyn Lane
Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) with Janet Munro, Sean Connery, and Estelle Winwood
The Key (1958) with William Holden, Sophia Loren, Trevor Howard, Oskar Homolka, and Bernard Lee
Three Sundays to Live (1957)
The Steel Bayonet (1957)
Satellite in the Sky (1956) with Lois Maxwell
The Blue Peter (1955) with Mervyn Johns and Anthony Newley
The Green Scarf (1954) with Michael Redgrave and Ann Todd
Conflict of Wings (1954) with John Gregson
Recoil (1953) with Edward Underdown and Elizabeth Sellars
Mantrap (1953) with Paul Henreid, Lois Maxwell, and Kay Kendall
The Girl and His Income (1952)
Ten Tall Men (1951) with Burt Lancaster, Jody Lawrance, Gilbert Roland, George Tobias, Gerald Mohr, Mari Blanchard, and Robert Clary
David and Bathsheba (1951) with Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Raymond Massey, Jayne Meadows, and John Sutton
The Naked Heart (1950) with Michele Morgan
Honeymoon Deferred (1950) with Sally Ann Howes
Saints and Sinners (1949)
Wuthering Heights (1948) with Patrick Macnee
Anna Karenina (1948) with Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, and Sally Ann Howes
Mine Own Executioner (1947) with Burgess Meredith
A Man About the House (1947)
The Voice Within (1945) with Barbara White

TELEVISION SERIES
Ryan International, 1970 BBC TV series. Moore portrayed Hugh Ryan

TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES
The Zoo Gang, episode African Misfire, originally aired April 19, 1974
The Protectors, episode A Pocketful of Posies, originally aired February 22, 1974
Jason King, episode Toki, originally aired January 5, 1972
The Adventurer, episode Love Always, Magda, originally aired January 1, 1972
My Partner the Ghost, episode When the Spirit Moves You, originally aired January 2, 1970
Department S, episode Dead Men Die Twice, originally aired November 12, 1969
Vendetta, episode The Hit and Run Man, originally aired July 22, 1968
Boy Meets Girl, episode Flight of the Kingfisher, originally aired August 25, 1967
Zero One, episode The Contender, originally aired October 24, 1962
Sir Francis Drake, episode King of America, originally aired February 11, 1962
Three Live Wires, episode The Suit, originally aired June 26, 1961
Danger Man, episode The Sanctuary, originally aired November 6, 1960
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!, episode The Unknown Man, originally aired August 24, 1957
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!, episode The Man Who Changed Faces, originally aired June 15, 1957
Patrol Car, episode The Golden Peacock, originally aired April 20, 1955