Alvy Moore

Born: December 5, 1921 Before his career as a performer began he served our country in WWII... Between 1948 and 1955 he appeared in more than 1200 stage productions.... He made his first film appearance in 1952 and went on to appear in such films as The War of the Worlds and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes... His real mark was made as a character on television. His most memorable role was as county agent Hank Kimball on the 1960's rural comedy "Green Acres" which ran from 1965 to 1971. Mr. Kimball was well known for his confusing dialogue - for exampe "Good morning, well it's not a good morning but it isn't a bad morning..." He remained with the show for its entire run. His work opposite Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor made up the majority of his scenes... Other television credits include (this list is incomplete): "My Little Margie" "Dragnet" "The Donna Reed Show" "The DuPont Show with June Allyson" "General Electric Theater" "77 Sunset Strip" "Bachelor Father" "The Dick Powell Show" "Pete and Gladys" "The Joey Bishop Show" "Dennis the Menace" "Wagon Train" "Perry Mason" "Arrest and Trial" "The Beverly Hillbillies" "Gunsmoke" "The Virginian" "The Munsters" "Death Valley Days" "Burke's Law" "The Dick Van Dyke Show" "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." "My Mother the Car" "Hazel" "The Andy Griffith Show" "Love, American Style" "Little House on the Prairie" "Days of Our Lives" "Fantasy Island" "Hill Street Blues" "Newhart" "Evening Shade" "Phenom" "Fraiser" "Hardball" "The Boys are Back" He reprised his role as Mr. Kimball in the 1990 TV movie "Return to Green Acres." His final film appearance was in 1989's The Horror Show and his final television appearance was on "Live Shot" in 1995... The actor passed away on May 4, 1997...he had a tremendous talent when it came to goofy quirky comedy... In Memoriam Remembers: Alvy Moore

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