Biography
In films from 1952, thin-necked, crew-cutted Alvy Moore was typecast as snoops, unwanted suitors and general, all-around pests. Moore did get to break away from his usual assignments in such roles as a motorcycle bum in
The Wild One (1953) and
Debbie Reynolds' boyfriend in
Susan Slept Here (1954). A prolific TV guest star, Moore was hilarious as the faux IRS agent Handlebuck in the Emmy-winning
Dick Van Dyke Show episode "The Impractical Joke." Fans of the sitcom
Green Acres (1965-71) will remember Moore best as self-contradictory agricultural agent Hank Kimball a role he reprised in a 1990 reunion film. In the 1970s, Alvy Moore turned producer, teaming with another busy character actor, L.Q. Jones, to turn out the low-budget chiller
Brotherhood of Satan (1971) and the cult classic
A Boy and His Dog (1975). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide