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Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Known For Directing
Birthday Oct 14, 1914
Died Mar 04, 2013 (98)
Birthplace Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 07, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Michael D. Moore (born Dennis Michael Sheffield, October 14, 1914 – March 4, 2013) was a Canadian-born American film director, second unit director, and child actor, when he was credited as Mickey Moore (or Micky Moore). He was credited as Michael Moore on all the films and TV shows he directed, and ... on most of the films on which he was second unit director. Born Michael Sheffield in Victoria, British Columbia, both he and his brother Patrick were Hollywood child actors. At the age of five he appeared in his first film under the stage name "Mickey Moore". He appeared in two dozen films until 1927 when he was 13. In the early 1950s, Moore began working as an Assistant Film Director and would fill that role or as a Second unit director on more than sixty films. He played a key part in a number of major motion pictures including The Ten Commandments, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Patton, and The Man Who Would Be King in 1975. He also worked as an assistant director on several Elvis Presley musical films and directed Presley in the 1966 film, Paradise, Hawaiian Style for Paramount Pictures. Because of that, plus his experience directing a western film, MGM hired him to direct rock singer Roy Orbison in 1967's The Fastest Guitar Alive. He was the associate producer in charge of action & animal scenes for Quest for Fire. In the 1980s, Steven Spielberg hired Moore as assistant director for both the second and third Indiana Jones films. Moore worked as second unit director on Raiders of the Lost Ark. His association with Spielberg also led him to direct one episode ("Alamo Jobe") in the acclaimed TV series Amazing Stories. Well into his eighties, Moore was still active, his most recent work being as the second unit director for Disney's 2000 film, 102 Dalmatians. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael D. Moore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Good as Gold

Good as Gold

1927

as Buck Brady, as a child

The King of Kings

The King of Kings

1927

as Mark (as Micky Moore)

No Man's Gold

No Man's Gold

1926

as Jimmy Rogers

The Test of Donald Norton

The Test of Donald Norton

1926

as Wen-dah-ban - as a boy

The Man from Red Gulch

The Man from Red Gulch

1925

as Little Jimmie Falloner

Cytherea

Cytherea

1924

as Randon Child (as Mickey Moore)

Mine to Keep

Mine to Keep

1923

as Joy Child

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

The Impossible Mrs. Bellew

1922

as Lance Bellew, Jr. (age 4)

Manslaughter

Manslaughter

1922

as Dicky Evans

Shame

Shame

1921

as David, at 5

The Mask

The Mask

1921

as Mickey, their son (as Mickey Moore)

The Lost Romance

The Lost Romance

1921

as Allen Erskine Jr (as Mickey Moore)

All Souls' Eve

All Souls' Eve

1921

as Peter Heath (as Mickey Moore)

The Love Charm

The Love Charm

1921

as Little Boy

I Am Guilty

I Am Guilty

1921

as The Child (as Mickey Moore)

Something to Think About

Something to Think About

1920

as Bobby Markely (as Mickey Moore)

Parted Curtains

Parted Curtains

1920

as Bobby Masters

Polly of the Storm Country

Polly of the Storm Country

1920

as Wee Jerry (as Mickey Moore)

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000

Second Unit Director

Wrongfully Accused

Wrongfully Accused

1998

Second Unit Director

101 Dalmatians

101 Dalmatians

1996

Second Unit Director

Little Giants

Little Giants

1994

Second Unit Director

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

1993

Second Unit Director

Cool Runnings

Cool Runnings

1993

Second Unit Director

Chaplin

Chaplin

1992

Second Unit Director

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

1992

Second Unit Director

Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

1991

Second Unit Director

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989

Second Unit Director

Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

1989

Second Unit Director

Funny Farm

Funny Farm

1988

Second Unit Director

Willow

Willow

1988

Second Unit Director

Outrageous Fortune

Outrageous Fortune

1987

Second Unit Director

Ishtar

Ishtar

1987

Second Unit Director

Sylvester

Sylvester

1985

Second Unit Director

National Lampoon's European Vacation

National Lampoon's European Vacation

1985

Second Unit Director

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

1984

Second Unit Director

Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again

1983

Second Unit Director

Six Pack

Six Pack

1982

Second Unit Director

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

Second Unit Director

Zorro, The Gay Blade

Zorro, The Gay Blade

1981

Second Unit Director

Raise the Titanic

Raise the Titanic

1980

Second Unit Director

The Electric Horseman

The Electric Horseman

1979

Second Unit Director

Airport '77

Airport '77

1977

Second Unit Director

Damnation Alley

Damnation Alley

1977

Second Unit Director

The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

1976

Second Unit Director

The Return of a Man Called Horse

The Return of a Man Called Horse

1976

Second Unit Director

Rooster Cogburn

Rooster Cogburn

1975

Second Unit Director

The Man Who Would Be King

The Man Who Would Be King

1975

Second Unit Director

Mame

Mame

1974

Second Unit Director

The Yakuza

The Yakuza

1974

Assistant Director

Badge 373

Badge 373

1973

Second Unit Director

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

Assistant Director

Emperor of the North

Emperor of the North

1973

Second Unit Director

Portnoy's Complaint

Portnoy's Complaint

1972

Assistant Director

Sometimes a Great Notion

Sometimes a Great Notion

1971

Assistant Director

Patton

Patton

1970

Second Unit Director

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969

Second Unit Director

How to Commit Marriage

How to Commit Marriage

1969

Second Unit Director

The Sons of Katie Elder

The Sons of Katie Elder

1965

Assistant Director

Roustabout

Roustabout

1964

Assistant Director

The Carpetbaggers

The Carpetbaggers

1964

Assistant Director

A New Kind of Love

A New Kind of Love

1963

Assistant Director

Fun in Acapulco

Fun in Acapulco

1963

Assistant Director

Girls! Girls! Girls!

Girls! Girls! Girls!

1962

Assistant Director

Blue Hawaii

Blue Hawaii

1961

Assistant Director

Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke

1961

Assistant Director

G.I. Blues

G.I. Blues

1960

Assistant Director

Visit to a Small Planet

Visit to a Small Planet

1960

Assistant Director

The Trap

The Trap

1959

Assistant Director

Don't Give Up the Ship

Don't Give Up the Ship

1959

Second Unit Director, Assistant Director

King Creole

King Creole

1958

Assistant Director

Houseboat

Houseboat

1958

Assistant Director

Hot Spell

Hot Spell

1958

Assistant Director

Beau James

Beau James

1957

Assistant Director

The Tin Star

The Tin Star

1957

Assistant Director

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

1957

Assistant Director

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

Assistant Director

Pardners

Pardners

1956

Assistant Director

Hell's Island

Hell's Island

1955

Assistant Director

You're Never Too Young

You're Never Too Young

1955

Assistant Director

The Seven Little Foys

The Seven Little Foys

1955

Assistant Director

Living It Up

Living It Up

1954

Assistant Director

Casanova's Big Night

Casanova's Big Night

1954

Assistant Director

The Caddy

The Caddy

1953

Assistant Director

Money from Home

Money from Home

1953

Assistant Director

The War of the Worlds

The War of the Worlds

1953

Assistant Director

The Turning Point

The Turning Point

1952

Assistant Director

When Worlds Collide

When Worlds Collide

1951

Assistant Director

Fancy Pants

Fancy Pants

1950

Second Assistant Director

The Furies

The Furies

1950

Second Assistant Director

Streets of Laredo

Streets of Laredo

1949

Second Assistant Director

The Paleface

The Paleface

1948

Second Assistant Director

California

California

1947

Second Assistant Director

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1934

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Mister Deathman

Mister Deathman

1977

Director

Buckskin

Buckskin

1968

Director

Kill a Dragon

Kill a Dragon

1967

Director

The Fastest Guitar Alive

The Fastest Guitar Alive

1967

Director

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

1966

Director

An Eye for an Eye

An Eye for an Eye

1966

Director

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

1973

Associate Producer

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