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Archie Moore
Acting Born Dec 13, 1913 Benoit, Mississippi, USA 24 credits
Biography
Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1913 – December 9, 1998) was an American catch wrestler and professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (1952 – 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport, competing from 1935 to 1963. Nicknamed "The Mongoose", and then "The Old Mongoose" in the latter half of his career, he was a highly strategic and defensive boxer. Moore was also a trainer for a short time after retirement, training Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Bob Foster, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Earnie Shavers and James Tillis.
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Full filmography
- Perry Mason (1957) as Jason Sparks
- Batman (1966) as Everett Bannister
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Buddy
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- The Red Skelton Show (1951)
- Family Affair (1966)
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self - Guest
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Shane (1966) as Dan
- Breakheart Pass (1975) as Carlos
- The Fortune Cookie (1966) as Mr. Jackson
- The Outfit (1973) as Packard
- When We Were Kings (1996) as Self
- The Hanged Man (1964) as Xavier
- The Carpetbaggers (1964) as Jedediah
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960) as Jim
- Penitentiary II (1982) as Himself
- Art Linkletter's House Party (1952)
- My Sweet Charlie (1970) as Morgan
- Cutter (1972) as Ray Brown
- And Still Champion! The Story of Archie Moore (1967) as Self
- Boxing Barmy (1996)
- Mike Tyson Presents: The Heavyweights (1988)
- Boxing's Greatest Champions (1995) as Self