Date of birth
3 September 1902
Monroe, Louisiana
Date of death
28 September 1973
Hollywood, California, USA. (cerebral hemorrhage)
Mini biography
Though his style of humor would not be embraced or even tolerated by audiences...
Sometimes Credited As:
Manton Moreland
Moreland
Filmography as: Actor, Himself, Archive Footage, Notable TV Guest Appearances
Actor - filmography
(1970s) (1960s) (1940s) (1930s)
1. Young Nurses, The (1973) .... Old Man
... aka Nightingale (1973)
... aka Young L.A. Nurses (1973)
2. Biscuit Eater, The (1972) .... Waiter
3. Marriage: Year One (1971) (TV) .... Mechanic
4. Watermelon Man (1970) .... Counterman
5. Comic, The (1969) (uncredited)
... aka Billy Bright (1969) (USA)
6. Enter Laughing (1967) .... Subway rider
7. Spider Baby, or The Maddest Story Ever Told (1964) .... Messenger
... aka Attack of the Liver Eaters (1964)
... aka Cannibal Orgy, or the Maddest Story Ever Told (1964)
... aka Liver Eaters, The (1964)
... aka Spider Baby (1964) (USA: short title)
8. Patsy, The (1964) (uncredited) .... Barbershop porter
9. Sky Dragon, The (1949) .... Birmingham Brown
... aka Charlie Chan and the Sky Dragon (1949) (USA)
10. Dreamer, The (1948)
11. Return of Mandy's Husband, The (1948)
12. She's Too Mean for Me (1948)
13. Feathered Serpent, The (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
... aka Charlie Chan and the Feathered Serpent (1948) (USA)
14. Golden Eye, The (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
... aka Charlie Chan and the Golden Eye (1948)
... aka Mystery of the Golden Eye, The (1948)
15. Shanghai Chest, The (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
16. Best Man Wins (1948) (uncredited)
17. Docks of New Orleans (1948) .... Birmingham Brown
... aka Charlie Chan On the Docks of New Orleans (1948) (USA)
18. Ebony Parade (1947)
19. Chinese Ring, The (1947) .... Birmingham Brown
20. Mantan Messes Up (1946) .... Mantan
21. Mantan Runs for Mayor (1946)
22. Tall, Tan, and Terrific (1946) .... Mantan Moreland
23. Trap, The (1946) .... Birmingham Brown Chan's Chauffeur
... aka Charlie Chan in the Trap (1946) (USA)
... aka Murder in Malibu Beach (1946)
24. Shadows Over Chinatown (1946) .... Birmingham Brown
... aka Mandarin's Secret, The (1946) (USA: preview title)
25. Dark Alibi (1946) .... Birmingham Brown
26. Riverboat Rhythm (1946) .... Comedy Routine
27. Spider, The (1945) .... Henry
28. She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945) (uncredited) .... Porter
29. Captain Tugboat Annie (1945) .... Pinto
30. Shanghai Cobra, The (1945) .... Birmingham Brown
31. Naughty Nineties, The (1945) (scenes deleted)
32. Scarlet Clue, The (1945) .... Birmingham Brown, Chauffeur
33. Jade Mask, The (1945) .... Birmingham Brown
34. Mystery of the River Boat (1944) .... Napoleon
35. Bowery to Broadway (1944) .... Alabam
36. Charlie Chan in Black Magic (1944) .... Birmingham Brown
... aka Black Magic (1944)
... aka Charlie Chan: Meeting at Midnight (1944)
... aka Meeting at Midnight (1944)
37. South of Dixie (1944) .... The Porter
38. Charlie Chan in The Chinese Cat (1944) .... Birmingham Brown, Taxi Driver
... aka Chinese Cat, The (1944)
39. This Is the Life (1944) (uncredited) .... Porter
40. Pin-Up Girl (1944) (uncredited) .... Red Cap #2
41. Moon Over Las Vegas (1944) .... Porter
42. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944) (uncredited) .... Porter
43. Charlie Chan in the Secret Service (1944) .... Birmingham Brown, Mrs. Winters' Chauffer
44. Chip Off the Old Block (1944) .... Porter
45. She's for Me (1943) .... Sam
46. Swing Fever (1943) (uncredited) .... Woody, Nick's Valet
... aka Right About Face (1943) (USA)
47. My Kingdom for a Cook (1943) (uncredited) .... Train Porter
48. You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. Smith (1943) .... Porter
49. Hi'ya, Sailor (1943) .... Sam
50. Revenge of the Zombies (1943) .... Jeff
... aka Corpse Vanished, The (1943) (UK)
51. Melody Parade (1943) .... Skidmore
52. We've Never Been Licked (1943) .... Willie
... aka Fighting Command (1943) (USA: reissue title)
... aka Texas to Tokyo (1943) (UK)
53. Hit the Ice (1943) (uncredited) .... Porter with snowshoes
... aka Oh Doctor (1943)
54. Sarong Girl (1943) .... Maxwell
55. Cabin in the Sky (1943) .... First Idea Man
56. It Comes Up Love (1943) (uncredited) .... Janitor
... aka Date with an Angel, A (1943) (UK)
57. He Hired the Boss (1943) (uncredited) .... Shoeshine Man
58. Slightly Dangerous (1943) (uncredited) .... Negro Waiter
59. Cosmo Jones, Crime Smasher (1943) .... Eustace
... aka Cosmo Jones (1943)
... aka Cosmo Jones in the Crime Smasher (1943)
... aka Crime Smasher (1943)
60. Great Gildersleeve, The (1943) (uncredited) .... Gildersleeve's butler
61. Andy Hardy's Double Life (1942) (uncredited) .... Prentiss the Benedict Butler
62. Professor Creeps (1942)
63. Palm Beach Story, The (1942) (uncredited) .... Diner waiter
64. Girl Trouble (1942) .... Edwards
65. Phantom Killer (1942) (as Manton Moreland) .... Nicodemus
66. Eyes in the Night (1942) .... Alistair
67. A-Haunting We Will Go (1942) .... Porter
68. Footlight Serenade (1942) .... Amos the dresser
69. Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942) .... Lightnin'
70. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) (uncredited) .... Sam, the Nightclub Janitor
71. Strange Case of Doctor Rx, The (1942) .... Horatio B.Fitz Washington
72. Law of the Jungle (1942) .... Jefferson 'Jeff' Jones
73. Treat 'Em Rough (1942) .... Snake-Eyes
74. Four Jacks and a Jill (1942) (uncredited) .... Attendant
75. Freckles Comes Home (1942) .... Jeff
76. Footlight Fever (1941) (uncredited) .... Willie Hamsure
77. Lucky Ghost (1941) .... Washington Delaware Jones
78. Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
79. Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941) (uncredited)
80. Birth of the Blues (1941) (uncredited) .... Black trumpet player
81. It Started with Eve (1941) (uncredited) .... Railway Porter
82. Let's Go Collegiate (1941) .... Jeff
... aka Farewell to Fame (1941) (UK)
83. World Premiere (1941) (uncredited)
84. Dressed to Kill (1941) .... Sam
85. Cracked Nuts (1941) .... Burgess
86. Accent on Love (1941) (uncredited) .... Prisoner
87. Hello, Sucker (1941) .... Elevator Boy
88. Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1941) .... Schenectady
89. Gang's All Here (1941) .... Jeff
... aka In the Night (1941) (UK)
90. Bachelor Daddy (1941) (uncredited) .... Club Janitor
... aka Sandy Steps Out (1941)
91. King of the Zombies (1941) .... Jefferson 'Jeff' Jackson
92. Sign of the Wolf (1941) .... Ben
93. Ellery Queen's Penthouse Mystery (1941) .... Roy
94. Sleepers West (1941) (uncredited) .... Porter
95. You're Out of Luck (1941) .... Jeff Jefferson
96. City of Chance (1940) (uncredited)
97. Four Shall Die (1940) .... Beefus, Touissant's Chauffeur
... aka Condemned Men (1946) (USA: reissue title)
98. Drums of the Desert (1940) .... Sergeant Williams
99. While Thousands Cheer (1940) .... Nash
... aka Crooked Money (1940)
... aka Gridiron Graft (1940)
100. Up in the Air (1940) .... Jeff Jefferson
101. Pier 13 (1940) .... Sam
102. Laughing at Danger (1940) .... Jefferson
103. Maryland (1940)
104. On the Spot (1940) .... Jefferson
105. Girl in 313 (1940) .... Porter
... aka Girl in Room 313, The (1940) (USA)
106. Viva Cisco Kid (1940) (uncredited) .... Cook
107. Star Dust (1940) .... George, RR Waiter
108. Millionaire Playboy (1940) .... Bellhop
... aka Glamour Boy (1940) (UK)
109. Chasing Trouble (1940) .... Jefferson
110. Man Who Wouldn't Talk, The (1940) (uncredited) .... Robbins
111. What a Guy (1939)
112. One Dark Night (1939) .... Samson Brown
... aka Night Club Girl (1939)
113. Irish Luck (1939) .... Jefferson
... aka Amateur Detective (1939) (UK)
114. Riders of the Frontier (1939) .... Chappie, the Cook
... aka Ridin' the Frontier (1939) (UK)
115. Tell No Tales (1939) (uncredited) .... Sport black at the wake
116. There's That Woman Again (1939) .... Porter
... aka What a Woman (1939) (UK)
117. Gang Smashers (1938) .... Gloomy
... aka Gun Moll (1938)
118. Next Time I Marry (1938) .... Tilby, Georgi's Servant
... aka Trailer Romance (1938) (USA: preview title)
119. Frontier Scout (1938) .... Norris' Maryland butler
120. Two Gun Man from Harlem (1938) .... Bill Blake
121. Spirit of Youth (1938) .... Creighton 'Crickie' Fitzgibbons
122. Harlem on the Prairie (1937)
... aka Bad Man of Harlem (1937)
123. Shall We Dance (1937) (uncredited)
124. Green Pastures, The (1936) (uncredited) .... Angel Removing Hat
125. That's the Spirit (1933) (as Moreland) .... Night watchman
MANTAN MORELAND