Tim Moore 1887-1958 "George 'Kingfish' Stevens" Born Harry Roscoe "Tim" Moore in Rock Island, Illinois on December 9, 1887, the son of Harry and Cynthia Moore. Although Tim Moore will forever be known as "The Kingfish" in the pioneering series "The Amos 'n Andy Show" (1951), he was actually far better known for his career on the stage and as a comedian in vaudeville than he was for his film and television work. In fact, he had only made (as far as is known) three films before "Amos 'n' Andy", and he had to be coaxed out of retirement to join a TV show. Tim Moore in The Amos 'N' Andy Show Moore was born into a family of 15 children in Illinois. He left school at age 11 to join a traveling vaudeville act called "Cora Miskel and Her Gold Dust Twins", which was suc...