Moyer Bupp was born in New York City, New York.
Al Jolson was the hottest
item on stage and Moyer's father nicknamed him "Sonny" after one of
Jolson's songs. It was the height of the Great Depression and on the
chance of a better job Sonny's parents loaded the children (all five of
them) into the car and headed west. His very pretty 18-year-old sister
June was offered an audition and was the first of the Bupp kids to
become an actor in the movies. Ann was next in 1932, Tommy in 1933 and
Sonny started in 1934.
At first he did mostly "extra" work and "bit parts", but eventually got
better roles in movies such as
Renegade Trail (1939), with
William Boyd. He finally
thought he made it with a starring role as Tommy Foster in the Warner
Brothers film
No Place to Go (1939), but due to the war in Europe the movie was
shelved and his big chance faded away. He did get to play in some good
movies and one of the best,
Citizen Kane (1941). He still remembers
Orson Welles with
great respect and feels proud to be associated in a small way with the
most famous motion picture of all time.
Tennessee Johnson(1942)as Bellboy
Eyes of the Underworld(1942)as Boy fighting Mickey
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe(1942)as Graham's Office Boy
Wings for the Eagle(1942)as Kid Playing Football
Syncopation(1942)as Newsboy
Love Is on the Air(1937)
Hey Moe, Hey Dad!(2015)as Various characters
Century of Cinema(1995)as Kane III, 'Citizen Kane'
