Jack Alvin "Alvy" Moore (December 5, 1921 – May 4, 1997) was an
American light
comic actor best known for his role as scatterbrained
county agricultural agent "
Hank Kimball" on the
television series Green Acres.
Born in
Vincennes, Indiana, a young Moore moved with his parents to
Terre Haute, Indiana. President of the senior class at
Wiley High School, he attended
Indiana State Teachers College, now
Indiana State University, both before and after service with the Marines during
World War II, seeing combat in the
Battle of Iwo Jima.