Chester Morris
Age: 69 | From: New York City, New York, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1901-02-15 19:29:59
Death: 1970-09-11 19:29:59
Aliases: John Chester Brooks Morris
Gender: Male
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
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Movie Involvements: 69
TV Involvements: 17
Most Famous Work
Biography
Chester Morris (born John Chester Brooks Morris; February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and was nominated for an Academy Award. Chester Morris is best remembered today for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the modestly budgeted Boston Blackie film series of the 1940s.
Most Famous Work
Rawhide
(1959) Hugh Clements
Suspense
(1949) Edwards
Lux Video Theatre
(1950) Lefty
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Tom Monahan
Robert Montgomery Presents
(1950) Col. Bobo Nolan
Naked City
(1958) Frank Manfred
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
(1956) Frank Simmons
Route 66
(1960) Emmett McNeillActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1972 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 1970 | Pop Weaver | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| 1964 | Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) | |
| 1963 | Blaine Davis | |
| Major Whitman | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| 1961 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Tom Monahan | ||
| Walter Harmon | ||
| 1960 | Mr. Hull | |
| Emmett McNeill | ||
| Albert DeWitt | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1959 | Swanson | |
| Hugh Clements | ||
| 1958 | Moody | |
| Frank Manfred | ||
| 1957 | Self | |
| 1956 | Frank Simmons | |
| Dr. Carlo Lombardi | ||
| Jack Feeney | ||
| 1955 | Kenyon Scudder | |
| 1952 | Host | |
| 1951 | The Dansker | |
| Tony | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1950 | Lefty | |
| Merlini | ||
| N/A | ||
| Col. Bobo Nolan | ||
| 1949 | N/A | |
| Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | ||
| Edwards | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1948 | Jack Feeney | |
| Jack Sparling | ||
| Sam Benson | ||
| Warden Garry | ||
| Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | ||
| 1947 | Jeffrey Andrews | |
| 1946 | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | ||
| Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton | ||
| Barry Cole | ||
| 1945 | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | ||
| Brad Crowder | ||
| 1944 | Larry Burke | |
| Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | ||
| Jeff Gallagher | ||
| Ross Hadley | ||
| 1943 | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Pete Ramsey | ||
| Buzz Mitchell | ||
| Foxy Pattis | ||
| Boston Blackie | ||
| 1942 | Duke Mason | |
| Boston Blackie | ||
| Jeff Morrell | ||
| Boston Blackie | ||
| 'Hardtack' Hamilton | ||
| 1941 | Boston Blackie | |
| Detective Humphrey Campbell | ||
| Boston Blackie | ||
| 1940 | Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier | |
| David Cook / Tom Cook | ||
| Lt. Jim Malone | ||
| 1939 | 'Rocky' Blake | |
| Himself (uncredited) | ||
| Bill Brooks | ||
| Self | ||
| Hal Wilson | ||
| Doctor Craig | ||
| 1938 | Jim "Socker" Conway | |
| Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton | ||
| Gene Fillmore | ||
| 1937 | Chester Morris | |
| Paul Smith | ||
| Eddie Lang | ||
| Robert Mason | ||
| 1936 | Jimmy Donlin | |
| John Joseph Madden | ||
| Johnnie Drew | ||
| Steve Farrell | ||
| Robert 'Bob' Sangster | ||
| 1935 | Pirate Captain (uncredited) | |
| Mitch Mitchell | ||
| Jeff Crane | ||
| Vic Toledo | ||
| Eric Foster | ||
| Dr. Morgan | ||
| 1934 | Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham | |
| Self (uncredited) | ||
| Doyle | ||
| Jerry Randolph | ||
| Mike McGann | ||
| 1933 | Bud Williams | |
| Chris Martin | ||
| Neil Broderick | ||
| Robert Holden | ||
| R. Burton "Danny" Jones | ||
| 1932 | James Pomeroy | |
| William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr. | ||
| Jimmie Martin | ||
| John 'Doc' Madison | ||
| Lt. Roger Craig | ||
| 1931 | John Hawks | |
| 1930 | Detective Anderson | |
| John Morgan | ||
| Ted | ||
| Sergeant Grischa | ||
| N/A | ||
| Nickey Solomon | ||
| Don Warren | ||
| 1929 | Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers | |
| Ray Malone | ||
| Paul Palmer | ||
| Chick Williams | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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