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
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Hugh Clements
Suspense
Average
4

Suspense

(1949) Edwards
Lux Video Theatre
Average
6

Lux Video Theatre

(1950) Lefty
Dr. Kildare
Average
5

Dr. Kildare

(1961) Tom Monahan
Robert Montgomery Presents
Average
5

Robert Montgomery Presents

(1950) Col. Bobo Nolan
Naked City
Average
5

Naked City

(1958) Frank Manfred
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Average
5

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

(1956) Frank Simmons
Route 66
Average
6

Route 66

(1960) Emmett McNeill

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2003 Self (archive footage)
1972 Self (archive footage)
1970 Pop Weaver
1967 N/A
1964 (archive footage)
1963 Blaine Davis
Major Whitman
1962 Self
1961 Self
N/A
Tom Monahan
Walter Harmon
1960 Emmett McNeill
Mr. Hull
Albert DeWitt
N/A
1959 Swanson
Hugh Clements
1958 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 Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
N/A
Edwards
1948 Jack Feeney
Jack Sparling
Sam Benson
Warden Garry
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1947 Jeffrey Andrews
1946 Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
N/A
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
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 Martin
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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