Chester Morris

Actor Feb 16 (died age 69) New York City, New York, USA 1929–2003 (74 year career)

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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.

Known For

Film

Red-Headed Woman

William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.

Film

The Big House

John Morgan

Film

The Divorcee

Ted

Film

Five Came Back

Bill Brooks

Film

The Bat Whispers

Detective Anderson

Film

The Great White Hope

Pop Weaver

Film

Three Godfathers

Robert 'Bob' Sangster

Film

Alibi

Chick Williams

Filmography

Acting (116)

Movies (90)

Complicated Women

2003

as Self (archive footage)

6.7

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

as Self (archive footage)

6.0

The Great White Hope

1970

as Pop Weaver

6.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

6.3

A String of Beads

1961

as Walter Harmon

The Computer Comes to Marketing

1960

as Oscar

Child of Trouble

1957

as Warden

The She-Creature

1956

as Dr. Carlo Lombardi

4.1

Unchained

1955

as Kenyon Scudder

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

5.6

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Blind Spot

as Jeffrey Andrews

One Way to Love

as Barry Cole

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton

4.9

The Phantom Thief

1946

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

5.3

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

6.0

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

5.5

Rough, Tough and Ready

1945

as Brad Crowder

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Gambler's Choice

as Ross Hadley

Secret Command

as Jeff Gallagher

One Mysterious Night

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Double Exposure

as Larry Burke

High Explosive

as Buzz Mitchell

Tornado

as Pete Ramsey

Aerial Gunner

as Foxy Pattis

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

as Boston Blackie

5.6

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

6.2

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

as Boston Blackie

Wrecking Crew

as Duke Mason

Canal Zone

as 'Hardtack' Hamilton

I Live on Danger

as Jeff Morrell

Alias Boston Blackie

as Boston Blackie

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941

as Boston Blackie

6.1

No Hands on the Clock

1941

as Detective Humphrey Campbell

Meet Boston Blackie

as Boston Blackie

The Marines Fly High

as Lt. Jim Malone

Wagons Westward

as David Cook / Tom Cook

6.0

Girl from God's Country

1940

as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939

as Himself (uncredited)

3.5

From the Ends of the Earth

1939

as Self

Blind Alley

as Hal Wilson

Pacific Liner

as Doctor Craig

Thunder Afloat

as 'Rocky' Blake

Five Came Back

as Bill Brooks

Law of the Underworld

1938

as Gene Fillmore

5.5

Smashing the Rackets

1938

as Jim "Socker" Conway

5.5

Sky Giant

1938

as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton

4.7

I Promise to Pay

1937

as Eddie Lang

5.5

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

as Chester Morris

Flight from Glory

as Paul Smith

Devil's Playground

as Robert Mason

Counterfeit

as John Joseph Madden

They Met in a Taxi

as Jimmy Donlin

Moonlight Murder

as Steve Farrell

Three Godfathers

as Robert 'Bob' Sangster

Frankie and Johnnie

as Johnnie Drew

Princess O'Hara

as Vic Toledo

Pursuit

as Mitch Mitchell

Society Doctor

as Dr. Morgan

Public Hero Number 1

as Jeff Crane

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935

as Pirate Captain (uncredited)

I've Been Around

as Eric Foster

Gift of Gab

as Doyle

Let's Talk It Over

as Mike McGann

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

as Self (uncredited)

5.0

The Gay Bride

1934

as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham

5.7

Embarrassing Moments

1934

as Jerry Randolph

Blondie Johnson

1933

as R. Burton "Danny" Jones

5.8

Infernal Machine

1933

as Robert Holden

Golden Harvest

as Chris Martin

Tomorrow at Seven

as Neil Broderick

King for a Night

as Bud Williams

The Miracle Man

as John 'Doc' Madison

Sinners in the Sun

as Jimmie Martin

Red-Headed Woman

as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.

Cock of the Air

as Lt. Roger Craig

Breach of Promise

as James Pomeroy

Corsair

1931

as John Hawks

4.2

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

as Sergeant Grischa

The Big House

as John Morgan

The Divorcee

as Ted

Second Choice

as Don Warren

Playing Around

1930

as Nickey Solomon

4.3

The Bat Whispers

1930

as Detective Anderson

6.5

She Couldn't Say No

1930

as Jerry Casey

Woman Trap

1929

as Ray Malone

4.8

The Show of Shows

1929

as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers

Alibi

as Chick Williams

Fast Life

as Paul Palmer

Television (26)

Cimarron Strip

1967

5.5

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

as Major Whitman

5.7

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963

as Blaine Davis

5.3

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Dr. Kildare

as Tom Monahan

Ben Casey

Route 66

as Emmett McNeill

Checkmate

as Albert DeWitt

Diagnosis: Unknown

Rawhide

as Hugh Clements

Play of the Week

as Swanson

Naked City

1958

as Frank Manfred

5.5

Pursuit

1958

as Moody

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Frank Simmons

6.0

Gang Busters

1952

as Host

The Red Skelton Show

as Tony

Tales of Tomorrow

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

as The Dansker

7.2

Robert Montgomery Presents

Lux Video Theatre

as Lefty

Cameo Theatre

as Merlini

Suspense

as Edwards

Lights Out

Studio One

as Jack Sparling