Chester Morris

male

Born on February 16, 1901 (124 years old)

Passed Away on September 11, 1970

From New York City, New York, USA

Known for Acting

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.

Cast Credits

2003
- Complicated Women
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2003
1972
- Hollywood: The Dream Factory
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  1972
1970
- The Great White Hope
  as
  Pop Weaver
  1970
1967
- Cimarron Strip
  1967
1964
- The Big Parade of Comedy
  as
  Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
  1964
1963
- Kraft Suspense Theatre
  as
  Blaine Davis
  1963
- no image
  Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
  as
  Major Whitman
  1963
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  as
  Self
  1962
1961
- A String of Beads
  as
  Walter Harmon
  1961
- Ben Casey
  1961
- Dr. Kildare
  as
  Tom Monahan
  1961
- The Mike Douglas Show
  as
  Self
  1961
1960
- no image
  The Computer Comes to Marketing
  as
  Oscar
  1960
- Route 66
  as
  Mr. Hull
  1960
- Route 66
  as
  Emmett McNeill
  1960
- Diagnosis: Unknown
  1960
- Checkmate
  as
  Albert DeWitt
  1960
1959
- Rawhide
  as
  Hugh Clements
  1959
- Play of the Week
  as
  Swanson
  1959
1958
- Naked City
  as
  Frank Manfred
  1958
- no image
  Pursuit
  as
  Moody
  1958
1957
- no image
  Tonight Starring Jack Paar
  as
  Self
  1957
1956
- The She-Creature
  as
  Dr. Carlo Lombardi
  1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
  as
  Frank Simmons
  1956
1955
- Unchained
  as
  Kenyon Scudder
  1955
1952
- no image
  Gang Busters
  as
  Host
  1952
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
  as
  The Dansker
  1951
- Tales of Tomorrow
  1951
- The Red Skelton Show
  as
  Tony
  1951
1950
- no image
  Lux Video Theatre
  as
  Lefty
  1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents
  1950
- no image
  Cameo Theatre
  as
  Merlini
  1950
- Robert Montgomery Presents
  as
  Col. Bobo Nolan
  1950
1949
- Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1949
- Suspense
  as
  Edwards
  1949
- Lights Out
  1949
- Suspense
  1949
1948
- Trapped by Boston Blackie
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1948
- Studio One
  as
  Jack Feeney
  1948
- Studio One
  as
  Jack Sparling
  1948
- Studio One
  as
  Sam Benson
  1948
- Studio One
  as
  Warden Garry
  1948
1947
- Blind Spot
  as
  Jeffrey Andrews
  1947
1946
- A Close Call for Boston Blackie
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
  1946
- Boston Blackie and the Law
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1946
- The Phantom Thief
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1946
- One Way to Love
  as
  Barry Cole
  1946
1945
- Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1945
- Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1945
- Rough, Tough and Ready
  as
  Brad Crowder
  1945
1944
- One Mysterious Night
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1944
- Secret Command
  as
  Jeff Gallagher
  1944
- Double Exposure
  as
  Larry Burke
  1944
- Gambler's Choice
  as
  Ross Hadley
  1944
1943
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie
  as
  Boston Blackie
  1943
- The Chance of a Lifetime
  as
  Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
  1943
- Tornado
  as
  Pete Ramsey
  1943
- Aerial Gunner
  as
  Foxy Pattis
  1943
- High Explosive
  as
  Buzz Mitchell
  1943
1942
- Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
  as
  Boston Blackie
  1942
- Alias Boston Blackie
  as
  Boston Blackie
  1942
- I Live on Danger
  as
  Jeff Morrell
  1942
- Canal Zone
  as
  'Hardtack' Hamilton
  1942
- Wrecking Crew
  as
  Duke Mason
  1942
1941
- Confessions of Boston Blackie
  as
  Boston Blackie
  1941
- Meet Boston Blackie
  as
  Boston Blackie
  1941
- No Hands on the Clock
  as
  Detective Humphrey Campbell
  1941
1940
- The Marines Fly High
  as
  Lt. Jim Malone
  1940
- Wagons Westward
  as
  David Cook / Tom Cook
  1940
- Girl from God's Country
  as
  Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
  1940
1939
- Blind Alley
  as
  Hal Wilson
  1939
- Five Came Back
  as
  Bill Brooks
  1939
- Thunder Afloat
  as
  'Rocky' Blake
  1939
- Pacific Liner
  as
  Doctor Craig
  1939
- no image
  From the Ends of the Earth
  as
  Self
  1939
- Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
  as
  Himself (uncredited)
  1939
1938
- Sky Giant
  as
  Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
  1938
- Law of the Underworld
  as
  Gene Fillmore
  1938
- Smashing the Rackets
  as
  Jim "Socker" Conway
  1938
1937
- Sunday Night at the Trocadero
  as
  Chester Morris
  1937
- Flight from Glory
  as
  Paul Smith
  1937
- I Promise to Pay
  as
  Eddie Lang
  1937
- Devil's Playground
  as
  Robert Mason
  1937
1936
- Three Godfathers
  as
  Robert 'Bob' Sangster
  1936
- Moonlight Murder
  as
  Steve Farrell
  1936
- They Met in a Taxi
  as
  Jimmy Donlin
  1936
- Frankie and Johnnie
  as
  Johnnie Drew
  1936
- Counterfeit
  as
  John Joseph Madden
  1936
1935
- I've Been Around
  as
  Eric Foster
  1935
- Public Hero Number 1
  as
  Jeff Crane
  1935
- Society Doctor
  as
  Dr. Morgan
  1935
- Pursuit
  as
  Mitch Mitchell
  1935
- Princess O'Hara
  as
  Vic Toledo
  1935
- Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
  as
  Pirate Captain (uncredited)
  1935
1934
- The Gay Bride
  as
  Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
  1934
- Gift of Gab
  as
  Doyle
  1934
- The Hollywood Gad-About
  as
  Self (uncredited)
  1934
- Embarrassing Moments
  as
  Jerry Randolph
  1934
- Let's Talk It Over
  as
  Mike McGann
  1934
1933
- Blondie Johnson
  as
  R. Burton "Danny" Jones
  1933
- Tomorrow at Seven
  as
  Neil Broderick
  1933
- King for a Night
  as
  Bud Williams
  1933
- Infernal Machine
  as
  Robert Holden
  1933
- Golden Harvest
  as
  Chris Martin
  1933
1932
- Sinners in the Sun
  as
  Jimmie Martin
  1932
- Red-Headed Woman
  as
  William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
  1932
- no image
  Breach of Promise
  as
  James Pomeroy
  1932
- Cock of the Air
  as
  Lt. Roger Craig
  1932
- The Miracle Man
  as
  John 'Doc' Madison
  1932
1931
- Corsair
  as
  John Hawks
  1931
1930
- The Bat Whispers
  as
  Detective Anderson
  1930
- The Big House
  as
  John Morgan
  1930
- The Divorcee
  as
  Ted
  1930
- She Couldn't Say No
  as
  Jerry Casey
  1930
- The Case of Sergeant Grischa
  as
  Sergeant Grischa
  1930
- Second Choice
  as
  Don Warren
  1930
- Playing Around
  as
  Nickey Solomon
  1930
1929
- Alibi
  as
  Chick Williams
  1929
- Woman Trap
  as
  Ray Malone
  1929
- The Show of Shows
  as
  Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
  1929
- Fast Life
  as
  Paul Palmer
  1929

Chester Morris

Biography

Cast Credits

Complicated Women

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

The Great White Hope

Cimarron Strip

The Big Parade of Comedy

Kraft Suspense Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

A String of Beads

Ben Casey

Dr. Kildare

The Mike Douglas Show

The Computer Comes to Marketing

Route 66

Route 66

Diagnosis: Unknown

Checkmate

Rawhide

Play of the Week

Naked City

Pursuit

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

The She-Creature

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Unchained

Gang Busters

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Tales of Tomorrow

The Red Skelton Show

Lux Video Theatre

Robert Montgomery Presents

Cameo Theatre

Robert Montgomery Presents

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

Suspense

Lights Out

Suspense

Trapped by Boston Blackie

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Studio One

Blind Spot

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

Boston Blackie and the Law

The Phantom Thief

One Way to Love

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

Rough, Tough and Ready

One Mysterious Night

Secret Command

Double Exposure

Gambler's Choice

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

The Chance of a Lifetime

Tornado

Aerial Gunner

High Explosive

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

Alias Boston Blackie

I Live on Danger

Canal Zone

Wrecking Crew

Confessions of Boston Blackie

Meet Boston Blackie

No Hands on the Clock

The Marines Fly High

Wagons Westward

Girl from God's Country

Blind Alley

Five Came Back

Thunder Afloat

Pacific Liner

From the Ends of the Earth

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

Sky Giant