Morris Ankrum
male
Born on August 28, 1896 (128 years old)
Passed Away on September 02, 1964
From Danville, Illinois, USA
Known for Acting
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939. Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Tennessee Johnson (1942), a biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president. As Sen. Jefferson Davis, Ankrum movingly addresses the United States Senate upon his resignation to lead the Confederate States of America as that republic's first—and only—president. Ankrum's film career was extensive and spanned 30 years. His credits were largely concentrated in the western and science-fiction genres. Ankrum appeared in such westerns as Ride 'Em Cowboy in 1942, Vera Cruz opposite Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, Apache (1954), and Cattle Queen of Montana with Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan. In the sci-fi genre, he appeared in Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), as a Martian, Red Planet Mars (1952), playing the United States Secretary of Defense; the cult classic Invaders From Mars (1953), playing a United States Army officer; and as an Army general in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). In 1957 he played a psychiatrist in the cult sci-fi classic Kronos and had military-officer roles in Beginning of the End and The Giant Claw.
Cast Credits
- 1968
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
- 1960
- 1958
Young and Wild
as
Police Capt. Egan
1958
From the Earth to the Moon
as
President Ulysses S. Grant
1958
Twilight for the Gods
as
Sea Captain
1958
Giant from the Unknown
as
Dr. Frederick Cleveland
1958
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as
Dr. Carl Jordan
1958
How to Make a Monster
as
Police Capt. Hancock
1958
Curse of the Faceless Man
as
Narrator (unconfirmed)
1958
The Power of the Resurrection
as
Annas
1958
Badman's Country
as
Mayor Coleman
1958
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as
Bo Slauter
1958
Frontier Gun
as
Andrew Barton
1958
Tarawa Beachhead
as
Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Sea Hunt
1958
- 1957
The Giant Claw
as
Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
1957
Kronos
as
Dr. Albert Stern
1957
Zombies of Mora Tau
as
Dr. Jonathan Eggert
1957
Beginning of the End
as
Gen. John Hanson
1957
Hell's Crossroads
as
Wheeler
1957
Omar Khayyam
as
Sharain's Father
1957
Drango
as
Henry Calder
1957
M Squad
as
Police Inspector Dean
1957
Maverick
as
Joshua Haines
1957
Perry Mason
as
Judge
1957
Perry Mason
as
Judge Hoyt
1957
- 1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as
Brig. Gen. John Hanley
1956
When Gangland Strikes
as
Leo Fantzler
1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
as
Col. Harry Conover
1956
Fury at Gunsight Pass
as
Doc Phillips
1956
The Desperados Are in Town
as
Mr. Rutherford
1956
Naked Gun
as
Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
1956
Walk the Proud Land
as
Gen. Wade
1956
- 1955
Crashout
as
Head Guard
1955
Tennessee's Partner
as
Judge Parker
1955
The Last Command
1955
Duel on the Mississippi
as
Magistrate (uncredited)
1955
No Man's Woman
as
Capt. Hostedder
1955
The Eternal Sea
as
Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
1955
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
as
Azar the Shepherd
1955
The Silver Star
as
Charlie Childress
1955
Chief Crazy Horse
as
Red Cloud
1955
Gunsmoke
as
Merle
1955
- 1954
Silver Lode
as
Zachary Evans
1954
Apache
as
Dawson
1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
as
Grey Eagle
1954
Drums Across the River
as
Chief Ouray
1954
The Steel Cage
as
Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
1954
Southwest Passage
as
Dr. Stanton
1954
Two Guns and a Badge
as
Sheriff Jackson
1954
Vera Cruz
as
Gen. Ramírez
1954
Cattle Queen of Montana
as
J.I. 'Pop' Jones
1954
The Outlaw Stallion
as
Sheriff
1954
Three Young Texans
as
Jeff Blair
1954
- 1953
Invaders from Mars
as
Col. Fielding
1953
The Man Behind The Gun
as
Bram Creegan
1953
Sky Commando
as
Gen. W.R. Combs
1953
Devil's Canyon
as
Ed
1953
Fort Vengeance
as
Chief Crowfoot
1953
Flight Nurse
as
Interrogation Officer
1953
The Moonlighter
as
Alexander Prince
1953
Mexican Manhunt
as
Tip Morgan
1953
I Beheld His Glory
as
Peter
1953
Arena
as
Bucky Hillberry
1953
- 1952
Son of Ali Baba
as
Ali Baba
1952
Hiawatha
as
Iagoo
1952
Mutiny
as
Capt. Radford
1952
Because of You
as
Dr. Travis
1952
The Raiders
as
Thomas Ainsworth
1952
A Star Shall Rise
as
King Herod
1952
Fort Osage
as
Arthur Pickett
1952
Red Planet Mars
as
Secretary of Defense Sparks
1952
Cowboy G-Men
1952
- no image
Four Star Playhouse
as
Warden
1952
- no image
Four Star Playhouse
as
Mr. Raymond
1952
- no image
Four Star Playhouse
as
Mr. Mason
1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
- 1947
High Wall
as
Dr. Stanley Griffin
1947
Desire Me
as
Hector Martin
1947
Cynthia
as
Mr. Phillips, Principal
1947
Good News
as
Dean Griswold
1947
Merton of the Movies
as
Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
1947
Little Mister Jim
as
Col. W.I. Starwell
1947
The Mighty McGurk
as
Fowles
1947
Song of the Thin Man
as
Inspector (uncredited)
1947
The Sea of Grass
as
A.J. Crane
1947
- 1946
- 1945
- 1944
The Heavenly Body
as
Dr. Green
1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
as
Willoughby Peavy
1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as
Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
1944
Rationing
as
Morgan
1944
Barbary Coast Gent
as
Alec Veeder
1944
Gentle Annie
as
Deputy Gansby
1944
Dark Shadows
as
Lt. Pat McKay
1944
Meet the People
as
Monte Rowland
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as
Ed Scofield
1944
Return from Nowhere
as
Doctor (uncredited)
1944
Main Street Today
as
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
1944
- 1943
- 1942
Time to Kill
as
Alexander Morny
1942
Roxie Hart
as
Martin S. Harrison
1942
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as
Ace Anderson
1942
The Omaha Trail
as
Henchman Job
1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as
Mr. Graham
1942
Tales of Manhattan
as
Judge
1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as
Wood
1942
Reunion in France
as
Martin
1942
Tennessee Johnson
as
Jefferson Davis
1942
Tales of Manhattan
as
Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)
1942
- 1941
I Wake Up Screaming
as
Assistant District Attorney
1941
Doomed Caravan
as
Stephen Westcott
1941
In Old Colorado
as
Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
1941
Pirates on Horseback
as
Ace Gibson
1941
Wide Open Town
as
Jim Stuart
1941
The Bandit Trail
as
Red Haggerty
1941
This Woman Is Mine
as
Roussel
1941
Border Vigilantes
as
Dan Forbes
1941
The Roundup
as
'Parenthesis'
1941
Road Agent
as
Big John Morgan
1941
- 1940
- 1937
- 1936
- 1934
