People
Chester Morris
- Name: Chester Morris
- Birthday: 1901-02-16
- Also known as: John Chester Brooks Morris
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
- Popularity: 2.555
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Complicated Women as Self (archive footage) | 2003-05-06 |
| Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage) | 1972-01-10 |
| The Great White Hope as Pop Weaver | 1970-10-11 |
| The Big Parade of Comedy as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) | 1964-09-02 |
| A String of Beads as Walter Harmon | 1961-02-07 |
| The She-Creature as Dr. Carlo Lombardi | 1956-08-01 |
| The Arena as Jack Feeney | 1956-04-09 |
| Unchained as Kenyon Scudder | 1955-08-25 |
| Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1949-03-02 |
| Trapped by Boston Blackie as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1948-05-13 |
| Blind Spot as Jeffrey Andrews | 1947-02-06 |
| Boston Blackie and the Law as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1946-12-12 |
| The Phantom Thief as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1946-05-02 |
| A Close Call for Boston Blackie as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton | 1946-01-24 |
| One Way to Love as Barry Cole | 1946-01-08 |
| Boston Blackie's Rendezvous as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1945-07-05 |
| Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1945-05-10 |
| Rough, Tough and Ready as Brad Crowder | 1945-03-22 |
| Double Exposure as Larry Burke | 1944-12-18 |
| One Mysterious Night as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1944-10-21 |
| Secret Command as Jeff Gallagher | 1944-07-30 |
| Gambler's Choice as Ross Hadley | 1944-04-27 |
| The Chance of a Lifetime as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | 1943-10-26 |
| Tornado as Pete Ramsey | 1943-08-09 |
| High Explosive as Buzz Mitchell | 1943-03-27 |
| Aerial Gunner as Foxy Pattis | 1943-03-20 |
| After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Boston Blackie | 1943-03-18 |
| Wrecking Crew as Duke Mason | 1942-11-07 |
| Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood as Boston Blackie | 1942-11-05 |
| I Live on Danger as Jeff Morrell | 1942-06-16 |
| Alias Boston Blackie as Boston Blackie | 1942-04-02 |
| Canal Zone as 'Hardtack' Hamilton | 1942-03-19 |
| Confessions of Boston Blackie as Boston Blackie | 1941-12-08 |
| No Hands on the Clock as Detective Humphrey Campbell | 1941-12-01 |
| Meet Boston Blackie as Boston Blackie | 1941-02-20 |
| Girl from God's Country as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier | 1940-07-30 |
| Wagons Westward as David Cook / Tom Cook | 1940-06-19 |
| The Marines Fly High as Lt. Jim Malone | 1940-03-04 |
| Thunder Afloat as 'Rocky' Blake | 1939-09-15 |
| Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga as Himself (uncredited) | 1939-09-02 |
| Five Came Back as Bill Brooks | 1939-06-23 |
| From the Ends of the Earth as Self | 1939-05-28 |
| Blind Alley as Hal Wilson | 1939-05-11 |
| Pacific Liner as Doctor Craig | 1939-01-06 |
| Smashing the Rackets as Jim "Socker" Conway | 1938-08-08 |
| Sky Giant as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton | 1938-07-22 |
| Law of the Underworld as Gene Fillmore | 1938-05-06 |
| Sunday Night at the Trocadero as Chester Morris | 1937-10-02 |
| Flight from Glory as Paul Smith | 1937-08-20 |
| I Promise to Pay as Eddie Lang | 1937-04-21 |
| Devil's Playground as Robert Mason | 1937-01-24 |
| They Met in a Taxi as Jimmy Donlin | 1936-09-08 |
| Counterfeit as John Joseph Madden | 1936-05-25 |
| Frankie and Johnnie as Johnnie Drew | 1936-04-30 |
| Moonlight Murder as Steve Farrell | 1936-03-27 |
| Three Godfathers as Robert 'Bob' Sangster | 1936-03-06 |
| Pirate Party on Catalina Isle as Pirate Captain (uncredited) | 1935-11-20 |
| Pursuit as Mitch Mitchell | 1935-08-09 |
| Public Hero Number 1 as Jeff Crane | 1935-05-31 |
| Princess O'Hara as Vic Toledo | 1935-03-31 |
| I've Been Around as Eric Foster | 1935-03-05 |
| Society Doctor as Dr. Morgan | 1935-01-25 |
| The Gay Bride as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham | 1934-12-14 |
| The Hollywood Gad-About as Self (uncredited) | 1934-10-04 |
| Embarrassing Moments as Jerry Randolph | 1934-09-01 |
| Gift of Gab as Doyle | 1934-09-01 |
| Let's Talk It Over as Mike McGann | 1934-06-01 |
| King for a Night as Bud Williams | 1933-12-09 |
| Golden Harvest as Chris Martin | 1933-09-21 |
| Tomorrow at Seven as Neil Broderick | 1933-06-01 |
| Infernal Machine as Robert Holden | 1933-04-08 |
| Blondie Johnson as R. Burton "Danny" Jones | 1933-02-25 |
| Breach of Promise as James Pomeroy | 1932-10-23 |
| Red-Headed Woman as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr. | 1932-06-25 |
| Sinners in the Sun as Jimmie Martin | 1932-05-13 |
| The Miracle Man as John 'Doc' Madison | 1932-04-01 |
| Cock of the Air as Lt. Roger Craig | 1932-01-23 |
| Corsair as John Hawks | 1931-11-28 |
| The Bat Whispers as Detective Anderson | 1930-11-13 |
| The Big House as John Morgan | 1930-06-14 |
| The Divorcee as Ted | 1930-04-19 |
| The Case of Sergeant Grischa as Sergeant Grischa | 1930-02-23 |
| She Couldn't Say No as Jerry Casey | 1930-02-15 |
| Playing Around as Nickey Solomon | 1930-01-10 |
| Second Choice as Don Warren | 1930-01-04 |
| Show of Shows as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers | 1929-11-21 |
| Woman Trap as Ray Malone | 1929-09-28 |
| Fast Life as Paul Palmer | 1929-09-01 |
| Alibi as Chick Williams | 1929-04-20 |
