Chester Morris
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-02-16 (69 years old)
Deathday
1970-09-11
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
John Chester Brooks Morris
Chester Morris
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.
Acting
1933
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
1935
as Eric Foster
1935
as Jeff Crane
1930
as Detective Anderson
1929
as Chick Williams
1939
as Hal Wilson
1956
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
1947
as Jeffrey Andrews
1930
as John Morgan
1939
as Bill Brooks
1943
as Boston Blackie
1945
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1946
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
1946
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1942
as Boston Blackie
1941
as Boston Blackie
1945
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1949
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1930
as Ted
1944
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1941
as Boston Blackie
1948
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1932
as Jimmie Martin
1942
as Boston Blackie
1944
as Jeff Gallagher
1931
as John Hawks
1946
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1943
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1932
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
1939
as 'Rocky' Blake
1932
as James Pomeroy
1938
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
1972
as Self (archive footage)
1937
as Chester Morris
1941
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
1944
as Larry Burke
1935
as Dr. Morgan
1936
as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
1935
as Mitch Mitchell
1937
as Paul Smith
1933
as Neil Broderick
1938
as Gene Fillmore
1930
as Jerry Casey
1930
as Sergeant Grischa
1936
as Steve Farrell
1938
as Jim "Socker" Conway
1943
as Pete Ramsey
1929
as Ray Malone
1934
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
1937
as Eddie Lang
1930
as Don Warren
1942
as Jeff Morrell
1930
as Nickey Solomon
1943
as Foxy Pattis
1944
as Ross Hadley
1940
as Lt. Jim Malone
1946
as Barry Cole
1932
as Lt. Roger Craig
1932
as John 'Doc' Madison
1935
as Vic Toledo
1961
as Walter Harmon
1936
as Jimmy Donlin
1970
as Pop Weaver
1933
as Bud Williams
1936
as Johnnie Drew
1937
as Robert Mason
1939
as Doctor Craig
1940
as David Cook / Tom Cook
1940
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
1945
as Brad Crowder
1936
as John Joseph Madden
1955
as Kenyon Scudder
1934
as Doyle
1942
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
1929
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
1929
as Paul Palmer
1960
as Oscar
1933
as Robert Holden
1933
as Chris Martin
1934
as Self (uncredited)
1935
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
2003
as Self (archive footage)
1939
as Self
1942
as Duke Mason
1934
as Jerry Randolph
1934
as Mike McGann
1964
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1943
as Buzz Mitchell
1939
as Himself (uncredited)
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