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