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