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