Chester Morris
Actor
- Born
- February 16, 1901 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- September 11, 1970 (age 69)
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
The Divorcee
April 19, 1930
Red-Headed Woman
June 25, 1932
The Big House
June 14, 1930
Five Came Back
June 23, 1939
The Great White Hope
October 11, 1970
The She-Creature
August 1, 1956
The Bat Whispers
November 13, 1930
Alibi
April 20, 1929
Blondie Johnson
February 25, 1933
Three Godfathers
March 6, 1936
Blind Alley
May 11, 1939
Meet Boston Blackie
February 20, 1941
Acting91
- 2003Complicated Women as Self (archive footage)
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory as Self (archive footage)
- 1970The Great White Hope as Pop Weaver
- 1964The Big Parade of Comedy as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
- 1961A String of Beads as Walter Harmon
- 1960The Computer Comes to Marketing as Oscar
- 1957Child of Trouble as Warden
- 1956The She-Creature as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
- 1955Unchained as Kenyon Scudder
- 1949