Chester Morris
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-02-16
Day of Death
1970-09-11 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known For
Acting
(2003)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1972)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1970)
The Great White Hope
as Pop Weaver
(1964)
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
(1961)
A String of Beads
as Walter Harmon
(1960)
The Computer Comes to Marketing
as Oscar
(1957)
Child of Trouble
as Warden
(1956)
The She-Creature
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
(1955)
Unchained
as Kenyon Scudder
(1949)
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1948)
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1947)
Blind Spot
as Jeffrey Andrews
(1946)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
(1946)
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1946)
The Phantom Thief
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1946)
One Way to Love
as Barry Cole
(1945)
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1945)
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1945)
Rough, Tough and Ready
as Brad Crowder
(1944)
Double Exposure
as Larry Burke
(1944)
Secret Command
as Jeff Gallagher
(1944)
One Mysterious Night
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1944)
Gambler's Choice
as Ross Hadley
(1943)
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1943)
High Explosive
as Buzz Mitchell
(1943)
Tornado
as Pete Ramsey
(1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1943)
Aerial Gunner
as Foxy Pattis
(1942)
Alias Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1942)
I Live on Danger
as Jeff Morrell
(1942)
Wrecking Crew
as Duke Mason
(1942)
Canal Zone
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
(1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
as Boston Blackie
(1941)
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
(1941)
Meet Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1940)
The Marines Fly High
as Lt. Jim Malone
(1940)
Wagons Westward
as David Cook / Tom Cook
(1940)
Girl from God's Country
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
(1939)
Blind Alley
as Hal Wilson
(1939)
Five Came Back
as Bill Brooks
(1939)
Pacific Liner
as Doctor Craig
(1939)
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as 'Rocky' Blake
(1939)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
(1938)
Law of the Underworld
as Gene Fillmore
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Jim "Socker" Conway
(1938)
Sky Giant
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
(1937)
Flight from Glory
as Paul Smith
(1937)
I Promise to Pay
as Eddie Lang
(1937)
Devil's Playground
as Robert Mason
(1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Chester Morris
(1936)
Three Godfathers
as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
(1936)
Counterfeit
as John Joseph Madden
(1936)
Frankie and Johnnie
as Johnnie Drew
(1936)
Moonlight Murder
as Steve Farrell
(1936)
They Met in a Taxi
as Jimmy Donlin
(1935)
Public Hero Number 1
as Jeff Crane
(1935)
I've Been Around
as Eric Foster
(1935)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
(1935)
Pursuit
as Mitch Mitchell
(1935)
Princess O'Hara
as Vic Toledo
(1935)
Society Doctor
as Dr. Morgan
(1934)
Let's Talk It Over
as Mike McGann
(1934)
Gift of Gab
as Doyle
(1934)
The Gay Bride
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1934)
Embarrassing Moments
as Jerry Randolph
(1933)
Golden Harvest
as Chris Martin
(1933)
King for a Night
as Bud Williams
(1933)
Tomorrow at Seven
as Neil Broderick
(1933)
Infernal Machine
as Robert Holden
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
(1932)
Sinners in the Sun
as Jimmie Martin
(1932)
Breach of Promise
as James Pomeroy
(1932)
Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
(1932)
The Miracle Man
as John 'Doc' Madison
(1932)
Cock of the Air
as Lt. Roger Craig
(1931)
Corsair
as John Hawks
(1930)
The Bat Whispers
as Detective Anderson
(1930)
The Big House
as John Morgan
(1930)
Playing Around
as Nickey Solomon
(1930)
The Divorcee
as Ted
(1930)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Sergeant Grischa
(1930)
Second Choice
as Don Warren
(1930)
She Couldn't Say No
as Jerry Casey
(1929)
The Show of Shows
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
(1929)
Alibi
as Chick Williams
(1929)
Fast Life
as Paul Palmer
(1929)
Woman Trap
as Ray Malone