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