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 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)
One Mysterious Night
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1944)
Secret Command
as Jeff Gallagher
(1944)
Gambler's Choice
as Ross Hadley
(1944)
Double Exposure
as Larry Burke
(1943)
Tornado
as Pete Ramsey
(1943)
Aerial Gunner
as Foxy Pattis
(1943)
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1943)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1943)
High Explosive
as Buzz Mitchell
(1942)
Wrecking Crew
as Duke Mason
(1942)
Alias Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1942)
Canal Zone
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
(1942)
I Live on Danger
as Jeff Morrell
(1942)
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
as Boston Blackie
(1941)
Meet Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1941)
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1941)
No Hands on the Clock
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
(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)
Five Came Back
as Bill Brooks
(1939)
Blind Alley
as Hal Wilson
(1939)
Pacific Liner
as Doctor Craig
(1939)
Thunder Afloat
as 'Rocky' Blake
(1939)
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
(1939)
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
(1938)
Smashing the Rackets
as Jim "Socker" Conway
(1938)
Sky Giant
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
(1938)
Law of the Underworld
as Gene Fillmore
(1937)
Devil's Playground
as Robert Mason
(1937)
Flight from Glory
as Paul Smith
(1937)
I Promise to Pay
as Eddie Lang
(1937)
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Chester Morris
(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)
Society Doctor
as Dr. Morgan
(1935)
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
(1935)
Public Hero Number 1
as Jeff Crane
(1935)
Pursuit
as Mitch Mitchell
(1935)
Princess O'Hara
as Vic Toledo
(1935)
I've Been Around
as Eric Foster
(1934)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1934)
The Gay Bride
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
(1934)
Gift of Gab
as Doyle
(1934)
Embarrassing Moments
as Jerry Randolph
(1934)
Let's Talk It Over
as Mike McGann
(1933)
Blondie Johnson
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
(1933)
Infernal Machine
as Robert Holden
(1933)
Golden Harvest
as Chris Martin
(1933)
Tomorrow at Seven
as Neil Broderick
(1933)
King for a Night
as Bud Williams
(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 Divorcee
as Ted
(1930)
The Big House
as John Morgan
(1930)
The Bat Whispers
as Detective Anderson
(1930)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Sergeant Grischa
(1930)
Second Choice
as Don Warren
(1930)
Playing Around
as Nickey Solomon
(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)
Woman Trap
as Ray Malone
(1929)
Fast Life
as Paul Palmer