Chester Morris
Birthday
1901/02/16
Day of death
1970/09/11 (69 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
John Chester Brooks 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
(1933) Blondie Johnson
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
(1935) I've Been Around
as Eric Foster
(1935) Public Hero Number 1
as Jeff Crane
(1930) The Bat Whispers
as Detective Anderson
(1929) Alibi
as Chick Williams
(1939) Blind Alley
as Hal Wilson
(1956) The She-Creature
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
(1947) Blind Spot
as Jeffrey Andrews
(1930) The Big House
as John Morgan
(1939) Five Came Back
as Bill Brooks
(1943) After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1945) Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(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
(1942) Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
as Boston Blackie
(1941) Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1945) Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1949) Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1930) The Divorcee
as Ted
(1944) One Mysterious Night
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1941) Meet Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1948) Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1932) Sinners in the Sun
as Jimmie Martin
(1942) Alias Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
(1944) Secret Command
as Jeff Gallagher
(1931) Corsair
as John Hawks
(1946) The Phantom Thief
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1943) The Chance of a Lifetime
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
(1932) Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
(1939) Thunder Afloat
as 'Rocky' Blake
(1932) Breach of Promise
as James Pomeroy
(1938) Sky Giant
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
(1937) Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Chester Morris
(1941) No Hands on the Clock
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
(1944) Double Exposure
as Larry Burke
(1935) Society Doctor
as Dr. Morgan
(1936) Three Godfathers
as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
(1935) Pursuit
as Mitch Mitchell
(1937) Flight from Glory
as Paul Smith
(1933) Tomorrow at Seven
as Neil Broderick
(1938) Law of the Underworld
as Gene Fillmore
(1930) She Couldn't Say No
as Jerry Casey
(1930) The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Sergeant Grischa
(1936) Moonlight Murder
as Steve Farrell
(1938) Smashing the Rackets
as Jim "Socker" Conway
(1943) Tornado
as Pete Ramsey
(1929) Woman Trap
as Ray Malone
(1934) The Gay Bride
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
(1937) I Promise to Pay
as Eddie Lang
(1930) Second Choice
as Don Warren
(1942) I Live on Danger
as Jeff Morrell
(1930) Playing Around
as Nickey Solomon
(1943) Aerial Gunner
as Foxy Pattis
(1944) Gambler's Choice
as Ross Hadley
(1940) The Marines Fly High
as Lt. Jim Malone
(1946) One Way to Love
as Barry Cole
(1932) Cock of the Air
as Lt. Roger Craig
(1932) The Miracle Man
as John 'Doc' Madison
(1935) Princess O'Hara
as Vic Toledo
(1961) A String of Beads
as Walter Harmon
(1936) They Met in a Taxi
as Jimmy Donlin
(1970) The Great White Hope
as Pop Weaver
(1933) King for a Night
as Bud Williams
(1936) Frankie and Johnnie
as Johnnie Drew
(1937) Devil's Playground
as Robert Mason
(1939) Pacific Liner
as Doctor Craig
(1940) Wagons Westward
as David Cook / Tom Cook
(1940) Girl from God's Country
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
(1945) Rough, Tough and Ready
as Brad Crowder
(1936) Counterfeit
as John Joseph Madden
(1955) Unchained
as Kenyon Scudder
(1934) Gift of Gab
as Doyle
(1942) Canal Zone
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
(1929) Show of Shows
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
(1929) Fast Life
as Paul Palmer
(1960) The Computer Comes to Marketing
as Oscar
(1933) Infernal Machine
as Robert Holden
(1933) Golden Harvest
as Chris Martin
(1934) The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
(1935) Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
(2003) Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
(1939) From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
(1942) Wrecking Crew
as Duke Mason
(1934) Embarrassing Moments
as Jerry Randolph
(1934) Let's Talk It Over
as Mike McGann
(1964) The Big Parade of Comedy
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
(1943) High Explosive
as Buzz Mitchell
(1939) Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
(1963) Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Blaine Davis
(1960) Route 66
as Mr. Hull
(1958) Naked City
as Frank Manfred
(1948) Studio One
as Jack Feeney
(1959) Rawhide
as Hugh Clements
(1967) Cimarron Strip
as ---
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Lefty
(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as The Dansker
(1963) Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Major Whitman
(1961) Ben Casey
as ---
(1949) Suspense
as Edwards
(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents
as ---
(1956) Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Frank Simmons
(1951) Tales of Tomorrow
as ---
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(1949) Lights Out
as ---
(1961) Dr. Kildare
as Tom Monahan
(1950) Cameo Theatre
as Merlini
(1951) The Red Skelton Show
as Tony
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1960) Route 66
as Emmett McNeill
(1960) Diagnosis: Unknown
as ---
(1952) Gang Busters
as Host
(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents
as Col. Bobo Nolan
(1958) Pursuit
as Moody
(1960) Checkmate
as Albert DeWitt
(1948) Studio One
as Jack Sparling
(1948) Studio One
as Sam Benson
(1948) Studio One
as Warden Garry
(1959) Play of the Week
as Swanson
(1949) Suspense
as ---