Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Acting

Birthday

1896/08/28

Day of death

1964/09/02 (68 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Danville, Illinois, USA

Also know as

Morris Nussbaum, Morris Winslow Ankrum, Morrie Ankrum, Morri Ankrum, Stephen Morris

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939. Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart au...Read more

Acting
Lady in the Lake
6.0

(1946) Lady in the Lake

as Eugene Grayson

The Movie Orgy
6.5

(1968) The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

Invaders from Mars
5.9

(1953) Invaders from Mars

as Col. Fielding

Fall Guy
0.0

(1945) Fall Guy

as District Attorney (uncredited)

I Wake Up Screaming
6.8

(1941) I Wake Up Screaming

as Assistant District Attorney

The Heavenly Body
5.7

(1944) The Heavenly Body

as Dr. Green

The Postman Always Rings Twice
7.0

(1946) The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Judge (uncredited)

Young and Wild
3.5

(1958) Young and Wild

as Police Capt. Egan

Crashout
6.5

(1955) Crashout

as Head Guard

High Wall
6.2

(1947) High Wall

as Dr. Stanley Griffin

Silver Lode
6.1

(1954) Silver Lode

as Zachary Evans

Colorado Territory
6.9

(1949) Colorado Territory

as United States Marshal

The Giant Claw
4.8

(1957) The Giant Claw

as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

The Damned Don't Cry
7.1

(1950) The Damned Don't Cry

as Jim Whitehead

Tomorrow Is Another Day
6.5

(1951) Tomorrow Is Another Day

as Hugh Wagner

The Thin Man Goes Home
7.1

(1944) The Thin Man Goes Home

as Willoughby Peavy

Apache
6.1

(1954) Apache

as Dawson

Tennessee's Partner
6.5

(1955) Tennessee's Partner

as Judge Parker

Flight to Mars
5.3

(1951) Flight to Mars

as Ikron

Kronos
5.6

(1957) Kronos

as Dr. Albert Stern

Courage of Lassie
5.7

(1946) Courage of Lassie

as Farmer Crews

Rocketship X-M
4.8

(1950) Rocketship X-M

as Dr. Ralph Fleming

Zombies of Mora Tau
5.5

(1957) Zombies of Mora Tau

as Dr. Jonathan Eggert

The Last Command
6.4

(1955) The Last Command

as ---

From the Earth to the Moon
5.2

(1958) From the Earth to the Moon

as President Ulysses S. Grant

Twilight for the Gods
4.2

(1958) Twilight for the Gods

as Sea Captain

Most Dangerous Man Alive
4.9

(1961) Most Dangerous Man Alive

as Capt. Davis

Borderline
5.5

(1950) Borderline

as Bill Whittaker

In a Lonely Place
7.6

(1950) In a Lonely Place

as Lloyd Barnes

Beginning of the End
3.8

(1957) Beginning of the End

as Gen. John Hanson

Southside 1-1000
5.7

(1950) Southside 1-1000

as Eugene Deane

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
6.0

(1956) Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

as Brig. Gen. John Hanley

When Gangland Strikes
0.0

(1956) When Gangland Strikes

as Leo Fantzler

Time to Kill
5.5

(1942) Time to Kill

as Alexander Morny

We Were Strangers
5.9

(1949) We Were Strangers

as M. Seymour

The Showdown
6.0

(1940) The Showdown

as Baron Rendor

Doomed Caravan
3.0

(1941) Doomed Caravan

as Stephen Westcott

Pirates on Horseback
0.0

(1941) Pirates on Horseback

as Ace Gibson

In Old Colorado
6.7

(1941) In Old Colorado

as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman

Three Men from Texas
6.3

(1940) Three Men from Texas

as Bruce Morgan

Wide Open Town
0.0

(1941) Wide Open Town

as Jim Stuart

North of the Rio Grande
6.0

(1937) North of the Rio Grande

as Henry Stoneham

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
6.3

(1936) Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as Blackie Felton

Rustlers' Valley
6.0

(1937) Rustlers' Valley

as Glen Randall

Borderland
0.0

(1937) Borderland

as Loco

Duel on the Mississippi
6.5

(1955) Duel on the Mississippi

as Magistrate (uncredited)

Hills of Old Wyoming
0.0

(1937) Hills of Old Wyoming

as Andrews

Trail Dust
4.0

(1936) Trail Dust

as Tex Anderson

Taza, Son of Cochise
5.5

(1954) Taza, Son of Cochise

as Grey Eagle

Giant from the Unknown
4.0

(1958) Giant from the Unknown

as Dr. Frederick Cleveland

No Man's Woman
4.7

(1955) No Man's Woman

as Capt. Hostedder

Son of Ali Baba
5.8

(1952) Son of Ali Baba

as Ali Baba

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
4.0

(1961) The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

as Gen. Lew Wallace

Roxie Hart
6.9

(1942) Roxie Hart

as Martin S. Harrison

The Man Behind The Gun
5.7

(1953) The Man Behind The Gun

as Bram Creegan

Guns of Diablo
5.3

(1964) Guns of Diablo

as Ray Macklin

The Hidden Eye
7.6

(1945) The Hidden Eye

as Ferris (henchman)

Chain Lightning
6.2

(1950) Chain Lightning

as Ed Bostwick

Sky Commando
5.5

(1953) Sky Commando

as Gen. W.R. Combs

My Favorite Spy
6.0

(1951) My Favorite Spy

as Gen. Frazer

The Redhead and The Cowboy
4.9

(1951) The Redhead and The Cowboy

as Sheriff

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
6.6

(1944) Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)

Drums Across the River
5.4

(1954) Drums Across the River

as Chief Ouray

Quincannon, Frontier Scout
4.4

(1956) Quincannon, Frontier Scout

as Col. Harry Conover

Hiawatha
0.0

(1952) Hiawatha

as Iagoo

The Steel Cage
0.0

(1954) The Steel Cage

as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"

The Cockeyed Miracle
6.7

(1946) The Cockeyed Miracle

as Dr. Wilson

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
3.0

(1958) Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

as Dr. Carl Jordan

How to Make a Monster
5.6

(1958) How to Make a Monster

as Police Capt. Hancock

Hell's Crossroads
5.4

(1957) Hell's Crossroads

as Wheeler

The Fabulous Fraud
5.0

(1948) The Fabulous Fraud

as Blind Girl's Father

Devil's Canyon
4.8

(1953) Devil's Canyon

as Ed

Swing Fever
5.0

(1943) Swing Fever

as Dan Conlon

Rationing
3.0

(1944) Rationing

as Morgan

Desire Me
5.7

(1947) Desire Me

as Hector Martin

The Lion Hunters
5.3

(1951) The Lion Hunters

as Tom Forbes

Mutiny
4.8

(1952) Mutiny

as Capt. Radford

Because of You
5.4

(1952) Because of You

as Dr. Travis

Adventure
6.2

(1945) Adventure

as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)

Cynthia
5.9

(1947) Cynthia

as Mr. Phillips, Principal

Southwest Passage
5.4

(1954) Southwest Passage

as Dr. Stanton

The Eternal Sea
6.4

(1955) The Eternal Sea

as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble

Good News
6.2

(1947) Good News

as Dean Griswold

Omar Khayyam
5.0

(1957) Omar Khayyam

as Sharain's Father

Fury at Gunsight Pass
6.0

(1956) Fury at Gunsight Pass

as Doc Phillips

For the Love of Mary
5.8

(1948) For the Love of Mary

as Adm. Walton

Fort Vengeance
6.2

(1953) Fort Vengeance

as Chief Crowfoot

Barbary Coast Gent
4.6

(1944) Barbary Coast Gent

as Alec Veeder

The Raiders
6.2

(1952) The Raiders

as Thomas Ainsworth

A Star Shall Rise
0.0

(1952) A Star Shall Rise

as King Herod

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
2.0

(1955) The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

as Azar the Shepherd

Fighting Back
6.0

(1948) Fighting Back

as Robert J. Higby

Gentle Annie
5.2

(1944) Gentle Annie

as Deputy Gansby

Fort Osage
6.0

(1952) Fort Osage

as Arthur Pickett

Dixie Dugan
5.0

(1943) Dixie Dugan

as Editor

Ride 'Em Cowboy
5.8

(1942) Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Ace Anderson

Flight Nurse
5.5

(1953) Flight Nurse

as Interrogation Officer

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
6.6

(1963) X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)

Dark Shadows
9.3

(1944) Dark Shadows

as Lt. Pat McKay

Best Foot Forward
6.0

(1943) Best Foot Forward

as Col. Harkrider

Cherokee Strip
4.5

(1940) Cherokee Strip

as Hawk Barrett

Two Guns and a Badge
0.0

(1954) Two Guns and a Badge

as Sheriff Jackson

Purity Squad
0.0

(1945) Purity Squad

as Dr. Adams (uncredited)

Drango
5.4

(1957) Drango

as Henry Calder

Meet the People
5.0

(1944) Meet the People

as Monte Rowland

The Moonlighter
5.7

(1953) The Moonlighter

as Alexander Prince

Along the Great Divide
7.2

(1951) Along the Great Divide

as Ed Roden

Merton of the Movies
6.8

(1947) Merton of the Movies

as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)

The Omaha Trail
7.0

(1942) The Omaha Trail

as Henchman Job

The Bandit Trail
6.5

(1941) The Bandit Trail

as Red Haggerty

Curse of the Faceless Man
5.4

(1958) Curse of the Faceless Man

as Narrator (unconfirmed)

Mexican Manhunt
5.8

(1953) Mexican Manhunt

as Tip Morgan

The Light of Western Stars
4.0

(1940) Light of Western Stars

as Nat Hayworth

Buck Benny Rides Again
0.0

(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again

as Second Outlaw

Tower of London
6.0

(1962) Tower of London

as The Archbishop

Knights of the Range
0.0

(1940) Knights of the Range

as Gamecock

Vera Cruz
6.6

(1954) Vera Cruz

as Gen. Ramírez

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
5.7

(1942) The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

as Mr. Graham

Phantoms, Inc.
5.3

(1945) Phantoms, Inc.

as Narrator (voice)

Short Grass
6.0

(1950) Short Grass

as Hal Fenton

Tales of Manhattan
6.3

(1942) Tales of Manhattan

as Judge

The Power of the Resurrection
0.0

(1958) The Power of the Resurrection

as Annas

I Beheld His Glory
0.0

(1953) I Beheld His Glory

as Peter

This Woman Is Mine
3.2

(1941) This Woman Is Mine

as Roussel

Border Vigilantes
6.0

(1941) Border Vigilantes

as Dan Forbes

The Roundup
8.0

(1941) The Roundup

as 'Parenthesis'

Bad Men of Tombstone
6.3

(1949) Bad Men of Tombstone

as Mr. Jones

Arena
4.7

(1953) Arena

as Bucky Hillberry

The Silver Star
5.0

(1955) The Silver Star

as Charlie Childress

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
5.8

(1942) Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Wood

Cattle Queen of Montana
5.6

(1954) Cattle Queen of Montana

as J.I. 'Pop' Jones

The Outlaw Stallion
5.0

(1954) The Outlaw Stallion

as Sheriff

The Desperados Are in Town
0.0

(1956) The Desperados Are in Town

as Mr. Rutherford

Badman's Country
5.4

(1958) Badman's Country

as Mayor Coleman

Three Young Texans
5.2

(1954) Three Young Texans

as Jeff Blair

The Saga of Hemp Brown
5.6

(1958) The Saga of Hemp Brown

as Bo Slauter

Frontier Gun
6.0

(1958) Frontier Gun

as Andrew Barton

Naked Gun
6.8

(1956) Naked Gun

as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)

Little Mister Jim
4.0

(1947) Little Mister Jim

as Col. W.I. Starwell

The Mighty McGurk
6.4

(1947) The Mighty McGurk

as Fowles

Marriage Is a Private Affair
5.2

(1944) Marriage Is a Private Affair

as Ed Scofield

Fighting Coast Guard
6.5

(1951) Fighting Coast Guard

as Navy Captain

Return from Nowhere
5.0

(1944) Return from Nowhere

as Doctor (uncredited)

Song of the Thin Man
6.8

(1947) Song of the Thin Man

as Inspector (uncredited)

Chief Crazy Horse
5.6

(1955) Chief Crazy Horse

as Red Cloud

Main Street Today
6.2

(1944) Main Street Today

as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

Souvenirs of Death
6.5

(1948) Souvenirs of Death

as Gangster (uncredited)

The Fountainhead
6.9

(1949) The Fountainhead

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

Walk the Proud Land
6.1

(1956) Walk the Proud Land

as Gen. Wade

Reunion in France
6.4

(1942) Reunion in France

as Martin

Red Planet Mars
4.7

(1952) Red Planet Mars

as Secretary of Defense Sparks

Tarawa Beachhead
6.0

(1958) Tarawa Beachhead

as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)

Joan of Arc
6.1

(1948) Joan of Arc

as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain

Tennessee Johnson
6.1

(1942) Tennessee Johnson

as Jefferson Davis

Tales of Manhattan
6.3

(1942) Tales of Manhattan

as Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence)

The Harvey Girls
6.5

(1946) The Harvey Girls

as Rev. Claggett

The Sea of Grass
6.3

(1947) The Sea of Grass

as A.J. Crane

Road Agent
0.0

(1941) Road Agent

as Big John Morgan

Stand Up and Cheer!
4.8

(1934) Stand Up and Cheer!

as Washington Press Correspondent

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Merle

Cowboy G-Men
5.3

(1952) Cowboy G-Men

as ---

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as ---

M Squad
5.2

(1957) M Squad

as Police Inspector Dean

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2

(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Walter Harwood

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Joshua Haines

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Judge

Sea Hunt
6.5

(1958) Sea Hunt

as ---

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Warden

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Raymond

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Mr. Mason

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Judge Hoyt