Acting

Chester Morris

Born 1901-02-16 · New York City, New York, USA

Died 1970-09-11

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.

Credits

Newest first

Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
The Great White Hope
as Pop Weaver
1970
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1964
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Blaine Davis
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Major Whitman
1963
Espionage
as Harry Kemp
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
as Tom Monahan
1961
A String of Beads
as Walter Harmon
1961
Route 66
as Mr. Hull
1960
Route 66
as Emmett McNeill
1960
Checkmate
as Albert DeWitt
1960
Diagnosis: Unknown
1960
The Computer Comes to Marketing
as Oscar
1960
Play of the Week
as Swanson
1959
Rawhide
as Hugh Clements
1959
Pursuit
as Moody
1958
Naked City
as Frank Manfred
1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
1957
Child of Trouble
as Warden
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Frank Simmons
1956
The She-Creature
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
1956
Unchained
as Kenyon Scudder
1955
Gang Busters
as Host
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as The Dansker
1951
The Red Skelton Show
as Tony
1951
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Lux Video Theatre
as Lefty
1950
Cameo Theatre
as Merlini
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
as Col. Bobo Nolan
1950
Lights Out
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1949
Suspense
as Edwards
1949
Suspense
1949
Studio One
as Jack Feeney
1948
Studio One
as Jack Sparling
1948
Studio One
as Sam Benson
1948
Studio One
as Warden Garry
1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1948
Blind Spot
as Jeffrey Andrews
1947
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1946
The Phantom Thief
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Paul (uncredited)
1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
1946
One Way to Love
as Barry Cole
1946
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
1945
Double Exposure
as Larry Burke
1944
One Mysterious Night
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1944
Secret Command
as Jeff Gallagher
1944
Gambler's Choice
as Ross Hadley
1944
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1943
Tornado
as Pete Ramsey
1943
High Explosive
as Buzz Mitchell
1943
Aerial Gunner
as Foxy Pattis
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
1943
Wrecking Crew
as Duke Mason
1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
as Boston Blackie
1942
I Live on Danger
as Jeff Morrell
1942
Alias Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
1942
Canal Zone
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
1942
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
1941
No Hands on the Clock
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
1941
Meet Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
1941
Girl from God's Country
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
1940
Wagons Westward
as David Cook / Tom Cook
1940
The Marines Fly High
as Lt. Jim Malone
1940
Thunder Afloat
as 'Rocky' Blake
1939
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
1939
Five Came Back
as Bill Brooks
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
1939
Blind Alley
as Hal Wilson
1939
Pacific Liner
as Doctor Craig
1939
Smashing the Rackets
as Jim "Socker" Conway
1938