Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Acting
February 16, 1901 September 11, 1970 New York City, New York, USA 1 popularity
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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.

Movies

20 titles
Complicated Women
4K 6.9

Self (archive footage)

Complicated Women

2003
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
4K 7.2

Self (archive footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972
The Great White Hope
4K 6.3

Pop Weaver

The Great White Hope

1970
The Big Parade of Comedy
4K 7.2

Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964
A String of Beads
4K 8.0

Walter Harmon

A String of Beads

1961
Child of Trouble
4K

Warden

Child of Trouble

1957
The She-Creature
4K 4.1

Dr. Carlo Lombardi

The She-Creature

1956
Unchained
4K 7.0

Kenyon Scudder

Unchained

1955
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
4K 6.1

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949
Trapped by Boston Blackie
4K 6.9

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948
Blind Spot
4K 5.3

Jeffrey Andrews

Blind Spot

1947
Boston Blackie and the Law
4K 6.6

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946
The Phantom Thief
4K 6.4

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

The Phantom Thief

1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
4K 8.5

Paul (uncredited)

Miss Susie Slagle's

1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
4K 5.4

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946
One Way to Love
4K 7.0

Barry Cole

One Way to Love

1946
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
4K 5.0

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
4K 5.8

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945
Rough, Tough and Ready
4K 9.0

Brad Crowder

Rough, Tough and Ready

1945
Double Exposure
4K 6.2

Larry Burke

Double Exposure

1944

TV Shows

20 titles
Cimarron Strip
4K 5.7
TV

Cimarron Strip

1967
Kraft Suspense Theatre
4K 6.5
TV

Blaine Davis

Kraft Suspense Theatre

1963
Espionage
4K 10.0
TV

Harry Kemp

Espionage

1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
4K 7.5
TV

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962
The Mike Douglas Show
4K 5.8
TV

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

1961
Ben Casey
4K 5.9
TV

Ben Casey

1961
Dr. Kildare
4K 5.7
TV

Tom Monahan

Dr. Kildare

1961
Route 66
4K 6.7
TV

Mr. Hull

Route 66

1960
Route 66
4K 6.7
TV

Emmett McNeill

Route 66

1960
Checkmate
4K 4.8
TV

Albert DeWitt

Checkmate

1960
Diagnosis: Unknown
4K 6.0
TV

Diagnosis: Unknown

1960
Play of the Week
4K 8.0
TV

Swanson

Play of the Week

1959
Rawhide
4K 7.2
TV

Hugh Clements

Rawhide

1959
Naked City
4K 5.7
TV

Frank Manfred

Naked City

1958
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
4K 7.5
TV

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
4K 6.2
TV

Frank Simmons

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
4K 7.2
TV

The Dansker

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
The Red Skelton Show
4K 7.4
TV

Tony

The Red Skelton Show

1951
Tales of Tomorrow
4K 6.4
TV

Tales of Tomorrow

1951
Robert Montgomery Presents
4K 6.0
TV

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

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