Chester Morris
Acting
Born: 1901-02-16 · New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1970-09-11
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.
🎬 Movies (30)
Complicated Women
2003
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Self (archive footage)
The Great White Hope
1970
Pop Weaver
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
A String of Beads
1961
Walter Harmon
The Computer Comes to Marketing
1960
Oscar
Child of Trouble
1957
Warden
The She-Creature
1956
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Unchained
1955
Kenyon Scudder
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Blind Spot
1947
Jeffrey Andrews
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Phantom Thief
1946
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
One Way to Love
1946
Barry Cole
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
Paul (uncredited)
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Rough, Tough and Ready
1945
Brad Crowder
One Mysterious Night
1944
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Secret Command
1944
Jeff Gallagher
Double Exposure
1944
Larry Burke
Gambler's Choice
1944
Ross Hadley
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
Boston Blackie
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Tornado
1943
Pete Ramsey
Aerial Gunner
1943
Foxy Pattis
High Explosive
1943
Buzz Mitchell
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
Boston Blackie
📺 TV Shows (27)
Cimarron Strip
1967
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Blaine Davis
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Major Whitman
Espionage
1963
Harry Kemp
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self
Ben Casey
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
Tom Monahan
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Self
Route 66
1960
Emmett McNeill
Diagnosis: Unknown
1960
Checkmate
1960
Albert DeWitt
Rawhide
1959
Hugh Clements
Play of the Week
1959
Swanson
Naked City
1958
Frank Manfred
Pursuit
1958
Moody
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Self
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Frank Simmons
Gang Busters
1952
Host
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
The Dansker
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Tony
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Lefty
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Col. Bobo Nolan
Cameo Theatre
1950
Merlini
Suspense
1949
Lights Out
1949
Studio One
1948
Warden Garry