Chester Morris1901 - 1970

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.5

Famous

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.

Credits

Complicated Women
Complicated Women

2003

Documentary • TV Movie

as Self (archive footage)

6.7
0.5
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972

Documentary • History

as Self (archive footage)

6
0.4
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope

1970

Drama

as Pop Weaver

6.1
0.3
The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy

1964

Comedy • Documentary

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

6.3
0.3
A String of Beads
A String of Beads

1961

Drama • TV Movie

as Walter Harmon

0
0.1
The Computer Comes to Marketing
0
0.2
The She-Creature
The She-Creature

1956

Horror • Science Fiction

as Dr. Carlo Lombardi

4.1
0.4
Unchained
Unchained

1955

Crime • Drama

as Kenyon Scudder

0
0.4
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

5.6
0.2
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

6.5
0.2
Blind Spot
Blind Spot

1947

Mystery

as Jeffrey Andrews

4.2
0.2
Boston Blackie and the Law
Boston Blackie and the Law

1946

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

6
0.2
The Phantom Thief
The Phantom Thief

1946

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

5.3
0.1
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton

4.9
0.9
One Way to Love
One Way to Love

1946

Comedy

as Barry Cole

7
0.3
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

4.7
0.1
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

5.5
0.3
Rough, Tough and Ready
Rough, Tough and Ready

1945

Action • Comedy • Drama

as Brad Crowder

0
0.1
Double Exposure
Double Exposure

1944

Comedy • Crime

as Larry Burke

5.5
0.1
One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night

1944

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

5.9
0.3
Secret Command
Secret Command

1944

Action • Drama • War

as Jeff Gallagher

6.8
0.2
Gambler's Choice
Gambler's Choice

1944

Crime • Drama

as Ross Hadley

5.8
0.6
The Chance of a Lifetime
The Chance of a Lifetime

1943

Crime • Mystery

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

6.2
0.2
Tornado
Tornado

1943

Drama

as Pete Ramsey

5.5
0.3
High Explosive
High Explosive

1943

Action • Drama

as Buzz Mitchell

5.7
0.2
Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner

1943

Drama • War

as Foxy Pattis

4.4
0.6
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943

Crime • Mystery

as Boston Blackie

5.7
0.2
Wrecking Crew
Wrecking Crew

1942

Action • Drama

as Duke Mason

5.5
0.1
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

1942

Crime • Mystery

as Boston Blackie

5
0.2
I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger

1942

Thriller

as Jeff Morrell

5.7
0.1
Alias Boston Blackie
Alias Boston Blackie

1942

Mystery

as Boston Blackie

5.5
0.2
Canal Zone
Canal Zone

1942

Action • Adventure • Drama

as 'Hardtack' Hamilton

5.5
0.2
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941

Crime • Mystery

as Boston Blackie

6.1
0.1
No Hands on the Clock
No Hands on the Clock

1941

Crime • Drama

as Detective Humphrey Campbell

4.9
0.3
Meet Boston Blackie
Meet Boston Blackie

1941

Crime

as Boston Blackie

6.3
0.2
Girl from God's Country
Girl from God's Country

1940

Drama

as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier

0
0.1
Wagons Westward
Wagons Westward

1940

Western

as David Cook / Tom Cook

6
0.1
The Marines Fly High
The Marines Fly High

1940

Action • Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Lt. Jim Malone

5.5
0.1
Thunder Afloat
Thunder Afloat

1939

Action • Drama • Romance • War

as 'Rocky' Blake

5.9
0.3
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939

Comedy

as Himself (uncredited)

3.5
0.2
Five Came Back
Five Came Back

1939

Adventure • Drama

as Bill Brooks

6.2
0.3
From the Ends of the Earth
From the Ends of the Earth

1939

Documentary

as Self

0
0.1
Blind Alley
Blind Alley

1939

Crime • Thriller

as Hal Wilson

5.7
0.3
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner

1939

Action • Adventure

as Doctor Craig

5.3
0.2
Smashing the Rackets
Smashing the Rackets

1938

Crime • Drama

as Jim "Socker" Conway

5.5
0.4
Sky Giant
Sky Giant

1938

Action • Adventure • Drama • Romance

as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton

4.7
0.2
Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld

1938

Crime • Drama

as Gene Fillmore

5.5
0.2
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937

Comedy • Music

as Chester Morris

3.8
0.2
Flight from Glory
Flight from Glory

1937

Drama

as Paul Smith

5.5
0.2
I Promise to Pay
I Promise to Pay

1937

Crime • Drama

as Eddie Lang

5.5
0.2
Devil's Playground
Devil's Playground

1937

Drama • Romance

as Robert Mason

5.8
0.3
They Met in a Taxi
They Met in a Taxi

1936

Comedy • Crime

as Jimmy Donlin

5.5
0.1
Counterfeit
Counterfeit

1936

Crime • Drama

as John Joseph Madden

6
0.1
Frankie and Johnnie
Frankie and Johnnie

1936

Drama

as Johnnie Drew

5
0.2
Moonlight Murder
Moonlight Murder

1936

Comedy • Music • Mystery

as Steve Farrell

5
0.3
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers

1936

Action • Drama • Western

as Robert 'Bob' Sangster

6.8
0.6
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935

Family

as Pirate Captain (uncredited)

5.6
0.2
Pursuit
Pursuit

1935

Action • Comedy • Romance

as Mitch Mitchell

6
0.3
Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1

1935

Crime • Drama

as Jeff Crane

6.2
0.1
Princess O'Hara
Princess O'Hara

1935

Comedy • Drama

as Vic Toledo

6
0.3
I've Been Around
I've Been Around

1935

Drama • Music

as Eric Foster

2.5
0.1
Society Doctor
Society Doctor

1935

Drama

as Dr. Morgan

6.3
0.2
The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride

1934

Comedy • Crime

as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham

5.8
0.3
The Hollywood Gad-About
The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

Documentary

as Self (uncredited)

5
0.2
Gift of Gab
Gift of Gab

1934

Comedy • Music

as Doyle

1
0.2
Embarrassing Moments
Embarrassing Moments

1934

Comedy

as Jerry Randolph

0
0.2
Let's Talk It Over
Let's Talk It Over

1934

Comedy • Drama

as Mike McGann

0
0.1
King for a Night
King for a Night

1933

Crime

as Bud Williams

6.2
0.2
Golden Harvest
Golden Harvest

1933

Drama

as Chris Martin

5
0.3
Tomorrow at Seven
Tomorrow at Seven

1933

Crime • Drama

as Neil Broderick

6
0.1
Infernal Machine
Infernal Machine

1933

Comedy

as Robert Holden

0
0.5
Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson

1933

Crime • Drama

as R. Burton "Danny" Jones

6.1
0.3
Breach of Promise
Breach of Promise

1932

Drama

as James Pomeroy

0
0.1
Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman

1932

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.

6.7
0.4
Sinners in the Sun
Sinners in the Sun

1932

Drama • Romance

as Jimmie Martin

4.9
0.3
The Miracle Man
The Miracle Man

1932

as John 'Doc' Madison

5.7
0.1
Cock of the Air
Cock of the Air

1932

Comedy

as Lt. Roger Craig

8
0.2
Corsair
Corsair

1931

Adventure

as John Hawks

4.4
0.4
The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers

1930

Comedy • Crime • Horror • Mystery

as Detective Anderson

6.4
1
The Big House
The Big House

1930

Crime • Drama

as John Morgan

6.7
0.6
The Divorcee
The Divorcee

1930

Drama • Romance

as Ted

6.4
0.4
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
The Case of Sergeant Grischa

1930

Drama

as Sergeant Grischa

6.7
0.1
She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No

1930

Drama • Romance

as Jerry Casey

0
0.1
Playing Around
Playing Around

1930

Comedy • Drama • Music • Romance

as Nickey Solomon

4.7
0.1
Second Choice
Second Choice

1930

Drama • Romance

as Don Warren

0
0.1
Show of Shows
Show of Shows

1929

Music

as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers

5.5
0.3
Woman Trap
Woman Trap

1929

Crime

as Ray Malone

5.2
0.2
Fast Life
Fast Life

1929

Crime • Drama

as Paul Palmer

0
0.1
Alibi
Alibi

1929

Crime • Drama

as Chick Williams

6.1
0.6

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