Chester Morris
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.
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Movies (24)
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1972
The Great White Hope
as Pop Weaver
1970
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1964
A String of Beads
as Walter Harmon
1961
The Computer Comes to Marketing
as Oscar
1960
Child of Trouble
as Warden
1957
The She-Creature
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
1956
Unchained
as Kenyon Scudder
1955
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1949
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
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
TV Shows (26)
Cimarron Strip
1967
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Blaine Davis
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Major Whitman
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
Route 66
as Mr. Hull
1960
Checkmate
as Albert DeWitt
1960
Diagnosis: Unknown
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
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Frank Simmons
1956
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
Lights Out
1949
Suspense
as Edwards
1949
Studio One
as Jack Feeney
1948