← Back
Adrian Morris

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1907-01-12

Day of Death

1941-11-30

Place of Birth

Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Adrian Morris

Biography

Adrian Michael Morris (January 12, 1907 – November 30, 1941) was an American actor of stage and film, and a younger brother of Chester Morris. As a child, Morris performed with his family in a vaudeville act. In his short 10-year career as a Hollywood character actor, he appeared in over 70 films, including Dirigible (1931), Me and My Gal (1932), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), The Big Shakedown (1934), The Fighting Marines (1935), The Petrified Forest (1936), There Goes the Groom (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Gone With the Wind (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and Blood and Sand (1941).

Filmography (56)

⭐ 6.7 Role: Officer John Prescott

Fly By Night

1942
⭐ 5.9 Role: Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)

Belle Starr

1941
⭐ 6.5 Role: La Pulga

Blood and Sand

1941
⭐ 6.6 Role: Al

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

1940
⭐ 7.0 Role: Tom

Christmas in July

1940
⭐ 4.9 Role: Guard

Public Deb No. 1

1940
⭐ 6.3 Role: Denver Detective (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James

1940
⭐ 5.7 Role: Al Higgins

Pier 13

1940
⭐ 6.0 Role: Smoketree Charlie

Lucky Cisco Kid

1940
⭐ 4.5 Role: Cpl. Ernst

Florian

1940
⭐ 5.6 Role: First Detective

Girl in 313

1940
⭐ 5.2 Role: Crusty

Tear Gas Squad

1940
⭐ 7.8 Role: Agent

The Grapes of Wrath

1940
⭐ 7.0 Role: Prisoner (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940
⭐ 5.4 Role: Saloon Brawler

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

1939