Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1901-02-16
Day of Death
1970-09-11
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
Filmography (91)
⭐ 6.9
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Pop Weaver
The Great White Hope
1970
⭐ 7.2
Role:
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Walter Harmon
A String of Beads
1961No Image
⭐ 0
Role:
Oscar
The Computer Comes to Marketing
1960
⭐ 0
Role:
Warden
Child of Trouble
1957
⭐ 4.1
Role:
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
The She-Creature
1956
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Kenyon Scudder
Unchained
1955
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
⭐ 7.1
Role:
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
⭐ 5.1
Role:
Jeffrey Andrews
Blind Spot
1947
⭐ 6.7
Role:
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
⭐ 6.5
Role:
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Phantom Thief
1946
⭐ 8.5
Role:
Paul (uncredited)
