Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 16, 1901
Died
Sep 11, 1970
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
118 titles
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.
Known For
Filmography
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
The Great White Hope
Pop Weaver
Cimarron Strip
The Big Parade of Comedy
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
Blaine Davis
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Major Whitman
Espionage
Harry Kemp
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Ben Casey
Dr. Kildare
Tom Monahan
A String of Beads
Walter Harmon
Route 66
Mr. Hull
Checkmate
Albert DeWitt
Diagnosis: Unknown
The Computer Comes to Marketing
Oscar
Play of the Week
Swanson
Rawhide
Hugh Clements
Pursuit
Moody
Naked City
Frank Manfred
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
Self
Child of Trouble
Warden
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Frank Simmons
The She-Creature
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Unchained
Kenyon Scudder
Gang Busters
Host
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
The Dansker
The Red Skelton Show
Tony
Tales of Tomorrow
Lux Video Theatre
Lefty
Cameo Theatre
Merlini
Robert Montgomery Presents
Lights Out
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Suspense
Edwards
Studio One
Jack Feeney
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Blind Spot
Jeffrey Andrews
Boston Blackie and the Law
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Phantom Thief
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Miss Susie Slagle's
Paul (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
One Way to Love
Barry Cole
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Rough, Tough and Ready
Brad Crowder
Double Exposure
Larry Burke
One Mysterious Night
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Secret Command
Jeff Gallagher