Chester Morris
Known for Acting
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
The She-Creature
1956
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Pursuit
1935
as Mitch Mitchell
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
as Chester Morris
The Gay Bride
1934
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Blondie Johnson
1933
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
They Met in a Taxi
1936
as Jimmy Donlin
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
1939
as Bill Brooks
Blind Alley
1939
as Hal Wilson
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
as Boston Blackie
The Great White Hope
1970
as Pop Weaver
One Way to Love
1946
as Barry Cole
Thunder Afloat
1939
as 'Rocky' Blake
Public Hero Number 1
1935
as Jeff Crane
Smashing the Rackets
1938
as Jim "Socker" Conway
Infernal Machine
1933
as Robert Holden
Girl from God's Country
1940
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
Golden Harvest
1933
as Chris Martin