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Chester Morris
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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.
BODY OF WORK
Chester Morris's Filmography
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Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
The Great White Hope
as Pop Weaver
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
A String of Beads
as Walter Harmon
No Poster
The Computer Comes to Marketing
as Oscar
Child of Trouble
as Warden
The She-Creature
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Unchained
as Kenyon Scudder
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Blind Spot
as Jeffrey Andrews
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Phantom Thief
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Paul (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
One Way to Love
as Barry Cole
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Rough, Tough and Ready
as Brad Crowder
Double Exposure
as Larry Burke
One Mysterious Night
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Secret Command
as Jeff Gallagher
Gambler's Choice
as Ross Hadley
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Tornado
as Pete Ramsey
High Explosive
as Buzz Mitchell
Aerial Gunner
as Foxy Pattis
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
Wrecking Crew
as Duke Mason
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
as Boston Blackie
I Live on Danger
as Jeff Morrell
Alias Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
Canal Zone
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
No Hands on the Clock
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
Meet Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
Girl from God's Country
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
Wagons Westward
as David Cook / Tom Cook
The Marines Fly High
as Lt. Jim Malone
Thunder Afloat
as 'Rocky' Blake
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
Five Came Back
as Bill Brooks
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Blind Alley
as Hal Wilson
Pacific Liner
as Doctor Craig
Smashing the Rackets
as Jim "Socker" Conway
Sky Giant
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
Law of the Underworld
as Gene Fillmore
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Chester Morris
Flight from Glory
as Paul Smith
I Promise to Pay
as Eddie Lang
Devil's Playground
as Robert Mason
They Met in a Taxi
as Jimmy Donlin
Counterfeit
as John Joseph Madden
Frankie and Johnnie
as Johnnie Drew
Moonlight Murder
as Steve Farrell
Three Godfathers
as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Pursuit
as Mitch Mitchell
Public Hero Number 1
as Jeff Crane
Princess O'Hara
as Vic Toledo
I've Been Around
as Eric Foster
Society Doctor
as Dr. Morgan
The Gay Bride
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Gift of Gab
as Doyle
Embarrassing Moments
as Jerry Randolph
Let's Talk It Over
as Mike McGann
King for a Night
as Bud Williams
Golden Harvest
as Chris Martin
Tomorrow at Seven
as Neil Broderick
Infernal Machine
as Robert Holden
Blondie Johnson
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
No Poster
Breach of Promise
as James Pomeroy
Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
Sinners in the Sun
as Jimmie Martin
The Miracle Man
as John 'Doc' Madison
Cock of the Air
as Lt. Roger Craig
Corsair
as John Hawks
The Bat Whispers
as Detective Anderson
The Big House
as John Morgan
The Divorcee
as Ted
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Sergeant Grischa
She Couldn't Say No
as Jerry Casey
Playing Around
as Nickey Solomon
Second Choice
as Don Warren
The Show of Shows
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
Woman Trap
as Ray Malone
Fast Life
as Paul Palmer
Alibi
as Chick Williams