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Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor.
Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939.
Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's …
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939. Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Tennessee Johnson (1942), a biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president. As Sen. Jefferson Davis, Ankrum movingly addresses the United States Senate upon his resignation to lead the Confederate States of America as that republic's first—and only—president. Ankrum's film career was extensive and spanned 30 years. His credits were largely concentrated in the western and science-fiction genres. Ankrum appeared in such westerns as Ride 'Em Cowboy in 1942, Vera Cruz opposite Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, Apache (1954), and Cattle Queen of Montana with Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan. In the sci-fi genre, he appeared in Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), as a Martian, Red Planet Mars (1952), playing the United States Secretary of Defense; the cult classic Invaders From Mars (1953), playing a United States Army officer; and as an Army general in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). In 1957 he played a psychiatrist in the cult sci-fi classic Kronos and had military-officer roles in Beginning of the End and The Giant Claw.
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BODY OF WORK
Morris Ankrum's Filmography
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The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Guns of Diablo
as Ray Macklin
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
Tower of London
as The Archbishop
Most Dangerous Man Alive
as Capt. Davis
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
as Gen. Lew Wallace
From the Earth to the Moon
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Tarawa Beachhead
as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
Frontier Gun
as Andrew Barton
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as Bo Slauter
Curse of the Faceless Man
as Narrator (unconfirmed)
Twilight for the Gods
as Sea Captain
Badman's Country
as Mayor Coleman
How to Make a Monster
as Police Capt. Hancock
Young and Wild
as Police Capt. Egan
Giant from the Unknown
as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
The Power of the Resurrection
as Annas
Omar Khayyam
as Sharain's Father
Beginning of the End
as Gen. John Hanson
The Giant Claw
as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Dr. Carl Jordan
Kronos
as Dr. Albert Stern
Hell's Crossroads
as Wheeler
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Drango
as Henry Calder
Down Liberty Road
as Fred Schroder
Naked Gun
as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
The Desperados Are in Town
as Mr. Rutherford
Walk the Proud Land
as Gen. Wade
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
as Col. Harry Conover
When Gangland Strikes
as Leo Fantzler
Fury at Gunsight Pass
as Doc Phillips
No Man's Woman
as Capt. Hostedder
Tennessee's Partner
as Judge Parker
Duel on the Mississippi
as Magistrate (uncredited)
The Last Command
The Eternal Sea
as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
The Silver Star
as Charlie Childress
Chief Crazy Horse
as Red Cloud
Crashout
as Head Guard
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
as Azar the Shepherd
Vera Cruz
as Gen. Ramírez
The Steel Cage
as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Three Young Texans
as Jeff Blair
Cattle Queen of Montana
as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
Two Guns and a Badge
as Sheriff Jackson
Apache
as Dawson
The Outlaw Stallion
as Sheriff
Silver Lode
as Zachary Evans
Drums Across the River
as Chief Ouray
Southwest Passage
as Dr. Stanton
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Grey Eagle
Flight Nurse
as Interrogation Officer
The Moonlighter
as Alexander Prince
Mexican Manhunt
as Tip Morgan
Sky Commando
as Gen. W.R. Combs
Devil's Canyon
as Ed
Arena
as Bucky Hillberry
Invaders from Mars
as Col. Fielding
I Beheld His Glory
as Peter
Fort Vengeance
as Chief Crowfoot
The Man Behind The Gun
as Bram Creegan
Hiawatha
as Iagoo
A Star Shall Rise
as King Herod
Because of You
as Dr. Travis
The Raiders
as Thomas Ainsworth
Son of Ali Baba
as Ali Baba
Red Planet Mars
as Secretary of Defense Sparks
Mutiny
as Capt. Radford
Fort Osage
as Arthur Pickett
My Favorite Spy
as Gen. Frazer
Flight to Mars
as Ikron
Tomorrow Is Another Day
as Hugh Wagner
Along the Great Divide
as Ed Roden
Fighting Coast Guard
as Navy Captain
The Lion Hunters
as Tom Forbes
The Redhead and the Cowboy
as Sheriff
Short Grass
as Hal Fenton
Southside 1-1000
as Eugene Deane
Rocketship X-M
as Dr. Ralph Fleming
In a Lonely Place
as Lloyd Barnes
The Damned Don't Cry
as Jim Whitehead
Borderline
as Bill Whittaker
Chain Lightning
as Ed Bostwick
The Fountainhead
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
Colorado Territory
as United States Marshal
We Were Strangers
as M. Seymour
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Mr. Jones
Joan of Arc
as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
For the Love of Mary
as Adm. Walton
The Fabulous Fraud
as Blind Girl's Father
Fighting Back
as Robert J. Higby
Souvenirs of Death
as Gangster (uncredited)
High Wall
as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Good News
as Dean Griswold
Desire Me
as Hector Martin
Merton of the Movies
as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
Cynthia
as Mr. Phillips, Principal
Song of the Thin Man
as Inspector (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as A.J. Crane
Little Mister Jim
as Col. W.I. Starwell
The Mighty McGurk
as Fowles
Lady in the Lake
as Eugene Grayson
Courage of Lassie
as Farmer Crews
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Dr. Wilson
The Green Years
as Dr. Galbraith
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Judge (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
as Reverend Claggett
Adventure
as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
Purity Squad
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye
as Ferris (henchman)
Phantoms, Inc.
as Narrator (voice)
Fall Guy
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Willoughby Peavy
Dark Shadows
as Lt. Pat McKay
Gentle Annie
as Deputy Gansby
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere
as Doctor (uncredited)
Barbary Coast Gent
as Alec Veeder
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Ed Scofield
Meet the People
as Monte Rowland
Main Street Today
as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Rationing
as Morgan
The Heavenly Body
as Dr. Green
The Cross of Lorraine
as Col. Demas (uncredited)
Swing Fever
as Dan Conlon
Best Foot Forward
as Col. Harkrider
Let's Face It
as Man in Sun Shell Cafe
Dixie Dugan
as Editor
Reunion in France
as Martin
Time to Kill
as Alexander Morny
Tennessee Johnson
as Jefferson Davis
The Omaha Trail
as Henchman Job
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as Mr. Graham
Tales of Manhattan
as Judge
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Wood
Roxie Hart
as Martin S. Harrison
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Ace Anderson
Road Agent
as Big John Morgan
I Wake Up Screaming
as Assistant District Attorney
The Bandit Trail
as Red Haggerty
This Woman Is Mine
as Roussel
Wide Open Town
as Jim Stuart
Pirates on Horseback
as Ace Gibson
Border Vigilantes
as Dan Forbes
The Roundup
as 'Parenthesis'
In Old Colorado
as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
Doomed Caravan
as Stephen Westcott
Three Men from Texas
as Bruce Morgan
Cherokee Strip
as Hawk Barrett
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Second Outlaw
The Light of Western Stars
as Nat Hayworth
The Showdown
as Baron Rendor
Knights of the Range
as Gamecock
Rustlers' Valley
as Glen Randall
North of the Rio Grande
as Henry Stoneham
Hills of Old Wyoming
as Andrews
Borderland
as Loco
Trail Dust
as Tex Anderson
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Blackie Felton
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Washington Press Correspondent