Chester Morris
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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
Credits
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
as Self (archive footage)
Infernal Machine (1933)
as Robert Holden
Society Doctor (1935)
as Dr. Morgan
Blondie Johnson (1933)
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
The She-Creature (1956)
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
The Great White Hope (1970)
as Pop Weaver
Five Came Back (1939)
as Bill Brooks
Canal Zone (1942)
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
One Way to Love (1946)
as Barry Cole
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Show of Shows (1929)
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
No Hands on the Clock (1941)
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
as Chester Morris
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
as Boston Blackie
Sinners in the Sun (1932)
as Jimmie Martin
A String of Beads (1961)
as Walter Harmon
They Met in a Taxi (1936)
as Jimmy Donlin
From the Ends of the Earth (1939)
as Self
The Big House (1930)
as John Morgan
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
as Jeff Crane
Law of the Underworld (1938)
as Gene Fillmore
Second Choice (1930)
as Don Warren
Let's Talk It Over (1934)
as Mike McGann
King for a Night (1933)
as Bud Williams
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
as Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
as Paul (uncredited)
Girl from God's Country (1940)
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
as Boston Blackie
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935)
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
The Gay Bride (1934)
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
Cock of the Air (1932)
as Lt. Roger Craig
Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Computer Comes to Marketing (1960)
as Oscar
The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)
as Self (uncredited)
I Live on Danger (1942)
as Jeff Morrell
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939)
as Himself (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High (1940)
as Lt. Jim Malone
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Golden Harvest (1933)
as Chris Martin
Pursuit (1935)
as Mitch Mitchell
Complicated Women (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
I Promise to Pay (1937)
as Eddie Lang
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Rough, Tough and Ready (1945)
as Brad Crowder
The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)
as Sergeant Grischa
She Couldn't Say No (1930)
as Jerry Casey
Thunder Afloat (1939)
as 'Rocky' Blake
Three Godfathers (1936)
as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
Pacific Liner (1939)
as Doctor Craig
The Miracle Man (1932)
as John 'Doc' Madison
Secret Command (1944)
as Jeff Gallagher
Embarrassing Moments (1934)
as Jerry Randolph
Smashing the Rackets (1938)
as Jim "Socker" Conway
I've Been Around (1935)
as Eric Foster
The Divorcee (1930)
as Ted
Gift of Gab (1934)
as Doyle
Blind Alley (1939)
as Hal Wilson
Princess O'Hara (1935)
as Vic Toledo
Child of Trouble (1957)
as Warden
High Explosive (1943)
as Buzz Mitchell
Alias Boston Blackie (1942)
as Boston Blackie
Unchained (1955)
as Kenyon Scudder
Moonlight Murder (1936)
as Steve Farrell
Sky Giant (1938)
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
Tomorrow at Seven (1933)
as Neil Broderick
Devil's Playground (1937)
as Robert Mason
Double Exposure (1944)
as Larry Burke
Playing Around (1930)
as Nickey Solomon
Tornado (1943)
as Pete Ramsey
Alibi (1929)
as Chick Williams
Wagons Westward (1940)
as David Cook / Tom Cook
Gambler's Choice (1944)
as Ross Hadley
The Bat Whispers (1930)
as Detective Anderson
Corsair (1931)
as John Hawks
Woman Trap (1929)
as Ray Malone
Aerial Gunner (1943)
as Foxy Pattis
Counterfeit (1936)
as John Joseph Madden
The Phantom Thief (1946)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Fast Life (1929)
as Paul Palmer
Blind Spot (1947)
as Jeffrey Andrews
One Mysterious Night (1944)
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Breach of Promise (1932)
as James Pomeroy
Frankie and Johnnie (1936)
as Johnnie Drew
Meet Boston Blackie (1941)
as Boston Blackie
Flight from Glory (1937)
as Paul Smith
Wrecking Crew (1942)
as Duke Mason