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