Chester Morris

Acting • 1901-02-16 • New York City, New York, USA

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

6.5

The Big House

1930

6.3

The Divorcee

1930

6.6

Red-Headed Woman

1932

6.4

Five Came Back

1939

6.6

The Bat Whispers

1930

4.1

The She-Creature

1956

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Filmography

2003
Complicated WomenFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.9
1972
Hollywood: The Dream FactoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1970
The Great White HopeFilm
Pop Weaver
★ 6.3
1967
Cimarron StripTV
★ 5.8
1964
The Big Parade of ComedyFilm
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
★ 7.2
1963
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreTV
Major Whitman • 1 episodes
★ 5.9
1963
Kraft Suspense TheatreTV
Blaine Davis • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1963
EspionageTV
Harry Kemp • 1 episodes
★ 10.0
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1961
The Mike Douglas ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.8
1961
Dr. KildareTV
Tom Monahan • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Ben CaseyTV
★ 5.9
1961
A String of BeadsFilm
Walter Harmon
★ 8.0
1960
Route 66TV
Mr. Hull • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
Route 66TV
Emmett McNeill • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1960
CheckmateTV
Albert DeWitt • 1 episodes
★ 4.8
1960
Diagnosis: UnknownTV
★ 6.0
1960
The Computer Comes to MarketingFilm
Oscar
1959
RawhideTV
Hugh Clements • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1959
Play of the WeekTV
Swanson • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1958
Naked CityTV
Frank Manfred • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1958
PursuitTV
Moody • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1957
Tonight Starring Jack PaarTV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 7.5
1957
Child of TroubleFilm
Warden
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTV
Frank Simmons • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1956
The She-CreatureFilm
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
★ 4.1
1955
UnchainedFilm
Kenyon Scudder
★ 7.0
1952
Gang BustersTV
Host • 31 episodes
★ 7.0
1951
The Red Skelton ShowTV
Tony • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1951
Tales of TomorrowTV
★ 6.4
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
The Dansker • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
★ 6.0
1950
Robert Montgomery PresentsTV
Col. Bobo Nolan • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
1950
Lux Video TheatreTV
Lefty • 1 episodes
★ 6.7
1950
Cameo TheatreTV
Merlini • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1949
SuspenseTV
Edwards • 1 episodes
★ 5.1
1949
SuspenseTV
★ 5.1
1949
Lights OutTV
★ 6.0
1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 6.1
1948
Studio OneTV
Jack Feeney • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Jack Sparling • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Sam Benson • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Studio OneTV
Warden Garry • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
Trapped by Boston BlackieFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 6.9
1947
Blind SpotFilm
Jeffrey Andrews
★ 5.3
1946
A Close Call for Boston BlackieFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
★ 5.4
1946
Boston Blackie and the LawFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 6.6
1946
The Phantom ThiefFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 6.4
1946
Miss Susie Slagle'sFilm
Paul (uncredited)
★ 8.5
1946
One Way to LoveFilm
Barry Cole
★ 7.0
1945
Boston Blackie's RendezvousFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 5.0
1945
Boston Blackie Booked on SuspicionFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 5.8
1945
Rough, Tough and ReadyFilm
Brad Crowder
★ 9.0
1944
One Mysterious NightFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 6.2
1944
Secret CommandFilm
Jeff Gallagher
★ 6.6
1944
Gambler's ChoiceFilm
Ross Hadley
★ 6.2
1944
Double ExposureFilm
Larry Burke
★ 6.2
1943
The Chance of a LifetimeFilm
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★ 6.7
1943
After Midnight with Boston BlackieFilm
Boston Blackie
★ 5.9
1943
TornadoFilm
Pete Ramsey
★ 5.7
1943
Aerial GunnerFilm
Foxy Pattis
★ 5.0
1943
High ExplosiveFilm
Buzz Mitchell
★ 6.2
1942
Alias Boston BlackieFilm
Boston Blackie
★ 5.7
1942
I Live on DangerFilm
Jeff Morrell
★ 6.1
1942
Boston Blackie Goes HollywoodFilm
Boston Blackie
★ 5.6
1942
Wrecking CrewFilm
Duke Mason
★ 7.0
1942
Canal ZoneFilm
'Hardtack' Hamilton
★ 6.0
1941
Meet Boston BlackieFilm
Boston Blackie
★ 6.2
1941
Confessions of Boston BlackieFilm
Boston Blackie
★ 6.3
1941
No Hands on the ClockFilm
Detective Humphrey Campbell
★ 5.6
1940
The Marines Fly HighFilm
Lt. Jim Malone
★ 5.3
1940
Girl from God's CountryFilm
Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
★ 9.0
1940
Wagons WestwardFilm
David Cook / Tom Cook
★ 6.5
1939
Five Came BackFilm
Bill Brooks
★ 6.4
1939
Blind AlleyFilm
Hal Wilson
★ 5.9
1939
Pacific LinerFilm
Doctor Craig
★ 5.5
1939
Thunder AfloatFilm
'Rocky' Blake
★ 6.1
1939
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La CongaFilm
Himself (uncredited)
★ 4.0
1939
From the Ends of the EarthFilm
Self
★ 5.0
1938
Law of the UnderworldFilm
Gene Fillmore
★ 5.8
1938
Smashing the RacketsFilm
Jim "Socker" Conway
★ 6.7
1938
Sky GiantFilm
Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
★ 5.2
1937
Sunday Night at the TrocaderoFilm
Chester Morris
★ 4.5
1937
Devil's PlaygroundFilm
Robert Mason
★ 6.6
1937
Flight from GloryFilm
Paul Smith
★ 6.2
1937
I Promise to PayFilm
Eddie Lang
★ 6.0
1936
Three GodfathersFilm
Robert 'Bob' Sangster
★ 6.9
1936
They Met in a TaxiFilm
Jimmy Donlin
★ 6.8
1936
Moonlight MurderFilm
Steve Farrell
★ 4.8
1936
CounterfeitFilm
John Joseph Madden
★ 6.2
1936
Frankie and JohnnieFilm
Johnnie Drew
★ 6.5
1935
Pirate Party on Catalina IsleFilm
Pirate Captain (uncredited)
★ 6.1
1935
Public Hero Number 1Film
Jeff Crane
★ 6.3
1935
Society DoctorFilm
Dr. Morgan
★ 7.2
1935
PursuitFilm
Mitch Mitchell
★ 6.5
1935
Princess O'HaraFilm
Vic Toledo
★ 8.0
1935
I've Been AroundFilm
Eric Foster
★ 4.0
1934
The Gay BrideFilm
Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
★ 6.0
1934
Gift of GabFilm
Doyle
★ 5.2
1934
The Hollywood Gad-AboutFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 6.0
1934
Let's Talk It OverFilm
Mike McGann
★ 10.0
1934
Embarrassing MomentsFilm
Jerry Randolph
★ 9.0
1933
Blondie JohnsonFilm
R. Burton "Danny" Jones
★ 6.0
1933
Tomorrow at SevenFilm
Neil Broderick
★ 6.2
1933
King for a NightFilm
Bud Williams
★ 7.2
1933
Golden HarvestFilm
Chris Martin
★ 6.5
1933
Infernal MachineFilm
Robert Holden
★ 7.0
1932
Red-Headed WomanFilm
William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
★ 6.6
1932
Sinners in the SunFilm
Jimmie Martin
★ 5.0
1932
The Miracle ManFilm
John 'Doc' Madison
★ 5.9
1932
Cock of the AirFilm
Lt. Roger Craig
★ 7.7
1932
Breach of PromiseFilm
James Pomeroy
★ 10.0
1931
CorsairFilm
John Hawks
★ 4.4
1930
The DivorceeFilm
Ted
★ 6.3
1930
The Big HouseFilm
John Morgan
★ 6.5
1930
The Bat WhispersFilm
Detective Anderson
★ 6.6
1930
Playing AroundFilm
Nickey Solomon
★ 5.0
1930
The Case of Sergeant GrischaFilm
Sergeant Grischa
★ 7.2
1930
She Couldn't Say NoFilm
Jerry Casey
★ 10.0
1930
Second ChoiceFilm
Don Warren
★ 8.0
1929
AlibiFilm
Chick Williams
★ 5.9
1929
Woman TrapFilm
Ray Malone
★ 5.3
1929
The Show of ShowsFilm
Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
★ 6.6
1929
Fast LifeFilm
Paul Palmer
★ 9.0