Chester Morris
Acting
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
2003Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
1970The Great White Hope
Pop Weaver
1964The Big Parade of Comedy
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
1961A String of Beads
Walter Harmon
1957Child of Trouble
Warden
1956The She-Creature
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
1955Unchained
Kenyon Scudder
1949Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1948Trapped by Boston Blackie
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1947Blind Spot
Jeffrey Andrews
1946A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
1946Boston Blackie and the Law
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1946The Phantom Thief
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1946One Way to Love
Barry Cole
1946Miss Susie Slagle's
Paul (uncredited)
1945Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1945Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1945Rough, Tough and Ready
Brad Crowder
1944One Mysterious Night
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
1944Secret Command
Jeff Gallagher
1944Double Exposure
Larry Burke
1944Gambler's Choice
Ross Hadley
1943After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie