Chester Morris

Biography

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.

Filmography

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