Chester Morris

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.

Born

Feb 16, 1901

New York City, New York, USA

Died

Sep 11, 1970

Known For

Acting

Movies

91 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

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The Great White Hope

1970 • as Pop Weaver

★ 6.3

Blind Spot

1947 • as Jeffrey Andrews

★ 5.3

Red-Headed Woman

1932 • as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.

★ 6.6

Three Godfathers

1936 • as Robert 'Bob' Sangster

★ 6.9

Infernal Machine

1933 • as Robert Holden

★ 7.0

The Big House

1930 • as John Morgan

★ 6.6

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood

1942 • as Boston Blackie

★ 5.6

Moonlight Murder

1936 • as Steve Farrell

★ 4.8

The Show of Shows

1929 • as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers

★ 6.6

A Close Call for Boston Blackie

1946 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton

★ 5.4

Blind Alley

1939 • as Hal Wilson

★ 6.0

Blondie Johnson

1933 • as R. Burton "Danny" Jones

★ 5.9

Five Came Back

1939 • as Bill Brooks

★ 6.3

The She-Creature

1956 • as Dr. Carlo Lombardi

★ 4.1

Canal Zone

1942 • as 'Hardtack' Hamilton

★ 6.0

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 5.8

King for a Night

1933 • as Bud Williams

★ 7.2

Society Doctor

1935 • as Dr. Morgan

★ 7.2

The Gay Bride

1934 • as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham

★ 6.0

Gift of Gab

1934 • as Doyle

★ 5.2

Confessions of Boston Blackie

1941 • as Boston Blackie

★ 6.3

Embarrassing Moments

1934 • as Jerry Randolph

★ 9.0

They Met in a Taxi

1936 • as Jimmy Donlin

★ 6.8

The Phantom Thief

1946 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 6.4

Unchained

1955 • as Kenyon Scudder

★ 7.0

Flight from Glory

1937 • as Paul Smith

★ 6.2

Complicated Women

2003 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 6.9

Law of the Underworld

1938 • as Gene Fillmore

★ 5.8

Trapped by Boston Blackie

1948 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 6.9

Corsair

1931 • as John Hawks

★ 4.4

Sinners in the Sun

1932 • as Jimmie Martin

★ 5.0

The Miracle Man

1932 • as John 'Doc' Madison

★ 5.9

Wagons Westward

1940 • as David Cook / Tom Cook

★ 6.5

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 • as Self (archive footage)

★ 7.4

One Way to Love

1946 • as Barry Cole

★ 7.0

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous

1945 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 5.0

The Bat Whispers

1930 • as Detective Anderson

★ 6.6

The Divorcee

1930 • as Ted

★ 6.2

Alibi

1929 • as Chick Williams

★ 5.9

One Mysterious Night

1944 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 6.2

The Big Parade of Comedy

1964 • as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

★ 7.2

Second Choice

1930 • as Don Warren

★ 8.0

Boston Blackie and the Law

1946 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 6.6

The Case of Sergeant Grischa

1930 • as Sergeant Grischa

★ 7.2

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture

1949 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 6.1

Sunday Night at the Trocadero

1937 • as Chester Morris

★ 4.5

I Live on Danger

1942 • as Jeff Morrell

★ 6.1

Counterfeit

1936 • as John Joseph Madden

★ 6.2

Fast Life

1929 • as Paul Palmer

★ 9.0

Miss Susie Slagle's

1946 • as Paul (uncredited)

★ 8.5

From the Ends of the Earth

1939 • as Self

★ 5.0

No Hands on the Clock

1941 • as Detective Humphrey Campbell

★ 5.6

Public Hero Number 1

1935 • as Jeff Crane

★ 6.3

I've Been Around

1935 • as Eric Foster

★ 4.0

Aerial Gunner

1943 • as Foxy Pattis

★ 5.0

Smashing the Rackets

1938 • as Jim "Socker" Conway

★ 6.7

Secret Command

1944 • as Jeff Gallagher

★ 6.6

The Chance of a Lifetime

1943 • as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

★ 6.7

A String of Beads

1961 • as Walter Harmon

★ 8.0

Princess O'Hara

1935 • as Vic Toledo

★ 8.0

Golden Harvest

1933 • as Chris Martin

★ 6.5

Cock of the Air

1932 • as Lt. Roger Craig

★ 7.7

Gambler's Choice

1944 • as Ross Hadley

★ 6.2

Alias Boston Blackie

1942 • as Boston Blackie

★ 5.7

Thunder Afloat

1939 • as 'Rocky' Blake

★ 6.1

Devil's Playground

1937 • as Robert Mason

★ 6.6

After Midnight with Boston Blackie

1943 • as Boston Blackie

★ 5.9

Girl from God's Country

1940 • as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier

★ 9.0

I Promise to Pay

1937 • as Eddie Lang

★ 6.0

Let's Talk It Over

1934 • as Mike McGann

★ 10.0

The Marines Fly High

1940 • as Lt. Jim Malone

★ 5.3

She Couldn't Say No

1930 • as Jerry Casey

★ 10.0

The Hollywood Gad-About

1934 • as Self (uncredited)

★ 6.0

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle

1935 • as Pirate Captain (uncredited)

★ 6.1

Frankie and Johnnie

1936 • as Johnnie Drew

★ 6.5

Tomorrow at Seven

1933 • as Neil Broderick

★ 6.2

High Explosive

1943 • as Buzz Mitchell

★ 6.2

Wrecking Crew

1942 • as Duke Mason

★ 7.0

Rough, Tough and Ready

1945 • as Brad Crowder

★ 9.0

Meet Boston Blackie

1941 • as Boston Blackie

★ 6.3

Pacific Liner

1939 • as Doctor Craig

★ 5.5

Sky Giant

1938 • as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton

★ 5.2

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga

1939 • as Himself (uncredited)

★ 4.0

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The Computer Comes to Marketing

1960 • as Oscar

Playing Around

1930 • as Nickey Solomon

★ 5.0

Pursuit

1935 • as Mitch Mitchell

★ 6.5

Woman Trap

1929 • as Ray Malone

★ 5.3

Double Exposure

1944 • as Larry Burke

★ 6.2

Child of Trouble

1957 • as Warden

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Breach of Promise

1932 • as James Pomeroy

★ 10.0

Tornado

1943 • as Pete Ramsey

★ 5.7