Chester Morris
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 16, 1901, New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- September 11, 1970
- Movies
- 91
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Pop Weaver |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) |
| 1961 | A String of Beads | Walter Harmon |
| 1960 | The Computer Comes to Marketing | Oscar |
| 1957 | Child of Trouble | Warden |
| 1956 | The She-Creature | Dr. Carlo Lombardi |
| 1955 | Unchained | Kenyon Scudder |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1948 | Trapped by Boston Blackie | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1947 | Blind Spot | Jeffrey Andrews |
| 1946 | Boston Blackie and the Law | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1946 | The Phantom Thief | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's | Paul (uncredited) |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton |
| 1946 | One Way to Love | Barry Cole |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1945 | Rough, Tough and Ready | Brad Crowder |
| 1944 | Double Exposure | Larry Burke |
| 1944 | One Mysterious Night | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Jeff Gallagher |
| 1944 | Gambler's Choice | Ross Hadley |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black |
| 1943 | Tornado | Pete Ramsey |
| 1943 | High Explosive | Buzz Mitchell |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Foxy Pattis |
| 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie |
| 1942 | Wrecking Crew | Duke Mason |
| 1942 | Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood | Boston Blackie |
| 1942 | I Live on Danger | Jeff Morrell |
| 1942 | Alias Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie |
| 1942 | Canal Zone | 'Hardtack' Hamilton |
| 1941 | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Detective Humphrey Campbell |
| 1941 | Meet Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie |
| 1940 | Girl from God's Country | Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier |
| 1940 | Wagons Westward | David Cook / Tom Cook |
| 1940 | The Marines Fly High | Lt. Jim Malone |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | 'Rocky' Blake |
| 1939 | Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga | Himself (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Five Came Back | Bill Brooks |
| 1939 | From the Ends of the Earth | Self |
| 1939 | Blind Alley | Hal Wilson |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner | Doctor Craig |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Jim "Socker" Conway |
| 1938 | Sky Giant | Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld | Gene Fillmore |
| 1937 | Sunday Night at the Trocadero | Chester Morris |
| 1937 | Flight from Glory | Paul Smith |
| 1937 | I Promise to Pay | Eddie Lang |
| 1937 | Devil's Playground | Robert Mason |
| 1936 | They Met in a Taxi | Jimmy Donlin |
| 1936 | Counterfeit | John Joseph Madden |
| 1936 | Frankie and Johnnie | Johnnie Drew |
| 1936 | Moonlight Murder | Steve Farrell |
| 1936 | Three Godfathers | Robert 'Bob' Sangster |
| 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Pirate Captain (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Pursuit | Mitch Mitchell |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Jeff Crane |
| 1935 | Princess O'Hara | Vic Toledo |
| 1935 | I've Been Around | Eric Foster |
| 1935 | Society Doctor | Dr. Morgan |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Gift of Gab | Doyle |
| 1934 | Embarrassing Moments | Jerry Randolph |
| 1934 | Let's Talk It Over | Mike McGann |
| 1933 | King for a Night | Bud Williams |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest | Chris Martin |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Seven | Neil Broderick |
| 1933 | Infernal Machine | Robert Holden |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson | R. Burton "Danny" Jones |
| 1932 | Breach of Promise | James Pomeroy |
| 1932 | Red-Headed Woman | William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr. |
| 1932 | Sinners in the Sun | Jimmie Martin |
| 1932 | The Miracle Man | John 'Doc' Madison |
| 1932 | Cock of the Air | Lt. Roger Craig |
| 1931 | Corsair | John Hawks |
| 1930 | The Bat Whispers | Detective Anderson |
| 1930 | The Big House | John Morgan |
| 1930 | The Divorcee | Ted |
| 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Sergeant Grischa |
| 1930 | She Couldn't Say No | Jerry Casey |
| 1930 | Playing Around | Nickey Solomon |
| 1930 | Second Choice | Don Warren |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers |
| 1929 | Woman Trap | Ray Malone |
| 1929 | Fast Life | Paul Palmer |
| 1929 | Alibi | Chick Williams |
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