Chester Morris

Actor

Born: February 16, 1901
Died: September 11, 1970 (age 69)
From: 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…

Filmography (91)

Complicated Women (2003)
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
Self (archive footage)
The Great White Hope (1970)
Pop Weaver
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
A String of Beads (1961)
Walter Harmon
The Computer Comes to Marketing
The Computer Comes to Marketing (1960)
Oscar
Child of Trouble (1957)
Warden
The She-Creature (1956)
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Unchained (1955)
Kenyon Scudder
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Blind Spot (1947)
Jeffrey Andrews
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Phantom Thief (1946)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)
Paul (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
One Way to Love (1946)
Barry Cole
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Rough, Tough and Ready (1945)
Brad Crowder
Double Exposure (1944)
Larry Burke
One Mysterious Night (1944)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Secret Command (1944)
Jeff Gallagher
Gambler's Choice (1944)
Ross Hadley
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Tornado (1943)
Pete Ramsey
High Explosive (1943)
Buzz Mitchell
Aerial Gunner (1943)
Foxy Pattis
After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)
Boston Blackie
Wrecking Crew (1942)
Duke Mason