
Cast
Morgan Conway
Acting
Cast
Morgan Conway
Known for
Acting
Born
1903-03-16
From
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died
1981-11-16
Also known as Sydney Albert Conway
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morgan Conway (March 16, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey β November 16, 1981 in Livingston, New Jersey) was an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy. Born Sydney Conway, he was educated at Columbia University in New York City. He arrived in Hollywood just in time to get on the ground floor of the industry's burgeoning labor movement. Conway was one of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. His first film appearance was in the 1934 film Looking for Trouble. For many years he freelanced, working for various studios in bits or supporting roles. His most familiar appearance from this period is probably in Charlie Chan in Reno (1939). By the mid-1940s he was a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures, and he was chosen to portray Chester Gould's comic-strip detective Dick Tracy in a pair of feature films: Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball. RKO's earliest publicity photos posed Conway in profile, hoping to emulate Gould's square-jawed caricatures. Although this screen Tracy didn't resemble the print Tracy physically, Conway's dramatic interpretation was faithful; he gave the role an understated, businesslike quality totally in keeping with a police procedural. Morgan Conway is considered by many (including Dick Tracy writer Max Allan Collins) to be the best screen Dick Tracy. Morgan/Sydney Conway left the motion picture industry and returned to New Jersey, where he died of lung cancer at the age of 78.

Brother Orchid
as Philadelphia Powell

Tornado
as Gary Linden

Florian
as Kingston

The Saint Takes Over
as Sam Reese

Television Spy
as Carl Venner

Badman's Territory
as Captain William 'Bill' Hampton

Secret Service of the Air
as Henchman Ed Powell

Charlie Chan in Reno
as George Bentley

The Truth About Murder
as Lester Ashton

Wings of the Navy
as Tommy - Duty Officer

Dick Tracy
as Dick Tracy

A Fugitive from Justice
as 'Julie' Alexander

The Spellbinder
as Mr. Carrington

Off the Record
as Lou Baronette

Blackwell's Island
as Steve Cardigan

Bells of Capistrano
as Stag Johnson

North of Shanghai
as Bob Laird

Happy Landing
as Frank Harland

Smashing the Spy Ring
as Professor Leonard (uncredited)

Sued for Libel
as Albert Pomeroy

Private Detective
as Nat Flavin

Vacation in Reno
as Joe

Millionaires in Prison
as James Brent

Grand Jury Secrets
as Thomas Reedy

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
as Dick Tracy

Illegal Traffic
as State's Attorney Ryan

Jack London
as Richard Harding Davis

The Nurse from Brooklyn
as Inspector Donohue

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
as Ray Stafford

Looking for Trouble
as Dan Sutter

Canyon City
as Craig Morgan

Crime Ring
as Ray Taylor

Sinners in Paradise
as Harrison Brand