Cast
Chester Morris
Acting
Cast
Chester Morris
Known for
Acting
Born
1901-02-16
From
New York City, New York, USA
Died
1970-09-11
Also known as John Chester Brooks 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.
★6.6
MOVIE1929
The Show of Shows
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
★5.9
MOVIE1933
Blondie Johnson
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
★7.3
MOVIE1935
Society Doctor
as Dr. Morgan
★6.0
MOVIE1942
Canal Zone
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
★6.0
MOVIE1934
The Gay Bride
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
★5.6
MOVIE1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
as Boston Blackie
★8.0
MOVIE1930
Second Choice
as Don Warren
★7.0
MOVIE1933
Infernal Machine
as Robert Holden
★6.8
MOVIE1936
They Met in a Taxi
as Jimmy Donlin
★6.3
MOVIE1970
The Great White Hope
as Pop Weaver
★7.0
MOVIE1946
One Way to Love
as Barry Cole
★6.6
MOVIE1932
Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
★8.0
MOVIE1935
Princess O'Hara
as Vic Toledo
★4.5
MOVIE1937
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
as Chester Morris
★5.8
MOVIE1938
Law of the Underworld
as Gene Fillmore
★7.2
MOVIE1964
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
★6.2
MOVIE1933
Tomorrow at Seven
as Neil Broderick
★6.3
MOVIE1939
Five Came Back
as Bill Brooks
★4.1
MOVIE1956
The She-Creature
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
★6.6
MOVIE1930
The Big House
as John Morgan
★6.6
MOVIE1944
Secret Command
as Jeff Gallagher
★6.9
MOVIE2003
Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE1957
Child of Trouble
as Warden
★8.5
MOVIE1946
Miss Susie Slagle's
as Paul (uncredited)
★6.5
MOVIE1935
Pursuit
as Mitch Mitchell
★6.2
MOVIE1930
The Divorcee
as Ted
★6.0
MOVIE1939
Blind Alley
as Hal Wilson
★6.7
MOVIE1938
Smashing the Rackets
as Jim "Socker" Conway
★6.6
MOVIE1937
Devil's Playground
as Robert Mason
★6.1
MOVIE1942
I Live on Danger
as Jeff Morrell
★7.3
MOVIE1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
★6.3
MOVIE1941
Confessions of Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
★6.3
MOVIE1935
Public Hero Number 1
as Jeff Crane
★5.0
MOVIE1939
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
★6.7
MOVIE1943
The Chance of a Lifetime
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★5.7
MOVIE1942
Alias Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
★7.2
MOVIE1933
King for a Night
as Bud Williams
★5.0
MOVIE1945
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★6.9
MOVIE1936
Three Godfathers
as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
★5.9
MOVIE1932
The Miracle Man
as John 'Doc' Madison
★6.2
MOVIE1944
One Mysterious Night
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★5.0
MOVIE1943
Aerial Gunner
as Foxy Pattis
★6.5
MOVIE1940
Wagons Westward
as David Cook / Tom Cook
★6.6
MOVIE1930
The Bat Whispers
as Detective Anderson
★5.3
MOVIE1938
Sky Giant
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
★6.0
MOVIE1929
Alibi
as Chick Williams
★9.0
MOVIE1934
Embarrassing Moments
as Jerry Randolph
★6.3
MOVIE1941
Meet Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
★5.0
MOVIE1934
Gift of Gab
as Doyle
★5.6
MOVIE1941
No Hands on the Clock
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
★5.9
MOVIE1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Boston Blackie
★4.9
MOVIE1932
Sinners in the Sun
as Jimmie Martin
★6.5
MOVIE1933
Golden Harvest
as Chris Martin
★5.3
MOVIE1929
Woman Trap
as Ray Malone
MOVIE1960
The Computer Comes to Marketing
as Oscar
★4.8
MOVIE1936
Moonlight Murder
as Steve Farrell
★5.5
MOVIE1939
Pacific Liner
as Doctor Craig
★6.2
MOVIE1944
Double Exposure
as Larry Burke
★5.4
MOVIE1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
★5.7
MOVIE1943
Tornado
as Pete Ramsey
★8.0
MOVIE1961
A String of Beads
as Walter Harmon
★6.1
MOVIE1939
Thunder Afloat
as 'Rocky' Blake
★6.6
MOVIE1946
Boston Blackie and the Law
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★10.0
MOVIE1934
Let's Talk It Over
as Mike McGann
★5.3
MOVIE1940
The Marines Fly High
as Lt. Jim Malone
★7.0
MOVIE1955
Unchained
as Kenyon Scudder
★7.7
MOVIE1932
Cock of the Air
as Lt. Roger Craig
★6.9
MOVIE1948
Trapped by Boston Blackie
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★10.0
MOVIE1932
Breach of Promise
as James Pomeroy
★6.2
MOVIE1937
Flight from Glory
as Paul Smith
★9.0
MOVIE1940
Girl from God's Country
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
★7.3
MOVIE1930
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
as Sergeant Grischa
★6.3
MOVIE1936
Counterfeit
as John Joseph Madden
★5.0
MOVIE1930
Playing Around
as Nickey Solomon
★6.4
MOVIE1946
The Phantom Thief
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★5.8
MOVIE1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★6.1
MOVIE1949
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
★5.3
MOVIE1947
Blind Spot
as Jeffrey Andrews
★6.5
MOVIE1936
Frankie and Johnnie
as Johnnie Drew
★7.0
MOVIE1942
Wrecking Crew
as Duke Mason
★6.0
MOVIE1937
I Promise to Pay
as Eddie Lang
★9.0
MOVIE1929
Fast Life
as Paul Palmer
★6.3
MOVIE1943
High Explosive
as Buzz Mitchell
★6.0
MOVIE1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
★6.2
MOVIE1944
Gambler's Choice
as Ross Hadley
★4.0
MOVIE1939
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
as Himself (uncredited)
★4.4
MOVIE1931
Corsair
as John Hawks
★9.0
MOVIE1945
Rough, Tough and Ready
as Brad Crowder
★4.0
MOVIE1935
I've Been Around
as Eric Foster
★6.1
MOVIE1935
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
★10.0
MOVIE1930
She Couldn't Say No
as Jerry Casey