Cast
Morris Ankrum
Acting
Cast
Morris Ankrum
Known for
Acting
Born
1896-08-28
From
Danville, Illinois, USA
Died
1964-09-02
Also known as Morris Nussbaum, Morris Winslow Ankrum, Morrie Ankrum
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939. Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Tennessee Johnson (1942), a biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president. As Sen. Jefferson Davis, Ankrum movingly addresses the United States Senate upon his resignation to lead the Confederate States of America as that republic's first—and only—president. Ankrum's film career was extensive and spanned 30 years. His credits were largely concentrated in the western and science-fiction genres. Ankrum appeared in such westerns as Ride 'Em Cowboy in 1942, Vera Cruz opposite Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, Apache (1954), and Cattle Queen of Montana with Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan. In the sci-fi genre, he appeared in Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), as a Martian, Red Planet Mars (1952), playing the United States Secretary of Defense; the cult classic Invaders From Mars (1953), playing a United States Army officer; and as an Army general in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). In 1957 he played a psychiatrist in the cult sci-fi classic Kronos and had military-officer roles in Beginning of the End and The Giant Claw.
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Washington Press Correspondent
Vera Cruz
as Gen. Ramírez
Colorado Territory
as United States Marshal
Apache
as Dawson
The Fountainhead
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Judge (uncredited)
Arena
as Bucky Hillberry
Cynthia
as Mr. Phillips, Principal
Borderland
as Loco
In a Lonely Place
as Lloyd Barnes
The Raiders
as Thomas Ainsworth
Joan of Arc
as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
Rationing
as Morgan
Fort Vengeance
as Chief Crowfoot
High Wall
as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Courage of Lassie
as Farmer Crews
Desire Me
as Hector Martin
Invaders from Mars
as Col. Fielding
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Fall Guy
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Adventure
as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
The Showdown
as Baron Rendor
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
as Rev. Claggett
Guns of Diablo
as Ray Macklin
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Shadows
as Lt. Pat McKay
Flight to Mars
as Ikron
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Chief Crazy Horse
as Red Cloud
Southwest Passage
as Dr. Stanton
Devil's Canyon
as Ed
Song of the Thin Man
as Inspector (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as A.J. Crane
Tower of London
as The Archbishop
Doomed Caravan
as Stephen Westcott
The Man Behind The Gun
as Bram Creegan
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Willoughby Peavy
Crashout
as Head Guard
Along the Great Divide
as Ed Roden
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Dr. Carl Jordan
Main Street Today
as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
The Roundup
as 'Parenthesis'
Mutiny
as Capt. Radford
We Were Strangers
as M. Seymour
Son of Ali Baba
as Ali Baba
Lady in the Lake
as Eugene Grayson
Reunion in France
as Martin
Good News
as Dean Griswold
Fort Osage
as Arthur Pickett
The Last Command
Rustlers' Valley
as Glen Randall
Duel on the Mississippi
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Silver Lode
as Zachary Evans
Borderline
as Bill Whittaker
I Wake Up Screaming
as Assistant District Attorney
Swing Fever
as Dan Conlon
Cattle Queen of Montana
as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
The Steel Cage
as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Tales of Manhattan
as Judge
Badman's Country
as Mayor Coleman
The Green Years
as Dr. Galbraith
The Giant Claw
as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Because of You
as Dr. Travis
Omar Khayyam
as Sharain's Father
How to Make a Monster
as Police Capt. Hancock
Tennessee Johnson
as Jefferson Davis
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Grey Eagle
From the Earth to the Moon
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Rocketship X-M
as Dr. Ralph Fleming
Red Planet Mars
as Secretary of Defense Sparks
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
as Wood
Gentle Annie
as Deputy Gansby
Drums Across the River
as Chief Ouray
Road Agent
as Big John Morgan
Walk the Proud Land
as Gen. Wade
Tarawa Beachhead
as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
Wide Open Town
as Jim Stuart
For the Love of Mary
as Adm. Walton
Frontier Gun
as Andrew Barton
Tomorrow Is Another Day
as Hugh Wagner
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Ed Scofield
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as Bo Slauter
In Old Colorado
as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
The Damned Don't Cry
as Jim Whitehead
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Naked Gun
as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
Chain Lightning
as Ed Bostwick
Kronos
as Dr. Albert Stern
The Redhead and the Cowboy
as Sheriff
The Moonlighter
as Alexander Prince
Roxie Hart
as Martin S. Harrison
Beginning of the End
as Gen. John Hanson
Fury at Gunsight Pass
as Doc Phillips
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Ace Anderson
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Dr. Wilson
The Cross of Lorraine
as Col. Demas (uncredited)
Cherokee Strip
as Hawk Barrett
Meet the People
as Monte Rowland
The Eternal Sea
as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
Fighting Coast Guard
as Navy Captain
Tennessee's Partner
as Judge Parker
When Gangland Strikes
as Leo Fantzler
The Heavenly Body
as Dr. Green
Southside 1-1000
as Eugene Deane
Three Men from Texas
as Bruce Morgan
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
as Col. Harry Conover
Twilight for the Gods
as Sea Captain
Phantoms, Inc.
as Narrator (voice)
Pirates on Horseback
as Ace Gibson
Drango
as Henry Calder
Hell's Crossroads
as Wheeler
Short Grass
as Hal Fenton
My Favorite Spy
as Gen. Frazer
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as Mr. Graham
The Power of the Resurrection
as Annas
The Mighty McGurk
as Fowles
A Star Shall Rise
as King Herod
Trail Dust
as Tex Anderson
Sky Commando
as Gen. W.R. Combs
Hiawatha
as Iagoo
Merton of the Movies
as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
Best Foot Forward
as Col. Harkrider
Mexican Manhunt
as Tip Morgan
Curse of the Faceless Man
as Narrator (unconfirmed)
Souvenirs of Death
as Gangster (uncredited)
This Woman Is Mine
as Roussel
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
as Gen. Lew Wallace
Young and Wild
as Police Capt. Egan
The Light of Western Stars
as Nat Hayworth
Fighting Back
as Robert J. Higby
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Second Outlaw
The Bandit Trail
as Red Haggerty
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Blackie Felton
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Mr. Jones
The Desperados Are in Town
as Mr. Rutherford
The Lion Hunters
as Tom Forbes
The Silver Star
as Charlie Childress
The Hidden Eye
as Ferris (henchman)
The Outlaw Stallion
as Sheriff
Dixie Dugan
as Editor
Time to Kill
as Alexander Morny
Knights of the Range
as Gamecock
I Beheld His Glory
as Peter
Most Dangerous Man Alive
as Capt. Davis
No Man's Woman
as Capt. Hostedder
Purity Squad
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Three Young Texans
as Jeff Blair
Barbary Coast Gent
as Alec Veeder
Let's Face It
as Man in Sun Shell Cafe
Flight Nurse
as Interrogation Officer
The Omaha Trail
as Henchman Job
Giant from the Unknown
as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
North of the Rio Grande
as Henry Stoneham
Return from Nowhere
as Doctor (uncredited)
Hills of Old Wyoming
as Andrews
Little Mister Jim
as Col. W.I. Starwell
The Fabulous Fraud
as Blind Girl's Father
Two Guns and a Badge
as Sheriff Jackson
Border Vigilantes
as Dan Forbes
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
as Azar the Shepherd
Down Liberty Road
as Fred Schroder