Chester Morris

Born: 1901-02-16, New York City, New York, USA

Died: 1970-09-11

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.

Filmography

• Dr. Kildare (1961)
• Rawhide (1959)
• Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
• Studio One (1948)
• Route 66 (1960)
• Suspense (1949)
• Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
• Ben Casey (1961)
• Checkmate (1960)
• Cimarron Strip (1967)
• Espionage (1963)
• Second Choice (1930)
• Society Doctor (1935)
• Canal Zone (1942)
• Infernal Machine (1933)
• The Big House (1930)
• Red-Headed Woman (1932)
• Three Godfathers (1936)
• The She-Creature (1956)
• The Great White Hope (1970)
• Blind Alley (1939)
• They Met in a Taxi (1936)
• Law of the Underworld (1938)
• Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
• Secret Command (1944)
• The Gay Bride (1934)
• Flight from Glory (1937)
• Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)
• High Explosive (1943)
• Smashing the Rackets (1938)