Personal Info
Birthday
February 16, 1901
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Chester 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.
Acting Filmography (110)
6.9
Complicated Women
Movie2003
No Backdrop
7.3
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Movie1972
6.3
The Great White Hope
Movie1970
5.7
Cimarron Strip
TV Series1967
7.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
Movie1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
TV Series1963
10.0
Espionage
TV Series1963
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV Series1962
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
TV Series1961
5.9
Ben Casey
TV Series1961
5.7
Dr. Kildare
TV Series1961
No Backdrop
8.0
A String of Beads
Movie1961
6.7
Route 66
TV Series1960
4.8
Checkmate
TV Series1960
No Backdrop
6.0
Diagnosis: Unknown
TV Series1960
No Backdrop
8.0
Play of the Week
TV Series1959
7.2
Rawhide
TV Series1959
5.7
Naked City
TV Series1958
No Backdrop
0.0
Child of Trouble
Movie1957
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV Series1956
4.1
The She-Creature
Movie1956
7.0
Unchained
Movie1955
No Backdrop
7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV Series1951
7.4
The Red Skelton Show
TV Series1951
No Backdrop
6.4
Tales of Tomorrow
TV Series1951
6.0
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV Series1950
No Backdrop
6.0
Lights Out
TV Series1949
6.1
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Movie1949
No Backdrop
5.1
Suspense
TV Series1949
5.4
Studio One
TV Series1948
6.9
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Movie1948
5.3
Blind Spot
Movie1947
6.6
Boston Blackie and the Law
Movie1946
6.4
The Phantom Thief
Movie1946
8.5
Miss Susie Slagle's
Movie1946
5.4
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Movie1946
7.0
One Way to Love
Movie1946
5.0
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Movie1945
5.8
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Movie1945
9.0
Rough, Tough and Ready
Movie1945
6.2
Double Exposure
Movie1944
6.2
One Mysterious Night
Movie1944
6.6
Secret Command
Movie1944
6.2
Gambler's Choice
Movie1944
6.7
The Chance of a Lifetime
Movie1943
5.7
Tornado
Movie1943
6.3
High Explosive
Movie1943
5.0
Aerial Gunner
Movie1943
5.9
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Movie1943
7.0
Wrecking Crew
Movie1942
5.6
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Movie1942
6.1
I Live on Danger
Movie1942
5.7
Alias Boston Blackie
Movie1942
No Backdrop
6.0
Canal Zone
Movie1942
6.3
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Movie1941
5.6
No Hands on the Clock
Movie1941
6.3
Meet Boston Blackie
Movie1941
9.0
Girl from God's Country
Movie1940
6.5
Wagons Westward
Movie1940
5.3
The Marines Fly High
Movie1940
6.1
Thunder Afloat
Movie1939
No Backdrop
4.0
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Movie1939
6.3
Five Came Back
Movie1939
No Backdrop
5.0
From the Ends of the Earth
Movie1939
6.0
Blind Alley
Movie1939
5.5
Pacific Liner
Movie1939
6.7
Smashing the Rackets
Movie1938
5.3
Sky Giant
Movie1938
5.8
Law of the Underworld
Movie1938
4.5
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Movie1937
6.2
Flight from Glory
Movie1937
6.0
I Promise to Pay
Movie1937
6.6
Devil's Playground
Movie1937
6.8
They Met in a Taxi
Movie1936
6.3
Counterfeit
Movie1936
6.5
Frankie and Johnnie
Movie1936
4.8
Moonlight Murder
Movie1936
6.9
Three Godfathers
Movie1936
No Backdrop
6.1
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
Movie1935
6.5
Pursuit
Movie1935
6.3
Public Hero Number 1
Movie1935
8.0
Princess O'Hara
Movie1935
4.0
I've Been Around
Movie1935
7.3
Society Doctor
Movie1935
6.0
The Gay Bride
Movie1934
No Backdrop
6.0
The Hollywood Gad-About
Movie1934
5.3
Gift of Gab
Movie1934
9.0
Embarrassing Moments
Movie1934
10.0
Let's Talk It Over
Movie1934
7.2
King for a Night
Movie1933
6.5
Golden Harvest
Movie1933
6.2
Tomorrow at Seven
Movie1933
7.0
Infernal Machine
Movie1933
5.9
Blondie Johnson
Movie1933
6.6
Red-Headed Woman
Movie1932
4.9
Sinners in the Sun
Movie1932
5.9
The Miracle Man
Movie1932
7.7
Cock of the Air
Movie1932
4.4
Corsair
Movie1931
6.6
The Bat Whispers
Movie1930
6.6
The Big House
Movie1930
6.2
The Divorcee
Movie1930
7.3
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Movie1930
10.0
She Couldn't Say No
Movie1930
5.0
Playing Around
Movie1930
8.0
Second Choice
Movie1930
6.6
The Show of Shows
Movie1929
5.3
Woman Trap
Movie1929
9.0
Fast Life
Movie1929
6.0
Alibi
Movie1929