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Chester Morris

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.

Known For: Acting

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

Died: 1970-09-11

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1929	Alibi	Chick Williams	60
2	1929	Fast Life	Paul Palmer	0
3	1929	Woman Trap	Ray Malone	48
4	1929	The Show of Shows	Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers	55
5	1930	Second Choice	Don Warren	0
6	1930	Playing Around	Nickey Solomon	47
7	1930	She Couldn't Say No	Jerry Casey	0
8	1930	The Case of Sergeant Grischa	Sergeant Grischa	67
9	1930	The Divorcee	Ted	64
10	1930	The Big House	John Morgan	67
11	1930	The Bat Whispers	Detective Anderson	64
12	1931	Corsair	John Hawks	44
13	1932	Cock of the Air	Lt. Roger Craig	80
14	1932	The Miracle Man	John 'Doc' Madison	57
15	1932	Sinners in the Sun	Jimmie Martin	49
16	1932	Red-Headed Woman	William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.	67
17	1932	Breach of Promise	James Pomeroy	0
18	1933	Blondie Johnson	R. Burton "Danny" Jones	61
19	1933	Infernal Machine	Robert Holden	0
20	1933	Tomorrow at Seven	Neil Broderick	60
21	1933	Golden Harvest	Chris Martin	50
22	1933	King for a Night	Bud Williams	62
23	1934	Let's Talk It Over	Mike McGann	0
24	1934	Gift of Gab	Doyle	10
25	1934	Embarrassing Moments	Jerry Randolph	0
26	1934	The Hollywood Gad-About	Self (uncredited)	50
27	1934	The Gay Bride	Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham	58
28	1935	Society Doctor	Dr. Morgan	63
29	1935	I've Been Around	Eric Foster	25
30	1935	Princess O'Hara	Vic Toledo	60
31	1935	Public Hero Number 1	Jeff Crane	62
32	1935	Pursuit	Mitch Mitchell	60
33	1935	Pirate Party on Catalina Isle	Pirate Captain (uncredited)	56
34	1936	Three Godfathers	Robert 'Bob' Sangster	68
35	1936	Moonlight Murder	Steve Farrell	50
36	1936	Frankie and Johnnie	Johnnie Drew	50
37	1936	Counterfeit	John Joseph Madden	60
38	1936	They Met in a Taxi	Jimmy Donlin	55
39	1937	Devil's Playground	Robert Mason	58
40	1937	I Promise to Pay	Eddie Lang	55
41	1937	Flight from Glory	Paul Smith	55
42	1937	Sunday Night at the Trocadero	Chester Morris	38
43	1938	Law of the Underworld	Gene Fillmore	55
44	1938	Sky Giant	Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton	47
45	1938	Smashing the Rackets	Jim "Socker" Conway	55
46	1939	Pacific Liner	Doctor Craig	53
47	1939	Blind Alley	Hal Wilson	57
48	1939	From the Ends of the Earth	Self	0
49	1939	Five Came Back	Bill Brooks	62
50	1939	Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga	Himself (uncredited)	35
51	1939	Thunder Afloat	'Rocky' Blake	59
52	1940	The Marines Fly High	Lt. Jim Malone	55
53	1940	Wagons Westward	David Cook / Tom Cook	60
54	1940	Girl from God's Country	Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier	0
55	1941	Meet Boston Blackie	Boston Blackie	63
56	1941	No Hands on the Clock	Detective Humphrey Campbell	49
57	1941	Confessions of Boston Blackie	Boston Blackie	61
58	1942	Canal Zone	'Hardtack' Hamilton	55
59	1942	Alias Boston Blackie	Boston Blackie	55
60	1942	I Live on Danger	Jeff Morrell	57
61	1942	Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood	Boston Blackie	50
62	1942	Wrecking Crew	Duke Mason	55
63	1943	After Midnight with Boston Blackie	Boston Blackie	56
64	1943	Aerial Gunner	Foxy Pattis	44
65	1943	High Explosive	Buzz Mitchell	57
66	1943	Tornado	Pete Ramsey	55
67	1943	The Chance of a Lifetime	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	62
68	1944	Gambler's Choice	Ross Hadley	58
69	1944	Secret Command	Jeff Gallagher	68
70	1944	One Mysterious Night	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	59
71	1944	Double Exposure	Larry Burke	55
72	1945	Rough, Tough and Ready	Brad Crowder	0
73	1945	Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	55
74	1945	Boston Blackie's Rendezvous	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	47
75	1946	One Way to Love	Barry Cole	70
76	1946	A Close Call for Boston Blackie	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton	49
77	1946	The Phantom Thief	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	53
78	1946	Boston Blackie and the Law	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	60
79	1947	Blind Spot	Jeffrey Andrews	42
80	1948	Trapped by Boston Blackie	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	65
81	1949	Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	56
82	1955	Unchained	Kenyon Scudder	0
83	1956	The She-Creature	Dr. Carlo Lombardi	41
84	1960	The Computer Comes to Marketing	Oscar	0
85	1961	A String of Beads	Walter Harmon	0
86	1964	The Big Parade of Comedy	Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)	63
87	1970	The Great White Hope	Pop Weaver	61
88	1972	Hollywood: The Dream Factory	Self (archive footage)	60
89	2003	Complicated Women	Self (archive footage)	67

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1948	Studio One	Jack Feeney	50
2	1948	Studio One	Jack Sparling	50
3	1948	Studio One	Sam Benson	50
4	1948	Studio One	Warden Garry	50
5	1949	Suspense	Edwards	49
6	1949	Suspense		49
7	1949	Lights Out		53
8	1950	Robert Montgomery Presents		56
9	1950	Robert Montgomery Presents	Col. Bobo Nolan	56
10	1950	Cameo Theatre	Merlini	0
11	1950	Lux Video Theatre	Lefty	63
12	1951	Tales of Tomorrow		60
13	1951	The Red Skelton Show	Tony	74
14	1951	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	The Dansker	73
15	1952	Gang Busters	Host	0
16	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Frank Simmons	55
17	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self	70
18	1958	Naked City	Frank Manfred	55
19	1958	Pursuit	Moody	0
20	1959	Rawhide	Hugh Clements	72
21	1959	Play of the Week	Swanson	0
22	1960	Diagnosis: Unknown		50
23	1960	Checkmate	Albert DeWitt	41
24	1960	Route 66	Mr. Hull	63
25	1960	Route 66	Emmett McNeill	63
26	1961	Dr. Kildare	Tom Monahan	55
27	1961	Ben Casey		56
28	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
29	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
30	1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Major Whitman	57
31	1963	Kraft Suspense Theatre	Blaine Davis	53
32	1967	Cimarron Strip		50