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Chester Morris

American actor (1901-1970) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 69

John Chester Brooks Morris was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for Alibi (1929).

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1970Died11 September 19701967Cimarron StripSeries1964The Big Parade of ComedyFilm, Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Major Whitman1961Ben CaseySeries1960CheckmateSeries, Albert DeWitt1958Naked CitySeries, Frank Manfred1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries1952Gang BustersSeries, Host1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries, The Dansker1949Lights OutSeriesBoston Blackie's Chinese VentureFilm, 1949Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black1948Studio OneSeries, Jack FeeneyTrapped by Boston BlackieFilm, 1948Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black1946A Close Call for Boston BlackieFilm, Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton1944One Mysterious NightFilm, Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black1942Alias Boston BlackieFilm, Boston Blackie1941Confessions of Boston BlackieFilm, Boston Blackie1938Law of the UnderworldFilm, Gene Fillmore1936Moonlight MurderFilm, Steve Farrell1934The Gay BrideFilm, Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham1933Blondie JohnsonFilm, R. Burton "Danny" Jones1931CorsairFilm, John Hawks1929AlibiFilm, Chick Williams1901Born16 February 1901

Known for

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  • Red-Headed Woman 1932
  • The Big House 1930
  • The Divorcee 1930

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Filmography 40

124 credits on file

Television 24

Media & music

About this person

Morris is remembered for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the eponymous film series of the 1940s.

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1901 to 1970 · aged 69

In the same film or series as Chester

Joan BlondellAlso in Blondie Johnson (1933)Sylvia SidneyAlso in The Miracle Man (1932)Carole LombardAlso in Sinners in the Sun (1932)Carole LandisAlso in Secret Command (1944)Jean ArthurAlso in Public Hero Number 1 (1935)Eddie BrackenAlso in Pacific Liner (1939)