Person
Chester Morris
Born 16 February 1901 Died 11 September 1970, aged 69 New York City, New York, USA TMDB ↗
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.
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28age in their first credit on record (1929)
41years on screen and counting
7credits in 1930, their busiest year
115dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 69 The Great White Hope
1970as Pop Weaver
Age: 63 The Big Parade of Comedy
1964as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Age: 59 A String of Beads
1961as Walter Harmon
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Age: 58 The Computer Comes to Marketing
1960as Oscar
Age: 56 Child of Trouble
1957as Warden
Age: 55 The She-Creature
1956as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Age: 54 Unchained
1955as Kenyon Scudder
Age: 48 Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 47 Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 45 Blind Spot
1947as Jeffrey Andrews
Age: 45 Boston Blackie and the Law
1946as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 45 The Phantom Thief
1946as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 45 Miss Susie Slagle's
1946as Paul (uncredited)
Age: 44 A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
Age: 44 One Way to Love
1946as Barry Cole
Age: 44 Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 44 Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 44 Rough, Tough and Ready
1945as Brad Crowder
Age: 43 Double Exposure
1944as Larry Burke
Age: 43 One Mysterious Night
1944as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 43 Secret Command
1944as Jeff Gallagher
Age: 43 Gambler's Choice
1944as Ross Hadley
Age: 42 The Chance of a Lifetime
1943as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Age: 42 Tornado
1943as Pete Ramsey
Age: 42 High Explosive
1943as Buzz Mitchell
Age: 42 Aerial Gunner
1943as Foxy Pattis
Age: 42 After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943as Boston Blackie
Age: 41 Wrecking Crew
1942as Duke Mason
Age: 41 Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942as Boston Blackie
Age: 41 I Live on Danger
1942as Jeff Morrell
Age: 41 Alias Boston Blackie
1942as Boston Blackie
Age: 41 Canal Zone
1942as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
Age: 40 Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941as Boston Blackie
Age: 40 No Hands on the Clock
1941as Detective Humphrey Campbell
Age: 40 Meet Boston Blackie
1941as Boston Blackie
Age: 39 Girl from God's Country
1940as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
Age: 39 Wagons Westward
1940as David Cook / Tom Cook
Age: 39 The Marines Fly High
1940as Lt. Jim Malone
Age: 38 Thunder Afloat
1939as 'Rocky' Blake
Age: 38 Five Came Back
1939as Bill Brooks
Age: 38 Blind Alley
1939as Hal Wilson
Age: 37 Pacific Liner
1939as Doctor Craig
Age: 37 Smashing the Rackets
1938as Jim "Socker" Conway
Age: 37 Sky Giant
1938as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
Age: 37 Law of the Underworld
1938as Gene Fillmore
Age: 36 Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937as Chester Morris
Age: 36 Flight from Glory
1937as Paul Smith
Age: 36 I Promise to Pay
1937as Eddie Lang
Age: 35 Devil's Playground
1937as Robert Mason
Age: 35 They Met in a Taxi
1936as Jimmy Donlin
Age: 35 Counterfeit
1936as John Joseph Madden
Age: 35 Frankie and Johnnie
1936as Johnnie Drew
Age: 35 Moonlight Murder
1936as Steve Farrell
Age: 35 Three Godfathers
1936as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
Age: 34 Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
Age: 34 Pursuit
1935as Mitch Mitchell
Age: 34 Public Hero Number 1
1935as Jeff Crane
Age: 34 Princess O'Hara
1935as Vic Toledo
Age: 34 I've Been Around
1935as Eric Foster
Age: 33 Society Doctor
1935as Dr. Morgan
Age: 33 The Gay Bride
1934as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
Age: 33 Gift of Gab
1934as Doyle
Age: 33 Embarrassing Moments
1934as Jerry Randolph
Age: 33 Let's Talk It Over
1934as Mike McGann
Age: 32 King for a Night
1933as Bud Williams
Age: 32 Golden Harvest
1933as Chris Martin
Age: 32 Tomorrow at Seven
1933as Neil Broderick
Age: 32 Infernal Machine
1933as Robert Holden
Age: 32 Blondie Johnson
1933as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
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Age: 31 Breach of Promise
1932as James Pomeroy
Age: 31 Red-Headed Woman
1932as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
Age: 31 Sinners in the Sun
1932as Jimmie Martin
Age: 31 The Miracle Man
1932as John 'Doc' Madison
Age: 30 Cock of the Air
1932as Lt. Roger Craig
Age: 30 Corsair
1931as John Hawks
Age: 29 The Bat Whispers
1930as Detective Anderson
Age: 29 The Big House
1930as John Morgan
Age: 29 The Divorcee
1930as Ted
Age: 29 The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930as Sergeant Grischa
Age: 28 She Couldn't Say No
1930as Jerry Casey
Age: 28 Playing Around
1930as Nickey Solomon
Age: 28 Second Choice
1930as Don Warren
Age: 28 The Show of Shows
1929as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
Age: 28 Woman Trap
1929as Ray Malone
Age: 28 Fast Life
1929as Paul Palmer
Age: 28 Alibi
1929as Chick Williams
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TV credits
Age: 66 Cimarron Strip
1967
Age: 62 Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963as Blaine Davis
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Age: 62 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963as Major Whitman
Age: 62 Espionage
1963as Harry Kemp
Age: 60 Ben Casey
1961
Age: 60 Dr. Kildare
1961as Tom Monahan
Age: 59 Route 66
1960as Mr. Hull
Age: 59 Route 66
1960as Emmett McNeill
Age: 59 Checkmate
1960as Albert DeWitt
Age: 59 Diagnosis: Unknown
1960
Age: 58 Play of the Week
1959as Swanson
Age: 57 Rawhide
1959as Hugh Clements
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Age: 57 Pursuit
1958as Moody
Age: 57 Naked City
1958as Frank Manfred
Age: 55 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956as Frank Simmons
Age: 50 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951as The Dansker
Age: 50 The Red Skelton Show
1951as Tony
Age: 50 Tales of Tomorrow
1951No poster
Age: 49 Lux Video Theatre
1950as Lefty
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Age: 49 Cameo Theatre
1950as Merlini
Age: 48 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 Age: 48 Robert Montgomery Presents
1950as Col. Bobo Nolan
Age: 48 Lights Out
1949
Age: 47 Suspense
1949as Edwards
Age: 47 Suspense
1949
Age: 47 Studio One
1948as Jack Feeney
Age: 47 Studio One
1948as Jack Sparling
Age: 47 Studio One
1948as Sam Benson
Age: 47 Studio One
1948as Warden Garry