Chester Morris

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.

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Movies starring Chester Morris (91)

Complicated Women (2003)

Self (Archive Footage)

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

Self (Archive Footage)

The Great White Hope (1970)

Pop Weaver

The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)

Jimmie Burnham In 'The Gay Bride' (Archive Footage)

A String of Beads (1961)

Walter Harmon

The Computer Comes to Marketing (1960)

Oscar

The She-Creature (1956)

Dr. Carlo Lombardi

The Arena (1956)

Jack Feeney

Unchained (1955)

Kenyon Scudder

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Blind Spot (1947)

Jeffrey Andrews

Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

The Phantom Thief (1946)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Miss Susie Slagle's (1946)

Paul (Uncredited)

A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton

One Way to Love (1946)

Barry Cole

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Rough, Tough and Ready (1945)

Brad Crowder

Double Exposure (1944)

Larry Burke

One Mysterious Night (1944)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Secret Command (1944)

Jeff Gallagher

Gambler's Choice (1944)

Ross Hadley

The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)

Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Tornado (1943)

Pete Ramsey

High Explosive (1943)

Buzz Mitchell

Aerial Gunner (1943)

Foxy Pattis

After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943)

Boston Blackie

Wrecking Crew (1942)

Duke Mason

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)

Boston Blackie

I Live on Danger (1942)

Jeff Morrell

Alias Boston Blackie (1942)

Boston Blackie

Canal Zone (1942)

'Hardtack' Hamilton

Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)

Boston Blackie

No Hands on the Clock (1941)

Detective Humphrey Campbell

Meet Boston Blackie (1941)

Boston Blackie

Girl from God's Country (1940)

Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier

Wagons Westward (1940)

David Cook / Tom Cook

The Marines Fly High (1940)

Lt. Jim Malone

Thunder Afloat (1939)

'Rocky' Blake

Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939)

Himself (Uncredited)

Five Came Back (1939)

Bill Brooks

From the Ends of the Earth (1939)

Self

Blind Alley (1939)

Hal Wilson

Pacific Liner (1939)

Doctor Craig

Smashing the Rackets (1938)

Jim "Socker" Conway

Sky Giant (1938)

Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton

Law of the Underworld (1938)

Gene Fillmore

Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937)

Chester Morris

Flight from Glory (1937)

Paul Smith

I Promise to Pay (1937)

Eddie Lang

Devil's Playground (1937)

Robert Mason

They Met in a Taxi (1936)

Jimmy Donlin

Counterfeit (1936)

John Joseph Madden

Frankie and Johnnie (1936)

Johnnie Drew

Moonlight Murder (1936)

Steve Farrell

Three Godfathers (1936)

Robert 'Bob' Sangster

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935)

Pirate Captain (Uncredited)

Pursuit (1935)

Mitch Mitchell

Public Hero Number 1 (1935)

Jeff Crane

Princess O'Hara (1935)

Vic Toledo

I've Been Around (1935)

Eric Foster

Society Doctor (1935)

Dr. Morgan

The Gay Bride (1934)

Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham

The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)

Self (Uncredited)

Embarrassing Moments (1934)

Jerry Randolph

Gift of Gab (1934)

Doyle

Let's Talk It Over (1934)

Mike Mcgann

King for a Night (1933)

Bud Williams

Golden Harvest (1933)

Chris Martin

Tomorrow at Seven (1933)

Neil Broderick

Infernal Machine (1933)

Robert Holden

Blondie Johnson (1933)

R. Burton "Danny" Jones

Breach of Promise (1932)

James Pomeroy

Red-Headed Woman (1932)

William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.

Sinners in the Sun (1932)

Jimmie Martin

The Miracle Man (1932)

John 'Doc' Madison

Cock of the Air (1932)

Lt. Roger Craig

Corsair (1931)

John Hawks

The Bat Whispers (1930)

Detective Anderson

The Big House (1930)

John Morgan

The Divorcee (1930)

Ted

The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930)

Sergeant Grischa

She Couldn't Say No (1930)

Jerry Casey

Playing Around (1930)

Nickey Solomon

Second Choice (1930)

Don Warren

The Show of Shows (1929)

Performer In $20 Bet Sketch And 'Bicycle Built For Two' Numbers

Woman Trap (1929)

Ray Malone

Fast Life (1929)

Paul Palmer

Alibi (1929)

Chick Williams

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