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.
Filmography
Complicated Women
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)
The Great White Hope
1970
as Pop Weaver
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
A String of Beads
1961
as Walter Harmon
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The Computer Comes to Marketing
1960
as Oscar
Child of Trouble
1957
as Warden
The She-Creature
1956
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Unchained
1955
as Kenyon Scudder
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Blind Spot
1947
as Jeffrey Andrews
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
The Phantom Thief
1946
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
as Paul (uncredited)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
One Way to Love
1946
as Barry Cole
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Rough, Tough and Ready
1945
as Brad Crowder
Double Exposure
1944
as Larry Burke
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Secret Command
1944
as Jeff Gallagher
Gambler's Choice
1944
as Ross Hadley