Actor
Chester Morris
125 years · New York City, New York, USA · 89 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 89
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
Child of Trouble
1957 · Warden
The She-Creature
1956 · Dr. Carlo Lombardi
On AMC
Unchained
1955 · Kenyon Scudder
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949 · Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
On The Roku Channel
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 · Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Blind Spot
1947 · Jeffrey Andrews
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946 · Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
On The Roku Channel
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
On Plex
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
On Tubi TV
One Mysterious Night
1944 · Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Secret Command
1944 · Jeff Gallagher
Gambler's Choice
1944 · Ross Hadley
On Plex
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943 · Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black