Chester Morris
Born
16 February 1901 (125)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
John Chester Brooks 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 (40)
Complicated Women
2003
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
The Great White Hope
1970
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
A String of Beads
1961
The Computer Comes to Marketing
1960
Child of Trouble
1957
The She-Creature
1956
Unchained
1955
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
Blind Spot
1947
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
The Phantom Thief
1946
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
One Way to Love
1946
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
Rough, Tough and Ready
1945
Double Exposure
1944
One Mysterious Night
1944
Secret Command
1944
Gambler's Choice
1944
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
Tornado
1943
High Explosive
1943
Aerial Gunner
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
Wrecking Crew
1942
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
I Live on Danger
1942
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
Canal Zone
1942
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
No Hands on the Clock
1941
Meet Boston Blackie
1941
Girl from God's Country
1940
Wagons Westward
1940
The Marines Fly High
1940
Thunder Afloat
1939