Chester Morris
Acting
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.
As actor 118
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Dr. Kildare
1961
The Red Skelton Show
1951
Rawhide
1959
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
Studio One
1948
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
Suspense
1949
Route 66
1960
Naked City
1958
Ben Casey
1961
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
Lights Out
1949
Checkmate
1960
Play of the Week
1959
Cimarron Strip
1967
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Espionage
1963
Cameo Theatre
1950
Gang Busters
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Second Choice
1930
Blondie Johnson
1933
Three Godfathers
1936
Pursuit
1958
Canal Zone
1942
Devil's Playground
1937
The Big House
1930
The Show of Shows
1929
Diagnosis: Unknown
1960
Public Hero Number 1
1935
Society Doctor
1935
Red-Headed Woman
1932
The She-Creature
1956
Five Came Back
1939
Infernal Machine
1933
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
Complicated Women
2003
The Marines Fly High
1940
Sky Giant
1938
The Great White Hope
1970
Pacific Liner
1939
Flight from Glory
1937
Pursuit
1935
Aerial Gunner
1943
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
The Bat Whispers
1930
Gift of Gab
1934
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937
Sinners in the Sun
1932
Unchained
1955
Princess O'Hara
1935
Blind Spot
1947
Playing Around
1930
Smashing the Rackets
1938
Secret Command
1944
The Gay Bride
1934
King for a Night
1933
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943
The Divorcee
1930
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935
Miss Susie Slagle's
1946
Counterfeit
1936
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941
The Miracle Man
1932
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964
Moonlight Murder
1936
Child of Trouble
1957
The Phantom Thief
1946
Blind Alley
1939
From the Ends of the Earth
1939
Double Exposure
1944
One Mysterious Night
1944
Corsair
1931
Alibi
1929
They Met in a Taxi
1936
Embarrassing Moments
1934
Cock of the Air
1932
I Live on Danger
1942
Woman Trap
1929
Gambler's Choice
1944
Law of the Underworld
1938
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939
High Explosive
1943
Golden Harvest
1933
One Way to Love
1946
Thunder Afloat
1939
Wagons Westward
1940
Girl from God's Country
1940
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946
Frankie and Johnnie
1936
A String of Beads
1961
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946
Tomorrow at Seven
1933
Let's Talk It Over
1934
She Couldn't Say No
1930
I've Been Around
1935
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945
I Promise to Pay
1937
No Hands on the Clock
1941
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934
Breach of Promise
1932
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945
Rough, Tough and Ready
1945
Tornado
1943
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948
Wrecking Crew
1942
Fast Life
1929
Meet Boston Blackie
1941
The Computer Comes to Marketing
1960