Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 16, 1901
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- John Chester Brooks Morris
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.
Known For - Movies
The Bat Whispers
as Detective Anderson
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
Red-Headed Woman
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
The Show of Shows
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
The Divorcee
as Ted
Five Came Back
as Bill Brooks
The She-Creature
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
From the Ends of the Earth
as Self
Unchained
as Kenyon Scudder
The Big Parade of Comedy
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
Known For - TV Shows
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Red Skelton Show
as Tony
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Frank Simmons
Naked City
as Frank Manfred
Rawhide
as Hugh Clements
Route 66
as Mr. Hull
Route 66
as Emmett McNeill
Studio One
as Jack Feeney
Studio One
as Jack Sparling