
Chester Morris
Acting
Born 1901-02-16 · New York City, New York, USA
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

One Mysterious Night
1944 · Movie

Let's Talk It Over
1934 · Movie

She Couldn't Say No
1930 · Movie

Rough, Tough and Ready
1945 · Movie

Miss Susie Slagle's
1946 · Movie

Embarrassing Moments
1934 · Movie

Fast Life
1929 · Movie

Girl from God's Country
1940 · Movie

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972 · Movie

The Big Parade of Comedy
1964 · Movie

Cock of the Air
1932 · Movie

Princess O'Hara
1935 · Movie

A String of Beads
1961 · Movie

Second Choice
1930 · Movie

Complicated Women
2003 · Movie

Society Doctor
1935 · Movie

Secret Command
1944 · Movie

Red-Headed Woman
1932 · Movie

The Chance of a Lifetime
1943 · Movie

The Show of Shows
1929 · Movie

Smashing the Rackets
1938 · Movie

Unchained
1955 · Movie

King for a Night
1933 · Movie

Three Godfathers
1936 · Movie

Public Hero Number 1
1935 · Movie

The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930 · Movie

Wrecking Crew
1942 · Movie

The Big House
1930 · Movie

They Met in a Taxi
1936 · Movie

The Phantom Thief
1946 · Movie

Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948 · Movie

Boston Blackie and the Law
1946 · Movie

Golden Harvest
1933 · Movie

The Great White Hope
1970 · Movie

Infernal Machine
1933 · Movie

One Way to Love
1946 · Movie

Five Came Back
1939 · Movie

Thunder Afloat
1939 · Movie

Tomorrow at Seven
1933 · Movie

The Bat Whispers
1930 · Movie

Devil's Playground
1937 · Movie

The Divorcee
1930 · Movie

Double Exposure
1944 · Movie

Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935 · Movie

Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941 · Movie

Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949 · Movie

Pursuit
1935 · Movie

Blind Alley
1939 · Movie

Alibi
1929 · Movie

The Gay Bride
1934 · Movie

The Hollywood Gad-About
1934 · Movie

Gambler's Choice
1944 · Movie

Blondie Johnson
1933 · Movie

Counterfeit
1936 · Movie

Frankie and Johnnie
1936 · Movie

Wagons Westward
1940 · Movie

Flight from Glory
1937 · Movie

Law of the Underworld
1938 · Movie

I Live on Danger
1942 · Movie

Meet Boston Blackie
1941 · Movie