Chester Morris
Born: 1901-02-16
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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
Confessions of Boston Blackie
1941★ 6.1
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972★ 6.0
The Miracle Man
1932★ 5.7
Gift of Gab
1934★ 2.5
Pacific Liner
1939★ 5.2
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
1939★ 3.5
Tornado
1943★ 5.5
Sinners in the Sun
1932★ 4.6
Thunder Afloat
1939★ 5.9
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
1930★ 6.7
Moonlight Murder
1936★ 4.2
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
1949★ 5.6
Unchained
1955★ 0.0
Golden Harvest
1933★ 5.0
Playing Around
1930★ 4.3
Blind Alley
1939★ 5.7
Blind Spot
1947★ 4.6
Wrecking Crew
1942★ 5.5
Counterfeit
1936★ 6.0
Woman Trap
1929★ 4.8
Canal Zone
1942★ 5.5
Blondie Johnson
1933★ 5.8
Wagons Westward
1940★ 6.0
Pursuit
1935★ 6.0
Infernal Machine
1933★ 0.0
Society Doctor
1935★ 6.3
Princess O'Hara
1935★ 6.0
They Met in a Taxi
1936★ 5.5
Let's Talk It Over
1934★ 0.0
Tomorrow at Seven
1933★ 6.0
One Way to Love
1946★ 7.0
From the Ends of the Earth
1939★ 0.0
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
1942★ 5.0
The She-Creature
1956★ 4.1
Red-Headed Woman
1932★ 6.5
The Marines Fly High
1940★ 4.8
I Promise to Pay
1937★ 5.5
The Big House
1930★ 6.6
Cock of the Air
1932★ 6.5
Trapped by Boston Blackie
1948★ 6.5
Second Choice
1930★ 0.0
The Show of Shows
1929★ 5.5
The Divorcee
1930★ 6.2
The Great White Hope
1970★ 6.2
The Bat Whispers
1930★ 6.5
The Gay Bride
1934★ 5.7
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934★ 5.0
Secret Command
1944★ 6.8
Gambler's Choice
1944★ 5.8
Child of Trouble
1957★ 0.0
Public Hero Number 1
1935★ 6.2
The Big Parade of Comedy
1964★ 6.3
I Live on Danger
1942★ 5.7
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
1945★ 4.7
Law of the Underworld
1938★ 5.5
Devil's Playground
1937★ 5.8
King for a Night
1933★ 6.2
Three Godfathers
1936★ 6.9
Complicated Women
2003★ 6.7
Five Came Back
1939★ 6.2
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943★ 5.6
No Hands on the Clock
1941★ 4.9
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
1937★ 3.8
A String of Beads
1961★ 0.0
Alibi
1929★ 6.0
High Explosive
1943★ 5.7
One Mysterious Night
1944★ 5.9
Smashing the Rackets
1938★ 5.5
Fast Life
1929★ 0.0
The Phantom Thief
1946★ 5.3
Meet Boston Blackie
1941★ 6.3
Corsair
1931★ 4.2
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
1946★ 4.9
Aerial Gunner
1943★ 4.4
Flight from Glory
1937★ 5.5
Double Exposure
1944★ 5.5
Alias Boston Blackie
1942★ 5.4
Sky Giant
1938★ 4.7
Rough, Tough and Ready
1945★ 0.0
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
1945★ 5.5
Pirate Party on Catalina Isle
1935★ 5.6
Embarrassing Moments
1934★ 0.0
The Chance of a Lifetime
1943★ 6.2
Girl from God's Country
1940★ 0.0
Boston Blackie and the Law
1946★ 6.0
I've Been Around
1935★ 2.7
She Couldn't Say No
1930★ 0.0
Frankie and Johnnie
1936★ 5.0