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The Academy Award-nominated film actor Chester Morris, who will forever... more
Trivia:
Starred as the title character on NBC Radio's "Boston Blackie" (1944). more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
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Filmography
Actor:
- The Great White Hope (1970) .... Pop Weaver
- "Gentle Ben" (1 episode, 1969)
- Busman's Holiday (1969) TV episode - "Cimarron Strip" .... George Deeker (1 episode, 1968)
- Without Honor (1968) TV episode .... George Deeker - "Coronet Blue" .... Dr. Michael Wilson (1 episode, 1967)
- A Time to Be Born (1967) TV episode .... Dr. Michael Wilson - "The Defenders" .... Captain Peters / ... (3 episodes, 1962-1965)
- A Matter of Law and Disorder (1965) TV episode .... District Attorney Brent
- The Bagman (1963) TV episode .... Judge Philip Benning
- The Empty Chute (1962) TV episode .... Captain Peters - "Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre" .... Major Whitman (1 episode, 1965)
... aka The Chrysler Theater
... aka Theatre of Stars (UK)
... aka Universal Star Time (syndication title)
- The Fliers (1965) TV episode .... Major Whitman - "Mr. Broadway" .... Orin Kelsey (1 episode, 1964)
- Don't Mention My Name in Sheboygan (1964) TV episode .... Orin Kelsey - "Dr. Kildare" .... Tom Monahan (1 episode, 1964)
- Dolly's Dilemma (1964) TV episode .... Tom Monahan - "Suspense" (1 episode, 1964)
- The Hunter (1964) TV episode - "Kraft Suspense Theatre" .... Blaine Davis (1 episode, 1964)
... aka Crisis (USA: syndication title)
... aka Suspense Theatre (USA: syndication title)
- Knight's Gambit (1964) TV episode .... Blaine Davis - "East Side/West Side" .... McGill (1 episode, 1964)
- The Name of the Game (1964) TV episode .... McGill - "Espionage" .... Harry Kemp (1 episode, 1964)
- Castles in Spain (1964) TV episode .... Harry Kemp - "Route 66" .... Emmett McNeill / ... (2 episodes, 1963-1964)
- Child of a Night (1964) TV episode .... Mr. Hull
- Soda Pop and Paper Flags (1963) TV episode .... Emmett McNeill - "Alcoa Premiere" .... Andrew Hines / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
- The Glass Palace (1963) TV episode .... Charles Richardson
- The Contenders (1962) TV episode .... Andrew Hines - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Frankie Morrison (1 episode, 1962)
- Along About Late in the Afternoon (1962) TV episode .... Frankie Morrison - "Ben Casey" .... Walter Tyson (1 episode, 1961)
- An Expensive Glass of Water (1961) TV episode .... Walter Tyson - "Checkmate" .... Albert Dewitt (1 episode, 1961)
- Portrait of a Man Running (1961) TV episode .... Albert Dewitt - "Naked City" .... Frank Manfred (1 episode, 1961)
- Make-Believe Man (1961) TV episode .... Frank Manfred - A String of Beads (1961) (TV)
- "Rawhide" .... Hugh Clements (1 episode, 1960)
- Incident on the Road to Yesterday (1960) TV episode .... Hugh Clements - "Diagnosis: Unknown" (1960) TV series .... Detective Lieutenant Ritter (unknown episodes)
- "Play of the Week" (1 episode, 1960)
- Morning's at Seven (1960) TV episode - "The United States Steel Hour" .... Henry Vining (1 episode, 1959)
... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
- Whisper of Evil (1959) TV episode .... Henry Vining - "Oldsmobile Music Theatre" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Oldsmobile Presents (new title)
... aka Oldsmobile Theatre (new title)
- Too Bad About Sheila Troy (1959) TV episode - "Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
- Tiger on a Bicycle (1958) TV episode - "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1953-1957)
... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
- Man of Prey (1957) TV episode
- Time Lock (1956) TV episode
- Final Edition (1953) TV episode - "Playhouse 90" .... Warden (1 episode, 1957)
- Child of Trouble (1957) TV episode .... Warden - "Zane Grey Theater" .... Frank Simmons (1 episode, 1957)
... aka Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater (USA: complete title)
... aka The Westerners (USA: rerun title)
- Black Is for Grief (1957) TV episode .... Frank Simmons - "The Red Skelton Show" .... Tony (1 episode, 1957)
... aka The Red Skelton Hour (USA: new title)
- Clem's Fish Market (1957) TV episode .... Tony - The She-Creature (1956) .... Dr. Carlo Lombardi
- "Studio One" .... Feeney / ... (4 episodes, 1954-1956)
... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA: alternative title)
... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
- The Arena (1956) TV episode .... Feeney
- Blow Up at Cortland (1955) TV episode .... Warden Garry
- The Death and Life of Larry Benson (1954) TV episode .... Sam Benson
- Jack Sperling, Forty-six (1954) TV episode .... Jack Sparling - "Appointment with Adventure" (1 episode, 1955)
- Time Bomb (1955) TV episode - Unchained (1955) .... Kenyon J. Scudder
- "The Philip Morris Playhouse" (1 episode, 1954)
... aka P.M. Playhouse
- Walk in the Night (1954) TV episode - "The Web" (1 episode, 1954)
- Rock-Bound (1954) TV episode - "Robert Montgomery Presents" (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
... aka Lucky Strike Theater
... aka Montgomery's Summer Stock
... aka The Robert Montgomery Summer Theater
- The Greatest Man in the World (1953) TV episode
- The Big Night (1953) TV episode
- The Law-Abiding (1952) TV episode - "Danger" (3 episodes, 1951-1953)
- Towerman (1953) TV episode
- Death Pulls the Strings (1952) TV episode
- The Undertaker Calls (1951) TV episode - "Suspense" .... Edwards (2 episodes, 1952-1953)
- Point Blank (1953) TV episode
- Black Panther (1952) TV episode .... Edwards - "Tales of Tomorrow" (2 episodes, 1952)
- The Glacier Giant (1952) TV episode
- The Exile (1952) TV episode - "Lux Video Theatre" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Summer Video Theatre (USA: summer title)
- Welcome Home, Lefty (1952) TV episode - "Lights Out" (1 episode, 1952)
- The Intruder (1952) TV episode - "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1 episode, 1952)
... aka Herald Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
... aka Schlitz Playhouse (USA: new title)
... aka The Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
- Billy Budd (1952) TV episode - "Starlight Theatre" (1 episode, 1951)
- Act of God Nonwithstanding (1951) TV episode - "Cameo Theatre" (1 episode, 1950)
- The Great Merlini (1950) TV episode - "Cavalcade of Stars" .... Guest Actor (1 episode, 1950)
- Episode #1.43 (1950) TV episode .... Guest Actor - Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
... aka Chinese Venture (UK) - Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
- Blind Spot (1947) .... Jeffrey Andrews
- Boston Blackie and the Law (1946) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
... aka Blackie and the Law (UK) - The Phantom Thief (1946) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
- A Close Call for Boston Blackie (1946) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
... aka Lady of Mystery (UK) - One Way to Love (1946) .... Barry Cole
- Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
... aka Blackie's Rendezvous (UK) - Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
... aka Booked on Suspicion (UK) - Rough, Tough and Ready (1945) .... Brad Crowder
... aka Men of the Deep (UK) - Double Exposure (1944) .... Larry Burke
- One Mysterious Night (1944) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
... aka Behind Closed Doors (UK) - Secret Command (1944) .... Jeff Gallagher
- Gambler's Choice (1944) .... Ross Hadley
- The Chance of a Lifetime (1943) .... Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
- High Explosive (1943) .... Buzz Mitchell
- Aerial Gunner (1943) .... Sgt. 'Foxy' Pattis
- After Midnight with Boston Blackie (1943) .... Boston Blackie
... aka After Midnight with Boston Blackie (UK) - Tornado (1943) .... Pete Ramsey
- Wrecking Crew (1942) .... Duke Mason
- Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942) .... Boston Blackie
... aka Blackie Goes Hollywood (UK) - I Live on Danger (1942) .... Jeff Morrell
- Alias Boston Blackie (1942) .... Boston Blackie
- Canal Zone (1942) .... 'Hardtack' Hamilton
- Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941) .... Boston Blackie
- No Hands on the Clock (1941) .... Detective Humphrey Campbell
- Meet Boston Blackie (1941) .... Boston Blackie
- Girl from God's Country (1940) .... Jim Holden aka Dr. Gary Currier
- Wagons Westward (1940) .... David Cook/Tom Cook
- The Marines Fly High (1940) .... Lt. Jim Malone
- Thunder Afloat (1939) .... Richard 'Rocky' Blake
- Five Came Back (1939) .... Bill Brooks
- Blind Alley (1939) .... Hal Wilson
- Pacific Liner (1939) .... Dr. Anthony 'Tony' Craig
- Smashing the Rackets (1938) .... Jim 'Sock' Conway
- Sky Giant (1938) .... Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
- Law of the Underworld (1938) .... Gene Fillmore
- Flight from Glory (1937) .... Paul Smith
- I Promise to Pay (1937) .... Eddie Lang
- The Devil's Playground (1937) .... Robert Mason
- They Met in a Taxi (1936) .... Jimmy Donlin
- Counterfeit (1936) .... John Joseph Madden
- Frankie and Johnnie (1936) .... Johnnie Drew
- Moonlight Murder (1936) .... Steve Farrell
- Three Godfathers (1936) .... Robert 'Bob' Sangster
- Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935) (uncredited) .... Pirate Captain
- Pursuit (1935) .... Mr. 'Mitch' Mitchell
- Public Hero #1 (1935) .... Jeff Crane
- Princess O'Hara (1935) .... Vic Toledo
- Society Doctor (1935) .... Dr. Bill Morgan
... aka After Eight Hours - I've Been Around (1934) .... Eric Foster
- The Gay Bride (1934) .... Jimmie 'Office boy' Burnham
- Embarrassing Moments (1934) .... Jerry Randolph
- Gift of Gab (1934) .... Cameo Appearance
- Let's Talk It Over (1934) .... Mike McGann
- King for a Night (1933) .... Bud Williams
- Golden Harvest (1933) .... Chris Martin
- Tomorrow at Seven (1933) .... Neil Broderick
- Infernal Machine (1933) .... Robert Holden
- Blondie Johnson (1933) .... Danny
- Breach of Promise (1932) .... James Pomeroy
- Red-Headed Woman (1932) .... William 'Bill'/'Willie' Legendre Jr.
- Sinners in the Sun (1932) .... Jimmie Martin
- The Miracle Man (1932) .... John 'Doc' Madison
- Cock of the Air (1932) .... Lt. Roger Craig
- Corsair (1931) .... John Hawks
- The Bat Whispers (1930) .... Detective Anderson
... aka Roland West's The Bat Whispers (USA: complete title) - The Big House (1930) .... John Morgan
- The Divorcee (1930) .... Theodore 'Ted' Martin
- The Case of Sergeant Grischa (1930) .... Sgt. Grischa Paprotkin
- She Couldn't Say No (1930) .... Jerry Casey
- Playing Around (1930) .... Nickey Solomon
- Second Choice (1930) .... Don Warren
- The Show of Shows (1929) .... $20 bet sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' number
- Woman Trap (1929) .... Ray Malone
- Fast Life (1929) .... Paul Palmer
- Alibi (1929) .... Chick Williams
... aka Nightstick
... aka The Perfect Alibi (UK) - The Road to Yesterday (1925) (uncredited) .... Party guest
- Loyal Lives (1923) .... Tom O'Hara
- The Beloved Traitor (1918) .... Dan
- An Amateur Orphan (1917) .... Dick
Self:
- "What's My Line?" .... Panelist (1 episode, 1969)
- Episode dated 6 March 1969 (1969) TV episode (uncredited) .... Panelist - The Soupy Sales Hour (1966) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Price Is Right" .... Himself (1 episode, 1964)
- Episode dated 5 October 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself - "To Tell the Truth" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 1959-1964)
- Episode dated 24 August 1964 (1964) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 25 March 1963 (1963) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 July 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist
- Episode dated 15 September 1959 (1959) TV episode .... Himself/Panelist - "Tonight!" .... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 1956)
... aka Knickerbocker Beer Show (USA: summer title)
... aka The Knickerbocker Beer Presents The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
... aka The Steve Allen Show (USA: second season title)
... aka Tonight (USA: syndication title)
... aka Tonight Starring Steve Allen (USA: alternative title)
- Episode #5.9 (1956) TV episode .... Himself - Guest - "The Name's the Same" .... Himself - Contestant (1 episode, 1953)
- Episode dated 3 February 1953 (1953) TV episode .... Himself - Contestant - Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Sunday Night at the Trocadero (1937) .... Himself
- Screen Snapshots Series 16, No. 7 (1937) .... Himself
- The Hollywood Gad-About (1934) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Complicated Women (2003) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- The Big Parade of Comedy (1964) .... Actor in 'The Gay Bride'
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"Frontier Justice"
- Black Is for Grief (1959) TV episode (archive footage: 'Zane Grey Theater') .... Frank Simmons - From the Ends of the Earth (1939) .... Himself
Additional Details
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Played Capt. Queeg in the 1961 season of the summertime Playhouse-on-the-Mall in the Bergen Mall shopping center in Paramus, New Jersey. Its producer, who also played the prosecuting attorney, was Robert Ludlum, later famous as a thriller novelist.
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