Feb 16, 1901 - 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.
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| Movie | 1933 | Blondie Johnson | R. Burton "Danny" Jones | |
| Movie | 1935 | I've Been Around | Eric Foster | |
| Movie | 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Jeff Crane | |
| Movie | 1930 | The Bat Whispers | Detective Anderson | |
| Movie | 1929 | Alibi | Chick Williams | |
| Movie | 1939 | Blind Alley | Hal Wilson | |
| Movie | 1956 | The She-Creature | Dr. Carlo Lombardi | |
| Movie | 1947 | Blind Spot | Jeffrey Andrews | |
| Movie | 1930 | The Big House | John Morgan | |
| Movie | 1939 | Five Came Back | Bill Brooks | |
| Movie | 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton | |
| Movie | 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | |
| Movie | 1945 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1945 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1946 | Boston Blackie and the Law | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1942 | Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood | Boston Blackie | |
| Movie | 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1941 | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | |
| Movie | 1930 | The Divorcee | Ted | |
| Movie | 1941 | Meet Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | |
| Movie | 1944 | One Mysterious Night | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1948 | Trapped by Boston Blackie | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1932 | Sinners in the Sun | Jimmie Martin | |
| Movie | 1942 | Alias Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | |
| Movie | 1944 | Secret Command | Jeff Gallagher | |
| Movie | 1931 | Corsair | John Hawks | |
| Movie | 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1946 | The Phantom Thief | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | |
| Movie | 1932 | Red-Headed Woman | William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr. | |
| Movie | 1939 | Thunder Afloat | 'Rocky' Blake | |
| Movie | 1932 | Breach of Promise | James Pomeroy | |
| Movie | 1938 | Sky Giant | Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton | |
| Movie | 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1937 | Sunday Night at the Trocadero | Chester Morris | |
| Movie | 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Detective Humphrey Campbell | |
| Movie | 1944 | Double Exposure | Larry Burke | |
| Movie | 1935 | Society Doctor | Dr. Morgan | |
| Movie | 1936 | Three Godfathers | Robert 'Bob' Sangster | |
| Movie | 1935 | Pursuit | Mitch Mitchell | |
| Movie | 1937 | Flight from Glory | Paul Smith | |
| Movie | 1933 | Tomorrow at Seven | Neil Broderick | |
| Movie | 1938 | Law of the Underworld | Gene Fillmore | |
| Movie | 1930 | She Couldn't Say No | Jerry Casey | |
| Movie | 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Sergeant Grischa | |
| Movie | 1936 | Moonlight Murder | Steve Farrell | |
| Movie | 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Jim "Socker" Conway | |
| Movie | 1943 | Tornado | Pete Ramsey | |
| Movie | 1929 | Woman Trap | Ray Malone | |
| Movie | 1934 | The Gay Bride | Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham | |
| Movie | 1937 | I Promise to Pay | Eddie Lang | |
| Movie | 1930 | Second Choice | Don Warren | |
| Movie | 1942 | I Live on Danger | Jeff Morrell | |
| Movie | 1930 | Playing Around | Nickey Solomon | |
| Movie | 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Foxy Pattis | |
| Movie | 1944 | Gambler's Choice | Ross Hadley | |
| Movie | 1940 | The Marines Fly High | Lt. Jim Malone | |
| Movie | 1946 | One Way to Love | Barry Cole | |
| Movie | 1932 | Cock of the Air | Lt. Roger Craig | |
| Movie | 1932 | The Miracle Man | John 'Doc' Madison | |
| Movie | 1935 | Princess O'Hara | Vic Toledo | |
| Movie | 1961 | A String of Beads | Walter Harmon | |
| Movie | 1936 | They Met in a Taxi | Jimmy Donlin | |
| Movie | 1970 | The Great White Hope | Pop Weaver | |
| Movie | 1933 | King for a Night | Bud Williams | |
| Movie | 1936 | Frankie and Johnnie | Johnnie Drew | |
| Movie | 1937 | Devil's Playground | Robert Mason | |
| Movie | 1939 | Pacific Liner | Doctor Craig | |
| Movie | 1940 | Wagons Westward | David Cook / Tom Cook | |
| Movie | 1940 | Girl from God's Country | Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier | |
| Movie | 1945 | Rough, Tough and Ready | Brad Crowder | |
| Movie | 1936 | Counterfeit | John Joseph Madden | |
| Movie | 1955 | Unchained | Kenyon Scudder | |
| Movie | 1934 | Gift of Gab | Doyle | |
| Movie | 1942 | Canal Zone | 'Hardtack' Hamilton | |
| Movie | 1929 | The Show of Shows | Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers | |
| Movie | 1929 | Fast Life | Paul Palmer | |
| Movie | 1960 | The Computer Comes to Marketing | Oscar | |
| Movie | 1933 | Infernal Machine | Robert Holden | |
| Movie | 1933 | Golden Harvest | Chris Martin | |
| Movie | 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Pirate Captain (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1939 | From the Ends of the Earth | Self | |
| Movie | 1942 | Wrecking Crew | Duke Mason | |
| Movie | 1934 | Embarrassing Moments | Jerry Randolph | |
| Movie | 1934 | Let's Talk It Over | Mike McGann | |
| Movie | 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1943 | High Explosive | Buzz Mitchell | |
| Movie | 1939 | Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga | Himself (uncredited) | |
| TV Show | 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Blaine Davis | 1 |
| TV Show | 1960 | Route 66 | Mr. Hull | 1 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Naked City | Frank Manfred | 1 |
| TV Show | 1948 | Studio One | Jack Feeney | 1 |
| TV Show | 1959 | Rawhide | Hugh Clements | 1 |
| TV Show | 1967 | Cimarron Strip | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Lefty | 1 |
| TV Show | 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | The Dansker | 1 |
| TV Show | 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Major Whitman | 1 |
| TV Show | 1961 | Ben Casey | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1949 | Suspense | Edwards | 1 |
| TV Show | 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Frank Simmons | 1 |
| TV Show | 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | 2 | |
| TV Show | 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | 1 |
| TV Show | 1949 | Lights Out | 1 | |
| TV Show | 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Tom Monahan | 1 |
| TV Show | 1950 | Cameo Theatre | Merlini | 1 |
| TV Show | 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Tony | 1 |
| TV Show | 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | 3 |
| TV Show | 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | 2 |
| TV Show | 1960 | Route 66 | Emmett McNeill | 1 |
| TV Show | 1960 | Diagnosis: Unknown | 9 | |
| TV Show | 1952 | Gang Busters | Host | 31 |
| TV Show | 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Col. Bobo Nolan | 1 |
| TV Show | 1958 | Pursuit | Moody | 1 |
| TV Show | 1960 | Checkmate | Albert DeWitt | 1 |
| TV Show | 1948 | Studio One | Jack Sparling | 1 |
| TV Show | 1948 | Studio One | Sam Benson | 1 |
| TV Show | 1948 | Studio One | Warden Garry | 1 |
| TV Show | 1959 | Play of the Week | Swanson | 1 |
| TV Show | 1949 | Suspense | 1 |
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