Chester Morris
Acting
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.
Born: February 16, 1901
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show is an American variety show that was a television staple for two decades, from 1951 to 1971. It was second to Gunsmoke and third to The Ed Sullivan Show in the ratings during that time. Skelton, who had previously been a radio star, had appeared in several motion pictures as well. Although his television series is largely associated with CBS, where it appeared for more than fifteen years, it actually began and ended on NBC. During its run, the program received three Emmy Awards, for Skelton as best comedian and the program as best comedy show during its initial season, and an award for comedy writing in 1961.
Rawhide
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.
One Way to Love
A Chicago team of radio scriptwriters must split up when he takes a job with his bride-to-be's father, and the other must write commercial jingles.
Three Godfathers
In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. The fugitives want to save the baby -- but to do so, they'll have to travel back to New Jerusalem, where they are wanted men. Remade as 3 Godfathers (1949).
Secret Command
Sam Gallagher returns home to Los Angeles as an undercover spy for the Navy, getting a job at the shipyards where his brother, Jeff, is a foreman. Jeff still resents Sam for abandoning the family years ago and fears he may steal away Lea Damaron, his current girlfriend -- who is Sam's old flame. While Sam tries to sniff out Nazi saboteurs in the plant, he grows closer to Jill McGann, the agent tasked with pretending to be his wife.
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
This film earned an Oscar nomination for Sound Recording. It is the only film nominated in this category that is among the lost. No negative or print material is known to have survived. Contemporary reviews were scathing, describing the film as a vastly overlong and boring talk-fest.
Complicated Women
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
The Big House
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Self (archive footage)
as Pop Weaver
as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
as Blaine Davis
as Self
as Tom Monahan
as Walter Harmon
as Mr. Hull
as Emmett McNeill
as Albert DeWitt
as Swanson
as Hugh Clements
as Frank Manfred
as Warden
as Frank Simmons
as Dr. Carlo Lombardi
as Kenyon Scudder
as The Dansker
as Tony
as Col. Bobo Nolan
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Edwards
as Jack Feeney
as Jack Sparling
as Sam Benson
as Warden Garry
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Jeffrey Andrews
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
as Barry Cole
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Brad Crowder
as Larry Burke
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Jeff Gallagher
as Ross Hadley
as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
as Pete Ramsey
as Buzz Mitchell
as Foxy Pattis
as Boston Blackie
as Duke Mason
as Boston Blackie
as Jeff Morrell
as Boston Blackie
as 'Hardtack' Hamilton
as Boston Blackie
as Detective Humphrey Campbell
as Boston Blackie
as Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier
as David Cook / Tom Cook
as Lt. Jim Malone
as 'Rocky' Blake
as Himself (uncredited)
as Bill Brooks
as Self
as Hal Wilson
as Doctor Craig
as Jim "Socker" Conway
as Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton
as Gene Fillmore
as Chester Morris
as Paul Smith
as Eddie Lang
as Robert Mason
as Jimmy Donlin
as John Joseph Madden
as Johnnie Drew
as Steve Farrell
as Robert 'Bob' Sangster
as Pirate Captain (uncredited)
as Mitch Mitchell
as Jeff Crane
as Vic Toledo
as Eric Foster
as Dr. Morgan
as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
as Self (uncredited)
as Doyle
as Jerry Randolph
as Mike McGann
as Bud Williams
as Chris Martin
as Neil Broderick
as Robert Holden
as R. Burton "Danny" Jones
as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
as Jimmie Martin
as John 'Doc' Madison
as Lt. Roger Craig
as John Hawks
as Detective Anderson
as John Morgan
as Ted
as Sergeant Grischa
as Jerry Casey
as Nickey Solomon
as Don Warren
as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
as Ray Malone
as Paul Palmer
as Chick Williams