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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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91 acting credits · Includes cameos and other appearances where listed.
Infernal Machine
Robert Holden
Society Doctor
Dr. Morgan
The She-Creature
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
Complicated Women
Self (archive footage)
Miss Susie Slagle's
Paul (uncredited)
The Chance of a Lifetime
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Canal Zone
'Hardtack' Hamilton
The Big Parade of Comedy
Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)
King for a Night
Bud Williams
The Show of Shows
Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
Second Choice
Don Warren
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Boston Blackie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Self (archive footage)
A Close Call for Boston Blackie
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton
One Way to Love
Barry Cole
Sinners in the Sun
Jimmie Martin
A String of Beads
Walter Harmon
They Met in a Taxi
Jimmy Donlin
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Five Came Back
Bill Brooks
I Promise to Pay
Eddie Lang
Blondie Johnson
R. Burton "Danny" Jones
Thunder Afloat
'Rocky' Blake
Trapped by Boston Blackie
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Law of the Underworld
Gene Fillmore
I Live on Danger
Jeff Morrell
Three Godfathers
Robert 'Bob' Sangster
Confessions of Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie
Red-Headed Woman
William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.
The Gay Bride
Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham
Sunday Night at the Trocadero
Chester Morris
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Boston Blackie
Cock of the Air
Lt. Roger Craig
Boston Blackie and the Law
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black
Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga
Himself (uncredited)
The Case of Sergeant Grischa
Sergeant Grischa
Rough, Tough and Ready
Brad Crowder
Pursuit
Mitch Mitchell
Public Hero Number 1
Jeff Crane
Moonlight Murder
Steve Farrell
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)
The Marines Fly High
Lt. Jim Malone
Smashing the Rackets
Jim "Socker" Conway
No Hands on the Clock
Detective Humphrey Campbell
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