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Chester Morris

Acting

2 movies available on YTS

Actor info

  • Name :

    Chester Morris

  • Born :

    February 16, 1901 in New York City, New York, USA (69 years at death)

  • Died :

    September 11, 1970

  • Known for :

    Acting

  • Gender :

    Male

  • Film career :

    91 films (1929–2003)

  • Also known as :

    John Chester Brooks Morris

  • Links :

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.

Notable films

  • The Big House (1930) as John Morgan
  • Five Came Back (1939) as Bill Brooks
  • Complicated Women (2003) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Show of Shows (1929) as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers
  • Blondie Johnson (1933) as R. Burton "Danny" Jones

2 YIFY Movies starring Chester Morris