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Chester Morris

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Chester Morris

Feb 16, 1901 – Sep 11, 1970118 titles 91 movies · 27 TV
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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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John Chester Brooks Morris

Born

Feb 16, 1901 – Sep 11, 1970

New York City, New York, USA

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1929 4 title(s)

1930 7 title(s)

1931 1 title(s)

1932 5 title(s)

1933 5 title(s)

1934 5 title(s)

1935 6 title(s)

1936 5 title(s)

1937 4 title(s)

1938 3 title(s)

1939 6 title(s)

1940 3 title(s)

1941 3 title(s)

1942 5 title(s)

1943 5 title(s)

1944 4 title(s)

1945 3 title(s)

1946 5 title(s)

1947 1 title(s)

1948 2 title(s)

1949 3 title(s)

1950 3 title(s)

1951 3 title(s)

1952 1 title(s)

1955 1 title(s)

1956 2 title(s)

1957 2 title(s)

1958 2 title(s)

1959 2 title(s)

1960 4 title(s)

1961 4 title(s)

1962 1 title(s)

1963 3 title(s)

1964 1 title(s)

1967 1 title(s)

1970 1 title(s)

1972 1 title(s)

2003 1 title(s)