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.

Filmography

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

Appearances as themselves (8)

• 2003Complicated Women — Self (archive footage)
• 1972Hollywood: The Dream Factory — Self (archive footage)
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar — Self
• 1939From the Ends of the Earth — Self
• 1939Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga — Himself (uncredited)
• 1934The Hollywood Gad-About — Self (uncredited)