Chester Morris

John Chester Brooks Morris ( born February 16, 1901 in New York, NY, USA, † September 11, 1970 in New Hope, Pennsylvania, USA ) was an American actor.

Life

The son of actor William Morris (1861-1936) began in 1917 with the film. In 1930 he received an Oscar nomination as Best Male Actor in Alibi (1929 ), but only his role in the prison drama hell behind bars (1930 ) boosted his career. He was really famous for his role in the detective Boston Blackie movie series during the 1940s, which was, however, also be a curse. Fixed at this figure he received in the 1950s and 1960s hardly role offers. He had in 1970 in The Great White Hope by Martin Ritt his last appearance. Shortly thereafter, he died from an overdose of sleeping pills.

Filmography (selection)