Chester Morris: movies and TV shows
Chester Morris has 124 credits in the archive: 91 films and 33 TV series, from 1929 to 2003. Highest rated: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (7.5/10).
Career timeline
1929 – 2003 · busiest year: 1930 (7 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Complicated Women | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.9 | 102 |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.3 | 71 |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope | Pop Weaver | Film | 6.3 | 69 |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | TV | 5.7 | 66 | |
| 1964 | The Big Parade of Comedy | Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage) | Film | 7.2 | 63 |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Major Whitman | TV | 5.9 | 62 |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Blaine Davis | TV | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1963 | Espionage | Harry Kemp | TV | 10.0 | 62 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 61 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Show | Self | TV | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildare | Tom Monahan | TV | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | TV | 5.9 | 60 | |
| 1961 | A String of Beads | Walter Harmon | Film | 8.0 | 60 |
| 1960 | Route 66 | Mr. Hull | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1960 | Route 66 | Emmett McNeill | TV | 6.7 | 59 |
| 1960 | Checkmate | Albert DeWitt | TV | 4.8 | 59 |
| 1960 | Diagnosis: Unknown | TV | 6.0 | 59 | |
| 1960 | The Computer Comes to Marketing | Oscar | Film | — | 59 |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Hugh Clements | TV | 7.2 | 58 |
| 1959 | Play of the Week | Swanson | TV | 8.0 | 58 |
| 1958 | Naked City | Frank Manfred | TV | 5.7 | 57 |
| 1958 | Pursuit | Moody | TV | 8.0 | 57 |
| 1957 | Tonight Starring Jack Paar | Self | TV | 7.5 | 56 |
| 1957 | Child of Trouble | Warden | Film | — | 56 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Frank Simmons | TV | 6.2 | 55 |
| 1956 | The She-Creature | Dr. Carlo Lombardi | Film | 4.1 | 55 |
| 1955 | Unchained | Kenyon Scudder | Film | 7.0 | 54 |
| 1952 | Gang Busters | Host | TV | 7.0 | 51 |
| 1951 | The Red Skelton Show | Tony | TV | 7.4 | 50 |
| 1951 | Tales of Tomorrow | TV | 6.4 | 50 | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | The Dansker | TV | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | TV | 6.0 | 49 | |
| 1950 | Robert Montgomery Presents | Col. Bobo Nolan | TV | 6.0 | 49 |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Lefty | TV | 6.7 | 49 |
| 1950 | Cameo Theatre | Merlini | TV | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1949 | Suspense | Edwards | TV | 5.1 | 48 |
| 1949 | Suspense | TV | 5.1 | 48 | |
| 1949 | Lights Out | TV | 6.0 | 48 | |
| 1949 | Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 6.1 | 48 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Jack Feeney | TV | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Jack Sparling | TV | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Sam Benson | TV | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Warden Garry | TV | 5.4 | 47 |
| 1948 | Trapped by Boston Blackie | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 6.9 | 47 |
| 1947 | Blind Spot | Jeffrey Andrews | Film | 5.3 | 46 |
| 1946 | One Way to Love | Barry Cole | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1946 | Miss Susie Slagle's | Paul (uncredited) | Film | 8.5 | 45 |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1946 | The Phantom Thief | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1946 | Boston Blackie and the Law | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 5.0 | 44 |
| 1945 | Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 5.8 | 44 |
| 1945 | Rough, Tough and Ready | Brad Crowder | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1944 | Secret Command | Jeff Gallagher | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1944 | Gambler's Choice | Ross Hadley | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1944 | Double Exposure | Larry Burke | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1944 | One Mysterious Night | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 6.2 | 43 |
| 1943 | After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | Film | 5.9 | 42 |
| 1943 | The Chance of a Lifetime | Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black | Film | 6.7 | 42 |
| 1943 | Aerial Gunner | Foxy Pattis | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 1943 | Tornado | Pete Ramsey | Film | 5.7 | 42 |
| 1943 | High Explosive | Buzz Mitchell | Film | 6.3 | 42 |
| 1942 | Canal Zone | 'Hardtack' Hamilton | Film | 6.0 | 41 |
| 1942 | Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood | Boston Blackie | Film | 5.6 | 41 |
| 1942 | Alias Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | Film | 5.7 | 41 |
| 1942 | Wrecking Crew | Duke Mason | Film | 7.0 | 41 |
| 1942 | I Live on Danger | Jeff Morrell | Film | 6.1 | 41 |
| 1941 | No Hands on the Clock | Detective Humphrey Campbell | Film | 5.6 | 40 |
| 1941 | Confessions of Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1941 | Meet Boston Blackie | Boston Blackie | Film | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1940 | Girl from God's Country | Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier | Film | 9.0 | 39 |
| 1940 | The Marines Fly High | Lt. Jim Malone | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1940 | Wagons Westward | David Cook / Tom Cook | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1939 | From the Ends of the Earth | Self | Film | 5.0 | 38 |
| 1939 | Five Came Back | Bill Brooks | Film | 6.3 | 38 |
| 1939 | Blind Alley | Hal Wilson | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1939 | Thunder Afloat | 'Rocky' Blake | Film | 6.1 | 38 |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner | Doctor Craig | Film | 5.5 | 38 |
| 1939 | Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga | Himself (uncredited) | Film | 4.0 | 38 |
| 1938 | Law of the Underworld | Gene Fillmore | Film | 5.8 | 37 |
| 1938 | Smashing the Rackets | Jim "Socker" Conway | Film | 6.7 | 37 |
| 1938 | Sky Giant | Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton | Film | 5.3 | 37 |
| 1937 | Sunday Night at the Trocadero | Chester Morris | Film | 4.5 | 36 |
| 1937 | Devil's Playground | Robert Mason | Film | 6.6 | 36 |
| 1937 | Flight from Glory | Paul Smith | Film | 6.2 | 36 |
| 1937 | I Promise to Pay | Eddie Lang | Film | 6.0 | 36 |
| 1936 | Three Godfathers | Robert 'Bob' Sangster | Film | 6.9 | 35 |
| 1936 | They Met in a Taxi | Jimmy Donlin | Film | 6.8 | 35 |
| 1936 | Moonlight Murder | Steve Farrell | Film | 4.8 | 35 |
| 1936 | Frankie and Johnnie | Johnnie Drew | Film | 6.5 | 35 |
| 1936 | Counterfeit | John Joseph Madden | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1935 | Society Doctor | Dr. Morgan | Film | 7.3 | 34 |
| 1935 | Princess O'Hara | Vic Toledo | Film | 8.0 | 34 |
| 1935 | Pursuit | Mitch Mitchell | Film | 6.5 | 34 |
| 1935 | Public Hero Number 1 | Jeff Crane | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1935 | I've Been Around | Eric Foster | Film | 4.0 | 34 |
| 1935 | Pirate Party on Catalina Isle | Pirate Captain (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 34 |
| 1934 | The Gay Bride | Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | Gift of Gab | Doyle | Film | 5.2 | 33 |
| 1934 | Embarrassing Moments | Jerry Randolph | Film | 9.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-About | Self (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1934 | Let's Talk It Over | Mike McGann | Film | 10.0 | 33 |
| 1933 | Blondie Johnson | R. Burton "Danny" Jones | Film | 5.9 | 32 |
| 1933 | Infernal Machine | Robert Holden | Film | 7.0 | 32 |
| 1933 | Golden Harvest | Chris Martin | Film | 6.5 | 32 |
| 1933 | Tomorrow at Seven | Neil Broderick | Film | 6.2 | 32 |
| 1933 | King for a Night | Bud Williams | Film | 7.2 | 32 |
| 1932 | Red-Headed Woman | William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr. | Film | 6.6 | 31 |
| 1932 | Cock of the Air | Lt. Roger Craig | Film | 7.7 | 31 |
| 1932 | The Miracle Man | John 'Doc' Madison | Film | 5.9 | 31 |
| 1932 | Sinners in the Sun | Jimmie Martin | Film | 4.9 | 31 |
| 1932 | Breach of Promise | James Pomeroy | Film | 10.0 | 31 |
| 1931 | Corsair | John Hawks | Film | 4.4 | 30 |
| 1930 | Second Choice | Don Warren | Film | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1930 | The Big House | John Morgan | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1930 | The Divorcee | Ted | Film | 6.2 | 29 |
| 1930 | The Bat Whispers | Detective Anderson | Film | 6.6 | 29 |
| 1930 | She Couldn't Say No | Jerry Casey | Film | 10.0 | 29 |
| 1930 | The Case of Sergeant Grischa | Sergeant Grischa | Film | 7.3 | 29 |
| 1930 | Playing Around | Nickey Solomon | Film | 5.0 | 29 |
| 1929 | The Show of Shows | Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers | Film | 6.6 | 28 |
| 1929 | Alibi | Chick Williams | Film | 6.0 | 28 |
| 1929 | Woman Trap | Ray Malone | Film | 5.3 | 28 |
| 1929 | Fast Life | Paul Palmer | Film | 9.0 | 28 |