Morris Ankrum: movies and TV shows
Morris Ankrum has 183 credits in the archive: 162 films and 21 TV series, from 1934 to 1968. Highest rated: Perry Mason (7.7/10).
Career timeline
1934 – 1968 · busiest year: 1958 (14 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | The Movie Orgy | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.6 | 71 |
| 1964 | Guns of Diablo | Ray Macklin | Film | 5.3 | 67 |
| 1963 | X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes | Mr. Bowhead (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 66 |
| 1962 | Tower of London | The Archbishop | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1961 | Most Dangerous Man Alive | Capt. Davis | Film | 5.4 | 64 |
| 1961 | The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come | Gen. Lew Wallace | Film | 4.3 | 64 |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Walter Harwood | TV | 6.4 | 63 |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Mr. Mason | TV | 7.5 | 62 |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | TV | 7.1 | 61 | |
| 1958 | Sea Hunt | TV | 6.7 | 61 | |
| 1958 | Bronco | Gilbert Groves | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1958 | Curse of the Faceless Man | Narrator (unconfirmed) | Film | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1958 | Tarawa Beachhead | Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited) | Film | 6.6 | 61 |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the Moon | President Ulysses S. Grant | Film | 5.3 | 61 |
| 1958 | How to Make a Monster | Police Capt. Hancock | Film | 5.7 | 61 |
| 1958 | The Saga of Hemp Brown | Bo Slauter | Film | 6.4 | 61 |
| 1958 | Giant from the Unknown | Dr. Frederick Cleveland | Film | 4.4 | 61 |
| 1958 | Badman's Country | Mayor Coleman | Film | 5.6 | 61 |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | Sea Captain | Film | 4.7 | 61 |
| 1958 | Young and Wild | Police Capt. Egan | Film | 4.2 | 61 |
| 1958 | The Power of the Resurrection | Annas | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1958 | Frontier Gun | Andrew Barton | Film | 6.8 | 61 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Judge | TV | 7.7 | 60 |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Judge Hoyt | TV | 7.7 | 60 |
| 1957 | Maverick | Joshua Haines | TV | 6.9 | 60 |
| 1957 | M Squad | Police Inspector Dean | TV | 5.4 | 60 |
| 1957 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Dr. Carl Jordan | Film | 3.5 | 60 |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End | Gen. John Hanson | Film | 4.0 | 60 |
| 1957 | Down Liberty Road | Fred Schroder | Film | 9.0 | 60 |
| 1957 | The Giant Claw | Lt. Gen. Edward Considine | Film | 4.8 | 60 |
| 1957 | Zombies of Mora Tau | Dr. Jonathan Eggert | Film | 5.5 | 60 |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam | Sharain's Father | Film | 5.8 | 60 |
| 1957 | Drango | Henry Calder | Film | 5.6 | 60 |
| 1957 | Kronos | Dr. Albert Stern | Film | 5.7 | 60 |
| 1957 | Hell's Crossroads | Wheeler | Film | 5.6 | 60 |
| 1956 | On Trial | Judge | TV | 5.0 | 59 |
| 1956 | Dr. Fu Manchu | Professor Rutledge | TV | 7.3 | 59 |
| 1956 | Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Brig. Gen. John Hanley | Film | 6.1 | 59 |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | Gen. Wade | Film | 5.9 | 59 |
| 1956 | Quincannon, Frontier Scout | Col. Harry Conover | Film | 5.2 | 59 |
| 1956 | Fury at Gunsight Pass | Doc Phillips | Film | 6.3 | 59 |
| 1956 | When Gangland Strikes | Leo Fantzler | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1956 | The Desperados Are in Town | Mr. Rutherford | Film | 8.0 | 59 |
| 1956 | Naked Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum) | Film | 6.4 | 59 |
| 1955 | Cheyenne | John Clements | TV | 6.1 | 58 |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Merle | TV | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Henry | TV | 6.0 | 58 |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi | Magistrate (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 58 |
| 1955 | The Last Command | Film | 6.7 | 58 | |
| 1955 | Chief Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | Film | 5.6 | 58 |
| 1955 | The Silver Star | Charlie Childress | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1955 | No Man's Woman | Capt. Hostedder | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1955 | Tennessee's Partner | Judge Parker | Film | 6.5 | 58 |
| 1955 | The Eternal Sea | Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble | Film | 6.6 | 58 |
| 1955 | Crashout | Head Guard | Film | 6.7 | 58 |
| 1955 | The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story | Azar the Shepherd | Film | 3.5 | 58 |
| 1954 | Vera Cruz | Gen. Ramírez | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | J.I. 'Pop' Jones | Film | 5.9 | 57 |
| 1954 | The Steel Cage | Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages" | Film | 7.0 | 57 |
| 1954 | Apache | Dawson | Film | 6.1 | 57 |
| 1954 | Drums Across the River | Chief Ouray | Film | 5.8 | 57 |
| 1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise | Grey Eagle | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1954 | Silver Lode | Zachary Evans | Film | 6.2 | 57 |
| 1954 | Two Guns and a Badge | Sheriff Jackson | Film | 10.0 | 57 |
| 1954 | Southwest Passage | Dr. Stanton | Film | 6.3 | 57 |
| 1954 | Three Young Texans | Jeff Blair | Film | 5.6 | 57 |
| 1954 | The Outlaw Stallion | Sheriff | Film | 7.3 | 57 |
| 1953 | The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | TV | 8.5 | 56 | |
| 1953 | Invaders from Mars | Col. Fielding | Film | 5.9 | 56 |
| 1953 | The Man Behind The Gun | Bram Creegan | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon | Ed | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1953 | I Beheld His Glory | Peter | Film | — | 56 |
| 1953 | Arena | Bucky Hillberry | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1953 | Sky Commando | Gen. W.R. Combs | Film | 6.7 | 56 |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter | Alexander Prince | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1953 | Flight Nurse | Interrogation Officer | Film | 6.0 | 56 |
| 1953 | Fort Vengeance | Chief Crowfoot | Film | 6.4 | 56 |
| 1953 | Mexican Manhunt | Tip Morgan | Film | 6.2 | 56 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Warden | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Mr. Raymond | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Mr. Mason | TV | 6.8 | 55 |
| 1952 | Hiawatha | Iagoo | Film | 9.0 | 55 |
| 1952 | Cowboy G-Men | TV | 5.8 | 55 | |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba | Ali Baba | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1952 | Red Planet Mars | Secretary of Defense Sparks | Film | 4.9 | 55 |
| 1952 | Because of You | Dr. Travis | Film | 6.6 | 55 |
| 1952 | Fort Osage | Arthur Pickett | Film | 6.5 | 55 |
| 1952 | The Raiders | Thomas Ainsworth | Film | 6.3 | 55 |
| 1952 | Mutiny | Capt. Radford | Film | 5.2 | 55 |
| 1952 | A Star Shall Rise | King Herod | Film | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | TV | 7.2 | 54 | |
| 1951 | The Redhead and the Cowboy | Sheriff | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 1951 | Fighting Coast Guard | Navy Captain | Film | 6.7 | 54 |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Gen. Frazer | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1951 | Flight to Mars | Ikron | Film | 5.2 | 54 |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide | Ed Roden | Film | 7.4 | 54 |
| 1951 | Tomorrow Is Another Day | Hugh Wagner | Film | 6.5 | 54 |
| 1951 | The Lion Hunters | Tom Forbes | Film | 6.3 | 54 |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning | Ed Bostwick | Film | 6.4 | 53 |
| 1950 | In a Lonely Place | Lloyd Barnes | Film | 7.6 | 53 |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | Jim Whitehead | Film | 7.0 | 53 |
| 1950 | Rocketship X-M | Dr. Ralph Fleming | Film | 4.9 | 53 |
| 1950 | Borderline | Bill Whittaker | Film | 5.6 | 53 |
| 1950 | Short Grass | Hal Fenton | Film | 6.5 | 53 |
| 1950 | Southside 1-1000 | Eugene Deane | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 1949 | We Were Strangers | M. Seymour | Film | 6.3 | 52 |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Prosecutor (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 52 |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory | United States Marshal | Film | 6.9 | 52 |
| 1949 | Bad Men of Tombstone | Mr. Jones | Film | 6.5 | 52 |
| 1948 | Studio One | Considine | TV | 5.4 | 51 |
| 1948 | Joan of Arc | Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1948 | Fighting Back | Robert J. Higby | Film | 6.7 | 51 |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Adm. Walton | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 1948 | Souvenirs of Death | Gangster (uncredited) | Film | 7.3 | 51 |
| 1948 | The Fabulous Fraud | Blind Girl's Father | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1947 | Desire Me | Hector Martin | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | A.J. Crane | Film | 6.1 | 50 |
| 1947 | Little Mister Jim | Col. W.I. Starwell | Film | 5.5 | 50 |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Inspector (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1947 | Good News | Dean Griswold | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1947 | High Wall | Dr. Stanley Griffin | Film | 6.4 | 50 |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk | Fowles | Film | 6.7 | 50 |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 50 |
| 1947 | Cynthia | Mr. Phillips, Principal | Film | 6.2 | 50 |
| 1946 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Judge (uncredited) | Film | 7.1 | 49 |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie | Farmer Crews | Film | 5.9 | 49 |
| 1946 | The Green Years | Dr. Galbraith | Film | 6.4 | 49 |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle | Dr. Wilson | Film | 7.5 | 49 |
| 1946 | The Harvey Girls | Reverend Claggett | Film | 6.6 | 49 |
| 1946 | Lady in the Lake | Eugene Grayson | Film | 6.1 | 49 |
| 1945 | Phantoms, Inc. | Narrator (voice) | Film | 6.0 | 48 |
| 1945 | Fall Guy | District Attorney (uncredited) | Film | 8.0 | 48 |
| 1945 | Purity Squad | Dr. Adams (uncredited) | Film | 7.7 | 48 |
| 1945 | Adventure | Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited) | Film | 6.4 | 48 |
| 1945 | The Hidden Eye | Ferris (henchman) | Film | 7.9 | 48 |
| 1944 | Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 47 |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Willoughby Peavy | Film | 7.1 | 47 |
| 1944 | The Heavenly Body | Dr. Green | Film | 5.6 | 47 |
| 1944 | Marriage Is a Private Affair | Ed Scofield | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 1944 | Meet the People | Monte Rowland | Film | 5.8 | 47 |
| 1944 | Dark Shadows | Lt. Pat McKay | Film | 8.9 | 47 |
| 1944 | Main Street Today | Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited) | Film | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1944 | Rationing | Morgan | Film | 4.0 | 47 |
| 1944 | Barbary Coast Gent | Alec Veeder | Film | 5.5 | 47 |
| 1944 | Return from Nowhere | Doctor (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1944 | Gentle Annie | Deputy Gansby | Film | 5.7 | 47 |
| 1943 | Swing Fever | Dan Conlon | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1943 | The Cross of Lorraine | Col. Demas (uncredited) | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1943 | Best Foot Forward | Col. Harkrider | Film | 6.8 | 46 |
| 1943 | Let's Face It | Man in Sun Shell Cafe | Film | 5.4 | 46 |
| 1943 | Dixie Dugan | Editor | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 1942 | Roxie Hart | Martin S. Harrison | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1942 | Reunion in France | Martin | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1942 | Tales of Manhattan | Judge | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1942 | Time to Kill | Alexander Morny | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1942 | Tennessee Johnson | Jefferson Davis | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1942 | Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Wood | Film | 6.4 | 45 |
| 1942 | The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Mr. Graham | Film | 6.1 | 45 |
| 1942 | The Omaha Trail | Henchman Job | Film | 7.0 | 45 |
| 1941 | Road Agent | Big John Morgan | Film | 7.0 | 44 |
| 1941 | Ride 'Em Cowboy | Ace Anderson | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1941 | I Wake Up Screaming | Assistant District Attorney | Film | 6.9 | 44 |
| 1941 | Wide Open Town | Jim Stuart | Film | 6.5 | 44 |
| 1941 | Doomed Caravan | Stephen Westcott | Film | 5.3 | 44 |
| 1941 | Pirates on Horseback | Ace Gibson | Film | 6.0 | 44 |
| 1941 | Border Vigilantes | Dan Forbes | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 1941 | In Old Colorado | Weiler, Davidson's Foreman | Film | 6.4 | 44 |
| 1941 | This Woman Is Mine | Roussel | Film | 4.5 | 44 |
| 1941 | The Bandit Trail | Red Haggerty | Film | 6.6 | 44 |
| 1941 | The Roundup | 'Parenthesis' | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Second Outlaw | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1940 | The Light of Western Stars | Nat Hayworth | Film | 5.0 | 43 |
| 1940 | Cherokee Strip | Hawk Barrett | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1940 | Three Men from Texas | Bruce Morgan | Film | 6.6 | 43 |
| 1940 | Knights of the Range | Gamecock | Film | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1940 | The Showdown | Baron Rendor | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 1937 | Hills of Old Wyoming | Andrews | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Henry Stoneham | Film | 6.7 | 40 |
| 1937 | Borderland | Loco | Film | 7.5 | 40 |
| 1937 | Rustlers' Valley | Glen Randall | Film | 5.8 | 40 |
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Blackie Felton | Film | 6.8 | 39 |
| 1936 | Trail Dust | Tex Anderson | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1934 | Stand Up and Cheer! | Washington Press Correspondent | Film | 5.3 | 37 |