Portrait of Chester Morris

Acting

Chester Morris

Career

Active from 1929 to 1970, busiest in 1930 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
78
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 47 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Chester Morris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.4, average 4.8
  • Fantasy
    0.4, average 1.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Suspenseful 4
  • 1940s Setting 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Fast-Paced 3
  • Intrigue 3
  • Detective Story 3
  • Romance 3
  • Classic Mystery 3
  • Early Cinema 3
  • Dialogue-Driven 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

109
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

1 title ยท average score 46
The Great White Hope
The Great White Hope (1970)
GoodWatch score 46

as Pop Weaver

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 60
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip (1967)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The Big Parade of Comedy
The Big Parade of Comedy (1964)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Major Whitman

Kraft Suspense Theatre
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Blaine Davis

Espionage
Espionage (1963)

TV show ยท as Harry Kemp

A String of Beads
A String of Beads (1961)

as Walter Harmon

Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare (1961)
GoodWatch score 63

TV show ยท as Tom Monahan

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Diagnosis: Unknown
Diagnosis: Unknown (1960)

TV show

Route 66
Route 66 (1960)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Emmett McNeill / Mr. Hull

Checkmate
Checkmate (1960)
GoodWatch score 40

TV show ยท as Albert DeWitt

The Computer Comes to Marketing
The Computer Comes to Marketing (1960)

as Oscar

1950s

14 titles ยท average score 61
Rawhide
Rawhide (1959)
GoodWatch score 50

TV show ยท as Hugh Clements

Play of the Week
Play of the Week (1959)

TV show ยท as Swanson

Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Frank Manfred

The She-Creature
The She-Creature (1956)
GoodWatch score 39

as Dr. Carlo Lombardi

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Frank Simmons

Unchained
Unchained (1955)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kenyon Scudder

The Red Skelton Show
The Red Skelton Show (1951)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Tony

Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as The Dansker

Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)

TV show ยท as Col. Bobo Nolan

Lux Video Theatre
Lux Video Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Lefty

Cameo Theatre
Cameo Theatre (1950)

TV show ยท as Merlini

1940s

34 titles ยท average score 58
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture
Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture (1949)
GoodWatch score 61

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Trapped by Boston Blackie
Trapped by Boston Blackie (1948)
GoodWatch score 50

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Blind Spot
Blind Spot (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jeffrey Andrews

Boston Blackie and the Law
Boston Blackie and the Law (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

One Way to Love
One Way to Love (1946)

as Barry Cole

Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Boston Blackie's Rendezvous (1945)
GoodWatch score 56

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

The Chance of a Lifetime
The Chance of a Lifetime (1943)
GoodWatch score 64

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Aerial Gunner
Aerial Gunner (1943)
GoodWatch score 41

as Foxy Pattis

Canal Zone
Canal Zone (1942)

as 'Hardtack' Hamilton

Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood
Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Boston Blackie

I Live on Danger
I Live on Danger (1942)

as Jeff Morrell

Confessions of Boston Blackie
Confessions of Boston Blackie (1941)
GoodWatch score 53

as Boston Blackie

1930s

44 titles ยท average score 59
Five Came Back
Five Came Back (1939)
GoodWatch score 66

as Bill Brooks

Law of the Underworld
Law of the Underworld (1938)
GoodWatch score 56

as Gene Fillmore

Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers (1936)
GoodWatch score 51

as Robert 'Bob' Sangster

They Met in a Taxi
They Met in a Taxi (1936)

as Jimmy Donlin

Society Doctor
Society Doctor (1935)
GoodWatch score 66

as Dr. Morgan

Pursuit
Pursuit (1935)

as Mitch Mitchell

Public Hero Number 1
Public Hero Number 1 (1935)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jeff Crane

The Gay Bride
The Gay Bride (1934)
GoodWatch score 62

as Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham

Blondie Johnson
Blondie Johnson (1933)
GoodWatch score 65

as R. Burton "Danny" Jones

Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman (1932)
GoodWatch score 84

as William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.

The Big House
The Big House (1930)
GoodWatch score 63

as John Morgan

The Divorcee
The Divorcee (1930)
GoodWatch score 70

as Ted

1920s

4 titles ยท average score 55
Alibi
Alibi (1929)
GoodWatch score 49

as Chick Williams

Woman Trap
Woman Trap (1929)

as Ray Malone

Fast Life
Fast Life (1929)

as Paul Palmer

The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows (1929)
GoodWatch score 62

as Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers