Portrait of Morris Ankrum

Acting

Morris Ankrum

Career

Active from 1936 to 1961, with up to 6 main titles a year.

Leading roles
15
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score57/100
Highest rated
Poster for Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars
GoodWatch score73/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 92 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Morris Ankrum Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.7, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.2, average 5.5
  • Family Dynamics
    3.8, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 9
  • Good vs. Evil 4
  • Historical Setting 4
  • Alien Invasion 3
  • Cold War Era 3
  • Frontier Adventure 3
  • Good vs Evil 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Tension 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3
  • Retro Sci-Fi 3
  • Sci-Fi Horror 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

178
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

6 titles ยท average score 60
Guns of Diablo
Guns of Diablo (1964)
GoodWatch score 46

as Ray Macklin

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)
GoodWatch score 77

as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)

Tower of London
Tower of London (1962)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Archbishop

Most Dangerous Man Alive
Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)
GoodWatch score 54

as Capt. Davis

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1961)

as Gen. Lew Wallace

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Walter Harwood

1950s

94 titles ยท average score 58
Giant from the Unknown
Giant from the Unknown (1958)
GoodWatch score 35

as Dr. Frederick Cleveland

The Giant Claw
The Giant Claw (1957)
GoodWatch score 42

as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

Beginning of the End
Beginning of the End (1957)
GoodWatch score 40

as Gen. John Hanson

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Brig. Gen. John Hanley

Two Guns and a Badge
Two Guns and a Badge (1954)

as Sheriff Jackson

Invaders from Mars
Invaders from Mars (1953)
GoodWatch score 73

as Col. Fielding

Fort Osage
Fort Osage (1952)
GoodWatch score 62

as Arthur Pickett

Son of Ali Baba
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
GoodWatch score 47

as Ali Baba

The Lion Hunters
The Lion Hunters (1951)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tom Forbes

Along the Great Divide
Along the Great Divide (1951)
GoodWatch score 67

as Ed Roden

Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning (1950)
GoodWatch score 52

as Ed Bostwick

Rocketship X-M
Rocketship X-M (1950)
GoodWatch score 38

as Dr. Ralph Fleming

1940s

71 titles ยท average score 63
Colorado Territory
Colorado Territory (1949)
GoodWatch score 71

as United States Marshal

Souvenirs of Death
Souvenirs of Death (1948)

as Gangster (uncredited)

Fighting Back
Fighting Back (1948)

as Robert J. Higby

Studio One
Studio One (1948)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Considine

Desire Me
Desire Me (1947)
GoodWatch score 57

as Hector Martin

Phantoms, Inc.
Phantoms, Inc. (1945)

as Narrator (voice)

Purity Squad
Purity Squad (1945)

as Dr. Adams (uncredited)

Fall Guy
Fall Guy (1945)

as District Attorney (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere
Return from Nowhere (1944)

as Doctor (uncredited)

Dark Shadows
Dark Shadows (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Lt. Pat McKay

Wide Open Town
Wide Open Town (1941)
GoodWatch score 65

as Jim Stuart

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

as Nat Hayworth

1930s

7 titles ยท average score 62
Hills of Old Wyoming
Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)
GoodWatch score 57

as Andrews

North of the Rio Grande
North of the Rio Grande (1937)
GoodWatch score 68

as Henry Stoneham

Borderland
Borderland (1937)
GoodWatch score 72

as Loco

Rustlers' Valley
Rustlers' Valley (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

as Glen Randall

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)
GoodWatch score 69

as Blackie Felton

Trail Dust
Trail Dust (1936)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tex Anderson

Stand Up and Cheer!
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
GoodWatch score 53

as Washington Press Correspondent