Deceased

How Did Chester Morris Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 69

Also known asJohn Chester Brooks MorrisGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/02/1901Born inNew York City, New York, USADied11/09/1970 (aged 69)Died inBucks CountyCausedrug overdoseWikidataQ983420 ↗TMDb#34754 ↗

John Chester Brooks Morris was an American stage, film, television, and radio actor. He had some prestigious film roles early in his career, and received an Academy Award nomination for Alibi (1929). Morris is remembered for portraying Boston Blackie, a criminal-turned-detective, in the eponymous film series of the 1940s.

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Filmography89 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2003	Complicated WomenMovie	Self (archive footage)	102
1972	Hollywood: The Dream FactoryMovie	Self (archive footage)	71
1970	The Great White HopeMovie	Pop Weaver	69
1967	Cimarron StripSeries	—	66
1964	The Big Parade of ComedyMovie	Jimmie Burnham in 'The Gay Bride' (archive footage)	63
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Major Whitman	62
1963	Kraft Suspense TheatreSeries	Blaine Davis	62
1963	EspionageSeries	Harry Kemp	62
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	61
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	60
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Tom Monahan	60
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	60
1961	A String of BeadsMovie	Walter Harmon	60
1960	CheckmateSeries	Albert DeWitt	59
1960	Route 66Series	Mr. Hull	59
1960	The Computer Comes to MarketingMovie	Oscar	59
1960	Diagnosis: UnknownSeries	—	59
1959	RawhideSeries	Hugh Clements	58
1959	Play of the WeekSeries	Swanson	58
1958	Naked CitySeries	Frank Manfred	57
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	56
1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries	Frank Simmons	55
1956	The She-CreatureMovie	Dr. Carlo Lombardi	55
1955	UnchainedMovie	Kenyon Scudder	54
1952	Gang BustersSeries	Host	51
1951	The Red Skelton ShowSeries	Tony	50
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	The Dansker	50
1951	Tales of TomorrowSeries	—	50
1950	Robert Montgomery PresentsSeries	—	49
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Lefty	49
1949	Lights OutSeries	—	48
1949	SuspenseSeries	—	48
1949	Boston Blackie's Chinese VentureMovie	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	48
1948	Studio OneSeries	Warden Garry	47
1948	Trapped by Boston BlackieMovie	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	47
1947	Blind SpotMovie	Jeffrey Andrews	46
1946	Miss Susie Slagle'sMovie	Paul (uncredited)	45
1946	A Close Call for Boston BlackieMovie	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black / Cyrus Peyton	45
1946	One Way to LoveMovie	Barry Cole	45
1946	The Phantom ThiefMovie	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	45
1945	Boston Blackie's RendezvousMovie	Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black	44
1945	Rough, Tough and ReadyMovie	Brad Crowder	44
1944	Secret CommandMovie	Jeff Gallagher	43
1944	Double ExposureMovie	Larry Burke	43
1943	High ExplosiveMovie	Buzz Mitchell	42
1942	I Live on DangerMovie	Jeff Morrell	41
1942	Alias Boston BlackieMovie	Boston Blackie	41
1942	Canal ZoneMovie	'Hardtack' Hamilton	41
1941	No Hands on the ClockMovie	Detective Humphrey Campbell	40
1941	Meet Boston BlackieMovie	Boston Blackie	40
1941	Confessions of Boston BlackieMovie	Boston Blackie	40
1940	The Marines Fly HighMovie	Lt. Jim Malone	39
1940	Girl from God's CountryMovie	Jim Holden / Dr. Gary Currier	39
1940	Wagons WestwardMovie	David Cook / Tom Cook	39
1939	Thunder AfloatMovie	'Rocky' Blake	38
1939	Five Came BackMovie	Bill Brooks	38
1939	From the Ends of the EarthMovie	Self	38
1939	Blind AlleyMovie	Hal Wilson	38
1939	Pacific LinerMovie	Doctor Craig	38
1938	Law of the UnderworldMovie	Gene Fillmore	37
1938	Sky GiantMovie	Kenneth 'Ken' Stockton	37
1937	Sunday Night at the TrocaderoMovie	Chester Morris	36
1937	Flight from GloryMovie	Paul Smith	36
1937	I Promise to PayMovie	Eddie Lang	36
1936	They Met in a TaxiMovie	Jimmy Donlin	35
1936	CounterfeitMovie	John Joseph Madden	35
1936	Three GodfathersMovie	Robert 'Bob' Sangster	35
1935	Public Hero Number 1Movie	Jeff Crane	34
1935	Pirate Party on Catalina IsleMovie	Pirate Captain (uncredited)	34
1935	Princess O'HaraMovie	Vic Toledo	34
1935	I've Been AroundMovie	Eric Foster	34
1934	The Gay BrideMovie	Jimmie 'Office Boy' Burnham	33
1934	Embarrassing MomentsMovie	Jerry Randolph	33
1934	Gift of GabMovie	Doyle	33
1934	The Hollywood Gad-AboutMovie	Self (uncredited)	33
1933	Tomorrow at SevenMovie	Neil Broderick	32
1933	Blondie JohnsonMovie	R. Burton "Danny" Jones	32
1933	King for a NightMovie	Bud Williams	32
1932	Sinners in the SunMovie	Jimmie Martin	31
1932	The Miracle ManMovie	John 'Doc' Madison	31
1932	Red-Headed WomanMovie	William 'Bill' / 'Willie' Legendre Jr.	31
1932	Breach of PromiseMovie	James Pomeroy	31
1930	The Big HouseMovie	John Morgan	29
1930	The DivorceeMovie	Ted	29
1930	The Big HouseMovie	John Morgan	29
1930	The Case of Sergeant GrischaMovie	Sergeant Grischa	29
1929	The Show of ShowsMovie	Performer in $20 Bet Sketch and 'Bicycle Built for Two' Numbers	28
1929	AlibiMovie	Chick Williams	28
1929	Fast LifeMovie	Paul Palmer	28