Chester Morris

Chester Morris
in Corsair (1931)
Lahir	John Chester Brooks Morris (1901-02-16)16 Februari 1901 New York City, New York, U.S.
Meninggal	11 September 1970(1970-09-11) (umur 69) New Hope, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Sebab meninggal	Barbiturate overdose
Pekerjaan	Actor
Tahun aktif	1917–1970
Suami/istri	Suzanne Kilbourne (married 1926–1940) Lillian Kenton Barker (married 1940–1970)
Anak	3
Orang tua	William Morris Etta Hawkins

John Chester Brooks Morris (16 Februari 1901 – 11 September 1970) adalah aktor panggung, film, radio, dan televisi berkebangsaan Amerika Serikat. Dia telah bermain di beberapa film prestisius di awal kariernya, dan dinominasikan di ajang penghargaan Academy Award. Chester Morris adalah aktor yang paling dikenang yang pernah berperan sebagai Boston Blackie, seorang penjahat yang menjadi detektif, dalam a criminal-turned-detective, dalam serial film Blackie dasawarsa 1940-an.

Kehidupan awal

Morris and Mae Marsh in The Beloved Traitor (1918)

Chester Morris yang memiliki nama asli John Chester Brooks Morris lahir di New York City, salah satu putera dari empat bersaudara dari aktor Teater Broadway William Morris dan komedian panggung Etta Hawkins.^[1] Morris keluar dari sekolah dan mengawali kariernya di Teater Broadway pada usia 15 tahun, bermain dalam karya Lionel Barrymore berjudul The Copperhead.^[2] Dia mengawali debutnya di ranah perfilman melalui film bisu bergenre drama komedi An Amateur Orphan (1917).^[3]

Setelah tampil di beberapa prouksi Broadway awal dasawarsa 1920-an, Morris bergabung dengan orangtuanya, saudara perempuannya, dan dua saudara laki-lakinya, Gordon dan Adrian (yang juga menjadi aktof film), dalam sirkuit vaudeville.^[4] Keluarga ini bermain dalam sebuah sketsa komedi berjudul "The Horrors of Home". Morris pentas keliling bersama keluarganya selama dua tahun sebelum kembali ke Broadway dengan menerima peran dalam naskah The Home Towners (1926) dan Yellow (1927). Selagi tampil dalam pertunjukan tahun 1927 berjudul Crime, Morris di ditemukan oleh agen pemandu bakat dan menandatangani kontrak untuk bermain film.^[1]

Sebagai aktor teater

Morris (second from right) received an Oscar nomination for his performance as a gangster in Alibi (1929)

Morris and Wallace Beery in The Big House (1930)

Public Hero No. 1 trailer (1935)

Date	Title	Role	Notes
February 18 – June 1918	Copperhead, TheThe Copperhead	Carter, SamSam Carter	Shubert Theatre, New York City[5]
September 22 – October 1918	Thunder	Disbrow, SamSam Disbrow	Criterion Theatre, New York City[5]
December 12, 1921 – April 1922	Mountain Man, TheThe Mountain Man	Carey	Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York City[5]
September 22 – October 1922	Exciters, TheThe Exciters	Dalrymple, LexingtonLexington Dalrymple	Times Square Theater, New York City[5]
January 23 – February 1923	Extra	King, WallaceWallace King	Longacre Theatre, New York City[5]
August 23 – October 1926	Home Towners, TheThe Home Towners	Calhoon, WalyWaly Calhoon	Hudson Theatre, New York City[5]
September 21, 1926 – January 1927	Yellow	Parker, ValVal Parker	National Theatre, New York City[5]
February 22 – August 1927	Crime	Morse, RockyRocky Morse	Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, New York City[5]
February 20 – May 1928	Whispering Friends	Sheeler, AlAl Sheeler	Hudson Theatre, New York City[5]
September 26 – October 1928	Fast Life	Palmer, ChesterChester Palmer	Ambassador Theatre, New York City[5]
September 5 – October 23, 1954	Fifth Season, TheThe Fifth Season	Goodwin, JohnnyJohnny Goodwin	Cort Theatre, New York City Touring to Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Chicago[6][7]
February 27 – July 19, 1958	Blue Denim	Bartley, MajorMajor Bartley	Playhouse Theatre, New York City[5]
November 17, 1960 – May 20, 1961	Advise and Consent	Munson, BobBob Munson	Cort Theatre, New York City[5]
September 7, 1965 – May 21, 1966	Subject Was Roses, TheThe Subject Was Roses	Cleary, JohnJohn Cleary	Helen Hayes Theatre, Henry Miller's Theatre and Belasco Theatre, New York City[5]

Filmografi

Poster for Alibi (1929)

Poster for Public Hero No. 1 (1931)

Poster for The Gay Bride (1934)

Chester Morris, Lucille Ball, Casey Johnson and Kent Taylor in Five Came Back (1939)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1917	Amateur Orphan, AnAn Amateur Orphan	Dick	[8]
1918	Beloved Traitor, TheThe Beloved Traitor	Dan	[8]
1923	Loyal Lives	O'Hara, TomTom O'Hara	[8]
1925	Road to Yesterday, TheThe Road to Yesterday	Extra at party	[8]
1929	Alibi	Williams, ChickChick Williams	Nominee, Academy Award for Best Actor[8][9]
1929	Fast Life	Palmer, PaulPaul Palmer	[8]
1929	Woman Trap	Malone, RayRay Malone	[8]
1929	Show of Shows, TheThe Show of Shows	Cast member	[8]
1930	Second Choice	Warren, DonDon Warren	[8]
1930	Playing Around	Solomon, NickeyNickey Solomon	[8]
1930	She Couldn't Say No	Casey, JerryJerry Casey	[8]
1930	Case of Sergeant Grischa, TheThe Case of Sergeant Grischa	Paprotkin, Sgt. GrischaSgt. Grischa Paprotkin	[8]
1930	Divorcee, TheThe Divorcee	Ted	[8]
1930	Big House, TheThe Big House	Morgan, JohnJohn Morgan	[8]
1930	Bat Whispers, TheThe Bat Whispers	Anderson, DetectiveDetective Anderson	[8]
1931	Corsair	Hawkes, JohnJohn Hawkes	[8]
1932	Cock of the Air	Craig, Lieutenant RogerLieutenant Roger Craig	[8]
1932	Miracle Man, TheThe Miracle Man	Madison, also known as Doc, JohnJohn Madison, also known as Doc	[8]
1932	Sinners in the Sun	Martin, JimmieJimmie Martin	[8]
1932	Red-Headed Woman	Legendre, Jr., BillBill Legendre, Jr.	[8]
1933	Blondie Johnson	Jones, DannyDanny Jones	[8]
1933	Infernal Machine	Holden, RobertRobert Holden	[8]
1933	Tomorrow at Seven	Broderick, NeilNeil Broderick	[8]
1933	Golden Harvest	Martin, ChrisChris Martin	[8]
1934	Gift of Gab	Himself	[8]
1934	Gay Bride, TheThe Gay Bride	Office Boy, also known as Jimmie Burnham	[8]
1934	Society Doctor	Morgan, Dr. BillDr. Bill Morgan	[8]
1935	Public Hero No. 1	Crane, JeffJeff Crane	[8]
1935	Pursuit	Mitchell	[8]
1936	Three Godfathers	Bob	[8]
1936	Moonlight Murder	Farrell, SteveSteve Farrell	[8]
1936	Frankie and Johnnie	Drew, JohnnieJohnnie Drew	[8]
1937	I Promise to Pay	Lang, EddieEddie Lang	[8]
1937	Flight From Glory	Smith	[8]
1937	Sunday Night at the Trocadero	Himself	Short subject
1938	Law of the Underworld	Fillmore, GeneGene Fillmore	[8]
1938	Sky Giant	Stockton, KenKen Stockton	[8]
1938	Smashing the Rackets	Conway, JimJim Conway	[8]
1939	Pacific Liner	Craig, DocDoc Craig	[8]
1939	Blind Alley	Wilson, HalHal Wilson	[8]
1939	Five Came Back	Brooks, BillBill Brooks	[8]
1939	Thunder Afloat	Blake, "Rocky""Rocky" Blake	[8]
1940	Marines Fly High, TheThe Marines Fly High	Malone, Lt.Lt. Malone	[8]
1941	Meet Boston Blackie	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1941	No Hands on the Clock	Campbell, HumphreyHumphrey Campbell	[8]
1941	Confessions of Boston Blackie	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1942	Alias Boston Blackie	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1942	I Live on Danger	Morrell, JeffJeff Morrell	[8]
1942	Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1942	Wrecking Crew	Mason, DukeDuke Mason	[8]
1943	Tornado	Ramsey, PetePete Ramsey	[8]
1943	After Midnight with Boston Blackie	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1943	Aerial Gunner	Pattis, FoxyFoxy Pattis	[8]
1943	Chance of a Lifetime, TheThe Chance of a Lifetime	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1944	Gambler's Choice	Hadley, RossRoss Hadley	[8]
1944	Secret Command	Gallagher, JeffJeff Gallagher	[8]
1944	One Mysterious Night	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1944	Double Exposure	Burke, LarryLarry Burke	[8]
1945	Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1945	Boston Blackie's Rendezvous	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1946	Close Call for Boston Blackie, AA Close Call for Boston Blackie	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1946	Phantom Thief, TheThe Phantom Thief	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1946	Boston Blackie and the Law	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1947	Blind Spot	Andrews, JeffreyJeffrey Andrews	[8]
1948	Trapped by Boston Blackie	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1949	Boston Blackie's Chinese Venture	Blackie, BostonBoston Blackie	[8]
1955	Unchained	Scudder, Warden Kenyon J.Warden Kenyon J. Scudder	[8]
1956	She-Creature, TheThe She-Creature	Lombardi, Dr. CarloDr. Carlo Lombardi	[8]
1970	Great White Hope, TheThe Great White Hope	Weaver, PopPop Weaver	[8]

Sebagai aktor televisi

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1951	Starlight Theatre	Ed Kennedy	Episode: "Act of God Nonwithstanding"
1952	Schlitz Playhouse of Stars	The Dansker	Episode: "Billy Budd"
1952	Lux Video Theatre	Lefty	Episode: "Welcome Home, Lefty"
1953	Omnibus	The Battler	Segment: "The Battler"
1955	Appointment with Adventure	Lt. Kizer	Episode: "Time Bomb"
1957	The Red Skelton Hour	Tony	Episode: "Clem's Fish Market"
1957	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Frank Simmons	Episode: "Black Is for Grief"
1957	Playhouse 90	Warden	Episode: "Child of Trouble"
1958	Pursuit	Mood	Episode: "Tiger on a Bicycle"
1959	The United States Steel Hour	Henry Vining	Episode: "Whisper of Evil"
1960	The Play of the Week	Swanson	Episode: "Morni
1960	Diagnosis: Unknown	Detective Lieutenant Ritter	3 episodes
1960	Rawhide	Hugh Clements	Episode: "Incident on the Road to Yesterday"
1961	Naked City	Frank Manfred	Episode: "Make-Believe Man"
1961	Checkmate	Albert Dewitt	Episode: " Portrait of a Man Running"
1961	Ben Casey	Walter Tyson	Episode: "An Expensive Glass of Water"
1962	Eleventh Hour	Frankie Morrison	Episode: "Along About Late in the Afternoon"
1964	Espionage	Harry Kemp	Episode: "Castles in Spain"
1964	East Side/West Side	Walt McGill	Episode: "The Name of the Game"
1964	Mr. Broadway	Orin Kelsey	Episode: "Don't Mention My Name in Sheboygan"
1965	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre	Major Whitman	Episode: "The Fliers"
1967	Coronet Blue	Dr. Michael Wilson	Episode: "A Time to Be Born"
1968	Cimarron Strip	George Deeker	Episode: "Without Honor"
1969	Gentle Ben	Elsmore	Episode: "Busman's Holiday"

Penampilan di radio

Year	Program	Notes
1944	Boston Blackie	Star of NBC series broadcast June 23 – September 15[10]
1945	Old Gold Comedy Theatre	Boy Meets Girl[11]
1952	Philip Morris Playhouse	Each Dawn I Die[12]

Referensi

1. "Veteran Actor Chester Morris, 69". The Palm Beach Post. Palm Beach, Florida. September 12, 1970. hlm. 6. ^{[pranala nonaktif permanen]}
2. "Movies' 'Boston Blackie,' Chester Morris, Dies". Reading Eagle. Reading, Pennsylvania. September 12, 1970. hlm. 13. 
3. (Blottner 2011, hlm. 51)
4. (Parish, Leonard 1976, hlm. 410)
5. "Chester Morris". Internet Broadway Database. Diakses tanggal 2016-08-28. 
6. Francis, Bob (August 21, 1954). "Speaking of Legit". Billboard. Diakses tanggal 2016-08-28. 
7. Calta, Louis (September 29, 1954). "Tour is Planned by 'Fifth Season'". The New York Times. Diakses tanggal 2016-08-28. 
8. "Chester Morris". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Diakses tanggal 2016-08-28. 
9. "The Official Academy Awards Database". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Diakses tanggal 2016-08-28. 
10. Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press. hlm. 110. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. 
11. "Those Were The Days". Nostalgia Digest. 40 (1): 32–39. Winter 2014. 
12. Kirby, Walter (April 20, 1952). "Better Radio Programs for the Week". The Decatur Daily Review. hlm. 46. Diakses tanggal May 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. 

Sumber

• Blottner, Gene (2011). Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955: The Harry Cohn Years. McFarland. ISBN 0-786-48672-4. 
• Frasier, David K. (2002). Suicide in the Entertainment Industry: An Encyclopedia of 840 Twentieth Century Cases. McFarland. ISBN 0-786-41038-8. 
• Morton, Lisa; Adamson, Kent (2009). Savage Detours: The Life and Work of Ann Savage. McFarland. ISBN 0-786-45706-6. 
• Parish, James Robert; Leonard, William T. (1976). Hollywood Players: The Thirties. Arlington House. ISBN 0-870-00365-8. 
• Rosen, Fred (2004). Cremation in America. Prometheus Books. ISBN 1-615-92756-5. 
• Young, William H.; Young, Nancy K. (2010). World War II and the Postwar Years in America: A Historical and Cultural Encyclopedia, Volume 1. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 0-313-35652-1. 

Pranala luar

• Chester Morris di Internet Broadway Database
• Morris di Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Chester Morris di IMDb (dalam bahasa Inggris)
• (Inggris) Chester Morris di Find a Grave