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Chester Morris

1901 - 1970

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John Chester Brooks Morris (February 16, 1901 – September 11, 1970) 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 Boston Blackie film series of the 1940s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chester Morris is the 7,567th most popular actor (down from 7,425th in 2019), the 11,730th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,962nd in 2019) and the 3,522nd most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Chester Morris ranks 7,567 out of 13,578. Before him are Cynthia Klitbo, Robin Sachs, Patricia Richardson, Anna Belknap, Helena Bergström, and James Wilby. After him are Christian Brando, John Cullum, Michele Lee, Gerrit Graham, Nicholle Tom, and Arthur Edmund Carewe.

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Among people born in 1901, Chester Morris ranks 343. Before him are Nikolay Akimov, H. Bruce Humberstone, Malcolm MacDonald, Rudy Vallée, George Tobias, and E. B. Ford. After him are John C. Stennis, Gilda Gray, Putte Kock, Alex James, Nikolai Khmelyov, and Mary Eaton. Among people deceased in 1970, Chester Morris ranks 253. Before him are Teofilo Spasojević, Laura Knight, Keen Johnson, Don Finlay, Richard Hofstadter, and Maurice Stokes. After him are Charles Olson, Richard Cushing, Earl Hooker, Marjorie Rambeau, Louis Fischer, and Lillian Board.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chester Morris ranks 11,732 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Mikulski (1936), Lisa Nowak (1963), Anna Belknap (1972), Jim Byrnes (1948), Cynthia Ozick (1928), and Gregory S. Paul (1954). After him are Lloyd Ruby (1928), Christian Brando (1958), John Cullum (1930), Michele Lee (1942), Thomas Beatie (1974), and Gerrit Graham (1948).

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Among actors born in United States, Chester Morris ranks 3,523. Before him are Marie Mosquini (1899), Gladys Egan (1900), Adina Porter (1971), Virginia Valli (1895), Patricia Richardson (1951), and Anna Belknap (1972). After him are Christian Brando (1958), John Cullum (1930), Michele Lee (1942), Gerrit Graham (1948), Nicholle Tom (1978), and G Hannelius (1998).

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