ACTOR

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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chester Morris has received more than 569,568 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Chester Morris is the 7,425th most popular actor (down from 7,241st in 2019), the 10,958th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,739th in 2019) and the 3,436th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 570k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Chester Morris ranks 7,425 out of 13,578. Before him are Steven R. McQueen, Faith Evans, Bob Clark, Rory Cochrane, Alan Rachins, and Gerrit Graham. After him are Léa Drucker, P. Bhanumathi, James Badge Dale, Marjorie Rambeau, Émilie Dequenne, and T.O.P.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Chester Morris ranks 340. Before him are Louis Kuehn, Nikolay Akimov, John C. Stennis, Edmund Rubbra, Putte Kock, and George Vernot. After him are Rudy Vallée, George Tobias, Nikolai Khmelyov, Paul Martin, H. Bruce Humberstone, and Stuart Symington. Among people deceased in 1970, Chester Morris ranks 249. Before him are William Hopper, Keen Johnson, Teofilo Spasojević, Charles Olson, Feroz Khan Noon, and Earl Eby. After him are Marjorie Rambeau, Charlie Ruggles, Preston Foster, Earl Hooker, Richard Hofstadter, and Richard Cushing.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chester Morris ranks 10,958 out of 20,380. Before him are Henry Proctor (1929), Amos Eaton (1776), Alan Rachins (1942), Worthington Whittredge (1820), Gerrit Graham (1948), and Christopher Ferguson (1961). After him are Macklemore (1983), J. Donald Cameron (1833), James Badge Dale (1978), Sheb Wooley (1921), Henriette Avram (1919), and George Karl (1951).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Chester Morris ranks 3,436. Before him are Steven R. McQueen (1988), Faith Evans (1973), Bob Clark (1939), Rory Cochrane (1972), Alan Rachins (1942), and Gerrit Graham (1948). After him are James Badge Dale (1978), Marjorie Rambeau (1889), Kristy McNichol (1962), Joy Page (1924), Pauline Frederick (1883), and David Ramsey (1971).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Big House
John Morgan
Convicted of manslaughter for a drunken driving accident, Kent Marlowe is sent to prison, where he meets vicious incarcerated figures who are planning an escape from the brutal conditions.
Jun 14o 19306.6 / 10
Five Came Back
Bill Brooks
Twelve people are aboard Coast Airline's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. Crashing into jungles known to be inhabited by head hunters, pilots Bill and Joe race against time to fix the engines and attempt a take off. The situation brings out the best and worst in the stranded dozen as they create a makeshift runway and prepare to escape before the natives attack. But damage to the plane and low fuel reserves means that only 5 people can be carried to safety.
Jun 23o 19396.3 / 10
The She-Creature
Dr. Carlo Lombardi
A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.
Aug 1o 19564.1 / 10