Chester Morris: Chester Morris. Actor: The Divorcee. The Academy Award-nominated film actor Chester Morris, who will forever be associated with the character Boston Blackie, was born John Chester Brooks Morris on February 16 1901 in New York City, the son of actor William Morris and comedienne Etta Hawkins. Chester Morris made his Broadway debut as a teenager in 1918 in the play "The Copperhead," in support of the great Lionel Barrymore, who coincidentally...
Known For: The Divorcee (Ted), Tomorrow at Seven (Neil Broderick), The Big House (Morgan), Alibi (Chick Williams(as Mr. Chester Morris))