Morris Ankrum (

1897

)

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Morris Winslow Ankrum

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Birth Name:
Morris Winslow Ankrum

Date of Birth:
August 28, 1897,

Height:
6' (1.83 m)

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Morris Ankrum Biography

A graduate of the University of Southern California School of Law, Morris Ankrum was an attorney and an economics professor before switching careers and joining the theater. He was a veteran stage actor by the time he entered the film industry in the 1930s, where he spent much time in westerns, playing everything from Indian chiefs to crooked town bankers. It was in the 1950s, though, that he hit his stride in the genre for which he is most fondly remembered - science-fiction films, where his gruff, no-nonsense demeanor and authoritative voice perfectly fit the role of the military officer helping scientists fight an outer-space menace, most memorably as Col. Fielding in the classic Invaders from Mars (1953). Toward the end of his career Ankrum had a recurring role as a judge on the "Perry Mason" (1957) TV series.

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1. Eagle Rock (1964)
Gavin

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2. X (1963)
uncredited Mr. Bowhead

actor

3. Tower of London (1962)
uncredited The Archbishop

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4. Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)
Capt. Davis

actor

5. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come (1961)
uncredited General Lew Wallace

actor

6. Giant from the Unknown (1958)
Dr. Frederick Cleveland

actor

7. Young and Wild (1958)
Police Capt. Egan

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8. From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
President Ulysses S. Grant

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9. Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
uncredited Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor

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10. Badman's Country (1958)
Mayor Coleman

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11. Frontier Gun (1958)
Andrew Barton

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12. Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
Dr. Carl Jordan

actor

13. The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958)
Bo Slauter

actor

14. The Power of the Resurrection (1958)
Annas

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15. How to Make a Monster (1958)
Police Capt. Hancock

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16. Twilight for the Gods (1958)
Sea Captain

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17. Drango (1957)
Henry Calder

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18. The Giant Claw (1957)
Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

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19. Hell's Crossroads (1957)
Wheeler

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20. Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
Dr. Jonathan Eggert

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21. Omar Khayyam (1957)
Imam Nowaffak

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22. Kronos (1957)
Dr. Albert Stern

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23. Beginning of the End (1957)
Gen. John Hanson

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24. "Wagon Train" (1957)
Michael Folsom (1 episode, 1958)

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25. "Perry Mason" (1957)
Judge / (22 episodes, 1957-1964)

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26. Quincannon - Frontier Scout (1956)
Col. Harry Conover

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27. Naked Gun (1956)
Sheriff Jim Jackson

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28. Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956)
Doc Phillips, Kathy's Dad

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29. When Gangland Strikes (1956)
Leo Fantzler

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30. The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
Mr. Rutherford

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31. Death of a Scoundrel (1956)
Capt. LaFarge (Homicide Squad)

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32. Walk the Proud Land (1956)
General Wade

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33. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Brig. Gen. John Hanley

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34. No Man's Woman (1955)
Capt. Hostedder

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35. Crashout (1955)
Head Guard

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36. The Silver Star (1955)
Charlie Childress

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37. Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
Red Cloud / Conquering Bear

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38. The Eternal Sea (1955)
Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble

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39. Jupiter's Darling (1955)
uncredited

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40. Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
uncredited Mr. Emmett - Surly Innkeeper & J.P.

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41. The Last Command (1955)
uncredited Col. Juan Bradburn

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42. The Saracen Blade (1954)

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43. The Outlaw Stallion (1954)
Sheriff

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44. Three Young Texans (1954)
Jeff Blair

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45. Silver Lode (1954)
Zachary Evans

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46. Two Guns and a Badge (1954)
Sheriff Jackson

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47. Drums Across the River (1954)
Chief Ouray

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48. Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
J.I. 'Pop' Jones

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49. Southwest Passage (1954)
Doc Stanton

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50. The Steel Cage (1954)
Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"

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51. For the Defense (1954)
TV Prosecutor

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52. Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Grey Eagle

actor

53. I Beheld His Glory (1953)
TV Peter

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54. Mexican Manhunt (1953)
Tip Morgan

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55. The Moonlighter (1953)
Alexander Prince

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56. The Man Behind the Gun (1953)
Bram Creegan

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57. Flight Nurse (1953)
uncredited Interrogating Officer

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58. Sky Commando (1953)
General W.R. Combs

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59. Invaders from Mars (1953)
Col. Fielding

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60. Fort Vengeance (1953)
Blackfoot Chief Crowfoot

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61. Arena (1953)
Bucky Hillberry

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62. Devil's Canyon (1953)
Ed, the Sheriff

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63. And Now Tomorrow (1952)

actor

64. Son of Ali Baba (1952)
Ali Baba

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65. Three for Bedroom C (1952)
uncredited Well-Wisher at Station

actor

66. Hiawatha (1952)
Iagoo

actor

67. A Star Shall Rise (1952)
King Herod

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68. Red Planet Mars (1952)
Secy. of Defense Sparks

actor

69. Because of You (1952)
Dr. Travis

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70. The Raiders (1952)
Thomas Ainsworth

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71. Fort Osage (1952)
Arthur Pickett

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72. Mutiny (1952)
Capt. Radford

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73. The Lion Hunters (1951)
Tom Forbes

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74. Flight to Mars (1951)
Ikron

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75. Along the Great Divide (1951)
Ed Roden

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76. My Favorite Spy (1951)
Gen. Frazer

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77. Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
Navy Captain

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78. The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951)
Sheriff

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79. Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
Hugh Wagner

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80. Short Grass (1950)
Hal Fenton

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81. Chain Lightning (1950)
Ed Bostwick

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82. Borderline (1950)
Bill Whittaker

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83. Rocketship X-M (1950)
Dr. Ralph Fleming

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84. Southside 1-1000 (1950)
Eugene Deane

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85. The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Jim Whitehead

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86. We Were Strangers (1949)
Mr. Seymour, Bank Manager

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87. Colorado Territory (1949)
United States Marshal

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88. The Fountainhead (1949)
uncredited Prosecutor

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89. Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
Mr. Jones

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90. Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
uncredited Dr. Holmes

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91. Fighting Back (1948)
Robert J. Higby

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92. The Fabulous Fraud (1948)
Blind Girl's Father

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93. For the Love of Mary (1948)
Adm. Walton

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94. Souvenirs of Death (1948)
uncredited Gangster/Gun Owner #7

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95. Alias a Gentleman (1948)
scenes deleted O.K.

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96. Joan of Arc (1948)
Capt. Poton de Xaintrailles

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97. Good News (1947)
Dean Griswold

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98. Undercover Maisie (1947)
Parker

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99. Lady in the Lake (1947)
Eugene Grayson

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100. Cynthia (1947)
Mr. Phillips, Principal

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101. High Wall (1947)
Dr. Stanley Griffin

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102. The Mighty McGurk (1947)
Fowles

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103. A Really Important Person (1947)
uncredited Contest Emcee

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104. Song of the Thin Man (1947)
uncredited The Police Inspector

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105. Merton of the Movies (1947)
uncredited Goodfellow's Club manager

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106. The Sea of Grass (1947)
A.J. Crane, Attorney

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107. Desire Me (1947)
Hector Martin

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108. Little Mister Jim (1946)
Col. Starwell

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109. The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
Dr. Wilson

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110. Courage of Lassie (1946)
Farmer Crews

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111. The Green Years (1946)
uncredited Dr. Galbraith

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112. The Harvey Girls (1946)
Rev. Claggett

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113. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
uncredited Judge

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114. Undercurrent (1946)
uncredited

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115. Purity Squad (1945)
uncredited Dr. Adams

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116. The Hidden Eye (1945)
Ferris (henchman)

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117. Phantoms, Inc. (1945)
uncredited Off-screen Narrator

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118. Adventure (1945)
uncredited Mr. Ludlow (farmer)

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119. Dark Shadows (1944)
Police Lt. Pat McKay

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120. Return from Nowhere (1944)
uncredited Doctor

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121. Meet the People (1944)
Monte Rowland

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122. Kismet (1944)
uncredited The Caliph's Messenger

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123. Rationing (1944)
Mr. Morgan

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124. Radio Bugs (1944)
Pain-Killer Kilroy, the dentist

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125. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Willoughby

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126. Main Street Today (1944)
uncredited Mayor Charlie Maxwell

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127. Important Business (1944)
uncredited Army officer who sits by Doakes

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128. Gentle Annie (1944)
Deputy Gansby

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129. Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
Alec Veeder

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130. Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Mr. Ed Scofield

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131. See Here, Private Hargrove (1944)
uncredited Colonel Forbes

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132. The Heavenly Body (1944)
Dr. Green

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133. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
uncredited William F. Halsey, Captain of the 'Hornet'

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134. Best Foot Forward (1943)
Colonel Harkrider

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135. Whistling in Brooklyn (1943)
uncredited Blake - Newspaper Editor

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136. Let's Face It (1943)
uncredited Man in Sun Shell Cafe

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137. Assignment in Brittany (1943)
uncredited Stenger (Nazi jail commandant)

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138. Dixie Dugan (1943)
Editor

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139. I Dood It (1943)
uncredited Brinker

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140. Swing Fever (1943)
Dan Conlon

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141. The Cross of Lorraine (1943)
uncredited Col. Demas

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142. The Human Comedy (1943)
uncredited Mr. Beaufrere

actor

143. The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
Mr. Graham

actor

144. Roxie Hart (1942)
Martin S. Harrison

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145. Tennessee Johnson (1942)
Jefferson Davis

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146. Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942)
Wood

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147. Reunion in France (1942)
Martin

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148. Time to Kill (1942)
Alexander Morny

actor

149. The Omaha Trail (1942)
Henchman Job

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150. Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Ace Anderson

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151. Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Judge Tom Barnes

actor

152. Wide Open Town (1941)
Jim Stuart

actor

153. In Old Colorado (1941)
Joe Weiler

actor

154. Pirates on Horseback (1941)
Ace Gibson

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155. Doomed Caravan (1941)
Stephen Westcott

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156. Border Vigilantes (1941)
Dan Forbes

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157. Road Agent (1941)
Big John Morgan

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158. The Bandit Trail (1941)
Red Haggerty - Tom's Brother

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159. Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941)
uncredited Professor at Minna's Hearing

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160. This Woman Is Mine (1941)
Roussel

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161. The Roundup (1941)
'Parenthesis'

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162. I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
Assistant District Attorney

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163. The Showdown (1940)
Baron Rendor

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164. Cherokee Strip (1940)
Hawk Barrett

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165. The Light of Western Stars (1940)
Nat Hayworth

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166. Knights of the Range (1940)
Gamecock

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167. Three Men from Texas (1940)
Bruce Morgan

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168. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
as Morri Ankrum Outlaw #2

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169. Rustlers' Valley (1937)
as Stephen Morris Glen Randall

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170. Hills of Old Wyoming (1937)
as Stephen Morris Andrews

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171. Borderland (1937)
as Stephen Morris Loco, aka The Fox

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172. North of the Rio Grande (1937)
as Stephen Morris Henry Stoneham/Lone Wolf

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173. Trail Dust (1936)
as Stephen Morris 'Tex' Anderson

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174. Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)
as Stephen Morris Blackie Felton

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175. The Sunday Round-Up (1936)
uncredited Man in Church

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176. Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
uncredited Washington Press Correspondent

actor

177. Reunion in Vienna (1933)
uncredited Bit Role

actor

178. "The Amos 'n Andy Show"
Judge (1 episode)

actor

179. "Gruen Guild Playhouse"
(1 episode, 1951)

actor

180. "The Whistler"
(1 episode, 1955)

actor

181. "Casablanca"
Lou (1 episode, 1956)

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182. "Big Town"
Commodore (1 episode, 1956)

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183. "Boots and Saddles"
Surgeon Major (1 episode, 1957)

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184. "Destry"
Old Man (1 episode, 1964)

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185. "Dennis the Menace"
Minister (1 episode, 1960)

actor

186. "The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu"
Professor Rutledge (1 episode, 1956)

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187. "Soldiers of Fortune"
Peter Vetter (1 episode, 1955)

actor

188. "Official Detective"
Cope (1 episode, 1957)

actor

189. "Racket Squad"
Mr. Murdock (1 episode, 1951)

actor

190. "The Ford Television Theatre"
Judge (1 episode, 1954)

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191. "Science Fiction Theatre"
Dr. Clausen / (4 episodes, 1955-1956)

actor

192. "The Thin Man"
Vandrey (1 episode, 1957)

actor

193. "Cowboy G-Men"
Carl Randall / (3 episodes, 1953)

actor

194. "Hopalong Cassidy"
Chief Tall Horse / (2 episodes, 1952-1954)

actor

195. "Stories of the Century"
Chris Evans (1 episode, 1955)

actor

196. "The Lone Wolf"
Jim Cartwright (1 episode)

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197. "26 Men"
(2 episodes, 1958)

actor

198. "The Texan"
(1 episode, 1960)

actor

199. "Lawman"
Ike Smith (1 episode, 1959)

actor

200. "Family Theatre"
King Herod / (2 episodes, 1952-1953)

actor

201. "Bat Masterson"
Judge Dorset (1 episode, 1959)

actor

202. "Bronco"
Dan Peppin / (5 episodes, 1958-1961)

actor

203. Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us (2005)
uncredited

204. Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983)

205. Guns of Diablo (1964)

206. "Rawhide" (1959)
2 episodes, 1959-1961

207. "Mackenzie's Raiders" (1958)
12 episodes, 1958-1959

208. "The Rifleman" (1958)
2 episodes, 1959-1961

209. "M Squad" (1957)
4 episodes, 1957

210. "Tales of Wells Fargo" (1957)
2 episodes, 1957-1961

211. "Tombstone Territory" (1957)
2 episodes, 1957-1959

212. "The Adventures of Jim Bowie" (1956)
2 episodes, 1957

213. Down Liberty Road (1956)

214. "Wire Service" (1956)
2 episodes, 1957

215. Tennessee's Partner (1955)

216. "Cheyenne" (1955)
4 episodes, 1956-1961

217. "The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin" (1954)
4 episodes, 1955-1958

218. Apache (1954)

219. Vera Cruz (1954)

220. "Climax!" (1954)
2 episodes, 1956-1958

221. "The Red Skelton Show" (1951)
3 episodes, 1959-1961

222. "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951)
3 episodes, 1953-1955

223. In a Lonely Place (1950)

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