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Morris Ankrum

Known For: Acting
Born: August 28, 1896
Place of Birth: Danville, Illinois, USA
Died: September 2, 1964

Morris Ankrum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morris Ankrum (born Morris Nussbaum, August 28, 1896 – September 2, 1964) was an American radio, television and film character actor. Before signing with Paramount Pictures in the 1930s, Nussbaum had already changed his last name to Ankrum. Upon signing with the studio, he chose to use the name "Stephen Morris" before changing it to Morris Ankrum in 1939. Ankrum's stern visage and sharply defined features helped cast him in supporting roles as stalwart authority figures, including scientists, military men (particularly army officers), judges and even psychiatrists in more than 150 films, mostly B movies. One standout role was in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's production of Tennessee Johnson (1942), a biographical film about Andrew Johnson, the 17th U.S. president. As Sen. Jefferson Davis, Ankrum movingly addresses the United States Senate upon his resignat…

Filmography

The Movie Orgy

1968 · Self (archive footage)

Guns of Diablo

1964 · Ray Macklin

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963 · Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)

Tower of London

1962 · The Archbishop

Most Dangerous Man Alive

1961 · Capt. Davis

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

1961 · Gen. Lew Wallace

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

1960 · Walter Harwood

Bonanza

1959 · Mr. Mason

From the Earth to the Moon

1958 · President Ulysses S. Grant

Tarawa Beachhead

1958 · Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)

Frontier Gun

1958 · Andrew Barton

The Rifleman

1958

Bronco

1958 · Gilbert Groves

The Saga of Hemp Brown

1958 · Bo Slauter

Curse of the Faceless Man

1958 · Narrator (unconfirmed)

Twilight for the Gods

1958 · Sea Captain

Badman's Country

1958 · Mayor Coleman

How to Make a Monster

1958 · Police Capt. Hancock

Young and Wild

1958 · Police Capt. Egan

Sea Hunt

1958

Giant from the Unknown

1958 · Dr. Frederick Cleveland

The Power of the Resurrection

1958 · Annas

Maverick

1957 · Joshua Haines

Perry Mason

1957 · Judge, Judge Hoyt

M Squad

1957 · Police Inspector Dean

Omar Khayyam

1957 · Sharain's Father

Beginning of the End

1957 · Gen. John Hanson

The Giant Claw

1957 · Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

1957 · Dr. Carl Jordan

Kronos

1957 · Dr. Albert Stern

Hell's Crossroads

1957 · Wheeler

Zombies of Mora Tau

1957 · Dr. Jonathan Eggert

Drango

1957 · Henry Calder

Down Liberty Road

1957 · Fred Schroder

The Desperados Are in Town

1956 · Mr. Rutherford

Naked Gun

1956 · Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)

On Trial

1956 · Judge

Dr. Fu Manchu

1956 · Professor Rutledge

Walk the Proud Land

1956 · Gen. Wade

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

1956 · Brig. Gen. John Hanley

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

1956 · Col. Harry Conover

When Gangland Strikes

1956 · Leo Fantzler

Fury at Gunsight Pass

1956 · Doc Phillips

No Man's Woman

1955 · Capt. Hostedder

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955 · Henry

Tennessee's Partner

1955 · Judge Parker

Cheyenne

1955 · John Clements

Duel on the Mississippi

1955 · Magistrate (uncredited)

Gunsmoke

1955 · Merle

The Last Command

1955

The Eternal Sea

1955 · Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble

The Silver Star

1955 · Charlie Childress

Chief Crazy Horse

1955 · Red Cloud

Crashout

1955 · Head Guard

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

1955 · Azar the Shepherd

Vera Cruz

1954 · Gen. Ramírez

The Steel Cage

1954 · Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"

Three Young Texans

1954 · Jeff Blair

Cattle Queen of Montana

1954 · J.I. 'Pop' Jones

Two Guns and a Badge

1954 · Sheriff Jackson

Apache

1954 · Dawson

The Outlaw Stallion

1954 · Sheriff

Silver Lode

1954 · Zachary Evans

Drums Across the River

1954 · Chief Ouray

Southwest Passage

1954 · Dr. Stanton

Taza, Son of Cochise

1954 · Grey Eagle

Flight Nurse

1953 · Interrogation Officer

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953

The Moonlighter

1953 · Alexander Prince

Mexican Manhunt

1953 · Tip Morgan

Sky Commando

1953 · Gen. W.R. Combs

Devil's Canyon

1953 · Ed

Arena

1953 · Bucky Hillberry

Invaders from Mars

1953 · Col. Fielding

I Beheld His Glory

1953 · Peter

Fort Vengeance

1953 · Chief Crowfoot

The Man Behind The Gun

1953 · Bram Creegan

Hiawatha

1952 · Iagoo

A Star Shall Rise

1952 · King Herod

Because of You

1952 · Dr. Travis

The Raiders

1952 · Thomas Ainsworth

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Warden, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Mason

Cowboy G-Men

1952

Son of Ali Baba

1952 · Ali Baba

Red Planet Mars

1952 · Secretary of Defense Sparks

Mutiny

1952 · Capt. Radford

Fort Osage

1952 · Arthur Pickett

My Favorite Spy

1951 · Gen. Frazer

Flight to Mars

1951 · Ikron

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Tomorrow Is Another Day

1951 · Hugh Wagner

Along the Great Divide

1951 · Ed Roden

Fighting Coast Guard

1951 · Navy Captain

The Lion Hunters

1951 · Tom Forbes

The Redhead and the Cowboy

1951 · Sheriff

Short Grass

1950 · Hal Fenton

Southside 1-1000

1950 · Eugene Deane

Rocketship X-M

1950 · Dr. Ralph Fleming

In a Lonely Place

1950 · Lloyd Barnes

The Damned Don't Cry

1950 · Jim Whitehead

Borderline

1950 · Bill Whittaker

Chain Lightning

1950 · Ed Bostwick

The Fountainhead

1949 · Prosecutor (uncredited)

Colorado Territory

1949 · United States Marshal

We Were Strangers

1949 · M. Seymour

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949 · Mr. Jones

Joan of Arc

1948 · Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain

Studio One

1948 · Considine

For the Love of Mary

1948 · Adm. Walton

The Fabulous Fraud

1948 · Blind Girl's Father

Fighting Back

1948 · Robert J. Higby

Souvenirs of Death

1948 · Gangster (uncredited)

High Wall

1947 · Dr. Stanley Griffin

Good News

1947 · Dean Griswold

Desire Me

1947 · Hector Martin

Merton of the Movies

1947 · Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)

Cynthia

1947 · Mr. Phillips, Principal

Song of the Thin Man

1947 · Inspector (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass

1947 · A.J. Crane

Little Mister Jim

1947 · Col. W.I. Starwell

The Mighty McGurk

1947 · Fowles

Lady in the Lake

1946 · Eugene Grayson

Courage of Lassie

1946 · Farmer Crews

The Cockeyed Miracle

1946 · Dr. Wilson

The Green Years

1946 · Dr. Galbraith

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 · Judge (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls

1946 · Reverend Claggett

Adventure

1945 · Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)

Purity Squad

1945 · Dr. Adams (uncredited)

The Hidden Eye

1945 · Ferris (henchman)

Phantoms, Inc.

1945 · Narrator (voice)

Fall Guy

1945 · District Attorney (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Willoughby Peavy

Dark Shadows

1944 · Lt. Pat McKay

Gentle Annie

1944 · Deputy Gansby

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

1944 · Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere

1944 · Doctor (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent

1944 · Alec Veeder

Marriage Is a Private Affair

1944 · Ed Scofield

Meet the People

1944 · Monte Rowland

Main Street Today

1944 · Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

Rationing

1944 · Morgan

The Heavenly Body

1944 · Dr. Green

The Cross of Lorraine

1943 · Col. Demas (uncredited)

Swing Fever

1943 · Dan Conlon

Best Foot Forward

1943 · Col. Harkrider

Let's Face It

1943 · Man in Sun Shell Cafe

Dixie Dugan

1943 · Editor

Reunion in France

1942 · Martin

Time to Kill

1942 · Alexander Morny

Tennessee Johnson

1942 · Jefferson Davis

The Omaha Trail

1942 · Henchman Job

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

1942 · Mr. Graham

Tales of Manhattan

1942 · Judge

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

1942 · Wood

Roxie Hart

1942 · Martin S. Harrison

Road Agent

1941 · Big John Morgan

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1941 · Ace Anderson

I Wake Up Screaming

1941 · Assistant District Attorney

The Bandit Trail

1941 · Red Haggerty

This Woman Is Mine

1941 · Roussel

Wide Open Town

1941 · Jim Stuart

Pirates on Horseback

1941 · Ace Gibson

Border Vigilantes

1941 · Dan Forbes

The Roundup

1941 · 'Parenthesis'

In Old Colorado

1941 · Weiler, Davidson's Foreman

Doomed Caravan

1941 · Stephen Westcott

Three Men from Texas

1940 · Bruce Morgan

Cherokee Strip

1940 · Hawk Barrett

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940 · Second Outlaw

The Light of Western Stars

1940 · Nat Hayworth

The Showdown

1940 · Baron Rendor

Knights of the Range

1940 · Gamecock

Rustlers' Valley

1937 · Glen Randall

North of the Rio Grande

1937 · Henry Stoneham

Hills of Old Wyoming

1937 · Andrews

Borderland

1937 · Loco

Trail Dust

1936 · Tex Anderson

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936 · Blackie Felton

Stand Up and Cheer!

1934 · Washington Press Correspondent

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