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Adrian Morris
Actor

Adrian Morris

12 Jan 1907Born
30 Nov 1941Died
34Age at death
56Credits

Biography

Adrian Michael Morris (January 12, 1907 – November 30, 1941) was an American actor of stage and film, and a younger brother of Chester Morris.

As a child, Morris performed with his family in a vaudeville act. In his short 10-year career as a Hollywood character actor, he appeared in over 70 films, including Dirigible (1931), Me and My Gal (1932), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), The Big Shakedown (1934), The Fighting Marines (1935), The Petrified Forest (1936), There Goes the Groom (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Gone With the Wind (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and Blood and Sand (1941).

Known for

Filmography

  1. 1942Fly By NightFilm: Officer John Prescott
  2. 1941Belle StarrFilm: Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)
  3. 1941Blood and SandFilm: La Pulga
  4. 1940Michael Shayne: Private DetectiveFilm: Al
  5. 1940Christmas in JulyFilm: Tom
  6. 1940Public Deb No. 1Film: Guard
  7. 1940The Return of Frank JamesFilm: Denver Detective (uncredited)
  8. 1940Pier 13Film: Al Higgins
  9. 1940Lucky Cisco KidFilm: Smoketree Charlie
  10. 1940FlorianFilm: Cpl. Ernst
  11. 1940Girl in 313Film: First Detective
  12. 1940Tear Gas SquadFilm: Crusty
  13. 1940The Grapes of WrathFilm: Agent
  14. 1940Castle on the HudsonFilm: Prisoner (uncredited)
  15. 1939The Cisco Kid and the LadyFilm: Saloon Brawler
  16. 1939Gone with the WindFilm: Carpetbagger Orator (uncredited)
  17. 1939$1,000 a TouchdownFilm: Two Ton Terry (uncredited)
  18. 1939Chicken Wagon FamilyFilm: Tough Guy
  19. 1939Wall Street CowboyFilm: Big Joe Gillespie
  20. 1939Coast GuardFilm: First Expressman (uncredited)
  21. 19396,000 EnemiesFilm: Bull Snyder
  22. 1939Union PacificFilm: Railwayman (uncredited)
  23. 1939Rose of Washington SquareFilm: Jim
  24. 1939The Return of the Cisco KidFilm: Deputy Johnson
  25. 1939Tail SpinFilm: Repo Man (Uncredited)
  26. 1938Angels with Dirty FacesFilm: Blackie
  27. 1938If I Were KingFilm: Colin de Cayeulx
  28. 1938You and MeFilm: Knucks
  29. 1937Every Day's a HolidayFilm: Henchman
  30. 1937There Goes the GroomFilm: Eddie - Interne
  31. 1937Radio PatrolFilm: Officer Sam Maloney
  32. 1937The Woman I LoveFilm: Marbot
  33. 1937Her Husband LiesFilm: Carwig
  34. 1936Rose BowlFilm: Doc
  35. 1936My American WifeFilm: Vincent Cantillon
  36. 1936PoppyFilm: Constable Bowman
  37. 1936The Petrified ForestFilm: Ruby
  38. 1935The Fighting MarinesFilm: Sgt. Mack McGowan
  39. 19353 Kids and a QueenFilm: Federal Man
  40. 1935Dr. SocratesFilm: Beanie - a Gangster
  41. 1935Powdersmoke RangeFilm: Deputy Brose Glascow
  42. 1935StrandedFilm: Rivet Boss (uncredited)
  43. 1935Age of IndiscretionFilm: Gus
  44. 1935'G' MenFilm: Accomplice (uncredited)
  45. 1935One Frightened NightFilm: Deputy Abner
  46. 1935West Point of the AirFilm: Randolph Air Field Instructor
  47. 1934The Pursuit of HappinessFilm: Thad Jennings
  48. 1934Let’s Be RitzyFilm: Henry Robert
  49. 1934The Big ShakedownFilm: Trigger
  50. 1933King for a NightFilm: Crap Shooter
  51. 1933Wild Boys of the RoadFilm: Buggie Maylin (uncredited)
  52. 1933Bureau of Missing PersonsFilm: Detective Irish Conlin
  53. 1933The Mayor of HellFilm: Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)
  54. 1932Me and My GalFilm: Al
  55. 1931The Age for LoveFilm: Jeff Aldrich
  56. 1931DirigibleFilm: Dirigible 'Los Angeles' Crewman (uncredited)

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