Morris Ankrum
Known for Acting · 179 credits
- Born
- 1896-08-28
- Died
- 1964-09-02
- Place of birth
- Danville, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Morris Nussbaum · Morris Winslow Ankrum · Morrie Ankrum · Morri Ankrum · Stephen Morris
Biography
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 resignation to lead the Confederate States of America as that republic's first—and only—president. Ankrum's film career was extensive and spanned 30 years. His credits were largely concentrated in the western and science-fiction genres.
Ankrum appeared in such westerns as Ride 'Em Cowboy in 1942, Vera Cruz opposite Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, Apache (1954), and Cattle Queen of Montana with Barbara Stanwyck and Ronald Reagan.
Known For
TV Shows (17)
Perry Mason
1957
as Judge / Judge Hoyt
Bonanza
1959
as Mr. Mason
Maverick
1957
as Joshua Haines
The Rifleman
1958
Cheyenne
1955
as John Clements
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Warden / Mr. Raymond / Mr. Mason
Studio One
1948
as Considine
Gunsmoke
1955
as Merle
Sea Hunt
1958
M Squad
1957
as Police Inspector Dean
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Henry
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Walter Harwood
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Cowboy G-Men
1952
On Trial
1956
as Judge
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956
as Professor Rutledge
Movies (162)
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
as Washington Press Correspondent
Vera Cruz
1954
as Gen. Ramírez
Colorado Territory
1949
as United States Marshal
Apache
1954
as Dawson
The Fountainhead
1949
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
as Judge (uncredited)
Arena
1953
as Bucky Hillberry
Cynthia
1947
as Mr. Phillips, Principal
Borderland
1937
as Loco
In a Lonely Place
1950
as Lloyd Barnes
The Raiders
1952
as Thomas Ainsworth
Joan of Arc
1948
as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
Rationing
1944
as Morgan
Fort Vengeance
1953
as Chief Crowfoot
High Wall
1947
as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Courage of Lassie
1946
as Farmer Crews
Desire Me
1947
as Hector Martin
Invaders from Mars
1953
as Col. Fielding
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Fall Guy
1945
as District Attorney (uncredited)
Adventure
1945
as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
The Showdown
1940
as Baron Rendor
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
The Harvey Girls
1946
as Rev. Claggett
Guns of Diablo
1964
as Ray Macklin
The Movie Orgy
1968
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Shadows
1944
as Lt. Pat McKay
Flight to Mars
1951
as Ikron
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
as Red Cloud
Southwest Passage
1954
as Dr. Stanton
Devil's Canyon
1953
as Ed
Song of the Thin Man
1947
as Inspector (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947
as A.J. Crane
Tower of London
1962
as The Archbishop
Doomed Caravan
1941
as Stephen Westcott
The Man Behind The Gun
1953
as Bram Creegan
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
as Willoughby Peavy
Crashout
1955
as Head Guard
Along the Great Divide
1951
as Ed Roden
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
as Dr. Carl Jordan
Main Street Today
1944
as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
The Roundup
1941
as 'Parenthesis'
Mutiny
1952
as Capt. Radford
We Were Strangers
1949
as M. Seymour
Son of Ali Baba
1952
as Ali Baba
Lady in the Lake
1946
as Eugene Grayson
Reunion in France
1942
as Martin
Good News
1947
as Dean Griswold
Fort Osage
1952
as Arthur Pickett
The Last Command
1955
Rustlers' Valley
1937
as Glen Randall
Duel on the Mississippi
1955
as Magistrate (uncredited)
Silver Lode
1954
as Zachary Evans
Borderline
1950
as Bill Whittaker
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
as Assistant District Attorney
Swing Fever
1943
as Dan Conlon
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
The Steel Cage
1954
as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Tales of Manhattan
1942
as Judge
Badman's Country
1958
as Mayor Coleman
The Green Years
1946
as Dr. Galbraith
The Giant Claw
1957
as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Because of You
1952
as Dr. Travis
Omar Khayyam
1957
as Sharain's Father
How to Make a Monster
1958
as Police Capt. Hancock
Tennessee Johnson
1942
as Jefferson Davis
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
as Grey Eagle
From the Earth to the Moon
1958
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Rocketship X-M
1950
as Dr. Ralph Fleming
Red Planet Mars
1952
as Secretary of Defense Sparks
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942
as Wood
Gentle Annie
1944
as Deputy Gansby
Drums Across the River
1954
as Chief Ouray
Road Agent
1941
as Big John Morgan
Walk the Proud Land
1956
as Gen. Wade
Tarawa Beachhead
1958
as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
Wide Open Town
1941
as Jim Stuart
For the Love of Mary
1948
as Adm. Walton
Frontier Gun
1958
as Andrew Barton
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951
as Hugh Wagner
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944
as Ed Scofield
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958
as Bo Slauter
In Old Colorado
1941
as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Jim Whitehead
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957
as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Naked Gun
1956
as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
Chain Lightning
1950
as Ed Bostwick
Kronos
1957
as Dr. Albert Stern
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Sheriff
The Moonlighter
1953
as Alexander Prince
Roxie Hart
1942
as Martin S. Harrison
Beginning of the End
1957
as Gen. John Hanson
Fury at Gunsight Pass
1956
as Doc Phillips
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941
as Ace Anderson
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
as Dr. Wilson
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
as Col. Demas (uncredited)
Cherokee Strip
1940
as Hawk Barrett
Meet the People
1944
as Monte Rowland
The Eternal Sea
1955
as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
as Navy Captain
Tennessee's Partner
1955
as Judge Parker
When Gangland Strikes
1956
as Leo Fantzler
The Heavenly Body
1944
as Dr. Green
Southside 1-1000
1950
as Eugene Deane
Three Men from Texas
1940
as Bruce Morgan
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956
as Col. Harry Conover
Twilight for the Gods
1958
as Sea Captain
Phantoms, Inc.
1945
as Narrator (voice)
Pirates on Horseback
1941
as Ace Gibson
Drango
1957
as Henry Calder
Hell's Crossroads
1957
as Wheeler
Short Grass
1950
as Hal Fenton
My Favorite Spy
1951
as Gen. Frazer
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
as Mr. Graham
The Power of the Resurrection
1958
as Annas
The Mighty McGurk
1947
as Fowles
A Star Shall Rise
1952
as King Herod
Trail Dust
1936
as Tex Anderson
Sky Commando
1953
as Gen. W.R. Combs
About 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… With 179 credits spanning from 1934 to 1968, Morris Ankrum has appeared in 162 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Morris Ankrum Movies
- Stand Up and Cheer! (1934) — as Washington Press Correspondent
- Vera Cruz (1954) — as Gen. Ramírez
- Colorado Territory (1949) — as United States Marshal
- Apache (1954) — as Dawson
- The Fountainhead (1949) — as Prosecutor (uncredited)
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