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Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Acting August 28, 1896 (68 years old) September 2, 1964 Danville, Illinois, USA

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. In the sci-fi genre, he appeared in Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), as a Martian, Red Planet Mars (1952), playing the United States Secretary of Defense; the cult classic Invaders From Mars (1953), playing a United States Army officer; and as an Army general in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). In 1957 he played a psychiatrist in the cult sci-fi classic Kronos and had military-officer roles in Beginning of the End and The Giant Claw.

Movies 162

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers 6.1

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

as Brig. Gen. John Hanley

1956
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 6.7

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

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

1944
In a Lonely Place 7.6

In a Lonely Place

as Lloyd Barnes

1950
The Postman Always Rings Twice 7.1

The Postman Always Rings Twice

as Judge (uncredited)

1946
The Fountainhead 6.8

The Fountainhead

as Prosecutor (uncredited)

1949
Chief Crazy Horse 5.6

Chief Crazy Horse

as Red Cloud

1955
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 6.6

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)

1963
Invaders from Mars 5.9

Invaders from Mars

as Colonel Fielding

1953
The Man Behind The Gun 6.0

The Man Behind The Gun

as Bram Creegan

1953
Vera Cruz 6.7

Vera Cruz

as Gen. Ramírez

1954
Stand Up and Cheer! 5.3

Stand Up and Cheer!

as Washington Press Correspondent

1934
Apache 6.1

Apache

as Dawson

1954
Joan of Arc 6.2

Joan of Arc

as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain

1948
Lady in the Lake 6.1

Lady in the Lake

as Eugene Grayson

1946
The Saga of Hemp Brown 6.4

The Saga of Hemp Brown

as Bo Slauter

1958
The Thin Man Goes Home 7.1

The Thin Man Goes Home

as Willoughby Peavy

1944
Son of Ali Baba 5.6

Son of Ali Baba

as Ali Baba

1952
Beginning of the End 4.0

Beginning of the End

as Gen. John Hanson

1957
The Last Command 6.7

The Last Command

1955
The Sea of Grass 6.1

The Sea of Grass

as A.J. Crane

1947
Rocketship X-M 4.9

Rocketship X-M

as Dr. Ralph Fleming

1950
Ten Gentlemen from West Point 6.4

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

as Wood

1942
Desire Me 6.5

Desire Me

as Hector Martin

1947
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman 3.5

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

as Dr. Carl Jordan

1957
The Damned Don't Cry 7.0

The Damned Don't Cry

as Jim Whitehead

1950
I Wake Up Screaming 6.9

I Wake Up Screaming

as Assistant District Attorney

1941
Courage of Lassie 5.9

Courage of Lassie

as Farmer Crews

1946
Song of the Thin Man 6.7

Song of the Thin Man

as Inspector (uncredited)

1947
The Harvey Girls 6.6

The Harvey Girls

as Reverend Claggett

1946
Cattle Queen of Montana 5.7

Cattle Queen of Montana

as J.I. 'Pop' Jones

1954
Drums Across the River 5.8

Drums Across the River

as Chief Ouray

1954
Along the Great Divide 7.4

Along the Great Divide

as Ed Roden

1951
Chain Lightning 6.4

Chain Lightning

as Ed Bostwick

1950
Curse of the Faceless Man 5.7

Curse of the Faceless Man

as Narrator (unconfirmed)

1958
The Movie Orgy 6.8

The Movie Orgy

as Self (archive footage)

1968
The Giant Claw 4.8

The Giant Claw

as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

1957
How to Make a Monster 5.7

How to Make a Monster

as Police Capt. Hancock

1958
Colorado Territory 7.0

Colorado Territory

as United States Marshal

1949
Flight to Mars 5.2

Flight to Mars

as Ikron

1951
From the Earth to the Moon 5.3

From the Earth to the Moon

as President Ulysses S. Grant

1958
Roxie Hart 7.0

Roxie Hart

as Martin S. Harrison

1942
Reunion in France 6.5

Reunion in France

as Martin

1942
Tower of London 5.9

Tower of London

as The Archbishop

1962
Taza, Son of Cochise 5.6

Taza, Son of Cochise

as Grey Eagle

1954
Mutiny 5.2

Mutiny

as Capt. Radford

1952
We Were Strangers 6.3

We Were Strangers

as M. Seymour

1949
Guns of Diablo 5.4

Guns of Diablo

as Ray Macklin

1964
Giant from the Unknown 4.4

Giant from the Unknown

as Dr. Frederick Cleveland

1958
Tarawa Beachhead 6.6

Tarawa Beachhead

as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)

1958
Tennessee's Partner 6.5

Tennessee's Partner

as Judge Parker

1955
Walk the Proud Land 5.9

Walk the Proud Land

as Gen. Wade

1956
The Redhead and the Cowboy 5.4

The Redhead and the Cowboy

as Sheriff

1951
Tales of Manhattan 6.4

Tales of Manhattan

as Judge

1942
Kronos 5.6

Kronos

as Dr. Albert Stern

1957
The Eternal Sea 6.6

The Eternal Sea

as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble

1955
Borderline 5.6

Borderline

as Bill Whittaker

1950
The Cross of Lorraine 6.5

The Cross of Lorraine

as Col. Demas (uncredited)

1943
Twilight for the Gods 4.7

Twilight for the Gods

as Sea Captain

1958
For the Love of Mary 6.2

For the Love of Mary

as Adm. Walton

1948
Swing Fever 6.0

Swing Fever

as Dan Conlon

1943
Silver Lode 6.2

Silver Lode

as Zachary Evans

1954
Ride 'Em Cowboy 6.0

Ride 'Em Cowboy

as Ace Anderson

1942
Zombies of Mora Tau 5.5

Zombies of Mora Tau

as Dr. Jonathan Eggert

1957
Marriage Is a Private Affair 7.1

Marriage Is a Private Affair

as Ed Scofield

1944
The Mighty McGurk 6.7

The Mighty McGurk

as Fowles

1947
Devil's Canyon 5.2

Devil's Canyon

as Ed

1953
The Desperados Are in Town 8.0

The Desperados Are in Town

as Mr. Rutherford

1956
The Green Years 6.4

The Green Years

as Dr. Galbraith (uncredited)

1946
Good News 6.5

Good News

as Dean Griswold

1947
The Light of Western Stars 5.0

The Light of Western Stars

as Nat Hayworth

1940
Fort Osage 6.5

Fort Osage

as Arthur Pickett

1952
Omar Khayyam 5.8

Omar Khayyam

as Sharain's Father

1957
Because of You 6.5

Because of You

as Dr. Travis

1952
Duel on the Mississippi 6.8

Duel on the Mississippi

as Magistrate (uncredited)

1955
Red Planet Mars 4.9

Red Planet Mars

as Secretary of Defense Sparks

1952
The Silver Star 5.5

The Silver Star

as Charlie Childress

1955
Most Dangerous Man Alive 5.5

Most Dangerous Man Alive

as Capt. Davis

1961
Merton of the Movies 6.3

Merton of the Movies

as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)

1947
Fall Guy 8.0

Fall Guy

as District Attorney (uncredited)

1945
Fighting Coast Guard 6.7

Fighting Coast Guard

as Navy Captain

1951
Tomorrow Is Another Day 6.5

Tomorrow Is Another Day

as Hugh Wagner

1951
A Star Shall Rise 8.0

A Star Shall Rise

as King Herod

1952
My Favorite Spy 6.0

My Favorite Spy

as Gen. Frazer

1951
The Heavenly Body 5.6

The Heavenly Body

as Dr. Green

1944
Little Mister Jim 5.5

Little Mister Jim

as Col. W.I. Starwell

1947
Two Guns and a Badge 10.0

Two Guns and a Badge

as Sheriff Jackson

1954
Tennessee Johnson 6.6

Tennessee Johnson

as Jefferson Davis

1942
Adventure 6.4

Adventure

as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)

1945
The Power of the Resurrection 7.0

The Power of the Resurrection

as Annas

1958
No Man's Woman 5.0

No Man's Woman

as Capt. Hostedder

1955
Let's Face It 5.4

Let's Face It

as Man in Sun Shell Cafe

1943
Southwest Passage 6.3

Southwest Passage

as Dr. Stanton

1954
North of the Rio Grande 6.8

North of the Rio Grande

as Henry Stoneham

1937
Hell's Crossroads 5.6

Hell's Crossroads

as Wheeler

1957
Sky Commando 6.7

Sky Commando

as Gen. W.R. Combs

1953
Fighting Back 6.7

Fighting Back

as Robert J. Higby

1948
High Wall 6.4

High Wall

as Dr. Stanley Griffin

1947
Road Agent 7.0

Road Agent

as Big John Morgan

1941
Buck Benny Rides Again 5.0

Buck Benny Rides Again

as Second Outlaw

1940
Hiawatha 9.0

Hiawatha

as Iagoo

1952
Best Foot Forward 6.8

Best Foot Forward

as Col. Harkrider

1943
The Raiders 5.8

The Raiders

as Thomas Ainsworth

1952
Three Men from Texas 6.6

Three Men from Texas

as Bruce Morgan

1940
Southside 1-1000 6.0

Southside 1-1000

as Eugene Deane

1950
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe 6.1

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

as Mr. Graham

1942
I Beheld His Glory

I Beheld His Glory

as Peter

1953
Bad Men of Tombstone 6.5

Bad Men of Tombstone

as Mr. Jones

1949
Short Grass 6.0

Short Grass

as Hal Fenton

1950
This Woman Is Mine 4.5

This Woman Is Mine

as Roussel

1941
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come 4.2

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

as Gen. Lew Wallace

1961
The Steel Cage 7.0

The Steel Cage

as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"

1954
The Hidden Eye 7.9

The Hidden Eye

as Ferris (henchman)

1945
Fury at Gunsight Pass 6.2

Fury at Gunsight Pass

as Doc Phillips

1956
Crashout 6.6

Crashout

as Head Guard

1955
Phantoms, Inc. 6.0

Phantoms, Inc.

as Narrator (voice)

1945
The Roundup 9.0

The Roundup

as 'Parenthesis'

1941
Gentle Annie 5.7

Gentle Annie

as Deputy Gansby

1944
Fort Vengeance 6.4

Fort Vengeance

as Chief Crowfoot

1953
Purity Squad 7.7

Purity Squad

as Dr. Adams (uncredited)

1945
Drango 5.6

Drango

as Henry Calder

1957
Hills of Old Wyoming 5.0

Hills of Old Wyoming

as Andrews

1937
Three Young Texans 5.6

Three Young Texans

as Jeff Blair

1954
Main Street Today 6.3

Main Street Today

as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

1944
Quincannon, Frontier Scout 5.2

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

as Col. Harry Conover

1956
Pirates on Horseback 6.3

Pirates on Horseback

as Ace Gibson

1941
Cynthia 6.2

Cynthia

as Mr. Phillips, Principal

1947
Hopalong Cassidy Returns 6.8

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as Blackie Felton

1936
Barbary Coast Gent 5.5

Barbary Coast Gent

as Alec Veeder

1944
The Lion Hunters 6.2

The Lion Hunters

as Tom Forbes

1951
Borderland 7.5

Borderland

as Loco

1937
Doomed Caravan 5.3

Doomed Caravan

as Stephen Westcott

1941
Meet the People 5.8

Meet the People

as Monte Rowland

1944
Badman's Country 5.6

Badman's Country

as Mayor Coleman

1958
Border Vigilantes 6.3

Border Vigilantes

as Dan Forbes

1941
Time to Kill 5.9

Time to Kill

as Alexander Morny

1942
Rationing 4.0

Rationing

as Morgan

1944
Flight Nurse 6.0

Flight Nurse

as Interrogation Officer

1953
Arena 5.0

Arena

as Bucky Hillberry

1953
Down Liberty Road 9.0

Down Liberty Road

as Fred Schroder

1957
The Cockeyed Miracle 7.5

The Cockeyed Miracle

as Dr. Wilson

1946
Young and Wild 4.6

Young and Wild

as Police Capt. Egan

1958
Dark Shadows 8.9

Dark Shadows

as Lt. Pat McKay

1944
The Bandit Trail 6.6

The Bandit Trail

as Red Haggerty

1941
Dixie Dugan 6.5

Dixie Dugan

as Editor

1943
Knights of the Range 7.0

Knights of the Range

as Gamecock

1940
The Moonlighter 6.0

The Moonlighter

as Alexander Prince

1953
Naked Gun 6.5

Naked Gun

as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)

1956
Souvenirs of Death 7.2

Souvenirs of Death

as Gangster (uncredited)

1948
The Omaha Trail 7.0

The Omaha Trail

as Henchman Job

1942
Wide Open Town 6.5

Wide Open Town

as Jim Stuart

1941
When Gangland Strikes 6.0

When Gangland Strikes

as Leo Fantzler

1956
Frontier Gun 6.8

Frontier Gun

as Andrew Barton

1958
Rustlers' Valley 5.8

Rustlers' Valley

as Glen Randall

1937
The Showdown 6.0

The Showdown

as Baron Rendor

1940
Cherokee Strip 5.5

Cherokee Strip

as Hawk Barrett

1940
Mexican Manhunt 6.2

Mexican Manhunt

as Tip Morgan

1953
The Outlaw Stallion 7.3

The Outlaw Stallion

as Sheriff

1954
In Old Colorado 6.4

In Old Colorado

as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman

1941
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story 3.5

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

as Azar the Shepherd

1955
Return from Nowhere 6.0

Return from Nowhere

as Doctor (uncredited)

1944
Trail Dust 5.3

Trail Dust

as Tex Anderson

1936
The Fabulous Fraud 6.3

The Fabulous Fraud

as Blind Girl's Father

1948

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