Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum (27 de agosto de 1896 – 2 de septiembre de 1964) fue un actor radiofónico, teatral, cinematográfico y televisivo de nacionalidad estadounidense.
Antes de ser contratado por Paramount Pictures en los años 1930, Nussbaum ya había cambiado su apellido por Ankrum. Sin embargo, tras entrar en el estudio eligió utilizar como nombre artístico "Stephen Morris", aunque en 1939 lo cambió a Morris Ankrum.
Las facciones severas y sus rasgos marcados le permitieron ser elegido para hacer papeles de reparto con personajes robustos y autoritarios, como científicos, militares (particularmente oficiales), jueces y psiquiatras en más de setenta filmes, la mayor parte de la serie B. Uno de sus papeles sobresalientes tuvo lugar en la película de Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tennessee Johnson (1942), un film biográfico sobre el Presidente Andrew Johnson, en la que encarnaba al Senador Jefferson Davis.
La carrera cinematográfica de Ankrum fue extensa y duró tres décadas, dedicándose principalmente al género de la ciencia ficción y al del western. Entre sus westerns figuran Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942), Vera Cruz (con Gary Cooper y Burt Lancaster), Apache (1954), y Cattle Queen of Montana, este último con Barbara Stanwyck y Ronald Reagan.
Con respecto a sus películas de ciencia ficción, algunas de ellas son Rocketship X-M (1950), Flight to Mars (1951), Red Planet Mars (1952), la película de culto Invasores de Marte (1953), y Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956). En 1957 interpretó a un psiquiatra en el clásico de ciencia ficción y film de culto Kronos, y encarnó a militares en Beginning of the End y The Giant Claw.
Fotos
Películas (162)
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
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 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
Giant from the Unknown
1958 · Dr. Frederick Cleveland
The Power of the Resurrection
1958 · Annas
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)
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
Tennessee's Partner
1955 · Judge Parker
Duel on the Mississippi
1955 · Magistrate (uncredited)
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 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 · Colonel 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
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
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
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 (uncredited)
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
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1942 · Ace Anderson
Road Agent
1941 · Big John Morgan
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
Series (18)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · Walter Harwood
Bonanza
1959 · Mr. Mason
The Rifleman
1958
Bronco
1958 · Gilbert Groves
Sea Hunt
1958
Maverick
1957 · Joshua Haines
Perry Mason
1957 · Judge, Judge Hoyt
M Squad
1957 · Police Inspector Dean
On Trial
1956 · Judge
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956 · Professor Rutledge
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Henry
Cheyenne
1955 · John Clements
Gunsmoke
1955 · Merle
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · Warden, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Mason
Cowboy G-Men
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Studio One
1948 · Considine