The Movie Orgy
1968 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Morris Ankrum
1896-08-28
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Danville, Illinois, USA
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.
Filmography
Guns of Diablo
1964 · Movie
as Ray Macklin
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963 · Movie
as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
Tower of London
1962 · Movie
as The Archbishop
Most Dangerous Man Alive
1961 · Movie
as Capt. Davis
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961 · Movie
as Gen. Lew Wallace
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · TV Show
as Walter Harwood
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
as Mr. Mason
Young and Wild
1958 · Movie
as Police Capt. Egan
From the Earth to the Moon
1958 · Movie
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Twilight for the Gods
1958 · Movie
as Sea Captain
Giant from the Unknown
1958 · Movie
as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
How to Make a Monster
1958 · Movie
as Police Capt. Hancock
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958 · Movie
as Narrator (unconfirmed)
The Power of the Resurrection
1958 · Movie
as Annas
Badman's Country
1958 · Movie
as Mayor Coleman
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958 · Movie
as Bo Slauter
Frontier Gun
1958 · Movie
as Andrew Barton
Tarawa Beachhead
1958 · Movie
as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958 · TV Show
Sea Hunt
1958 · TV Show
Bronco
1958 · TV Show
as Gilbert Groves
The Giant Claw
1957 · Movie
as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Kronos
1957 · Movie
as Dr. Albert Stern
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957 · Movie
as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Beginning of the End
1957 · Movie
as Gen. John Hanson
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957 · Movie
as Dr. Carl Jordan
Hell's Crossroads
1957 · Movie
as Wheeler
Omar Khayyam
1957 · Movie
as Sharain's Father
Drango
1957 · Movie
as Henry Calder
Down Liberty Road
1957 · Movie
as Fred Schroder
M Squad
1957 · TV Show
as Police Inspector Dean
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
as Joshua Haines
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Judge, Judge Hoyt
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956 · Movie
as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
When Gangland Strikes
1956 · Movie
as Leo Fantzler
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956 · Movie
as Col. Harry Conover
Fury at Gunsight Pass
1956 · Movie
as Doc Phillips
The Desperados Are in Town
1956 · Movie
as Mr. Rutherford
Naked Gun
1956 · Movie
as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
Walk the Proud Land
1956 · Movie
as Gen. Wade
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956 · TV Show
as Professor Rutledge
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On Trial
1956 · TV Show
as Judge
Crashout
1955 · Movie
as Head Guard
Tennessee's Partner
1955 · Movie
as Judge Parker
The Last Command
1955 · Movie
Duel on the Mississippi
1955 · Movie
as Magistrate (uncredited)
No Man's Woman
1955 · Movie
as Capt. Hostedder
The Eternal Sea
1955 · Movie
as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
1955 · Movie
as Azar the Shepherd
The Silver Star
1955 · Movie
as Charlie Childress
Chief Crazy Horse
1955 · Movie
as Red Cloud
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Merle
Cheyenne
1955 · TV Show
as John Clements
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
as Henry
Silver Lode
1954 · Movie
as Zachary Evans
Apache
1954 · Movie
as Dawson
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954 · Movie
as Grey Eagle
Drums Across the River
1954 · Movie
as Chief Ouray
The Steel Cage
1954 · Movie
as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Southwest Passage
1954 · Movie
as Dr. Stanton
Two Guns and a Badge
1954 · Movie
as Sheriff Jackson
Vera Cruz
1954 · Movie
as Gen. Ramírez
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954 · Movie
as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
The Outlaw Stallion
1954 · Movie
as Sheriff
Three Young Texans
1954 · Movie
as Jeff Blair
Invaders from Mars
1953 · Movie
as Col. Fielding
The Man Behind The Gun
1953 · Movie
as Bram Creegan
Sky Commando
1953 · Movie
as Gen. W.R. Combs
Devil's Canyon
1953 · Movie
as Ed
Fort Vengeance
1953 · Movie
as Chief Crowfoot
Flight Nurse
1953 · Movie
as Interrogation Officer
The Moonlighter
1953 · Movie
as Alexander Prince
Mexican Manhunt
1953 · Movie
as Tip Morgan
I Beheld His Glory
1953 · Movie
as Peter
Arena
1953 · Movie
as Bucky Hillberry
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The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953 · TV Show
Son of Ali Baba
1952 · Movie
as Ali Baba
Hiawatha
1952 · Movie
as Iagoo
Mutiny
1952 · Movie
as Capt. Radford
Because of You
1952 · Movie
as Dr. Travis
The Raiders
1952 · Movie
as Thomas Ainsworth
A Star Shall Rise
1952 · Movie
as King Herod
Fort Osage
1952 · Movie
as Arthur Pickett
Red Planet Mars
1952 · Movie
as Secretary of Defense Sparks
Cowboy G-Men
1952 · TV Show
Four Star Playhouse
1952 · TV Show
as Warden, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Mason
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951 · Movie
as Hugh Wagner
Flight to Mars
1951 · Movie
as Ikron
My Favorite Spy
1951 · Movie
as Gen. Frazer
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951 · Movie
as Sheriff
The Lion Hunters
1951 · Movie
as Tom Forbes
Along the Great Divide
1951 · Movie
as Ed Roden
Fighting Coast Guard
1951 · Movie
as Navy Captain
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
The Damned Don't Cry
1950 · Movie
as Jim Whitehead
Rocketship X-M
1950 · Movie
as Dr. Ralph Fleming
Borderline
1950 · Movie
as Bill Whittaker
In a Lonely Place
1950 · Movie
as Lloyd Barnes
Southside 1-1000
1950 · Movie
as Eugene Deane
Chain Lightning
1950 · Movie
as Ed Bostwick
Short Grass
1950 · Movie
as Hal Fenton
Colorado Territory
1949 · Movie
as United States Marshal
We Were Strangers
1949 · Movie
as M. Seymour
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949 · Movie
as Mr. Jones
The Fountainhead
1949 · Movie
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Fabulous Fraud
1948 · Movie
as Blind Girl's Father
For the Love of Mary
1948 · Movie
as Adm. Walton
Fighting Back
1948 · Movie
as Robert J. Higby
Souvenirs of Death
1948 · Movie
as Gangster (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
1948 · Movie
as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
Studio One
1948 · TV Show
as Considine
High Wall
1947 · Movie
as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Desire Me
1947 · Movie
as Hector Martin
Cynthia
1947 · Movie
as Mr. Phillips, Principal
Good News
1947 · Movie
as Dean Griswold
Merton of the Movies
1947 · Movie
as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
Little Mister Jim
1947 · Movie
as Col. W.I. Starwell
The Mighty McGurk
1947 · Movie
as Fowles
Song of the Thin Man
1947 · Movie
as Inspector (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
1947 · Movie
as A.J. Crane
Lady in the Lake
1946 · Movie
as Eugene Grayson
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946 · Movie
as Judge (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie
1946 · Movie
as Farmer Crews
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946 · Movie
as Dr. Wilson
The Harvey Girls
1946 · Movie
as Reverend Claggett
The Green Years
1946 · Movie
as Dr. Galbraith
Fall Guy
1945 · Movie
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye
1945 · Movie
as Ferris (henchman)
Adventure
1945 · Movie
as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
Purity Squad
1945 · Movie
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Phantoms, Inc.
1945 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Heavenly Body
1944 · Movie
as Dr. Green
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Movie
as Willoughby Peavy
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944 · Movie
as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Rationing
1944 · Movie
as Morgan
Barbary Coast Gent
1944 · Movie
as Alec Veeder
Gentle Annie
1944 · Movie
as Deputy Gansby
Dark Shadows
1944 · Movie
as Lt. Pat McKay
Meet the People
1944 · Movie
as Monte Rowland
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944 · Movie
as Ed Scofield
Return from Nowhere
1944 · Movie
as Doctor (uncredited)
Main Street Today
1944 · Movie
as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Swing Fever
1943 · Movie
as Dan Conlon
Dixie Dugan
1943 · Movie
as Editor
Best Foot Forward
1943 · Movie
as Col. Harkrider
Let's Face It
1943 · Movie
as Man in Sun Shell Cafe
The Cross of Lorraine
1943 · Movie
as Col. Demas (uncredited)
Time to Kill
1942 · Movie
as Alexander Morny
Roxie Hart
1942 · Movie
as Martin S. Harrison
The Omaha Trail
1942 · Movie
as Henchman Job
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942 · Movie
as Mr. Graham
Tales of Manhattan
1942 · Movie
as Judge
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942 · Movie
as Wood
Reunion in France
1942 · Movie
as Martin
Tennessee Johnson
1942 · Movie
as Jefferson Davis
I Wake Up Screaming
1941 · Movie
as Assistant District Attorney
Doomed Caravan
1941 · Movie
as Stephen Westcott
In Old Colorado
1941 · Movie
as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
Pirates on Horseback
1941 · Movie
as Ace Gibson
Wide Open Town
1941 · Movie
as Jim Stuart
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941 · Movie
as Ace Anderson
The Bandit Trail
1941 · Movie
as Red Haggerty
This Woman Is Mine
1941 · Movie
as Roussel
Border Vigilantes
1941 · Movie
as Dan Forbes
The Roundup
1941 · Movie
as 'Parenthesis'
Road Agent
1941 · Movie
as Big John Morgan
The Showdown
1940 · Movie
as Baron Rendor
Three Men from Texas
1940 · Movie
as Bruce Morgan
Cherokee Strip
1940 · Movie
as Hawk Barrett
The Light of Western Stars
1940 · Movie
as Nat Hayworth
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940 · Movie
as Second Outlaw
Knights of the Range
1940 · Movie
as Gamecock
North of the Rio Grande
1937 · Movie
as Henry Stoneham
Rustlers' Valley
1937 · Movie
as Glen Randall
Borderland
1937 · Movie
as Loco
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937 · Movie
as Andrews
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
1936 · Movie
as Blackie Felton
Trail Dust
1936 · Movie
as Tex Anderson
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934 · Movie
as Washington Press Correspondent
