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Morgan Conway (March 16, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey – November 16, 1981 in Livingston, New Jersey) was an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy.
Born Sydney Conway, he was educated at Columbia University in New York City. He arrived in Hollywood just in time to get on the ground floor of the industry's burgeoning labor movement. Conway was one of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. His first film appearance was in the 1934 film Looking for Trouble.
For many years he freelanced, working for various studios in bits or supporting roles. His most familiar appearance from this period is probably in Charlie Chan in Reno (1939).
By the mid-1940s he was a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures, and he was chosen to portray Chester Gould's comic-strip detective Dick Tracy in a pair of feature films: Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball. RKO's earliest publicity photos posed Conway in profile, hoping to emulate Gould's square-jawed caricatures. Although this screen Tracy didn't resemble the print Tracy physically, Conway's dramatic interpretation was faithful; he gave the role an understated, businesslike quality totally in keeping with a police procedural. Morgan Conway is considered by many (including Dick Tracy writer Max Allan Collins) to be the best screen Dick Tracy.
Morgan/Sydney Conway left the motion picture industry and returned to New Jersey, where he died of lung cancer at the age of 78.
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Filmography (Movies)
Vacation in Reno
Character:Joe
Release Date:10/12/1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Character:Dick Tracy
Release Date:22/11/1946
Badman's Territory
Character:Captain William 'Bill' Hampton
Release Date:04/05/1946
The Truth About Murder
Character:Lester Ashton
Release Date:01/04/1946
Dick Tracy
Character:Dick Tracy
Release Date:01/12/1945
Jack London
Character:Richard Harding Davis
Release Date:24/12/1943
Canyon City
Character:Craig Morgan
Release Date:24/11/1943
Tornado
Character:Gary Linden
Release Date:09/08/1943
Bells of Capistrano
Character:Stag Johnson
Release Date:15/09/1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Character:Ray Stafford
Release Date:07/05/1942
Millionaires in Prison
Character:James Brent
Release Date:12/07/1940
A Fugitive from Justice
Character:'Julie' Alexander
Release Date:15/06/1940
Brother Orchid
Character:Philadelphia Powell
Release Date:07/06/1940
The Saint Takes Over
Character:Sam Reese
Release Date:07/06/1940
Florian
Character:Kingston
Release Date:05/06/1940
Private Detective
Character:Nat Flavin
Release Date:09/12/1939
Sued for Libel
Character:Albert Pomeroy
Release Date:27/10/1939
Television Spy
Character:Carl Venner
Release Date:20/10/1939
The Spellbinder
Character:Mr. Carrington
Release Date:28/07/1939
Grand Jury Secrets
Character:Thomas Reedy
Release Date:23/06/1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
Character:George Bentley
Release Date:16/06/1939
Secret Service of the Air
Character:Henchman Ed Powell
Release Date:04/03/1939
Wings of the Navy
Character:Tommy - Duty Officer
Release Date:11/02/1939
Blackwell's Island
Character:Steve Cardigan
Release Date:24/01/1939
North of Shanghai
Character:Bob Laird
Release Date:24/01/1939
Off the Record
Character:Lou Baronette
Release Date:21/01/1939
Smashing the Spy Ring
Character:Professor Leonard (uncredited)
Release Date:29/12/1938
Illegal Traffic
Character:State's Attorney Ryan
Release Date:02/11/1938
Crime Ring
Character:Ray Taylor
Release Date:08/07/1938
Sinners in Paradise
Character:Harrison Brand
Release Date:19/05/1938
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Character:Inspector Donohue
Release Date:29/04/1938
Happy Landing
Character:Frank Harland
Release Date:01/09/1934
Looking for Trouble
Character:Dan Sutter
Release Date:28/03/1934
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