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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.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Movie Orgy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1968
Guns of Diablo
Character:Ray Macklin
Release Date:04/10/1964
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Character:Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
Release Date:13/07/1963
Tower of London
Character:The Archbishop
Release Date:24/10/1962
Most Dangerous Man Alive
Character:Capt. Davis
Release Date:04/07/1961
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
Character:Gen. Lew Wallace
Release Date:01/06/1961
From the Earth to the Moon
Character:President Ulysses S. Grant
Release Date:26/11/1958
Tarawa Beachhead
Character:Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
Release Date:02/11/1958
Frontier Gun
Character:Andrew Barton
Release Date:31/10/1958
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Character:Bo Slauter
Release Date:05/09/1958
Curse of the Faceless Man
Character:Narrator (unconfirmed)
Release Date:14/08/1958
Twilight for the Gods
Character:Sea Captain
Release Date:04/08/1958
Badman's Country
Character:Mayor Coleman
Release Date:02/08/1958
How to Make a Monster
Character:Police Capt. Hancock
Release Date:01/07/1958
Young and Wild
Character:Police Capt. Egan
Release Date:24/04/1958
Giant from the Unknown
Character:Dr. Frederick Cleveland
Release Date:03/01/1958
The Power of the Resurrection
Character:Annas
Release Date:01/01/1958
Omar Khayyam
Character:Sharain's Father
Release Date:23/08/1957
Beginning of the End
Character:Gen. John Hanson
Release Date:28/06/1957
The Giant Claw
Character:Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Release Date:01/06/1957
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Character:Dr. Carl Jordan
Release Date:17/05/1957
Kronos
Character:Dr. Albert Stern
Release Date:31/03/1957
Hell's Crossroads
Character:Wheeler
Release Date:08/03/1957
Zombies of Mora Tau
Character:Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Release Date:01/03/1957
Drango
Character:Henry Calder
Release Date:01/01/1957
The Desperados Are in Town
Character:Mr. Rutherford
Release Date:01/11/1956
Naked Gun
Character:Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
Release Date:01/11/1956
Walk the Proud Land
Character:Gen. Wade
Release Date:01/09/1956
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Character:Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Release Date:13/06/1956
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Character:Col. Harry Conover
Release Date:01/05/1956
When Gangland Strikes
Character:Leo Fantzler
Release Date:15/03/1956
Fury at Gunsight Pass
Character:Doc Phillips
Release Date:15/02/1956
No Man's Woman
Character:Capt. Hostedder
Release Date:27/10/1955
Tennessee's Partner
Character:Judge Parker
Release Date:21/09/1955
Duel on the Mississippi
Character:Magistrate (uncredited)
Release Date:16/09/1955
The Last Command
Character:
Release Date:03/08/1955
The Eternal Sea
Character:Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
Release Date:19/04/1955
The Silver Star
Character:Charlie Childress
Release Date:07/04/1955
Chief Crazy Horse
Character:Red Cloud
Release Date:01/04/1955
Crashout
Character:Head Guard
Release Date:01/03/1955
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
Character:Azar the Shepherd
Release Date:01/01/1955
Vera Cruz
Character:Gen. Ramírez
Release Date:25/12/1954
The Steel Cage
Character:Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Release Date:01/12/1954
Three Young Texans
Character:Jeff Blair
Release Date:25/11/1954
Cattle Queen of Montana
Character:J.I. 'Pop' Jones
Release Date:18/11/1954
Two Guns and a Badge
Character:Sheriff Jackson
Release Date:11/09/1954
Apache
Character:Dawson
Release Date:09/07/1954
The Outlaw Stallion
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:03/07/1954
Silver Lode
Character:Zachary Evans
Release Date:24/06/1954
Drums Across the River
Character:Chief Ouray
Release Date:01/06/1954
Southwest Passage
Character:Dr. Stanton
Release Date:01/04/1954
Taza, Son of Cochise
Character:Grey Eagle
Release Date:18/02/1954
Flight Nurse
Character:Interrogation Officer
Release Date:15/11/1953
The Moonlighter
Character:Alexander Prince
Release Date:19/09/1953
Mexican Manhunt
Character:Tip Morgan
Release Date:13/09/1953
Sky Commando
Character:Gen. W.R. Combs
Release Date:21/08/1953
Devil's Canyon
Character:Ed
Release Date:13/08/1953
Arena
Character:Bucky Hillberry
Release Date:24/06/1953
Invaders from Mars
Character:Col. Fielding
Release Date:09/04/1953
I Beheld His Glory
Character:Peter
Release Date:31/03/1953
Fort Vengeance
Character:Chief Crowfoot
Release Date:28/03/1953
The Man Behind The Gun
Character:Bram Creegan
Release Date:31/01/1953
Hiawatha
Character:Iagoo
Release Date:28/12/1952
A Star Shall Rise
Character:King Herod
Release Date:25/12/1952
Because of You
Character:Dr. Travis
Release Date:04/12/1952
The Raiders
Character:Thomas Ainsworth
Release Date:20/11/1952
Son of Ali Baba
Character:Ali Baba
Release Date:15/08/1952
Red Planet Mars
Character:Secretary of Defense Sparks
Release Date:15/05/1952
Mutiny
Character:Capt. Radford
Release Date:05/03/1952
Fort Osage
Character:Arthur Pickett
Release Date:10/02/1952
My Favorite Spy
Character:Gen. Frazer
Release Date:25/12/1951
Flight to Mars
Character:Ikron
Release Date:11/11/1951
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Character:Hugh Wagner
Release Date:08/08/1951
Along the Great Divide
Character:Ed Roden
Release Date:02/06/1951
Fighting Coast Guard
Character:Navy Captain
Release Date:31/05/1951
The Lion Hunters
Character:Tom Forbes
Release Date:25/03/1951
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:15/03/1951
Short Grass
Character:Hal Fenton
Release Date:24/12/1950
Southside 1-1000
Character:Eugene Deane
Release Date:16/11/1950
Rocketship X-M
Character:Dr. Ralph Fleming
Release Date:02/06/1950
In a Lonely Place
Character:Lloyd Barnes
Release Date:17/05/1950
The Damned Don't Cry
Character:Jim Whitehead
Release Date:13/05/1950
Borderline
Character:Bill Whittaker
Release Date:01/03/1950
Chain Lightning
Character:Ed Bostwick
Release Date:18/02/1950
The Fountainhead
Character:Prosecutor (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1949
Colorado Territory
Character:United States Marshal
Release Date:11/06/1949
We Were Strangers
Character:M. Seymour
Release Date:27/04/1949
Bad Men of Tombstone
Character:Mr. Jones
Release Date:21/01/1949
Joan of Arc
Character:Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
Release Date:22/12/1948
For the Love of Mary
Character:Adm. Walton
Release Date:01/09/1948
The Fabulous Fraud
Character:Blind Girl's Father
Release Date:28/08/1948
Fighting Back
Character:Robert J. Higby
Release Date:30/07/1948
Souvenirs of Death
Character:Gangster (uncredited)
Release Date:19/06/1948
High Wall
Character:Dr. Stanley Griffin
Release Date:17/12/1947
Good News
Character:Dean Griswold
Release Date:04/12/1947
Desire Me
Character:Hector Martin
Release Date:31/10/1947
Merton of the Movies
Character:Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
Release Date:11/10/1947
Cynthia
Character:Mr. Phillips, Principal
Release Date:29/08/1947
Song of the Thin Man
Character:Inspector (uncredited)
Release Date:28/08/1947
The Sea of Grass
Character:A.J. Crane
Release Date:25/04/1947
Little Mister Jim
Character:Col. W.I. Starwell
Release Date:01/04/1947
The Mighty McGurk
Character:Fowles
Release Date:02/01/1947
Lady in the Lake
Character:Eugene Grayson
Release Date:19/12/1946
Courage of Lassie
Character:Farmer Crews
Release Date:08/11/1946
The Cockeyed Miracle
Character:Dr. Wilson
Release Date:26/10/1946
The Green Years
Character:Dr. Galbraith
Release Date:04/07/1946
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Character:Judge (uncredited)
Release Date:02/05/1946
The Harvey Girls
Character:Rev. Claggett
Release Date:18/01/1946
Adventure
Character:Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
Release Date:28/12/1945
Purity Squad
Character:Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Release Date:03/11/1945
The Hidden Eye
Character:Ferris (henchman)
Release Date:31/08/1945
Phantoms, Inc.
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:09/06/1945
Fall Guy
Character:District Attorney (uncredited)
Release Date:14/04/1945
The Thin Man Goes Home
Character:Willoughby Peavy
Release Date:24/12/1944
Dark Shadows
Character:Lt. Pat McKay
Release Date:16/12/1944
Gentle Annie
Character:Deputy Gansby
Release Date:05/12/1944
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Character:Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Release Date:15/11/1944
Return from Nowhere
Character:Doctor (uncredited)
Release Date:28/10/1944
Barbary Coast Gent
Character:Alec Veeder
Release Date:01/09/1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Character:Ed Scofield
Release Date:23/08/1944
Meet the People
Character:Monte Rowland
Release Date:01/06/1944
Main Street Today
Character:Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1944
Rationing
Character:Morgan
Release Date:24/03/1944
The Heavenly Body
Character:Dr. Green
Release Date:23/03/1944
The Cross of Lorraine
Character:Col. Demas (uncredited)
Release Date:12/11/1943
Swing Fever
Character:Dan Conlon
Release Date:01/11/1943
Best Foot Forward
Character:Col. Harkrider
Release Date:08/10/1943
Let's Face It
Character:Man in Sun Shell Cafe
Release Date:04/08/1943
Dixie Dugan
Character:Editor
Release Date:12/03/1943
Reunion in France
Character:Martin
Release Date:25/12/1942
Time to Kill
Character:Alexander Morny
Release Date:24/12/1942
Tennessee Johnson
Character:Jefferson Davis
Release Date:01/12/1942
The Omaha Trail
Character:Henchman Job
Release Date:01/09/1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Character:Mr. Graham
Release Date:28/08/1942
Tales of Manhattan
Character:Judge
Release Date:05/08/1942
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Character:Wood
Release Date:26/06/1942
Roxie Hart
Character:Martin S. Harrison
Release Date:20/02/1942
Road Agent
Character:Big John Morgan
Release Date:19/12/1941
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Character:Ace Anderson
Release Date:17/11/1941
I Wake Up Screaming
Character:Assistant District Attorney
Release Date:31/10/1941
The Bandit Trail
Character:Red Haggerty
Release Date:10/10/1941
This Woman Is Mine
Character:Roussel
Release Date:22/08/1941
Wide Open Town
Character:Jim Stuart
Release Date:08/08/1941
Pirates on Horseback
Character:Ace Gibson
Release Date:23/05/1941
Border Vigilantes
Character:Dan Forbes
Release Date:18/04/1941
The Roundup
Character:'Parenthesis'
Release Date:03/04/1941
In Old Colorado
Character:Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
Release Date:14/03/1941
Doomed Caravan
Character:Stephen Westcott
Release Date:10/01/1941
Three Men from Texas
Character:Bruce Morgan
Release Date:15/11/1940
Cherokee Strip
Character:Hawk Barrett
Release Date:10/10/1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
Character:Second Outlaw
Release Date:31/05/1940
The Light of Western Stars
Character:Nat Hayworth
Release Date:17/04/1940
The Showdown
Character:Baron Rendor
Release Date:08/03/1940
Knights of the Range
Character:Gamecock
Release Date:23/02/1940
Rustlers' Valley
Character:Glen Randall
Release Date:23/07/1937
North of the Rio Grande
Character:Henry Stoneham
Release Date:28/06/1937
Hills of Old Wyoming
Character:Andrews
Release Date:16/04/1937
Borderland
Character:Loco
Release Date:26/02/1937
Trail Dust
Character:Tex Anderson
Release Date:11/12/1936
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Character:Blackie Felton
Release Date:16/10/1936
Stand Up and Cheer!
Character:Washington Press Correspondent
Release Date:04/05/1934
Television Appearances
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Character:Walter Harwood
The Rifleman
Character:
Sea Hunt
Character:
Maverick
Character:Joshua Haines
Perry Mason
Character:Judge
Perry Mason
Character:Judge Hoyt
M Squad
Character:Police Inspector Dean
Dr. Fu Manchu
Character:Professor Rutledge
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Henry
Cheyenne
Character:John Clements
Gunsmoke
Character:Merle
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
Character:
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Warden
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Mr. Raymond
Four Star Playhouse
Character:Mr. Mason
Cowboy G-Men
Character:
Studio One
Character:Considine
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