Morgan Conway
33 Movies
Movies
Plays Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1945
Plays Philadelphia Powell
Brother Orchid
1940
Plays Captain William 'Bill' Hampton
Badman's Territory
1946
Plays Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946
Plays Sam Reese
The Saint Takes Over
1940
Plays Henchman Ed Powell
Secret Service of the Air
1939
Plays Mr. Carrington
The Spellbinder
1939
Plays State's Attorney Ryan
Illegal Traffic
1938
Plays James Brent
Millionaires in Prison
1940
Plays George Bentley
Charlie Chan in Reno
1939
Plays Richard Harding Davis
Jack London
1943
Plays Tommy - Duty Officer
Wings of the Navy
1939
Plays Albert Pomeroy
Sued for Libel
1939
Plays Steve Cardigan
Blackwell's Island
1939
Plays Ray Taylor
Crime Ring
1938
Plays Lou Baronette
Off the Record
1939
Plays Gary Linden
Tornado
1943
Plays Bob Laird
North of Shanghai
1939
Plays Ray Stafford
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942
Plays Nat Flavin
Private Detective
1939
Plays Harrison Brand
Sinners in Paradise
1938
Plays 'Julie' Alexander
A Fugitive from Justice
1940
Plays Stag Johnson
Bells of Capistrano
1942
Plays Lester Ashton
The Truth About Murder
1946
Plays Joe
Vacation in Reno
1946
Plays Dan Sutter
Looking for Trouble
1934
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Vacation in Reno
Joe
1946
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Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Dick Tracy
1946
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Badman's Territory
Captain William 'Bill' Hampton
1946
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The Truth About Murder
Lester Ashton
1946
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Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
1945
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Jack London
Richard Harding Davis
1943
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Canyon City
Craig Morgan
1943
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Tornado
Gary Linden
1943
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Bells of Capistrano
Stag Johnson
1942
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Morgan Conway still alive?
Morgan Conway passed away on November 16, 1981 at age 78.
What are the most famous roles of Morgan Conway?
Morgan Conway is best known for roles in Brother Orchid, Dick Tracy, Dick Tracy vs. Cueball.
How many movies has Morgan Conway been in?
Over a 47-year career (since 1934), Morgan Conway has appeared in 33 movies and 0 TV shows.
What was Morgan Conway's first movie?
The career of Morgan Conway began with Looking for Trouble (1934).
What is Morgan Conway's most recent movie or series?
Morgan Conway's most recent release is Vacation in Reno, which premiered on December 10, 1946.
Morgan Conway
1903-03-16 · Newark, New Jersey, USA
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.