Morris Ankrum
Aug 28, 1896 — Sep 2, 1964 (68 years)
Danville, Illinois, USA
152 Movies
11 Series
A career spanning 92+ years and 163+ titles makes Morris Ankrum one of the trade's long-distance runners. his Lloyd Barnes in 'In a Lonely Place' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Mystery has been his most frequent territory.
68R.I.P.
152Movies
11Series
Morris Ankrum
152 Movies
11 Series
A career spanning 92+ years and 163+ titles makes Morris Ankrum one of the trade's long-distance runners. his Lloyd Barnes in 'In a Lonely Place' ranks among the most remembered of his filmography. Mystery has been his most frequent territory.
68 R.I.P.
R.I.P.
152
Movies
11
Series
Movies
Chain Lightning
1950
Desire Me
1947
Swing Fever
1943
In a Lonely Place
1950
Fighting Coast Guard
1951
The Cross of Lorraine
1943
Courage of Lassie
1946
Son of Ali Baba
1952
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934
The Fountainhead
1949
Invaders from Mars
1953
Roxie Hart
1942
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944
Fighting Back
1948
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
The Sea of Grass
1947
We Were Strangers
1949
The Green Years
1946
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956
Joan of Arc
1948
Rocketship X-M
1950
My Favorite Spy
1951
The Harvey Girls
1946
Along the Great Divide
1951
Vera Cruz
1954
Time to Kill
1942
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
Purity Squad
1945
I Wake Up Screaming
1941
Guns of Diablo
1964
Silver Lode
1954
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963
Apache
1954
The Giant Claw
1957
Song of the Thin Man
1947
Duel on the Mississippi
1955
The Man Behind The Gun
1953
Walk the Proud Land
1956
The Silver Star
1955
How to Make a Monster
1958
Chief Crazy Horse
1955
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954
Lady in the Lake
1946
Beginning of the End
1957
Colorado Territory
1949
Devil's Canyon
1953
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Guns of Diablo
Ray Macklin
1964
Film
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
1963
Film
Tower of London
The Archbishop
1962
Film
Most Dangerous Man Alive
Capt. Davis
1961
Film
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
Gen. Lew Wallace
1961
Film
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Walter Harwood
1960–1961
TV
Bonanza
Mr. Mason
1962
TV
From the Earth to the Moon
President Ulysses S. Grant
1958
Film
Frontier Gun
Andrew Barton
1958
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Morris Ankrum still alive?
Morris Ankrum passed away on September 2, 1964 at age 68.
What are the most famous roles of Morris Ankrum?
Morris Ankrum is best known for roles in In a Lonely Place, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Vera Cruz.
How many movies has Morris Ankrum been in?
Over a 30-year career (since 1934), Morris Ankrum has appeared in 161 movies and 18 TV shows.
What was Morris Ankrum's first movie?
The career of Morris Ankrum began with Stand Up and Cheer! (1934).
What is Morris Ankrum's most recent movie or series?
Morris Ankrum's most recent release is Guns of Diablo, which premiered on October 4, 1964.
What TV shows has Morris Ankrum appeared in?
On television, Morris Ankrum has appeared in Bonanza, Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Rifleman.
Morris Ankrum
1896-08-28 · Danville, Illinois, USA
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.