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Morgan Conway
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Morgan Conway
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1903-03-16,Newark, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.

Filmography

6.646

Brother Orchid
1940-06-07

Charlie Chan in Reno

6.474

Charlie Chan in Reno
1939-06-16

Badman's Territory

6

Badman's Territory
1946-05-04

6.1

Jack London
1943-12-24

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

5.46

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
1946-11-22

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

6.25

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
1942-05-07

Blackwell's Island

5.5

Blackwell's Island
1939-01-24

The Saint Takes Over

6.654

The Saint Takes Over
1940-06-07

5.2

Dick Tracy
1945-12-01

Sinners in Paradise

5.357

Sinners in Paradise
1938-05-19

Private Detective

7

Private Detective
1939-12-09

5.667

Tornado
1943-08-09

A Fugitive from Justice

5.667

A Fugitive from Justice
1940-06-15

6.3

Sued for Libel
1939-10-27

The Truth About Murder

4.8

The Truth About Murder
1946-04-01

10

Happy Landing
1934-09-01

5.75

Crime Ring
1938-07-08

The Spellbinder

6.333

The Spellbinder
1939-07-28

Millionaires in Prison

6.143

Millionaires in Prison
1940-07-12

Illegal Traffic

6.6

Illegal Traffic
1938-11-02

7.5

Television Spy
1939-10-20

Looking for Trouble

6.667

Looking for Trouble
1934-03-28

The Nurse from Brooklyn

6.5

The Nurse from Brooklyn
1938-04-29

Secret Service of the Air

6.3

Secret Service of the Air
1939-03-04

Wings of the Navy

6.167

Wings of the Navy
1939-02-11

Grand Jury Secrets

7

Grand Jury Secrets
1939-06-23

Bells of Capistrano

7

Bells of Capistrano
1942-09-15

North of Shanghai

8

North of Shanghai
1939-01-24

4.5

Florian
1940-06-05

8

Canyon City
1943-11-24

Vacation in Reno

7.667

Vacation in Reno
1946-12-10

6.4

Off the Record
1939-01-21

Smashing the Spy Ring

6.667

Smashing the Spy Ring
1938-12-29