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Morris Ankrum
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Morris Ankrum
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1896-08-28,Danville, Illinois, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

Lady in the Lake

6.1

Lady in the Lake
1946-12-19

6.647

The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01

Invaders from Mars

5.925

Invaders from Mars
1953-04-09

8

Fall Guy
1945-04-14

I Wake Up Screaming

6.878

I Wake Up Screaming
1941-10-31

The Heavenly Body

5.6

The Heavenly Body
1944-03-23

The Postman Always Rings Twice

7.067

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946-05-02

4.25

Young and Wild
1958-04-24

6.7

Crashout
1955-03-01

6.379

High Wall
1947-12-17

6.232

Silver Lode
1954-06-24

Colorado Territory

6.967

Colorado Territory
1949-06-11

4.8

The Giant Claw
1957-06-01

The Damned Don't Cry

6.992

The Damned Don't Cry
1950-05-13

Tomorrow Is Another Day

6.545

Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951-08-08

The Thin Man Goes Home

7.108

The Thin Man Goes Home
1944-12-24

6.1

Apache
1954-07-09

Tennessee's Partner

6.522

Tennessee's Partner
1955-09-21

5.189

Flight to Mars
1951-11-11

5.696

Kronos
1957-03-31

Courage of Lassie

5.9

Courage of Lassie
1946-11-08

4.855

Rocketship X-M
1950-06-02

Zombies of Mora Tau

5.5

Zombies of Mora Tau
1957-02-19

The Last Command

6.7

The Last Command
1955-08-03

From the Earth to the Moon

5.303

From the Earth to the Moon
1958-11-26

Twilight for the Gods

4.714

Twilight for the Gods
1958-08-04

Most Dangerous Man Alive

5.4

Most Dangerous Man Alive
1961-07-04

5.552

Borderline
1950-03-01

In a Lonely Place

7.6

In a Lonely Place
1950-05-17

Beginning of the End

3.949

Beginning of the End
1957-06-28

Southside 1-1000

6

Southside 1-1000
1950-11-16

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

6.103

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956-06-13

When Gangland Strikes

6

When Gangland Strikes
1956-03-15

6.1

Time to Kill
1942-12-24

We Were Strangers

6.275

We Were Strangers
1949-04-27

5.333

Doomed Caravan
1941-01-10

6

The Showdown
1940-03-08

In Old Colorado

6.4

In Old Colorado
1941-03-14

Pirates on Horseback

6

Pirates on Horseback
1941-05-23

Three Men from Texas

6.6

Three Men from Texas
1940-11-15

6.5

Wide Open Town
1941-08-08

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

6.8

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
1936-10-16

North of the Rio Grande

6.7

North of the Rio Grande
1937-06-28

Rustlers' Valley

5.8

Rustlers' Valley
1937-07-23

7.5

Borderland
1937-02-26

Duel on the Mississippi

6.8

Duel on the Mississippi
1955-09-16

Hills of Old Wyoming

5

Hills of Old Wyoming
1937-04-16

5.333

Trail Dust
1936-12-11

Taza, Son of Cochise

5.685

Taza, Son of Cochise
1954-02-18

Giant from the Unknown

4.4

Giant from the Unknown
1958-01-03

5.024

No Man's Woman
1955-10-27

Son of Ali Baba

5.6

Son of Ali Baba
1952-08-15

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come

4.25

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961-06-01

7

Roxie Hart
1942-02-20

The Man Behind The Gun

5.95

The Man Behind The Gun
1953-01-31

5.324

Guns of Diablo
1964-10-04

7.857

The Hidden Eye
1945-08-31

Chain Lightning

6.346

Chain Lightning
1950-02-18

6.667

Sky Commando
1953-08-21

My Favorite Spy

6

My Favorite Spy
1951-12-25

The Redhead and the Cowboy

5.4

The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951-03-15

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo

6.7

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944-11-15

Drums Across the River

5.75

Drums Across the River
1954-06-01

Quincannon, Frontier Scout

5.2

Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956-05-01

9

Hiawatha
1952-12-28

7

The Steel Cage
1954-12-01

The Cockeyed Miracle

7.5

The Cockeyed Miracle
1946-10-26

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman

3.5

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957-05-17

How to Make a Monster

5.679

How to Make a Monster
1958-07-01

Hell's Crossroads

5.625

Hell's Crossroads
1957-03-08

The Fabulous Fraud

7

The Fabulous Fraud
1948-08-28

5.042

Devil's Canyon
1953-08-13

6

Swing Fever
1943-11-01

4

Rationing
1944-03-24

6.444

Desire Me
1947-10-31

The Lion Hunters

6.25

The Lion Hunters
1951-03-25

5.179

Mutiny
1952-03-05

6.625

Because of You
1952-12-04

6.4

Adventure
1945-12-28

6.2

Cynthia
1947-08-29

Southwest Passage

6.3

Southwest Passage
1954-04-01

The Eternal Sea

6.563

The Eternal Sea
1955-04-19

6.444

Good News
1947-12-04

5.75

Omar Khayyam
1957-08-23

Fury at Gunsight Pass

6.25

Fury at Gunsight Pass
1956-02-15

For the Love of Mary

6.214

For the Love of Mary
1948-09-01

6.429

Fort Vengeance
1953-03-28

Barbary Coast Gent

5.5

Barbary Coast Gent
1944-09-01

6.25

The Raiders
1952-11-20

A Star Shall Rise

8

A Star Shall Rise
1952-12-25

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story

2

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
1955-01-01

6.667

Fighting Back
1948-07-30

5.667

Gentle Annie
1944-12-05

6.5

Fort Osage
1952-02-10

6.5

Dixie Dugan
1943-03-12

Ride 'Em Cowboy

6.037

Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941-11-17

6.333

Flight Nurse
1953-11-15

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

6.6

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963-07-13

9.176

Dark Shadows
1944-12-16

Best Foot Forward

6.8

Best Foot Forward
1943-10-08

Two Guns and a Badge

10

Two Guns and a Badge
1954-09-11

5.5

Cherokee Strip
1940-10-10

8.5

Purity Squad
1945-11-03

5.571

Drango
1957-01-01

Meet the People

5.833

Meet the People
1944-06-01

The Moonlighter

5.958

The Moonlighter
1953-09-19

Along the Great Divide

7.404

Along the Great Divide
1951-06-02

Merton of the Movies

6.3

Merton of the Movies
1947-10-11

The Bandit Trail

7

The Bandit Trail
1941-10-10

The Omaha Trail

7

The Omaha Trail
1942-09-01

Curse of the Faceless Man

5.6

Curse of the Faceless Man
1958-08-14

Mexican Manhunt

6.167

Mexican Manhunt
1953-09-13

The Light of Western Stars

5

The Light of Western Stars
1940-04-17

Buck Benny Rides Again

5

Buck Benny Rides Again
1940-05-31

Tower of London

6

Tower of London
1962-10-24

Knights of the Range

7

Knights of the Range
1940-02-23

6.669

Vera Cruz
1954-12-25

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

6.143

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942-08-28

6.2

Phantoms, Inc.
1945-06-09

6.5

Short Grass
1950-12-24

Tales of Manhattan

6.5

Tales of Manhattan
1942-08-05

I Beheld His Glory

0

I Beheld His Glory
1953-03-31

The Power of the Resurrection

7

The Power of the Resurrection
1958-01-01

This Woman Is Mine

4.5

This Woman Is Mine
1941-08-22

Border Vigilantes

6.333

Border Vigilantes
1941-04-18

9

The Roundup
1941-04-03

Bad Men of Tombstone

6.5

Bad Men of Tombstone
1949-01-21

5

Arena
1953-06-24

Ten Gentlemen from West Point

6.375

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942-06-26

The Silver Star

5.5

The Silver Star
1955-04-07

Cattle Queen of Montana

5.897

Cattle Queen of Montana
1954-11-18

The Outlaw Stallion

7.333

The Outlaw Stallion
1954-07-03

Badman's Country

5.625

Badman's Country
1958-08-02

The Desperados Are in Town

8

The Desperados Are in Town
1956-11-01

Three Young Texans

5.6

Three Young Texans
1954-11-25

The Saga of Hemp Brown

6.4

The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958-09-05

6.75

Frontier Gun
1958-10-31

6.444

Naked Gun
1956-11-01

Little Mister Jim

5.5

Little Mister Jim
1947-04-01

The Mighty McGurk

6.688

The Mighty McGurk
1947-01-02

Marriage Is a Private Affair

6.375

Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944-08-23

Fighting Coast Guard

6.667

Fighting Coast Guard
1951-05-31

Return from Nowhere

6

Return from Nowhere
1944-10-28

Song of the Thin Man

6.753

Song of the Thin Man
1947-08-28

Chief Crazy Horse

5.6

Chief Crazy Horse
1955-04-01

Main Street Today

6.4

Main Street Today
1944-03-25

Souvenirs of Death

7.7

Souvenirs of Death
1948-06-19

The Fountainhead

6.834

The Fountainhead
1949-06-25

Walk the Proud Land

6.115

Walk the Proud Land
1956-09-01

Reunion in France

6.405

Reunion in France
1942-12-25

Red Planet Mars

4.897

Red Planet Mars
1952-05-15

Tarawa Beachhead

6.75

Tarawa Beachhead
1958-11-02

6.134

Joan of Arc
1948-12-22

Tennessee Johnson

6.389

Tennessee Johnson
1942-12-01

The Harvey Girls

6.609

The Harvey Girls
1946-01-18

The Sea of Grass

6.103

The Sea of Grass
1947-04-25

7

Road Agent
1941-12-19

Stand Up and Cheer!

5.3

Stand Up and Cheer!
1934-05-04

The Green Years

6.4

The Green Years
1946-07-04

5.4

Let's Face It
1943-08-04

The Cross of Lorraine

6.4

The Cross of Lorraine
1943-11-12

Down Liberty Road

9

Down Liberty Road
1957-01-01

6.679

Gunsmoke
1955-09-10

5.75

Cowboy G-Men
1952-09-13

7.1

The Rifleman
1958-09-30

5.429

M Squad
1957-09-20

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

6.4

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960-09-19

6.94

Maverick
1957-09-22

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

6.658

Sea Hunt
1958-01-04

Four Star Playhouse

6.818

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

Four Star Playhouse

6.818

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

Four Star Playhouse

6.818

Four Star Playhouse
1952-09-25

7.706

Perry Mason
1957-09-21

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

8.5

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953-10-02

6.1

Cheyenne
1955-09-20

The 20th Century Fox Hour

6

The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955-10-05

5.385

Studio One
1948-11-07

7.3

Dr. Fu Manchu
1956-09-03

7.521

Bonanza
1959-09-12

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951-10-05

5

On Trial
1956-09-14