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Morris Ankrum

Morris Ankrum

Known for ActingBorn 1896-08-28Died 1964-09-02Danville, Illinois, USA
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.Read more

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Two Guns and a Badge10.0
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Two Guns and a Badge

1954 · Movie

Dark Shadows9.2
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Dark Shadows

1944 · Movie

Down Liberty Road9.0
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Down Liberty Road

1957 · Movie

Hiawatha9.0
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Hiawatha

1952 · Movie

The Roundup9.0
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The Roundup

1941 · Movie

The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
8.5
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The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse

1953 · Series

Purity Squad8.5
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Purity Squad

1945 · Movie

The Desperados Are in Town8.0
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The Desperados Are in Town

1956 · Movie

A Star Shall Rise8.0
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A Star Shall Rise

1952 · Movie

Fall Guy8.0
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Fall Guy

1945 · Movie

The Hidden Eye7.9
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The Hidden Eye

1945 · Movie

Perry Mason7.7
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Perry Mason

1957 · Series

Souvenirs of Death7.7
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Souvenirs of Death

1948 · Movie

In a Lonely Place7.6
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In a Lonely Place

1950 · Movie

Bonanza7.5
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Bonanza

1959 · Series

The Cockeyed Miracle7.5
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The Cockeyed Miracle

1946 · Movie

Along the Great Divide7.4
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Along the Great Divide

1951 · Movie

The Outlaw Stallion7.3
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The Outlaw Stallion

1954 · Movie

Borderland7.5
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Borderland

1937 · Movie

Dr. Fu Manchu7.3
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Dr. Fu Manchu

1956 · Series

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars7.2
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Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Series

The Rifleman7.1
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The Rifleman

1958 · Series

The Power of the Resurrection7.0
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The Power of the Resurrection

1958 · Movie

The Thin Man Goes Home7.1
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The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Movie

The Steel Cage7.0
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The Steel Cage

1954 · Movie

The Postman Always Rings Twice7.1
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The Postman Always Rings Twice

1946 · Movie

Maverick6.9
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Maverick

1957 · Series

The Damned Don't Cry7.0
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The Damned Don't Cry

1950 · Movie

The Fabulous Fraud7.0
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The Fabulous Fraud

1948 · Movie

Colorado Territory7.0
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Colorado Territory

1949 · Movie

Roxie Hart7.0
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Roxie Hart

1942 · Movie

The Omaha Trail7.0
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The Omaha Trail

1942 · Movie

The Bandit Trail7.0
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The Bandit Trail

1941 · Movie

Road Agent7.0
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Road Agent

1941 · Movie

Knights of the Range7.0
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Knights of the Range

1940 · Movie

Duel on the Mississippi6.8
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Duel on the Mississippi

1955 · Movie

The Fountainhead6.9
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The Fountainhead

1949 · Movie

Four Star Playhouse
6.8
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Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Series

Frontier Gun6.8
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Frontier Gun

1958 · Movie

Tarawa Beachhead6.8
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Tarawa Beachhead

1958 · Movie

The Movie Orgy6.6
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The Movie Orgy

1968 · Movie

I Wake Up Screaming6.9
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I Wake Up Screaming

1941 · Movie

Crashout6.7
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Crashout

1955 · Movie

The Last Command6.7
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The Last Command

1955 · Movie

Gunsmoke6.7
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Gunsmoke

1955 · Series

Vera Cruz6.7
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Vera Cruz

1954 · Movie

Sea Hunt6.7
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Sea Hunt

1958 · Series

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes6.6
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X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963 · Movie