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James Carmody Lankton, known professionally as James C. Morton, was an American character actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1922 and 1943.
Birth Name
James Carmody Lankton
Born
Monday, 25 August 1884
Died
Saturday, 24 October 1942
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| The Three Stooges Family Album | (archive footage) | 1998 |
| The Our Gang Story | Piano Player | 1994 |
| Biography | Various | 1987 |
| Stoogemania | Bit Part | 1986 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Court Clerk (segment "The Three Stooges") | 1986 |
| Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Mr. Morton | 1984 |
| Dick und Doof in 1000 Nöten | (archive footage) | 1958 |
| The Good Bad Egg | Horseshoe Man | 1947 |
| Murder in Times Square | Policeman | 1943 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hey Moe, Hey Dad! | Various characters | 2015 |
| The Three Stooges Family Album | (archive footage) | 1998 |
| The Our Gang Story | Piano Player | 1994 |
| Biography | Various | 1987 |
| Stoogemania | Bit Part | 1986 |
| Classic Comedy Teams | Court Clerk (segment "The Three Stooges") | 1986 |
| Our Gang: Inside the Clubhouse | Mr. Morton | 1984 |
| Dick und Doof in 1000 Nöten | (archive footage) | 1958 |
| The Good Bad Egg | Horseshoe Man | 1947 |
| Murder in Times Square | Policeman | 1943 |
| Laugh Your Blues Away | Actor | 1942 |
| My Heart Belongs to Daddy | Policeman at Intersection | 1942 |
| Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood | Al - Police Operator | 1942 |
| The Boogie Man Will Get You | Trooper Fred Quincy / Trooper Quincy | 1942 |
| Street of Chance | Bartender | 1942 |
| Lucky Legs | Pat | 1942 |
| To the Shores of Tripoli | Bartender | 1942 |
| In Old California | Red - Sacramento Bartender | 1942 |
| Westward Ho! | Stagecoach Agent | 1942 |
| Butch Minds the Baby | Policeman | 1942 |
| Yokel Boy | Sign Painter | 1942 |
| A Tragedy at Midnight | Chubby Detective | 1942 |
| Pardon My Stripes | Jake | 1942 |
| Bedtime Story | Conventioneer | 1941 |
| Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case | Conductor | 1941 |
| Johnny Eager | Card Player | 1941 |
| Appointment for Love | Doorman | 1941 |
| Public Enemies | Detective | 1941 |
| Bad Man of Deadwood | Store Owner | 1941 |
| Wild Geese Calling | Mack | 1941 |
| The Iron Claw | Casey | 1941 |
| Lady from Louisiana | Littlefield | 1941 |
| Mr. Dynamite | Cop / The Cop in the Alley | 1941 |
| Road Show | Sheriff | 1941 |
| Lucky Devils | Exposition Guard | 1941 |
| Colorado | Stagecoach Station Manager | 1940 |
| Earl of Puddlestone | Officer Brannigan | 1940 |
| When the Daltons Rode | Ed Pickett - Juror | 1940 |
| The Return of Frank James | Liberty Bartender | 1940 |
| Black Diamonds | Joseph Aloysius Stacey / Joseph Aloysius Stacey (as James Norton) | 1940 |
| Those Were the Days! | Conductor | 1940 |
| Bad Man from Red Butte | Baldy | 1940 |
| Lillian Russell | Bartender | 1940 |
| Mutiny in the County | Policeman Joe (as James Morton) / Policeman Joe | 1940 |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby | Policeman | 1940 |
| Saps at Sea | 1940 | |
| Free, Blonde and 21 | Proprietor | 1940 |
| The Courageous Dr. Christian | Bailey | 1940 |
| My Little Chickadee | Train Conductor | 1940 |
| Danger on Wheels | Police Sergeant | 1940 |
| The Fatal Hour | Policeman Clancy | 1940 |
| Swanee River | Bartender | 1940 |
| Meet Dr. Christian | City Council Member | 1939 |
| Call a Messenger | Policeman | 1939 |
| The Housekeeper's Daughter | Policeman | 1939 |
| The Arizona Kid | Bartender Joe | 1939 |
| Blackmail | Second Policeman Arresting John | 1939 |
| When Tomorrow Comes | Bill, the Chef | 1939 |
| Miracles for Sale | Blackie the Electrician | 1939 |
| Mutiny on the Blackhawk | Ship's Cook | 1939 |
| News Is Made at Night | Bartender | 1939 |
| It Could Happen to You | Detective | 1939 |
| Tell No Tales | Crowd Control Policeman | 1939 |
| Rose of Washington Square | Speakeasy Bartender | 1939 |
| Sergeant Madden | Fight Announcer | 1939 |
| We Want Our Mummy | Prof. Wilson | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Judge | 1939 |
| Four Girls in White | Policeman at Drug Store | 1939 |
| Topper Takes a Trip | First Bailiff | 1939 |
| Three Little Sew and Sews | Admiral H.S. Taylor | 1939 |
| Kentucky | Bartender | 1938 |
| California Frontier | Bartender Hank | 1938 |
| Up the River | Hap | 1938 |
| Secrets of a Nurse | Bartender | 1938 |
| His Exciting Night | Policeman | 1938 |
| The Nightshirt Bandit | Dr. Gideon Pruitt / Dr. Pruitt | 1938 |
| Stablemates | Bartender | 1938 |
| Prairie Moon | Bald Chicago Tenement Man | 1938 |
| Straight Place and Show | Bald Man | 1938 |
| Block-Heads | James - the Porter | 1938 |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band | Bartender at Scarbie's | 1938 |
| Letter of Introduction | Cop at Fire | 1938 |
| Three Missing Links | B.O. Botswaddle | 1938 |
| City Streets | Drunk | 1938 |
| Speed to Burn | Bartender | 1938 |
| Josette | Bartender | 1938 |
| Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb | Hotel Manager | 1938 |
| International Crime | Radio Listener | 1938 |
| International Settlement | Bartender | 1938 |
| A Doggone Mixup | Insurance salesman | 1938 |
| Mama Runs Wild | Adams | 1937 |
| September in the Rain | Various | 1937 |
| Every Day's a Holiday | Bartender | 1937 |
| The Sitter Downers | Mr. Bell | 1937 |
| Merry-Go-Round of 1938 | Waiter | 1937 |
| The Shadow Strikes | Kelly | 1937 |
| Public Cowboy No. 1 | Eustace P. Quackenbush | 1937 |
| The Lady Escapes | Doorman | 1937 |
| Calling All Doctors | Pallbearer | 1937 |
| Flying Fists | Referee | 1937 |
| Brothers of the West | Cattle Man's Protective Assoc. Chief / Mitchell - Cattleman's Protective Assoc. Chief | 1937 |
| Rhythm in the Clouds | Cop | 1937 |
| Slave Ship | Waiter | 1937 |
| My Little Feller | 1937 | |
| Pick a Star | Bartender | 1937 |
| Way Out West | Bartender | 1937 |
| Dizzy Doctors | Man on Street | 1937 |
| Two Wise Maids | Sergeant Abbot | 1937 |
| Join the Marines | Policeman | 1937 |
| She's Dangerous | Lunch Room Proprietor | 1937 |
| Dancing on the Ceiling | Dental Patient | 1937 |
| Arizona Mahoney | Bald-Headed Man | 1936 |
| The Accusing Finger | Bill Poster / (scene deleted) | 1936 |
| Easy to Take | Police Sergeant | 1936 |
| Our Relations | Beer Garden Bartender | 1936 |
| Two in a Crowd | Policeman | 1936 |
| Kelly the Second | Policeman Mike | 1936 |
| A Pain in the Pullman | Paul Pain | 1936 |
| Ticket to Paradise | Bartender | 1936 |
| Disorder in the Court | Court Clerk | 1936 |
| The Lucky Corner | Officer | 1936 |
| Song of the Saddle | Settler | 1936 |
| It Had to Happen | Bartender | 1936 |
| The Bohemian Girl | Constable | 1936 |
| Ants in the Pantry | Guest w / toupee in piano scene | 1936 |
| Modern Times | Assembly Line Relief Man | 1936 |
| The Brain Busters | Herman P. Ferguson | 1936 |
| King of Burlesque | Jim - the Bartender | 1936 |
| Frisco Kid | Vigilante | 1935 |
| A Night at the Opera | Opera Spectator | 1935 |
| Thanks a Million | Frank Slocum | 1935 |
| The Timid Young Man | Helen's Father | 1935 |
| The Payoff | Bartender | 1935 |
| Oh, My Nerves | 1935 | |
| Hot Off the Press | 1935 | |
| O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Man on Train Who Wants to Sleep | 1935 |
| Hoi Polloi | Party Guest wearing toupée | 1935 |
| Pardon My Scotch | J.T. Walton | 1935 |
| The Captain Hits the Ceiling | Mr. Turner | 1935 |
| Public Hero Number 1 | Road House Patron | 1935 |
| Uncivil Warriors | Union General | 1935 |
| Gypsy Sweetheart | Second Detective | 1935 |
| Naughty Marietta | Herald | 1935 |
| Poker at Eight | Second Taxi Driver | 1935 |
| Times Square Lady | Bartender | 1935 |
| Beginner's Luck | Piano player | 1935 |
| The Fixer Uppers | Policeman | 1935 |
| Tit for Tat | Policeman / The Policeman | 1935 |
| The Chases of Pimple Street | Bouncer | 1934 |
| Washee Ironee | Policeman | 1934 |
| Super Stupid | 1934 | |
| Death on the Diamond | Husband | 1934 |
| Something Simple | Ambulance Driver | 1934 |
| Mike Fright | Mr. Morton - Station Manager | 1934 |
| One-Horse Farmers | Paradise Acres Promoter | 1934 |
| Another Wild Idea | Milkman | 1934 |
| Wild Gold | Mine Owner | 1934 |
| Operator 13 | Secret Service Man | 1934 |
| Benny, from Panama | Morton, the Landlord / Morton the Landlord | 1934 |
| Movie Daze | Mr. Morton | 1934 |
| Maid in Hollywood | Grip | 1934 |
| Sing and Like It | Tied Up Mug | 1934 |
| You're Telling Me! | George Smith - Gossip | 1934 |
| The House of Mystery | Englishman | 1934 |
| A Circus Hoodoo | 1934 | |
| Snug in the Jug | Wilbur's Father | 1933 |
| The Midnight Patrol | Policeman | 1933 |
| The Nuisance | Motorist | 1933 |
| The Devil's Brother | Woodchopper / The Timorous Woodchopper | 1933 |
| Me and My Pal | Traffic Cop | 1933 |
| Fallen Arches | The Auto Driver | 1933 |
| Bring 'Em Back a Wife | Archie, Taxi Cab Superintendent | 1933 |
| A Lad an' a Lamp | Officer | 1932 |
| The Soilers | Judge J.A. Morton | 1932 |
| Alum and Eve | Policeman (as James Morton) / Policeman | 1932 |
| Pack Up Your Troubles | Policeman | 1932 |
| Hot News Margie | Stadium Policeman | 1931 |
| What Price Pants | Henchman | 1931 |
| Follow the Leader | Mickie | 1930 |
| A Grocery Clerk's Romance | Brown - the Husband | 1912 |
