Discover
Morris Ankrum was an American radio, television, and film character actor.
Birth Name
Morris Winslow Ankrum
Born
Saturday, 28 August 1897
Died
Wednesday, 02 September 1964
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Mark Warren | 2017 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Lt. Gen. Edward Considine | 2007 |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Dr. Ralph Fleming | 2005 |
| Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders and Ad-Libs | Governor | 2001 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
| Guns of Diablo | Ray Macklin | 1964 |
| Destry | The Old Man | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Chief Austin | 1963 |
| X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes | Mr. Bowhead | 1963 |
| Tower of London | The Archbishop | 1962 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Forsaken Westerns | Mark Warren | 2017 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Lt. Gen. Edward Considine | 2007 |
| Watch the Skies!: Science Fiction, the 1950s and Us | Dr. Ralph Fleming | 2005 |
| Red Skelton: Bloopers, Blunders and Ad-Libs | Governor | 2001 |
| The Movie Orgy | Self (archival footage) | 1968 |
| Guns of Diablo | Ray Macklin | 1964 |
| Destry | The Old Man | 1964 |
| Kraft Suspense Theatre | Chief Austin | 1963 |
| X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes | Mr. Bowhead | 1963 |
| Tower of London | The Archbishop | 1962 |
| Most Dangerous Man Alive | Capt. Davis | 1961 |
| The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come | Gen. Lew Wallace | 1961 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Walter Harwood | 1960 |
| The Man from Blackhawk | Martin Randolph | 1959 |
| Dennis the Menace | Minister | 1959 |
| Riverboat | C.C. Thompson | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Mr. Mason | 1959 |
| Markham | Harold Burgess | 1959 |
| Rawhide | Dr. Morgan / Dr. Tom Jackson | 1959 |
| Frontier Gun | Andrew Barton | 1958 |
| Tarawa Beachhead | Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor | 1958 |
| From the Earth to the Moon | President Ulysses S. Grant | 1958 |
| Cimarron City | Fenton | 1958 |
| U.S. Marshal | Henry Colt | 1958 |
| Bat Masterson | Judge Dorset | 1958 |
| Lawman | Ike Smith | 1958 |
| Mackenzie's Raiders | Sgt. Lund / Dutch Herman | 1958 |
| The Rifleman | Jacob Black / Aaron Pelser | 1958 |
| The Texan | Sheriff Bailey | 1958 |
| Frontier Doctor | Colonel Martin Brandt | 1958 |
| Bronco | Todd Morgan / Gilbert Groves / General Blunt / Gen. George Meade / Dan Peppin | 1958 |
| The Saga of Hemp Brown | Bo Slauter | 1958 |
| Curse of the Faceless Man | Narrator / Narrator (unconfirmed) | 1958 |
| Twilight for the Gods | Sea Captain | 1958 |
| Badman's Country | Mayor Coleman | 1958 |
| How to Make a Monster | Police Capt. Hancock | 1958 |
| Young and Wild | Police Capt. Egan | 1958 |
| Sea Hunt | Earl Tucker - Head of INS | 1958 |
| Giant from the Unknown | Dr. Frederick Cleveland | 1958 |
| Jack the Ripper | Judge Davis | 1958 |
| The Power of the Resurrection | Annas | 1958 |
| The Veil | Judge Davis | 1958 |
| Tombstone Territory | George West / Galeno Mayor | 1957 |
| 26 Men | Jeff Hubbard / Miles Young | 1957 |
| Alcoa Theatre | Stan MacGregor | 1957 |
| The Gray Ghost | Dulaney | 1957 |
| Maverick | Joshua Haines / Judge Jason Painter | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Judge / Judge Bates / Trial Judge / Judge Morrisey / Judge Hoyt / Judge Cameron / Judge Cadwell | 1957 |
| The Thin Man | August Vandrey | 1957 |
| M Squad | Police Capt. Dean / Police Inspector Dean | 1957 |
| Boots and Saddles | Surgeon Major | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Michael Folsom | 1957 |
| Sugarfoot | John Savage / Cash Billings | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Maxim Bruckner | 1957 |
| Omar Khayyam | Imam Nowaffak / Sharain's Father | 1957 |
| Beginning of the End | Gen. John Hanson | 1957 |
| The Giant Claw | Lt. Gen. Edward Considine | 1957 |
| The Silent Service | Howard Leaf | 1957 |
| Kronos | Dr. Albert Stern | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Col. Sanders / Jonas Coe | 1957 |
| Hell's Crossroads | Wheeler | 1957 |
| Zombies of Mora Tau | Dr. Jonathan Eggert | 1957 |
| Whirlybirds | Chief Terkell | 1957 |
| Drango | Henry Calder | 1957 |
| Official Detective | Officer Cope | 1957 |
| Naked Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson / Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum) | 1956 |
| The Desperados Are in Town | Mr. Rutherford | 1956 |
| Death of a Scoundrel | Captain LaFarge - Homicide Squad | 1956 |
| Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers | Malik Yusuf Rahman | 1956 |
| West Point | Mr. Porter | 1956 |
| Wire Service | Prof. Fortner | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | John McDonogh / Gabriel Durand | 1956 |
| The Adventures of Dr. Fu Manchu | Professor Rutledge | 1956 |
| Walk the Proud Land | Gen. Wade | 1956 |
| Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Brig. Gen. John Hanley / Maj. Gen. John Hanley | 1956 |
| Quincannon, Frontier Scout | Col. Harry Conover | 1956 |
| Telephone Time | Judge / Warden | 1956 |
| When Gangland Strikes | Leo Fantzler | 1956 |
| Fury at Gunsight Pass | Doc Phillips | 1956 |
| Crossroads | McNamara | 1955 |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | Henry | 1955 |
| Casablanca | Lou | 1955 |
| The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial | Judge / Benson | 1955 |
| Tennessee's Partner | Judge Parker | 1955 |
| Navy Log | Capt. Canty | 1955 |
| Cheyenne | Cyrus Dawson / Ed Roden, Sr. / John Clements / Matt Benedict | 1955 |
| Duel on the Mississippi | Magistrate | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Merle | 1955 |
| The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Old Man Cullen | 1955 |
| Tales of the Texas Rangers | Colonel Cole Bryson | 1955 |
| The Last Command | Juan Bradburn - Military Governor | 1955 |
| Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Dr. Carl Jordan | 1955 |
| No Man's Woman | Capt. Hostedder | 1955 |
| The Eternal Sea | Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble | 1955 |
| Science Fiction Theatre | George Halsey / Dr. McDermott / Dr. Clausen / Campbell | 1955 |
| The Silver Star | Charlie Childress | 1955 |
| Chief Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | 1955 |
| Crashout | Head Guard | 1955 |
| Many Rivers to Cross | Mr. Emmett | 1955 |
| The Millionaire | Prof. Schiffler | 1955 |
| TV Reader's Digest | Dunlap / Gorman | 1955 |
| Soldiers of Fortune | Peter Vetter | 1955 |
| Vera Cruz | Gen. Ramírez | 1954 |
| The Steel Cage | Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages" / Garvey - Prison Board Member (segment "The Hostages") | 1954 |
| Cattle Queen of Montana | J.I. 'Pop' Jones | 1954 |
| The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin | Yellow Wolf / Walking Hawk / Millard Austin / Long Dog / Chief Red Eagle / Brig. General Jack Lawrence | 1954 |
| Climax! | Inspector Jarech / Dr. Conrad | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Mr. Mason | 1954 |
| Two Guns and a Badge | Sheriff Jackson | 1954 |
| Lassie | Harry | 1954 |
| It's a Great Life | Grant | 1954 |
| The Best in Mystery | Mr. Raymond | 1954 |
| The Whistler | Leland | 1954 |
| The Outlaw Stallion | Sheriff | 1954 |
| Apache | Dawson | 1954 |
| Silver Lode | Zachary Evans | 1954 |
| The Saracen Blade | Undetermined Secondary Role | 1954 |
| Drums Across the River | Chief Ouray | 1954 |
| The Lone Wolf | Jim Cartwright | 1954 |
| Southwest Passage | Dr. Elias P. Stanton / Dr. Stanton | 1954 |
| Public Defender | George Fulton | 1954 |
| Taza, Son of Cochise | Grey Eagle | 1954 |
| Stories of the Century | Chris Evans | 1954 |
| Three Young Texans | Jeff Blair | 1954 |
| Flight Nurse | Interrogation Officer / Interrogating Officer | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Badge | Floyd King | 1953 |
| The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse | Tom | 1953 |
| The Loretta Young Show | Judge | 1953 |
| The Moonlighter | Alexander Prince | 1953 |
| Mexican Manhunt | Tip Morgan | 1953 |
| City Detective | Dailey | 1953 |
| Sky Commando | Gen. W.R. Combs | 1953 |
| Devil's Canyon | Sheriff / Ed | 1953 |
| Arena | Bucky Hillberry | 1953 |
| Invaders from Mars | Col. Fielding | 1953 |
| I Beheld His Glory | Simon Peter / Peter | 1953 |
| Fort Vengeance | Chief Crowfoot | 1953 |
| You Are There | Daniel Webster | 1953 |
| General Electric Theater | Marshal Olds | 1953 |
| The Man Behind the Gun | Bram Creegan | 1953 |
| Hiawatha | Iagoo | 1952 |
| Because of You | Dr. Travis | 1952 |
| The Raiders | Alcalde Thomas Ainsworth / Thomas Ainsworth | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Judge | 1952 |
| Cavalcade of America | Peter Slade / Maj. Gen. C. H. Gerhardt / Judge / Gen. Stonewall Jackson | 1952 |
| Four Star Playhouse | Warden / Mr. Raymond / Mr. Mason | 1952 |
| Hopalong Cassidy | Chief Tall Horse / John Preston aka Jose Hernandez | 1952 |
| Cowboy G-Men | Judge Jefferson Dixon / John Calhoun / Carl Randall | 1952 |
| Son of Ali Baba | Ali Baba | 1952 |
| Three for Bedroom C | Well-Wisher at Station | 1952 |
| Campbell Summer Soundstage | (archive footage) | 1952 |
| Red Planet Mars | Secretary of Defense Sparks | 1952 |
| Mutiny | Capt. Radford / Captain Radford | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Phillips / Major Rogers | 1952 |
| Fort Osage | Arthur Pickett | 1952 |
| My Favorite Spy | Gen. Frazer | 1951 |
| Flight to Mars | Ikron | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Damon Norton / Hendrick Vandorp / Link Bradford / Mark Warren | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Wilson / the Governor / Detective Burns | 1951 |
| Tomorrow Is Another Day | Hugh Wagner | 1951 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Judge | 1951 |
| Racket Squad | Mr. Murdock | 1951 |
| Along the Great Divide | Ed Roden | 1951 |
| Fighting Coast Guard | Navy Captain | 1951 |
| The Lion Hunters | Tom Forbes | 1951 |
| The Redhead and the Cowboy | Sheriff | 1951 |
| Short Grass | Hal Fenton | 1950 |
| Southside 1-1000 | Eugene Deane | 1950 |
| The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | The General | 1950 |
| Big Town | Commodore | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Reynolds | 1950 |
| Rocketship X-M | Dr. Ralph Fleming | 1950 |
| In a Lonely Place | Lloyd Barnes | 1950 |
| The Damned Don't Cry | Jim Whitehead | 1950 |
| Borderline | Bill Whittaker | 1950 |
| Chain Lightning | Ed Bostwick | 1950 |
| Slattery's Hurricane | Dr. Holmes | 1949 |
| The Fountainhead | Prosecutor | 1949 |
| Colorado Territory | United States Marshal | 1949 |
| We Were Strangers | Mr. Seymour / M. Seymour | 1949 |
| Fireside Theatre | Goodman | 1949 |
| Badmen of Tombstone | Mr. Jones | 1949 |
| Joan of Arc | Poton de Xaintrailles - Captain / Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain | 1948 |
| Studio One | Considine | 1948 |
| For the Love of Mary | Adm. Walton | 1948 |
| The Fabulous Fraud | Blind Girl's Father | 1948 |
| Fighting Back | Robert J. Higby | 1948 |
| Souvenirs of Death | Gangster / Gun Owner #7 | 1948 |
| Alias a Gentleman | O.K. | 1948 |
| High Wall | Dr. Stanley Griffin | 1947 |
| Good News | Dean Griswold | 1947 |
| Desire Me | Hector Martin | 1947 |
| Merton of the Movies | Goodfellow's Club Manager | 1947 |
| Cynthia | Mr. Phillips, Principal | 1947 |
| Song of the Thin Man | Inspector | 1947 |
| Undercover Maisie | Parker | 1947 |
| The Sea of Grass | A.J. Crane | 1947 |
| The Mighty McGurk | Fowles | 1947 |
| Lady in the Lake | Eugene Grayson | 1946 |
| The Cockeyed Miracle | Dr. Wilson | 1946 |
| Courage of Lassie | Farmer Crews | 1946 |
| Little Mister Jim | Col. Starwell / Col. W.I. Starwell | 1946 |
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | Judge | 1946 |
| The Green Years | Dr. Galbraith | 1946 |
| The Harvey Girls | Rev. Claggett | 1946 |
| Adventure | Mr. Ludlow - Farmer | 1945 |
| Purity Squad | Dr. Adams | 1945 |
| The Hidden Eye | Ferris / Ferris (henchman) | 1945 |
| Phantoms, Inc. | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1945 |
| Gentle Annie | Deputy Gansby | 1945 |
| Fall Guy | District Attorney | 1945 |
| Dark Shadows | Police Lt. Pat McKay / Lt. Pat McKay | 1944 |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | Willoughby / Willoughby Peavy | 1944 |
| Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo | Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' | 1944 |
| Barbary Coast Gent | Alec Veeder | 1944 |
| Marriage Is a Private Affair | Ed Scofield | 1944 |
| Kismet | The Caliph's Messenger | 1944 |
| Meet the People | Monte Rowland | 1944 |
| Important Business | Army Officer Who Sits by Doakes | 1944 |
| Main Street Today | Mayor Charlie Maxwell | 1944 |
| Rationing | Morgan / Mr. Morgan | 1944 |
| The Heavenly Body | Dr. Green | 1944 |
| See Here, Private Hargrove | Col. Forbes | 1944 |
| The Human Comedy | Mr. Beaufrere | 1944 |
| Whistling in Brooklyn | Blake - Newspaper Editor | 1943 |
| The Cross of Lorraine | Col. Demas | 1943 |
| Swing Fever | Dan Conlon | 1943 |
| Best Foot Forward | Col. Harkrider | 1943 |
| I Dood It | Brinker | 1943 |
| Let's Face It | Man in Sun Shell Cafe | 1943 |
| Dixie Dugan | Editor | 1943 |
| Assignment in Brittany | Stenger | 1943 |
| Time to Kill | Alexander Morny | 1943 |
| Reunion in France | Martin | 1942 |
| Tennessee Johnson | Jefferson Davis | 1942 |
| The Omaha Trail | Henchman Job | 1942 |
| The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Mr. Graham | 1942 |
| Tales of Manhattan | Judge Tom Barnes (Robinson sequence) / Judge | 1942 |
| Ten Gentlemen from West Point | Wood | 1942 |
| Roxie Hart | Martin S. Harrison | 1942 |
| Ride 'Em Cowboy | Ace Anderson | 1942 |
| Road Agent | Big John Morgan | 1941 |
| I Wake Up Screaming | Asst. District Attorney / Assistant District Attorney | 1941 |
| The Bandit Trail | Red Haggerty | 1941 |
| This Woman Is Mine | Roussel | 1941 |
| Wide Open Town | Jim Stuart | 1941 |
| Pirates on Horseback | Ace Gibson | 1941 |
| Border Vigilantes | Dan Forbes | 1941 |
| In Old Colorado | Joe Weiler / Weiler, Davidson's Foreman | 1941 |
| The Round Up | 'Parenthesis' | 1941 |
| Cheers for Miss Bishop | Professor at Minna's Hearing | 1941 |
| Doomed Caravan | Stephen Westcott | 1941 |
| Three Men from Texas | Bruce Morgan | 1940 |
| Cherokee Strip | Hawk Barrett | 1940 |
| Buck Benny Rides Again | Second Outlaw | 1940 |
| The Light of Western Stars | Nat Hayworth | 1940 |
| The Showdown | Baron Rendor | 1940 |
| Knights of the Range | Gamecock | 1940 |
| Rustlers' Valley | Glenn Randall / Glen Randall | 1937 |
| North of the Rio Grande | Henry Stoneham | 1937 |
| Hills of Old Wyoming | Andrews | 1937 |
| Borderland | Loco | 1937 |
| Trail Dust | Tex Anderson | 1936 |
| Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Blackie Felton | 1936 |
| Stand Up and Cheer! | Washington Press Correspondent | 1934 |
| Reunion in Vienna | Musician | 1933 |
