
Morris Ankrum
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 au…
Known For
In a Lonely Place
Lloyd Barnes
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Judge (uncredited)
Vera Cruz
Gen. Ramírez
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
The Fountainhead
Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Thin Man Goes Home
Willoughby Peavy
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Invaders from Mars
Col. Fielding
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Filmography
Acting (176)
Movies (162)
The Movie Orgy
1968as Self (archive footage)
Guns of Diablo
1964as Ray Macklin
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
Tower of London
1962as The Archbishop
Most Dangerous Man Alive
1961as Capt. Davis
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961as Gen. Lew Wallace
Young and Wild
1958as Police Capt. Egan
Badman's Country
1958as Mayor Coleman
Tarawa Beachhead
1958as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958as Narrator (unconfirmed)
Twilight for the Gods
1958as Sea Captain
Giant from the Unknown
1958as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
From the Earth to the Moon
1958as President Ulysses S. Grant
How to Make a Monster
1958as Police Capt. Hancock
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958as Bo Slauter
Frontier Gun
1958as Andrew Barton
The Power of the Resurrection
1958as Annas
Beginning of the End
1957as Gen. John Hanson
The Giant Claw
1957as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Hell's Crossroads
1957as Wheeler
Kronos
1957as Dr. Albert Stern
Omar Khayyam
1957as Sharain's Father
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957as Dr. Carl Jordan
Drango
1957as Henry Calder
Down Liberty Road
1957as Fred Schroder
Fury at Gunsight Pass
1956as Doc Phillips
When Gangland Strikes
1956as Leo Fantzler
Walk the Proud Land
1956as Gen. Wade
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956as Col. Harry Conover
Naked Gun
1956as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
The Desperados Are in Town
1956as Mr. Rutherford
Duel on the Mississippi
1955as Magistrate (uncredited)
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
1955as Azar the Shepherd
The Silver Star
1955as Charlie Childress
Crashout
1955as Head Guard
The Last Command
1955
Chief Crazy Horse
1955as Red Cloud
The Eternal Sea
1955as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
Tennessee's Partner
1955as Judge Parker
No Man's Woman
1955as Capt. Hostedder
Southwest Passage
1954as Dr. Stanton
The Outlaw Stallion
1954as Sheriff
Apache
1954as Dawson
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
Vera Cruz
1954as Gen. Ramírez
Three Young Texans
1954as Jeff Blair
Silver Lode
1954as Zachary Evans
The Steel Cage
1954as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954as Grey Eagle
Drums Across the River
1954as Chief Ouray
Two Guns and a Badge
1954as Sheriff Jackson
Invaders from Mars
1953as Col. Fielding
Fort Vengeance
1953as Chief Crowfoot
I Beheld His Glory
1953as Peter
Sky Commando
1953as Gen. W.R. Combs
The Moonlighter
1953as Alexander Prince
Mexican Manhunt
1953as Tip Morgan
Flight Nurse
1953as Interrogation Officer
The Man Behind The Gun
1953as Bram Creegan
Arena
1953as Bucky Hillberry
Devil's Canyon
1953as Ed
Son of Ali Baba
1952as Ali Baba
Because of You
1952as Dr. Travis
Red Planet Mars
1952as Secretary of Defense Sparks
Fort Osage
1952as Arthur Pickett
Mutiny
1952as Capt. Radford
Hiawatha
1952as Iagoo
The Raiders
1952as Thomas Ainsworth
A Star Shall Rise
1952as King Herod
The Lion Hunters
1951as Tom Forbes
Along the Great Divide
1951as Ed Roden
Flight to Mars
1951as Ikron
Fighting Coast Guard
1951as Navy Captain
My Favorite Spy
1951as Gen. Frazer
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951as Sheriff
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951as Hugh Wagner
Short Grass
1950as Hal Fenton
In a Lonely Place
1950as Lloyd Barnes
Southside 1-1000
1950as Eugene Deane
Rocketship X-M
1950as Dr. Ralph Fleming
The Damned Don't Cry
1950as Jim Whitehead
Chain Lightning
1950as Ed Bostwick
Borderline
1950as Bill Whittaker
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949as Mr. Jones
The Fountainhead
1949as Prosecutor (uncredited)
We Were Strangers
1949as M. Seymour
Colorado Territory
1949as United States Marshal
Joan of Arc
1948as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
Fighting Back
1948as Robert J. Higby
For the Love of Mary
1948as Adm. Walton
Souvenirs of Death
1948as Gangster (uncredited)
The Fabulous Fraud
1948as Blind Girl's Father
Good News
1947as Dean Griswold
Song of the Thin Man
1947as Inspector (uncredited)
Desire Me
1947as Hector Martin
The Sea of Grass
1947as A.J. Crane
High Wall
1947as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Cynthia
1947as Mr. Phillips, Principal
Little Mister Jim
1947as Col. W.I. Starwell
Merton of the Movies
1947as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
The Mighty McGurk
1947as Fowles
The Harvey Girls
1946as Rev. Claggett
The Green Years
1946as Dr. Galbraith
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946as Judge (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie
1946as Farmer Crews
Lady in the Lake
1946as Eugene Grayson
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946as Dr. Wilson
Fall Guy
1945as District Attorney (uncredited)
Adventure
1945as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
Phantoms, Inc.
1945as Narrator (voice)
Purity Squad
1945as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye
1945as Ferris (henchman)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Rationing
1944as Morgan
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944as Willoughby Peavy
Gentle Annie
1944as Deputy Gansby
The Heavenly Body
1944as Dr. Green
Meet the People
1944as Monte Rowland
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944as Ed Scofield
Dark Shadows
1944as Lt. Pat McKay
Barbary Coast Gent
1944as Alec Veeder
Main Street Today
1944as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Return from Nowhere
1944as Doctor (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
1943as Editor
Swing Fever
1943as Dan Conlon
Let's Face It
1943as Man in Sun Shell Cafe
Best Foot Forward
1943as Col. Harkrider
The Cross of Lorraine
1943as Col. Demas (uncredited)
Tales of Manhattan
1942as Judge
The Omaha Trail
1942as Henchman Job
Roxie Hart
1942as Martin S. Harrison
Reunion in France
1942as Martin
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942as Wood
Tennessee Johnson
1942as Jefferson Davis
Time to Kill
1942as Alexander Morny
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942as Mr. Graham
This Woman Is Mine
1941as Roussel
In Old Colorado
1941as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
Doomed Caravan
1941as Stephen Westcott
Border Vigilantes
1941as Dan Forbes
Road Agent
1941as Big John Morgan
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941as Ace Anderson
The Bandit Trail
1941as Red Haggerty
Wide Open Town
1941as Jim Stuart
I Wake Up Screaming
1941as Assistant District Attorney
The Roundup
1941as 'Parenthesis'
Pirates on Horseback
1941as Ace Gibson
Cherokee Strip
1940as Hawk Barrett
The Showdown
1940as Baron Rendor
The Light of Western Stars
1940as Nat Hayworth
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940as Second Outlaw
Three Men from Texas
1940as Bruce Morgan
Knights of the Range
1940as Gamecock
Rustlers' Valley
1937as Glen Randall
North of the Rio Grande
1937as Henry Stoneham
Borderland
1937as Loco
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937as Andrews
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
1936as Blackie Felton
Trail Dust
1936as Tex Anderson
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934as Washington Press Correspondent
Television (14)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960as Walter Harwood
Sea Hunt
1958
The Rifleman
1958
Perry Mason
1957as Judge Hoyt
Maverick
1957as Joshua Haines
M Squad
1957as Police Inspector Dean
Dr. Fu Manchu
1956as Professor Rutledge
Cheyenne
1955as John Clements
Gunsmoke
1955as Merle
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955as Henry
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
1953Four Star Playhouse
1952as Warden
Cowboy G-Men
1952
Studio One
1948as Considine
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