Morris Ankrum
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 28, 1896
- Died
- September 2, 1964 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Danville, Illinois, USA
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.
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Filmography
The Movie Orgy
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Guns of Diablo
Movie · as Ray Macklin
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Movie · as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
Tower of London
Movie · as The Archbishop
Most Dangerous Man Alive
Movie · as Capt. Davis
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
Movie · as Gen. Lew Wallace
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Walter Harwood · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Mr. Mason · 1 ep
Young and Wild
Movie · as Police Capt. Egan
From the Earth to the Moon
Movie · as President Ulysses S. Grant
Twilight for the Gods
Movie · as Sea Captain
Giant from the Unknown
Movie · as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
How to Make a Monster
Movie · as Police Capt. Hancock
Curse of the Faceless Man
Movie · as Narrator (unconfirmed)
The Power of the Resurrection
Movie · as Annas
Badman's Country
Movie · as Mayor Coleman
Frontier Gun
Movie · as Andrew Barton
The Saga of Hemp Brown
Movie · as Bo Slauter
Tarawa Beachhead
Movie · as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
The Rifleman
TV · 2 eps
Sea Hunt
TV · 1 ep
Bronco
TV · as Gilbert Groves · 1 ep
The Giant Claw
Movie · as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Kronos
Movie · as Dr. Albert Stern
Zombies of Mora Tau
Movie · as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Beginning of the End
Movie · as Gen. John Hanson
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Movie · as Dr. Carl Jordan
Hell's Crossroads
Movie · as Wheeler
Omar Khayyam
Movie · as Sharain's Father
Drango
Movie · as Henry Calder
Down Liberty Road
Movie · as Fred Schroder
M Squad
TV · as Police Inspector Dean · 1 ep
Maverick
TV · as Joshua Haines · 1 ep
Perry Mason
TV · as Judge, Judge Hoyt · 6 eps
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Movie · as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
When Gangland Strikes
Movie · as Leo Fantzler
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Movie · as Col. Harry Conover
Fury at Gunsight Pass
Movie · as Doc Phillips
The Desperados Are in Town
Movie · as Mr. Rutherford
Naked Gun
Movie · as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
Walk the Proud Land
Movie · as Gen. Wade
Dr. Fu Manchu
TV · as Professor Rutledge · 1 ep
On Trial
TV · as Judge · 1 ep
Crashout
Movie · as Head Guard
Tennessee's Partner
Movie · as Judge Parker
The Last Command
Movie
Duel on the Mississippi
Movie · as Magistrate (uncredited)
No Man's Woman
Movie · as Capt. Hostedder
The Eternal Sea
Movie · as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
Movie · as Azar the Shepherd
The Silver Star
Movie · as Charlie Childress
Chief Crazy Horse
Movie · as Red Cloud
Gunsmoke
TV · as Merle · 1 ep
Cheyenne
TV · as John Clements · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Henry · 1 ep
Silver Lode
Movie · as Zachary Evans
Apache
Movie · as Dawson
Taza, Son of Cochise
Movie · as Grey Eagle
Drums Across the River
Movie · as Chief Ouray
The Steel Cage
Movie · as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Southwest Passage
Movie · as Dr. Stanton
Two Guns and a Badge
Movie · as Sheriff Jackson
Vera Cruz
Movie · as Gen. Ramírez
Cattle Queen of Montana
Movie · as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
The Outlaw Stallion
Movie · as Sheriff
Three Young Texans
Movie · as Jeff Blair
Invaders from Mars
Movie · as Colonel Fielding
The Man Behind The Gun
Movie · as Bram Creegan
Sky Commando
Movie · as Gen. W.R. Combs
Devil's Canyon
Movie · as Ed
Fort Vengeance
Movie · as Chief Crowfoot
Flight Nurse
Movie · as Interrogation Officer
The Moonlighter
Movie · as Alexander Prince
Mexican Manhunt
Movie · as Tip Morgan
I Beheld His Glory
Movie · as Peter
Arena
Movie · as Bucky Hillberry
The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Son of Ali Baba
Movie · as Ali Baba
Hiawatha
Movie · as Iagoo
Mutiny
Movie · as Capt. Radford
Because of You
Movie · as Dr. Travis
The Raiders
Movie · as Thomas Ainsworth
A Star Shall Rise
Movie · as King Herod
Fort Osage
Movie · as Arthur Pickett
Red Planet Mars
Movie · as Secretary of Defense Sparks
Cowboy G-Men
TV · 39 eps
Four Star Playhouse
TV · as Warden, Mr. Mason, Mr. Raymond · 1 ep
Tomorrow Is Another Day
Movie · as Hugh Wagner
Flight to Mars
Movie · as Ikron
My Favorite Spy
Movie · as Gen. Frazer
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Movie · as Sheriff
The Lion Hunters
Movie · as Tom Forbes
Along the Great Divide
Movie · as Ed Roden
Fighting Coast Guard
Movie · as Navy Captain
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · 1 ep
The Damned Don't Cry
Movie · as Jim Whitehead
Rocketship X-M
Movie · as Dr. Ralph Fleming
Borderline
Movie · as Bill Whittaker
In a Lonely Place
Movie · as Lloyd Barnes
Southside 1-1000
Movie · as Eugene Deane
Chain Lightning
Movie · as Ed Bostwick
Short Grass
Movie · as Hal Fenton
Colorado Territory
Movie · as United States Marshal
We Were Strangers
Movie · as M. Seymour
Bad Men of Tombstone
Movie · as Mr. Jones
The Fountainhead
Movie · as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Fabulous Fraud
Movie · as Blind Girl's Father
For the Love of Mary
Movie · as Adm. Walton
Fighting Back
Movie · as Robert J. Higby
Souvenirs of Death
Movie · as Gangster (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
Movie · as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
Studio One
TV · as Considine · 1 ep
High Wall
Movie · as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Desire Me
Movie · as Hector Martin
Cynthia
Movie · as Mr. Phillips, Principal
Good News
Movie · as Dean Griswold
Merton of the Movies
Movie · as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
Little Mister Jim
Movie · as Col. W.I. Starwell
The Mighty McGurk
Movie · as Fowles
Song of the Thin Man
Movie · as Inspector (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
Movie · as A.J. Crane
Lady in the Lake
Movie · as Eugene Grayson
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie · as Judge (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie
Movie · as Farmer Crews
The Cockeyed Miracle
Movie · as Dr. Wilson
The Harvey Girls
Movie · as Reverend Claggett
The Green Years
Movie · as Dr. Galbraith (uncredited)
Fall Guy
Movie · as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye
Movie · as Ferris (henchman)
Adventure
Movie · as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
Purity Squad
Movie · as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Phantoms, Inc.
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Heavenly Body
Movie · as Dr. Green
The Thin Man Goes Home
Movie · as Willoughby Peavy
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie · as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Rationing
Movie · as Morgan
Barbary Coast Gent
Movie · as Alec Veeder
Gentle Annie
Movie · as Deputy Gansby
Dark Shadows
Movie · as Lt. Pat McKay
Meet the People
Movie · as Monte Rowland
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Movie · as Ed Scofield
Return from Nowhere
Movie · as Doctor (uncredited)
Main Street Today
Movie · as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Swing Fever
Movie · as Dan Conlon
Dixie Dugan
Movie · as Editor
Best Foot Forward
Movie · as Col. Harkrider
Let's Face It
Movie · as Man in Sun Shell Cafe
The Cross of Lorraine
Movie · as Col. Demas (uncredited)
Time to Kill
Movie · as Alexander Morny
Roxie Hart
Movie · as Martin S. Harrison
Ride 'Em Cowboy
Movie · as Ace Anderson
The Omaha Trail
Movie · as Henchman Job
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Movie · as Mr. Graham
Tales of Manhattan
Movie · as Judge
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Movie · as Wood
Reunion in France
Movie · as Martin
Tennessee Johnson
Movie · as Jefferson Davis
I Wake Up Screaming
Movie · as Assistant District Attorney
Doomed Caravan
Movie · as Stephen Westcott
Pirates on Horseback
Movie · as Ace Gibson
In Old Colorado
Movie · as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
Wide Open Town
Movie · as Jim Stuart
The Bandit Trail
Movie · as Red Haggerty
This Woman Is Mine
Movie · as Roussel
Border Vigilantes
Movie · as Dan Forbes
The Roundup
Movie · as 'Parenthesis'
Road Agent
Movie · as Big John Morgan
The Showdown
Movie · as Baron Rendor
Three Men from Texas
Movie · as Bruce Morgan
Cherokee Strip
Movie · as Hawk Barrett
The Light of Western Stars
Movie · as Nat Hayworth
Buck Benny Rides Again
Movie · as Second Outlaw
Knights of the Range
Movie · as Gamecock
North of the Rio Grande
Movie · as Henry Stoneham
Borderland
Movie · as Loco
Rustlers' Valley
Movie · as Glen Randall
Hills of Old Wyoming
Movie · as Andrews
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Movie · as Blackie Felton
Trail Dust
Movie · as Tex Anderson
Stand Up and Cheer!
Movie · as Washington Press Correspondent