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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.
Filmography
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Movies 166
TV Shows 12
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The Movie Orgy (1968)
Guns of Diablo (1964)
Tower of London (1962)
Most Dangerous Man Alive (1961)
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come (1961)
The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960)
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman (1958)
From the Earth to the Moon (1958)
Tarawa Beachhead (1958)
Frontier Gun (1958)
The Saga of Hemp Brown (1958)
Bronco (1958)
Twilight for the Gods (1958)
Badman's Country (1958)
How to Make a Monster (1958)
Young and Wild (1958)
Jack the Ripper (1958)
Giant from the Unknown (1958)
Maverick (1957)
Perry Mason (1957)
M Squad (1957)
Omar Khayyam (1957)
Beginning of the End (1957)
The Giant Claw (1957)
Kronos (1957)
Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
Drango (1957)
Naked Gun (1956)
The Desperados Are in Town (1956)
Walk the Proud Land (1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)
When Gangland Strikes (1956)
Fury at Gunsight Pass (1956)
No Man's Woman (1955)
Tennessee's Partner (1955)
Duel on the Mississippi (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Eternal Sea (1955)
The Silver Star (1955)
Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
Crashout (1955)
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story (1955)
Vera Cruz (1954)
The Steel Cage (1954)
Three Young Texans (1954)
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
Two Guns and a Badge (1954)
Silver Lode (1954)
Apache (1954)
Drums Across the River (1954)
Southwest Passage (1954)
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Flight Nurse (1953)
The Moonlighter (1953)
Mexican Manhunt (1953)
Sky Commando (1953)
Devil's Canyon (1953)
Arena (1953)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
Fort Vengeance (1953)
The Man Behind The Gun (1953)
Hiawatha (1952)
A Star Shall Rise (1952)
Because of You (1952)
The Raiders (1952)
Cavalcade of America (1952)
Four Star Playhouse (1952)
Son of Ali Baba (1952)
Three for Bedroom C (1952)
Red Planet Mars (1952)
Mutiny (1952)
Fort Osage (1952)
My Favorite Spy (1951)
Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
Fighting Coast Guard (1951)
The Lion Hunters (1951)
Short Grass (1950)
Southside 1-1000 (1950)
Big Town (1950)
Rocketship X-M (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
Borderline (1950)
Chain Lightning (1950)
Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
The Fountainhead (1949)
Colorado Territory (1949)
We Were Strangers (1949)
Bad Men of Tombstone (1949)
Joan of Arc (1948)
For the Love of Mary (1948)
The Fabulous Fraud (1948)
Fighting Back (1948)
Souvenirs of Death (1948)
High Wall (1947)
Good News (1947)
Desire Me (1947)
Merton of the Movies (1947)
Cynthia (1947)
Song of the Thin Man (1947)
The Sea of Grass (1947)
Little Mister Jim (1947)
A Really Important Person (1947)
Lady in the Lake (1946)
Courage of Lassie (1946)
The Cockeyed Miracle (1946)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Adventure (1945)
Purity Squad (1945)
Phantoms, Inc. (1945)
Fall Guy (1945)
Watchtower Over Tomorrow (1945)
The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
Dark Shadows (1944)
Gentle Annie (1944)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)
Barbary Coast Gent (1944)
Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944)
Meet the People (1944)
Important Business (1944)
Radio Bugs (1944)
Main Street Today (1944)
Rationing (1944)
The Heavenly Body (1944)
Swing Fever (1943)
Best Foot Forward (1943)
Dixie Dugan (1943)
Sucker Bait (1943)
Time to Kill (1942)
Tennessee Johnson (1942)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe (1942)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
Roxie Hart (1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
Road Agent (1941)
I Wake Up Screaming (1941)
The Bandit Trail (1941)
Wide Open Town (1941)
Pirates on Horseback (1941)
Border Vigilantes (1941)
The Roundup (1941)
In Old Colorado (1941)
Doomed Caravan (1941)
Three Men from Texas (1940)
Cherokee Strip (1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Light of Western Stars (1940)
The Showdown (1940)
Knights of the Range (1940)
Rustlers' Valley (1937)
North of the Rio Grande (1937)
Trail Dust (1936)
Hopalong Cassidy Returns (1936)
Stand Up and Cheer! (1934)
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GenderMale
Birthday1896-08-28
Deathday1964-09-02 (68 years old)
Birth NameMorris Winslow Ankrum
Birth PlaceDanville, United States
RelationshipsJoan Wheeler (1935 - 1964)
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsMorris Nussbaum, Morris Winslow Ankrum, Morrie Ankrum, Morri Ankrum, Stephen Morris
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