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Morris Ankrum
Actor · Crew· Danville, Illinois, USA
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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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
In a Lonely Place
Lloyd Barnes · 1950
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946
Vera Cruz
Gen. Ramírez · 1954
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Mr. Bowhead (uncredited) · 1963
Invaders from Mars
Col. Fielding · 1953
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Brig. Gen. John Hanley · 1956
The Fountainhead
Prosecutor (uncredited) · 1949
Apache
Dawson · 1954
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Guns of Diablo | Ray Macklin | Film |
| 1963 | X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes | Mr. Bowhead (uncredited) | Film |
| 1962 | Tower of London | The Archbishop | Film |
| 1961 | The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come | Gen. Lew Wallace | Film |
| 1961 | Most Dangerous Man Alive | Capt. Davis | Film |
| 1958 | How to Make a Monster | Police Capt. Hancock | Film |
| 1958 | Giant from the Unknown | Dr. Frederick Cleveland | Film |
| 1958 | Badman's Country | Mayor Coleman | Film |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Gods | Sea Captain | Film |
| 1958 | Tarawa Beachhead | Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1958 | Curse of the Faceless Man | Narrator (unconfirmed) | Film |
| 1958 | Young and Wild | Police Capt. Egan | Film |
| 1958 | From the Earth to the Moon | President Ulysses S. Grant | Film |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam | Sharain's Father | Film |
| 1957 | Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman | Dr. Carl Jordan | Film |
| 1957 | Beginning of the End | Gen. John Hanson | Film |
| 1957 | Kronos | Dr. Albert Stern | Film |
| 1957 | Zombies of Mora Tau | Dr. Jonathan Eggert | Film |
| 1957 | The Giant Claw | Lt. Gen. Edward Considine | Film |
| 1957 | Drango | Henry Calder | Film |
| 1957 | Hell's Crossroads | Wheeler | Film |
| 1956 | Earth vs. the Flying Saucers | Brig. Gen. John Hanley | Film |
| 1956 | When Gangland Strikes | Leo Fantzler | Film |
| 1956 | Quincannon, Frontier Scout | Col. Harry Conover | Film |
| 1956 | Walk the Proud Land | Gen. Wade | Film |
| 1956 | Naked Gun | Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum) | Film |
| 1955 | Crashout | Head Guard | Film |
| 1955 | No Man's Woman | Capt. Hostedder | Film |
| 1955 | Chief Crazy Horse | Red Cloud | Film |
| 1955 | The Last Command | Film | |
| 1955 | Tennessee's Partner | Judge Parker | Film |
| 1955 | Duel on the Mississippi | Magistrate (uncredited) | Film |
| 1954 | Silver Lode | Zachary Evans | Film |
| 1954 | Apache | Dawson | Film |
| 1954 | Taza, Son of Cochise | Grey Eagle | Film |
| 1954 | Cattle Queen of Montana | J.I. 'Pop' Jones | Film |
| 1954 | The Steel Cage | Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages" | Film |
| 1954 | Vera Cruz | Gen. Ramírez | Film |
| 1954 | The Outlaw Stallion | Sheriff | Film |
| 1954 | Drums Across the River | Chief Ouray | Film |
| 1953 | Devil's Canyon | Ed | Film |
| 1953 | Arena | Bucky Hillberry | Film |
| 1953 | Invaders from Mars | Col. Fielding | Film |
| 1953 | The Moonlighter | Alexander Prince | Film |
| 1953 | The Man Behind The Gun | Bram Creegan | Film |
| 1953 | Sky Commando | Gen. W.R. Combs | Film |
| 1953 | Flight Nurse | Interrogation Officer | Film |
| 1952 | Red Planet Mars | Secretary of Defense Sparks | Film |
| 1952 | Cowboy G-Men | TV | |
| 1952 | Son of Ali Baba | Ali Baba | Film |
| 1951 | Along the Great Divide | Ed Roden | Film |
| 1951 | The Redhead and the Cowboy | Sheriff | Film |
| 1951 | Flight to Mars | Ikron | Film |
| 1951 | Tomorrow Is Another Day | Hugh Wagner | Film |
| 1951 | My Favorite Spy | Gen. Frazer | Film |
| 1950 | The Damned Don't Cry | Jim Whitehead | Film |
| 1950 | Southside 1-1000 | Eugene Deane | Film |
| 1950 | In a Lonely Place | Lloyd Barnes | Film |
| 1950 | Short Grass | Hal Fenton | Film |
| 1950 | Rocketship X-M | Dr. Ralph Fleming | Film |
| 1950 | Chain Lightning | Ed Bostwick | Film |
| 1950 | Borderline | Bill Whittaker | Film |
| 1949 | Bad Men of Tombstone | Mr. Jones | Film |
| 1949 | We Were Strangers | M. Seymour | Film |
| 1949 | Colorado Territory | United States Marshal | Film |
| 1949 | The Fountainhead | Prosecutor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | For the Love of Mary | Adm. Walton | Film |
| 1948 | Joan of Arc | Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain | Film |
| 1948 | The Fabulous Fraud | Blind Girl's Father | Film |
| 1947 | Song of the Thin Man | Inspector (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Good News | Dean Griswold | Film |
| 1947 | High Wall | Dr. Stanley Griffin | Film |
| 1947 | Little Mister Jim | Col. W.I. Starwell | Film |
| 1947 | Cynthia | Mr. Phillips, Principal | Film |
| 1947 | Desire Me | Hector Martin | Film |
| 1947 | The Sea of Grass | A.J. Crane | Film |
| 1947 | Merton of the Movies | Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | The Mighty McGurk | Fowles | Film |
| 1946 | The Cockeyed Miracle | Dr. Wilson | Film |
| 1946 | Courage of Lassie | Farmer Crews | Film |
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