Acting
Morris Ankrum
EN, IT, FR cinema · 162 credits
Born
28 August 1896
Died
2 September 1964 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Danville, Illinois, USA
Also known as Morris Nussbaum · Morris Winslow Ankrum · Morrie Ankrum · Morri Ankrum · Stephen Morris
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Movie Orgy
as Self (archive footage)
Guns of Diablo
as Ray Macklin
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
as Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)
Tower of London
as The Archbishop
Most Dangerous Man Alive
as Capt. Davis
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
as Gen. Lew Wallace
Young and Wild
as Police Capt. Egan
From the Earth to the Moon
as President Ulysses S. Grant
Twilight for the Gods
as Sea Captain
Giant from the Unknown
as Dr. Frederick Cleveland
How to Make a Monster
as Police Capt. Hancock
Curse of the Faceless Man
as Narrator (unconfirmed)
Badman's Country
as Mayor Coleman
The Saga of Hemp Brown
as Bo Slauter
Frontier Gun
as Andrew Barton
Tarawa Beachhead
as Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)
The Giant Claw
as Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Kronos
as Dr. Albert Stern
Zombies of Mora Tau
as Dr. Jonathan Eggert
Beginning of the End
as Gen. John Hanson
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
as Dr. Carl Jordan
Hell's Crossroads
as Wheeler
Omar Khayyam
as Sharain's Father
Drango
as Henry Calder
Down Liberty Road
as Fred Schroder
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
as Brig. Gen. John Hanley
When Gangland Strikes
as Leo Fantzler
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
as Col. Harry Conover
Fury at Gunsight Pass
as Doc Phillips
The Desperados Are in Town
as Mr. Rutherford
Naked Gun
as Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)
Walk the Proud Land
as Gen. Wade
Crashout
as Head Guard
Tennessee's Partner
as Judge Parker
Duel on the Mississippi
as Magistrate (uncredited)
No Man's Woman
as Capt. Hostedder
The Eternal Sea
as Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
as Azar the Shepherd
The Silver Star
as Charlie Childress
Chief Crazy Horse
as Red Cloud
Silver Lode
as Zachary Evans
Apache
as Dawson
Taza, Son of Cochise
as Grey Eagle
Drums Across the River
as Chief Ouray
The Steel Cage
as Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"
Southwest Passage
as Dr. Stanton
Two Guns and a Badge
as Sheriff Jackson
Vera Cruz
as Gen. Ramírez
Cattle Queen of Montana
as J.I. 'Pop' Jones
The Outlaw Stallion
as Sheriff
Three Young Texans
as Jeff Blair
Invaders from Mars
as Col. Fielding
The Man Behind The Gun
as Bram Creegan
Sky Commando
as Gen. W.R. Combs
Fort Vengeance
as Chief Crowfoot
Flight Nurse
as Interrogation Officer
The Moonlighter
as Alexander Prince
Mexican Manhunt
as Tip Morgan
Arena
as Bucky Hillberry
Son of Ali Baba
as Ali Baba
Hiawatha
as Iagoo
Mutiny
as Capt. Radford
Because of You
as Dr. Travis
The Raiders
as Thomas Ainsworth
A Star Shall Rise
as King Herod
Fort Osage
as Arthur Pickett
Red Planet Mars
as Secretary of Defense Sparks
Tomorrow Is Another Day
as Hugh Wagner
Flight to Mars
as Ikron
My Favorite Spy
as Gen. Frazer
The Redhead and the Cowboy
as Sheriff
The Lion Hunters
as Tom Forbes
Along the Great Divide
as Ed Roden
Fighting Coast Guard
as Navy Captain
The Damned Don't Cry
as Jim Whitehead
Rocketship X-M
as Dr. Ralph Fleming
Borderline
as Bill Whittaker
In a Lonely Place
as Lloyd Barnes
Southside 1-1000
as Eugene Deane
Chain Lightning
as Ed Bostwick
Short Grass
as Hal Fenton
Colorado Territory
as United States Marshal
We Were Strangers
as M. Seymour
Bad Men of Tombstone
as Mr. Jones
The Fountainhead
as Prosecutor (uncredited)
The Fabulous Fraud
as Blind Girl's Father
For the Love of Mary
as Adm. Walton
Fighting Back
as Robert J. Higby
Souvenirs of Death
as Gangster (uncredited)
Joan of Arc
as Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain
High Wall
as Dr. Stanley Griffin
Desire Me
as Hector Martin
Cynthia
as Mr. Phillips, Principal
Good News
as Dean Griswold
Merton of the Movies
as Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)
Little Mister Jim
as Col. W.I. Starwell
The Mighty McGurk
as Fowles
Song of the Thin Man
as Inspector (uncredited)
The Sea of Grass
as A.J. Crane
Lady in the Lake
as Eugene Grayson
The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Judge (uncredited)
Courage of Lassie
as Farmer Crews
The Cockeyed Miracle
as Dr. Wilson
The Harvey Girls
as Reverend Claggett
The Green Years
as Dr. Galbraith (uncredited)
Fall Guy
as District Attorney (uncredited)
The Hidden Eye
as Ferris (henchman)
Adventure
as Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)
Purity Squad
as Dr. Adams (uncredited)
Phantoms, Inc.
as Narrator (voice)
The Heavenly Body
as Dr. Green
The Thin Man Goes Home
as Willoughby Peavy
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
as Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)
Rationing
as Morgan
Barbary Coast Gent
as Alec Veeder
Gentle Annie
as Deputy Gansby
Dark Shadows
as Lt. Pat McKay
Meet the People
as Monte Rowland
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Ed Scofield
Return from Nowhere
as Doctor (uncredited)
Main Street Today
as Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)
Swing Fever
as Dan Conlon
Dixie Dugan
as Editor
Best Foot Forward
as Col. Harkrider
Let's Face It
as Man in Sun Shell Cafe
The Cross of Lorraine
as Col. Demas (uncredited)
Time to Kill
as Alexander Morny
Roxie Hart
as Martin S. Harrison
Ride 'Em Cowboy
as Ace Anderson
The Omaha Trail
as Henchman Job
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as Mr. Graham
Tales of Manhattan
as Judge
Reunion in France
as Martin
Tennessee Johnson
as Jefferson Davis
I Wake Up Screaming
as Assistant District Attorney
Doomed Caravan
as Stephen Westcott
Pirates on Horseback
as Ace Gibson
In Old Colorado
as Weiler, Davidson's Foreman
Wide Open Town
as Jim Stuart
The Bandit Trail
as Red Haggerty
This Woman Is Mine
as Roussel
Border Vigilantes
as Dan Forbes
The Roundup
as 'Parenthesis'
Road Agent
as Big John Morgan
The Showdown
as Baron Rendor
Three Men from Texas
as Bruce Morgan
Cherokee Strip
as Hawk Barrett
The Light of Western Stars
as Nat Hayworth
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Second Outlaw
Knights of the Range
as Gamecock
North of the Rio Grande
as Henry Stoneham
Rustlers' Valley
as Glen Randall
Borderland
as Loco
Hills of Old Wyoming
as Andrews
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Blackie Felton
Trail Dust
as Tex Anderson
Stand Up and Cheer!
as Washington Press Correspondent