Morris Ankrum
Morris Ankrum
American actor Morris Ankrum graduated from the University of Southern California with a law degree, then went on to an associate professorship in economics at the University of California at Berkeley. Here he founded a collegiate little theatre, eventually turning his hobby into a vocation as a teacher and director at the Pasadena Playhouse. (He was much admired by his students, including such future luminaries as Robert Preston and Raymond Burr.) Having already changed his name from Nussbaum to Ankrum for professional reasons, Ankrum was compelled to undergo another name change when he signed a Paramount Pictures contract in the 1930s; in his first films, he was billing as Stephen Morris. Reverting to Morris Ankrum in 1939, the sharp-featured, heavily eyebrowed actor flourished in strong character roles, usually of a villainous nature, throughout the 1940s. By the 1950s, Ankrum had more or less settled into "authority" roles in science-fiction films and TV programs. Among his best known credits in this genre were Rocketship X-M (1950), Red Planet Mars (1952), Flight to Mars (1952), Invaders From Mars (1953) (do we detect a subtle pattern here?), Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) and From the Earth to the Moon (1958). The fact that Morris Ankrum played innumerable Army generals was fondly invoked in director Joe Dante's 1993 comedy Matinee: the military officer played by Kevin McCarthy in the film-within-a-film Mant is named General Ankrum. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Morris Ankrum:
- Borderline with Fred MacMurray , Claire Trevor , Raymond Burr , Roy Roberts , Charles Lane
- Apache with Burt Lancaster , Jean Peters , John McIntire , John Dehner , Paul Guilfoyle , Ian MacDonald , Walter Sande , Monte Blue
- I Wake Up Screaming with Betty Grable , Victor Mature , Carole Landis , Laird Cregar , Elisha Jr. Cook , William Gargan , Alan Mowbray , Allyn Joslyn , Chick Chandler , Cyril Ring , Stanley Blystone , Wade Boteler , Stanley Clements , Eddie Dunn , Ralph Dunn , James Flavin , Edward McWade , Philip Morris , Forbes Murray , Frank Orth , Dick Rich , Harry Seymour , Harry Strang , Paul Weigel , Cecil Weston , Charles Lane
- Silver Lode with Lizabeth Scott , Dan Duryea , Dolores Moran , Emile G. Meyer , Robert Warwick , Harry Jr. Carey , Alan Jr. Hale , Stuart Whitman , Frank Sully , Roy Gordon , Edgar Barrier , Paul Birch , Lane R. Chandler , Joe Devlin , John Dierkes , Byron K. Foulger , William Haade , Myron Healey , Al Hill , I. Stanford Jolley , John Payne , Gene Roth , Ralph Sanford , Margo Woode
- Reunion in France with Joan Crawford , John Wayne , Philip Dorn , Reginald Owen , Albert Basserman , John Carradine , J. Edward Bromberg , Moroni Olsen , Henry Daniell , Howard DaSilva , Charles Arnt , Peter Whitney , Barbara Bedford , Ann Codee , Jean DelVal , Claudia Drake , William Edmunds , Ava Gardner , Jody Gilbert , Henry Kolker , Louis Mercier , Natalie Schafer , Arthur Space , Philip vanZandt , Michael Visaroff , Paul Weigel , Jacqueline White
- Roxie Hart with Ginger Rogers , Adolphe Menjou , George Montgomery , Lynne Overman , Nigel Bruce , Phil Silvers , Sara Allgood , William Frawley , Spring Byington , George Chandler , Charles D. Brown , Iris Adrian , Milton Parsons , Arthur Aylesworth , Leon Belasco , Stanley Blystone , Jeff Corey , Alec Craig , Frank Darien , Philip Morris , Jack Norton , Pat O'Malley , Frank Orth , Bob Perry , James Pierce , Margaret Seddon , Lee Shumway , Mary Louise Treen , Billy Wayne
- The Harvey Girls with Judy Garland , John Hodiak , Ray Bolger , Angela Lansbury , Preston S. Foster , Marjorie Main , Cyd Charisse , Virginia O'Brien , Chill Wills , Selena Royle , Jack Lambert , Edward Earle , William "Bill" Phillips , Norman Leavitt , Horace McNally , Vernon Dent , Mitchell Lewis , Catherine McLeod , Robert Emmett O'Connor , Ray Teal , Jacqueline White
- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo with Van Johnson , Robert Walker , Phyllis Thaxter , Robert Mitchum , Spencer Tracy , Don DeFore , Horace McNally , Louis Jean Heydt , William "Bill" Phillips , Paul Langton , Leon Ames , June Allyson , Steve Brodie , Wally Cassell , Myrna Dell , Benson Fong , Harry Hayden , John G. Kellogg , Alan Napier , Moroni Olsen , Selena Royle , Ann Shoemaker , Jacqueline White , Bill Williams , Blake Edwards
- Stand up and Cheer with Warner Baxter , Madge Evans , James Dunn , John Boles , Shirley Temple , Ralph Morgan , Dick Foran , Nigel Bruce , Stepin Fetchit , George K. Arthur , Lynn Bari , Scotty Beckett , Wallis Clark , Ruth Clifford , Edward Earle , Bess Flowers , Selmer Jackson , Si Jenks , Lila Lee , Lucien Littlefield , Arthur Loft , Wilbur Mack , Paul McVey , Frank Melton , John "Skins" Miller , Frances Morris , Jack Richardson , Paul Stanton , Carl Stockdale , Phil Tead , Lurene Tuttle , Guy Usher , John Davidson
- Joan of Arc with Ingrid Bergman , Selena Royle , Jose Ferrer , Robert H. Barrat , Ward Bond , Jimmy Lydon , Francis L. Sullivan , Cecil Kellaway , Rand Brooks , Roman Bohnen , Irene Rich , Nestor Paiva , Ray Teal , George Coulouris , John Emery , Gene Lockhart , Richard Ney , Leif Erickson , John Ireland , Henry Brandon , Ethan Laidlaw , Frederic Worlock , Dennis Hoey , Roy Roberts , J. Carrol Naish , Shepperd Strudwick , Taylor Holmes , Alan Napier , Aubrey Mather , Herbert Rudley , William Conrad , Houseley Sr. Stevenson , Jeff Corey , Richard Alexander , Wally Cassell , Clancy Cooper , Bob Crosby , Lester Dorr , Herbert Evans , Julia Faye , James Garner , Greta Granstedt , Frank S. Hagney , Chuck Hamilton , Hurd Hatfield , I. Stanford Jolley , James Sr. Kirkwood , George Magrill , Frank Marlowe , Matt Moore , Harry Hays Morgan , Frances Morris , Herbert Rawlinson , Russell Simpson , Arthur Space , Minerva Urecal , Charles Wagenheim , Henry Wills , Margo Woode , George Zucco , Mary Field
- The Fountainhead with Gary Cooper , Patricia Neal , Raymond Massey , Kent Smith , Henry Hull , Robert Douglas , Ray Collins , Moroni Olsen , Jerome Cowan , Paul Harvey , Harry Woods , Paul Stanton , Griff Barnett , Dorothy Christy , Tristram Coffin , Ann Doran , John Doucette , Roy Gordon , William Haade , Creighton Hale , Jonathan Hale , Thurston Hall , Selmer Jackson , Fred A. Kelsey , Douglas Kennedy , Paul "Tiny" Newlan , Almira Sessions , Harlan Warde , Pierre Watkin , Josephine Whittell , Frank Wilcox , Isabel Withers
Morris Ankrum Trivia
When was Morris Ankrum born?
Morris Ankrum was born on August 28, 1897
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Good News?
Morris Ankrum was Dean Griswold in Good News
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in Beginning of the End?
Morris Ankrum was Lt. Gen. Arthur Hanson in Beginning of the End
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in The Light of Western Stars?
Morris Ankrum was Nat Hayworth in The Light of Western Stars
What role did Morris Ankrum play in Giant from the Unknown?
Morris Ankrum played Prof. Cleveland in Giant from the Unknown
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers?
Morris Ankrum was Gen. Hanley in Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Kronos?
Morris Ankrum was Dr. Albert R. Stern in Kronos
What role did Morris Ankrum portray in X: The Man with X-Ray Eyes?
Morris Ankrum played Foundation Head in X: The Man with X-Ray Eyes
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in Tennessee's Partner?
Morris Ankrum was The Judge in Tennessee's Partner
What role did Morris Ankrum play in Rocketship X-M?
Morris Ankrum played Dr. Fleming in Rocketship X-M
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Invaders From Mars?
Morris Ankrum was Col. Fielding in Invaders From Mars
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Borderline?
Morris Ankrum was Whittaker in Borderline
What role did Morris Ankrum play in Flight to Mars?
Morris Ankrum played Ikron in Flight to Mars
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in Cattle Queen of Montana?
Morris Ankrum was J.I. Pop Jones in Cattle Queen of Montana
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in The Damned Don't Cry?
Morris Ankrum was Mr. Whitehead in The Damned Don't Cry
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Vera Cruz?
Morris Ankrum was Gen. Aguilar in Vera Cruz
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in We Were Strangers?
Morris Ankrum was Bank manager in We Were Strangers
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in In a Lonely Place?
Morris Ankrum was Lloyd Barnes in In a Lonely Place
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in Apache?
Morris Ankrum was Dawson in Apache
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in Red Planet Mars?
Morris Ankrum was Secretary Sparks in Red Planet Mars
Who did Morris Ankrum play in I Wake Up Screaming?
Morris Ankrum was Assistant District Attorney in I Wake Up Screaming
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Silver Lode?
Morris Ankrum was Zachary Evans in Silver Lode
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Mutiny?
Morris Ankrum was Radford in Mutiny
Who did Morris Ankrum play in Reunion in France?
Morris Ankrum was Martin in Reunion in France
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in Roxie Hart?
Morris Ankrum was Martin S. Harrison in Roxie Hart
Who did Morris Ankrum play in The Harvey Girls?
Morris Ankrum was Rev. Claggett in The Harvey Girls
What role did Morris Ankrum play in Best Foot Forward?
Morris Ankrum played Col. Harkrider in Best Foot Forward
What role did Morris Ankrum portray in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo?
Morris Ankrum played Capt. Halsey in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in The Postman Always Rings Twice?
Morris Ankrum was Judge in The Postman Always Rings Twice
What role did Morris Ankrum portray in Joan of Arc?
Morris Ankrum played Poton De Xantrailles in Joan of Arc
Who did Morris Ankrum portray in The Fountainhead?
Morris Ankrum was Prosecutor in The Fountainhead
