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John Chester Brooks Morris ( February 16, 1901 - September 11, 1970) was an American actor.

Born in New York City, the son of actor William Morris , Morris is most famous for his role in the Boston Blackie detective series of the 1940s, but his film career began in 1917 in An Amateur Orphan .

He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for 1929's Alibi, but perhaps his finest role is in the early prison film The Big House, which was a huge success and propelled his career.

Morris's career began to fade in the 1950s, and he only appeared in three films from 1948 until his final role in 1970's The Great White Hope. Soon after appearing in that film, he was found dead in New Hope, PennsylvaniaNew Hope is a borough located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. As of the 2000 census, the borough had a total population of 2,252. Geography New Hope is located at 40°21'37" North, 74°57'26" West (40. 360312, -74. According to the United States Census of a drug overdose. He had been appearing in a stage production of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial at the Bucks County PlayhouseThe Bucks County Playhouse is the State Theatre of Pennsylvania, and is located in New Hope, Pennsylvania. When the Hope Mills burnt in 1790, the grist mills were rebuilt as the New Hope Mills by Benjamin Parry. The town was renamed for the mills). They w at the time of his death.

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