Adrian Morris

Adrian Morris

Acting • Born 1907-01-12 – Died 1941-11-30

Acting1Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Biography

Adrian Michael Morris (January 12, 1907 – November 30, 1941) was an American actor of stage and film, and a younger brother of Chester Morris. As a child, Morris performed with his family in a vaudeville act. In his short 10-year career as a Hollywood character actor, he appeared in over 70 films, including Dirigible (1931), Me and My Gal (1932), Bureau of Missing Persons (1933), The Big Shakedown (1934), The Fighting Marines (1935), The Petrified Forest (1936), There Goes the Groom (1937), Angels with Dirty Faces (1938), Gone With the Wind (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), and Blood and Sand (1941).

Filmography

56 credits
The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

Movie • 1940

Agent

Christmas in July

Christmas in July

Movie • 1940

Tom

Angels with Dirty Faces

Angels with Dirty Faces

Movie • 1938

Blackie

Poppy

Poppy

Movie • 1936

Constable Bowman

One Frightened Night

One Frightened Night

Movie • 1935

Deputy Abner

The Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest

Movie • 1936

Ruby

The Mayor of Hell

The Mayor of Hell

Movie • 1933

Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)

If I Were King

If I Were King

Movie • 1938

Colin de Cayeulx

Pier 13

Pier 13

Movie • 1940

Al Higgins

You and Me

You and Me

Movie • 1938

Knucks

The Fighting Marines

The Fighting Marines

Movie • 1935

Sgt. Mack McGowan

My American Wife

My American Wife

Movie • 1936

Vincent Cantillon

Age of Indiscretion

Age of Indiscretion

Movie • 1935

Gus

Dr. Socrates

Dr. Socrates

Movie • 1935

Beanie - a Gangster

Her Husband Lies

Her Husband Lies

Movie • 1937

Carwig

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Michael Shayne: Private Detective

Movie • 1940

Al

The Age for Love

The Age for Love

Movie • 1931

Jeff Aldrich

The Woman I Love

The Woman I Love

Movie • 1937

Marbot

The Big Shakedown

The Big Shakedown

Movie • 1934

Trigger

6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

Movie • 1939

Bull Snyder

Blood and Sand

Blood and Sand

Movie • 1941

La Pulga

Wall Street Cowboy

Wall Street Cowboy

Movie • 1939

Big Joe Gillespie

Radio Patrol

Radio Patrol

Movie • 1937

Officer Sam Maloney

West Point of the Air

West Point of the Air

Movie • 1935

Randolph Air Field Instructor

King for a Night

King for a Night

Movie • 1933

Crap Shooter

Tail Spin

Tail Spin

Movie • 1939

Repo Man (Uncredited)

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Movie • 1939

Railwayman (uncredited)

The Return of the Cisco Kid

The Return of the Cisco Kid

Movie • 1939

Deputy Johnson

Rose of Washington Square

Rose of Washington Square

Movie • 1939

Jim

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

Movie • 1939

Carpetbagger Orator (uncredited)

Coast Guard

Coast Guard

Movie • 1939

First Expressman (uncredited)

Chicken Wagon Family

Chicken Wagon Family

Movie • 1939

Tough Guy

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

The Cisco Kid and the Lady

Movie • 1939

Saloon Brawler

Lucky Cisco Kid

Lucky Cisco Kid

Movie • 1940

Smoketree Charlie

Fly By Night

Fly By Night

Movie • 1942

Officer John Prescott

Me and My Gal

Me and My Gal

Movie • 1932

Al

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

Movie • 1940

Denver Detective (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

Movie • 1940

Prisoner (uncredited)

Florian

Florian

Movie • 1940

Cpl. Ernst

Girl in 313

Girl in 313

Movie • 1940

First Detective

Let’s Be Ritzy

Let’s Be Ritzy

Movie • 1934

Henry Robert

There Goes the Groom

There Goes the Groom

Movie • 1937

Eddie - Interne

Belle Starr

Belle Starr

Movie • 1941

Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)

Powdersmoke Range

Powdersmoke Range

Movie • 1935

Deputy Brose Glascow

Bureau of Missing Persons

Bureau of Missing Persons

Movie • 1933

Detective Irish Conlin

Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

Movie • 1937

Henchman

Rose Bowl

Rose Bowl

Movie • 1936

Doc

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

Movie • 1934

Thad Jennings

Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

Movie • 1940

Crusty

Stranded

Stranded

Movie • 1935

Rivet Boss (uncredited)

Wild Boys of the Road

Wild Boys of the Road

Movie • 1933

Buggie Maylin (uncredited)

$1,000 a Touchdown

$1,000 a Touchdown

Movie • 1939

Two Ton Terry (uncredited)

Public Deb No. 1

Public Deb No. 1

Movie • 1940

Guard

3 Kids and a Queen

3 Kids and a Queen

Movie • 1935

Federal Man

'G' Men

'G' Men

Movie • 1935

Accomplice (uncredited)

Dirigible

Dirigible

Movie • 1931

Dirigible 'Los Angeles' Crewman (uncredited)