
Morris Ankrum
Acting
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.

The Movie Orgy
Self (archive footage)

Guns of Diablo
Ray Macklin

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Mr. Bowhead (uncredited)

Tower of London
The Archbishop

Most Dangerous Man Alive
Capt. Davis

The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
Gen. Lew Wallace

From the Earth to the Moon
President Ulysses S. Grant

Tarawa Beachhead
Chief of Staff, Pearl Harbor (uncredited)

Frontier Gun
Andrew Barton

The Saga of Hemp Brown
Bo Slauter

Curse of the Faceless Man
Narrator (unconfirmed)

Twilight for the Gods
Sea Captain

Badman's Country
Mayor Coleman

How to Make a Monster
Police Capt. Hancock

Young and Wild
Police Capt. Egan

Giant from the Unknown
Dr. Frederick Cleveland

The Power of the Resurrection
Annas

Omar Khayyam
Sharain's Father

Beginning of the End
Gen. John Hanson

The Giant Claw
Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
Dr. Carl Jordan

Kronos
Dr. Albert Stern

Hell's Crossroads
Wheeler

Zombies of Mora Tau
Dr. Jonathan Eggert

Drango
Henry Calder

Naked Gun
Sheriff Jim Jackson (as Morrie Ankrum)

The Desperados Are in Town
Mr. Rutherford

Walk the Proud Land
Gen. Wade

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
Brig. Gen. John Hanley

Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Col. Harry Conover

When Gangland Strikes
Leo Fantzler

Fury at Gunsight Pass
Doc Phillips

No Man's Woman
Capt. Hostedder

Tennessee's Partner
Judge Parker

Duel on the Mississippi
Magistrate (uncredited)

The Last Command

The Eternal Sea
Vice-Adm. Arthur Dewey Struble

The Silver Star
Charlie Childress

Chief Crazy Horse
Red Cloud

Crashout
Head Guard

The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
Azar the Shepherd

Vera Cruz
Gen. Ramírez

The Steel Cage
Prison Board Member Garvey, segment "The Hostages"

Three Young Texans
Jeff Blair

Cattle Queen of Montana
J.I. 'Pop' Jones

Two Guns and a Badge
Sheriff Jackson

Apache
Dawson

The Outlaw Stallion
Sheriff

Silver Lode
Zachary Evans

Drums Across the River
Chief Ouray

Southwest Passage
Dr. Stanton

Taza, Son of Cochise
Grey Eagle

Flight Nurse
Interrogation Officer

The Moonlighter
Alexander Prince

Mexican Manhunt
Tip Morgan

Sky Commando
Gen. W.R. Combs

Devil's Canyon
Ed

Arena
Bucky Hillberry

Invaders from Mars
Col. Fielding

I Beheld His Glory
Peter

Fort Vengeance
Chief Crowfoot

The Man Behind The Gun
Bram Creegan

Hiawatha
Iagoo

A Star Shall Rise
King Herod

Because of You
Dr. Travis

The Raiders
Thomas Ainsworth

Son of Ali Baba
Ali Baba

Red Planet Mars
Secretary of Defense Sparks

Mutiny
Capt. Radford

Fort Osage
Arthur Pickett

My Favorite Spy
Gen. Frazer

Flight to Mars
Ikron

Tomorrow Is Another Day
Hugh Wagner

Along the Great Divide
Ed Roden

Fighting Coast Guard
Navy Captain

The Lion Hunters
Tom Forbes

The Redhead and the Cowboy
Sheriff

Short Grass
Hal Fenton

Southside 1-1000
Eugene Deane

Rocketship X-M
Dr. Ralph Fleming

In a Lonely Place
Lloyd Barnes

The Damned Don't Cry
Jim Whitehead

Borderline
Bill Whittaker

Chain Lightning
Ed Bostwick

The Fountainhead
Prosecutor (uncredited)

Colorado Territory
United States Marshal

We Were Strangers
M. Seymour

Bad Men of Tombstone
Mr. Jones

Joan of Arc
Poton de Xaintrailles, Captain

For the Love of Mary
Adm. Walton

The Fabulous Fraud
Blind Girl's Father

Fighting Back
Robert J. Higby

Souvenirs of Death
Gangster (uncredited)

High Wall
Dr. Stanley Griffin

Good News
Dean Griswold

Desire Me
Hector Martin

Merton of the Movies
Goodfellow's Club Manager (uncredited)

Cynthia
Mr. Phillips, Principal

Song of the Thin Man
Inspector (uncredited)

The Sea of Grass
A.J. Crane

Little Mister Jim
Col. W.I. Starwell

The Mighty McGurk
Fowles

Lady in the Lake
Eugene Grayson

Courage of Lassie
Farmer Crews

The Cockeyed Miracle
Dr. Wilson

The Green Years
Dr. Galbraith

The Postman Always Rings Twice
Judge (uncredited)

The Harvey Girls
Rev. Claggett

Adventure
Mr. Ludlow - Farmer (uncredited)

Purity Squad
Dr. Adams (uncredited)

The Hidden Eye
Ferris (henchman)

Phantoms, Inc.
Narrator (voice)

Fall Guy
District Attorney (uncredited)

The Thin Man Goes Home
Willoughby Peavy

Dark Shadows
Lt. Pat McKay

Gentle Annie
Deputy Gansby

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Adm. William F. Halsey - Captain of the 'Hornet' (uncredited)

Return from Nowhere
Doctor (uncredited)

Barbary Coast Gent
Alec Veeder

Marriage Is a Private Affair
Ed Scofield

Meet the People
Monte Rowland

Main Street Today
Mayor Charlie Maxwell (uncredited)

Rationing
Morgan

The Heavenly Body
Dr. Green

The Cross of Lorraine
Col. Demas (uncredited)

Swing Fever
Dan Conlon

Best Foot Forward
Col. Harkrider

Let's Face It
Man in Sun Shell Cafe

Dixie Dugan
Editor

Reunion in France
Martin

Time to Kill
Alexander Morny

Tennessee Johnson
Jefferson Davis

The Omaha Trail
Henchman Job

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Mr. Graham

Tales of Manhattan
Judge

Ten Gentlemen from West Point
Wood

Roxie Hart
Martin S. Harrison

Road Agent
Big John Morgan

Ride 'Em Cowboy
Ace Anderson

I Wake Up Screaming
Assistant District Attorney

The Bandit Trail
Red Haggerty

This Woman Is Mine
Roussel

Wide Open Town
Jim Stuart

Pirates on Horseback
Ace Gibson

Border Vigilantes
Dan Forbes

The Roundup
'Parenthesis'

In Old Colorado
Weiler, Davidson's Foreman

Doomed Caravan
Stephen Westcott

Three Men from Texas
Bruce Morgan

Cherokee Strip
Hawk Barrett

Buck Benny Rides Again
Second Outlaw

The Light of Western Stars
Nat Hayworth

The Showdown
Baron Rendor

Knights of the Range
Gamecock

Rustlers' Valley
Glen Randall

North of the Rio Grande
Henry Stoneham

Hills of Old Wyoming
Andrews

Borderland
Loco

Trail Dust
Tex Anderson

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Blackie Felton

Stand Up and Cheer!
Washington Press Correspondent







