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Morris Ankrum

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Atuação
Nascimento
28 de agosto de 1896 · Danville, Illinois, USA
Falecimento
2 de setembro de 1964

Biografia

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.

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Pôster de No Silêncio da Noite
No Silêncio da Noite
Filme · 1950 · ★ 7,6
Pôster de Bonanza
Bonanza
Série · 1959 · ★ 7,5
Pôster de O Destino Bate à Porta
O Destino Bate à Porta
Filme · 1946 · ★ 7,1
Pôster de Vera Cruz
Vera Cruz
Filme · 1954 · ★ 6,7
Pôster de O Homem dos Olhos de Raio-X
O Homem dos Olhos de Raio-X
Filme · 1963 · ★ 6,6
Pôster de Os invasores de Marte
Os invasores de Marte
Filme · 1953 · ★ 5,9
Pôster de A Invasão dos Discos Voadores
A Invasão dos Discos Voadores
Filme · 1956 · ★ 6,1
Pôster de Vontade Indômita
Vontade Indômita
Filme · 1949 · ★ 6,9
Pôster de Apache: O Último Bravo
Apache: O Último Bravo
Filme · 1954 · ★ 6,1
Pôster de Perry Mason
Perry Mason
Série · 1957 · ★ 7,7
Pôster de Lady in the Lake
Lady in the Lake
Filme · 1946 · ★ 6,1
Pôster de Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
Série · 1955 · ★ 6,7

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