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.
162 movies · 18 shows
The Movie Orgy
1968·6.7
Guns of Diablo
1964·5.3
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
1963·6.6
Tower of London
1962·5.9
Most Dangerous Man Alive
1961·5.4
The Little Shepherd Of Kingdom Come
1961·4.3
From the Earth to the Moon
1958·5.3
Tarawa Beachhead
1958·6.6
Frontier Gun
1958·6.8
The Saga of Hemp Brown
1958·6.4
Curse of the Faceless Man
1958·5.7
Twilight for the Gods
1958·4.7
Badman's Country
1958·5.6
How to Make a Monster
1958·5.7
Young and Wild
1958·4.3
Giant from the Unknown
1958·4.4
The Power of the Resurrection
1958·7.0
Omar Khayyam
1957·5.8
Beginning of the End
1957·4.0
The Giant Claw
1957·4.8
Half Human: The Story of the Abominable Snowman
1957·3.5
Kronos
1957·5.7
Hell's Crossroads
1957·5.6
Zombies of Mora Tau
1957·5.5
Drango
1957·5.6
Down Liberty Road
1957·9.0
The Desperados Are in Town
1956·8.0
Naked Gun
1956·6.4
Walk the Proud Land
1956·5.9
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers
1956·6.1
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
1956·5.2
When Gangland Strikes
1956·6.0
Fury at Gunsight Pass
1956·6.3
No Man's Woman
1955·5.0
Tennessee's Partner
1955·6.5
Duel on the Mississippi
1955·6.8
The Last Command
1955·6.7
The Eternal Sea
1955·6.6
The Silver Star
1955·5.5
Chief Crazy Horse
1955·5.6
Crashout
1955·6.7
The Little Lamb: A Christmas Story
1955·3.5
Vera Cruz
1954·6.7
The Steel Cage
1954·7.0
Three Young Texans
1954·5.6
Cattle Queen of Montana
1954·5.7
Two Guns and a Badge
1954·10.0
Apache
1954·6.1
The Outlaw Stallion
1954·7.3
Silver Lode
1954·6.2
Drums Across the River
1954·5.8
Southwest Passage
1954·6.3
Taza, Son of Cochise
1954·5.6
Flight Nurse
1953·6.0
The Moonlighter
1953·6.0
Mexican Manhunt
1953·6.2
Sky Commando
1953·6.7
Devil's Canyon
1953·5.0
Arena
1953·5.0
Invaders from Mars
1953·5.9
I Beheld His Glory
1953·0.0
Fort Vengeance
1953·6.4
The Man Behind The Gun
1953·6.0
Hiawatha
1952·9.0
A Star Shall Rise
1952·8.0
Because of You
1952·6.6
The Raiders
1952·6.3
Son of Ali Baba
1952·5.6
Red Planet Mars
1952·4.9
Mutiny
1952·5.2
Fort Osage
1952·6.5
My Favorite Spy
1951·6.0
Flight to Mars
1951·5.2
Tomorrow Is Another Day
1951·6.5
Along the Great Divide
1951·7.4
Fighting Coast Guard
1951·6.7
The Lion Hunters
1951·6.3
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951·5.4
Short Grass
1950·6.5
Southside 1-1000
1950·6.0
Rocketship X-M
1950·4.9
In a Lonely Place
1950·7.6
The Damned Don't Cry
1950·7.0
Borderline
1950·5.6
Chain Lightning
1950·6.4
The Fountainhead
1949·6.8
Colorado Territory
1949·6.9
We Were Strangers
1949·6.3
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949·6.5
Joan of Arc
1948·6.2
For the Love of Mary
1948·6.2
The Fabulous Fraud
1948·6.3
Fighting Back
1948·6.7
Souvenirs of Death
1948·7.3
High Wall
1947·6.4
Good News
1947·6.5
Desire Me
1947·6.5
Merton of the Movies
1947·6.3
Cynthia
1947·6.2
Song of the Thin Man
1947·6.7
The Sea of Grass
1947·6.1
Little Mister Jim
1947·5.5
The Mighty McGurk
1947·6.7
Lady in the Lake
1946·6.1
Courage of Lassie
1946·5.9
The Cockeyed Miracle
1946·7.5
The Green Years
1946·6.4
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1946·7.1
The Harvey Girls
1946·6.6
Adventure
1945·6.4
Purity Squad
1945·7.7
The Hidden Eye
1945·7.9
Phantoms, Inc.
1945·6.0
Fall Guy
1945·8.0
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944·7.1
Dark Shadows
1944·8.9
Gentle Annie
1944·5.7
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
1944·6.7
Return from Nowhere
1944·6.0
Barbary Coast Gent
1944·5.5
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944·6.4
Meet the People
1944·5.8
Main Street Today
1944·6.3
Rationing
1944·4.0
The Heavenly Body
1944·5.6
The Cross of Lorraine
1943·6.5
Swing Fever
1943·6.0
Best Foot Forward
1943·6.8
Let's Face It
1943·5.4
Dixie Dugan
1943·6.5
Reunion in France
1942·6.4
Time to Kill
1942·6.1
Tennessee Johnson
1942·6.4
The Omaha Trail
1942·7.0
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942·6.1
Tales of Manhattan
1942·6.4
Ten Gentlemen from West Point
1942·6.4
Roxie Hart
1942·7.0
Road Agent
1941·7.0
Ride 'Em Cowboy
1941·6.0
I Wake Up Screaming
1941·6.9
The Bandit Trail
1941·6.6
This Woman Is Mine
1941·4.5
Wide Open Town
1941·6.5
Pirates on Horseback
1941·6.0
Border Vigilantes
1941·6.3
The Roundup
1941·9.0
In Old Colorado
1941·6.4
Doomed Caravan
1941·5.3
Three Men from Texas
1940·6.6
Cherokee Strip
1940·5.5
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940·5.0
The Light of Western Stars
1940·5.0
The Showdown
1940·6.0
Knights of the Range
1940·7.0
Rustlers' Valley
1937·5.8
North of the Rio Grande
1937·6.7
Hills of Old Wyoming
1937·5.0
Borderland
1937·7.5
Trail Dust
1936·5.3
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
1936·6.8
Stand Up and Cheer!
1934·5.3