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).
Movies & TV Shows
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Gone with the Wind (1939) — Carpetbagger Orator (uncredited)
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The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Agent
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Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) — Blackie
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The Petrified Forest (1936) — Ruby
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The Return of Frank James (1940) — Denver Detective (uncredited)
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'G' Men (1935) — Accomplice (uncredited)
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Christmas in July (1940) — Tom
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Union Pacific (1939) — Railwayman (uncredited)
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Blood and Sand (1941) — La Pulga
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Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — Buggie Maylin (uncredited)
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You and Me (1938) — Knucks
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Me and My Gal (1932) — Al
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The Mayor of Hell (1933) — Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)
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Bureau of Missing Persons (1933) — Detective Irish Conlin
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Belle Starr (1941) — Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)
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One Frightened Night (1935) — Deputy Abner
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The Big Shakedown (1934) — Trigger
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If I Were King (1938) — Colin de Cayeulx
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Castle on the Hudson (1940) — Prisoner (uncredited)
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Every Day's a Holiday (1937) — Henchman
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Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) — Al
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Dirigible (1931) — Dirigible 'Los Angeles' Crewman (uncredited)
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Dr. Socrates (1935) — Beanie - a Gangster
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Girl in 313 (1940) — First Detective
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The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939) — Saloon Brawler
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Tear Gas Squad (1940) — Crusty
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Age of Indiscretion (1935) — Gus
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6,000 Enemies (1939) — Bull Snyder
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Tail Spin (1939) — Repo Man (Uncredited)
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The Pursuit of Happiness (1934) — Thad Jennings
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Poppy (1936) — Constable Bowman
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Rose of Washington Square (1939) — Jim
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Lucky Cisco Kid (1940) — Smoketree Charlie
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Fly By Night (1942) — Officer John Prescott
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Stranded (1935) — Rivet Boss (uncredited)
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Public Deb No. 1 (1940) — Guard
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Wall Street Cowboy (1939) — Big Joe Gillespie
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West Point of the Air (1935) — Randolph Air Field Instructor
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Coast Guard (1939) — First Expressman (uncredited)
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There Goes the Groom (1937) — Eddie - Interne