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).
Known For
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Carpetbagger Orator (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Agent
Angels with Dirty Faces
(1938)
Blackie
'G' Men
(1935)
Accomplice (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Denver Detective (uncredited)
Belle Starr
(1941)
Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
(1941)
La Pulga
Union Pacific
(1939)
Railwayman (uncredited)
The Petrified Forest
(1936)
Ruby
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Beanie - a Gangster
Stranded
(1935)
Rivet Boss (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
The Age for Love
(1931)
Jeff Aldrich
Me and My Gal
(1932)
Allen
Wild Boys of the Road
(1933)
Buggie Maylin (uncredited)
King for a Night
(1933)
Crap Shooter
Bureau of Missing Persons
(1933)
Detective Irish Conlin
The Mayor of Hell
(1933)
Car Owner Refusing to Pay (uncredited)
The Big Shakedown
(1934)
Trigger
The Pursuit of Happiness
(1934)
Thad Jennings
Powdersmoke Range
(1935)
Deputy Brose Glascow
Dr. Socrates
(1935)
Beanie - a Gangster
The Fighting Marines
(1935)
Sgt. Mack McGowan
'G' Men
(1935)
Accomplice (uncredited)
Age of Indiscretion
(1935)
Gus
Stranded
(1935)
Rivet Boss (uncredited)
One Frightened Night
(1935)
Deputy Abner
West Point of the Air
(1935)
Randolph Air Field Instructor
3 Kids and a Queen
(1935)
Federal Man
My American Wife
(1936)
Vincent Cantillon
The Petrified Forest
(1936)
Ruby
Poppy
(1936)
Constable Bowman
Rose Bowl
(1936)
Doc
Radio Patrol
(1937)
Officer Sam Maloney
There Goes the Groom
(1937)
Eddie - Interne
The Woman I Love
(1937)
Marbot
Her Husband Lies
(1937)
Carwig
Every Day's a Holiday
(1937)
Henchman
You and Me
(1938)
Knucks
Angels with Dirty Faces
(1938)
Blackie
If I Were King
(1938)
Colin de Cayeulx
Wall Street Cowboy
(1939)
Big Joe Gillespie
6,000 Enemies
(1939)
Bull Snyder
Tail Spin
(1939)
Repo Man (Uncredited)
$1,000 a Touchdown
(1939)
Two Ton Terry (uncredited)
Union Pacific
(1939)
Railwayman (uncredited)
Coast Guard
(1939)
First Expressman (uncredited)
Chicken Wagon Family
(1939)
Tough Guy
Rose of Washington Square
(1939)
Jim
The Return of the Cisco Kid
(1939)
Deputy Johnson
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Carpetbagger Orator (uncredited)
The Cisco Kid and the Lady
(1939)
Saloon Brawler
Florian
(1940)
Cpl. Ernst
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Denver Detective (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Prisoner (uncredited)
Girl in 313
(1940)
First Detective
Lucky Cisco Kid
(1940)
Smoketree Charlie
Michael Shayne: Private Detective
(1940)
Al
Pier 13
(1940)
Al Higgins
Christmas in July
(1940)
Tom
The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Agent
Tear Gas Squad
(1940)
Crusty
Public Deb No. 1
(1940)
Guard
Belle Starr
(1941)
Major Grail's Orderly (uncredited)
Blood and Sand
(1941)
La Pulga
Fly-By-Night
(1942)
Officer John Prescott