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Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 16, 1903
Died Nov 16, 1981 (78)
Birthplace Newark, New Jersey, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Nov 15, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Morgan Conway (March 16, 1903 in Newark, New Jersey – November 16, 1981 in Livingston, New Jersey) was an American actor, best known for his portrayals of Dick Tracy. Born Sydney Conway, he was educated at Columbia University in New York City. He arrived in Ho ... llywood just in time to get on the ground floor of the industry's burgeoning labor movement. Conway was one of the founding members of the Screen Actors Guild. His first film appearance was in the 1934 film Looking for Trouble. For many years he freelanced, working for various studios in bits or supporting roles. His most familiar appearance from this period is probably in Charlie Chan in Reno (1939). By the mid-1940s he was a contract player for RKO Radio Pictures, and he was chosen to portray Chester Gould's comic-strip detective Dick Tracy in a pair of feature films: Dick Tracy and Dick Tracy vs. Cueball. RKO's earliest publicity photos posed Conway in profile, hoping to emulate Gould's square-jawed caricatures. Although this screen Tracy didn't resemble the print Tracy physically, Conway's dramatic interpretation was faithful; he gave the role an understated, businesslike quality totally in keeping with a police procedural. Morgan Conway is considered by many (including Dick Tracy writer Max Allan Collins) to be the best screen Dick Tracy. Morgan/Sydney Conway left the motion picture industry and returned to New Jersey, where he died of lung cancer at the age of 78.

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Filmography

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

2023

as Dick Tracy (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

as Dick Tracy

The Truth About Murder

The Truth About Murder

1946

as Lester Ashton

Vacation in Reno

Vacation in Reno

1946

as Joe

Badman's Territory

Badman's Territory

1946

as Captain William 'Bill' Hampton

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1945

as Dick Tracy

Canyon City

Canyon City

1943

as Craig Morgan

Tornado

Tornado

1943

as Gary Linden

Jack London

Jack London

1943

as Richard Harding Davis

Bells of Capistrano

Bells of Capistrano

1942

as Stag Johnson

Millionaires in Prison

Millionaires in Prison

1940

as James Brent

The Saint Takes Over

The Saint Takes Over

1940

as Sam Reese

A Fugitive from Justice

A Fugitive from Justice

1940

as 'Julie' Alexander

Brother Orchid

Brother Orchid

1940

as Philadelphia Powell

Florian

Florian

1940

as Kingston

North of Shanghai

North of Shanghai

1939

as Bob Laird

Sued for Libel

Sued for Libel

1939

as Albert Pomeroy

The Spellbinder

The Spellbinder

1939

as Mr. Carrington

Private Detective

Private Detective

1939

as Nat Flavin

Blackwell's Island

Blackwell's Island

1939

as Steve Cardigan

Off the Record

Off the Record

1939

as Lou Baronette

Television Spy

Television Spy

1939

as Carl Venner

Grand Jury Secrets

Grand Jury Secrets

1939

as Thomas Reedy

Charlie Chan in Reno

Charlie Chan in Reno

1939

as George Bentley

Secret Service of the Air

Secret Service of the Air

1939

as Henchman Ed Powell

Wings of the Navy

Wings of the Navy

1939

as Tommy - Duty Officer

The Nurse from Brooklyn

The Nurse from Brooklyn

1938

as Inspector Donohue

Sinners in Paradise

Sinners in Paradise

1938

as Harrison Brand

Crime Ring

Crime Ring

1938

as Ray Taylor

Illegal Traffic

Illegal Traffic

1938

as State's Attorney Ryan

Happy Landing

Happy Landing

1934

as Frank Harland

Looking for Trouble

Looking for Trouble

1934

as Dan Sutter

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