Morgan Conway

Morgan Conway

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 Hollywood 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.

Tentang

Stage Name: Morgan Conway

Peran: Acting

Reputasi: 0.116

Jenis Kelamin: Laki-laki

Tanggal Lahir: 1903-03-16

Lokasi Lahir: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Riwayat Perfilman

2023

Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In

Dick Tracy (archive footage) (uncredited)

1946

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

Dick Tracy

1946

Badman's Territory

Captain William 'Bill' Hampton

1946

The Truth About Murder

Lester Ashton

1945

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1943

Jack London

Richard Harding Davis

1943

Canyon City

Craig Morgan

1943

Tornado

Gary Linden

1942

Bells of Capistrano

Stag Johnson

1940

Millionaires in Prison

James Brent

1940

A Fugitive from Justice

'Julie' Alexander

1940

Brother Orchid

Philadelphia Powell

1940

The Saint Takes Over

Sam Reese

1940

Florian

Kingston

1939

Private Detective

Nat Flavin

1939

Sued for Libel

Albert Pomeroy

1939

Television Spy

Carl Venner

1939

The Spellbinder

Mr. Carrington

1939

Grand Jury Secrets

Thomas Reedy

1939

Charlie Chan in Reno

George Bentley

1939

Secret Service of the Air

Henchman Ed Powell

1939

Wings of the Navy

Tommy - Duty Officer

1939

Blackwell's Island

Steve Cardigan

1939

North of Shanghai

Bob Laird

1939

Off the Record

Lou Baronette

1938

Illegal Traffic

State's Attorney Ryan

1938

Crime Ring

Ray Taylor

1938

Sinners in Paradise

Harrison Brand

1938

The Nurse from Brooklyn

Inspector Donohue

1934

Happy Landing

Frank Harland

1934

Looking for Trouble

Dan Sutter