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.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1903-03-16
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As: Sydney Albert Conway

Movies List of Morgan Conway

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Brother Orchid

1940 Movie
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Charlie Chan in Reno

1939 Movie
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Badman's Territory

1946 Movie
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Jack London

1943 Movie
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Blackwell's Island

1939 Movie
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The Saint Takes Over

1940 Movie
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Dick Tracy

1945 Movie
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Sinners in Paradise

1938 Movie
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Private Detective

1939 Movie
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Tornado

1943 Movie
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Sued for Libel

1939 Movie
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Happy Landing

1934 Movie
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Crime Ring

1938 Movie
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The Spellbinder

1939 Movie
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Illegal Traffic

1938 Movie
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Television Spy

1939 Movie
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Looking for Trouble

1934 Movie
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Wings of the Navy

1939 Movie
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Grand Jury Secrets

1939 Movie
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Bells of Capistrano

1942 Movie
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North of Shanghai

1939 Movie
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Florian

1940 Movie
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Canyon City

1943 Movie
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Vacation in Reno

1946 Movie
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Off the Record

1939 Movie