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Morgan Conway
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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…
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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.
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1946
Vacation in Reno
Movie Joe
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1946
Dick Tracy vs. Cueball
Movie Dick Tracy
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1946
Badman's Territory
Movie Captain William 'Bill' Hampton
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1946
The Truth About Murder
Movie Lester Ashton
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1945
Dick Tracy
Movie Dick Tracy
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1943
Jack London
Movie Richard Harding Davis
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1943
Canyon City
Movie Craig Morgan
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1943
Tornado
Movie Gary Linden
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1942
Bells of Capistrano
Movie Stag Johnson
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1942
A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen
Movie Ray Stafford
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1940
Millionaires in Prison
Movie James Brent
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1940
A Fugitive from Justice
Movie 'Julie' Alexander
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1940
Brother Orchid
Movie Philadelphia Powell
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1940
The Saint Takes Over
Movie Sam Reese
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1940
Florian
Movie Kingston
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1939
Private Detective
Movie Nat Flavin
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1939
Sued for Libel
Movie Albert Pomeroy
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1939
Television Spy
Movie Carl Venner
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1939
The Spellbinder
Movie Mr. Carrington
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1939
Grand Jury Secrets
Movie Thomas Reedy
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1939
Charlie Chan in Reno
Movie George Bentley
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1939
Secret Service of the Air
Movie Henchman Ed Powell
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1939
Wings of the Navy
Movie Tommy - Duty Officer
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1939
Blackwell's Island
Movie Steve Cardigan
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1939
North of Shanghai
Movie Bob Laird
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1939
Off the Record
Movie Lou Baronette
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1938
Smashing the Spy Ring
Movie Professor Leonard (uncredited)
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1938
Illegal Traffic
Movie State's Attorney Ryan
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1938
Crime Ring
Movie Ray Taylor
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1938
Sinners in Paradise
Movie Harrison Brand
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1938
The Nurse from Brooklyn
Movie Inspector Donohue
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1934
Happy Landing
Movie Frank Harland
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1934
Looking for Trouble
Movie Dan Sutter
