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Home/People/Maurice Black
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Born
Jan 13, 1891Died: Jan 18, 1938
Lived 47 years
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

72
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Johnny Morris
IMDb Profile

Maurice Black

Acting

Biography
Maurice Black (January 14, 1891 – January 18, 1938) was an American character actor known for his portrayal of mobsters. He appeared in more than 100 films from 1928 to 1938, when he died of pneumonia, four days after his 47th birthday. He was married to Edythe Raynore. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Black, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Walking Down Broadway poster

Walking Down Broadway

as Norton
1938
The Canary Comes Across poster

The Canary Comes Across

as Scarpuss
1938
Adventure's End poster

Adventure's End

as Blackie
1937
The Firefly poster

The Firefly

as Pigeon Vendor (uncredited)
1937
The Game That Kills poster

The Game That Kills

as Jeff
1937
The Californian poster

The Californian

as Pancho
1937
Three Legionnaires poster

Three Legionnaires

as Gen. Stavinski's aide
1937
Under Strange Flags poster

Under Strange Flags

as General Pancho Villa
1937
Ellis Island poster

Ellis Island

as Nails
1936
Silly Billies poster

Silly Billies

as Bandit with Toothache
1936
Laughing Irish Eyes poster

Laughing Irish Eyes

as Tony Martin
1936
Exclusive Story poster

Exclusive Story

as Martinello (uncredited)
1936
Stars Over Broadway poster

Stars Over Broadway

as Jim Flugel
1935
Bonnie Scotland poster

Bonnie Scotland

as Khan Mir Jutra
1935
The Daring Young Man poster

The Daring Young Man

as Florist
1935
Bride of Frankenstein poster

Bride of Frankenstein

as Gypsy (uncredited)
1935
West of the Pecos poster

West of the Pecos

as Shorty Evans
1934
Wake Up and Dream poster

Wake Up and Dream

as Tom Romero
1934
Down to Their Last Yacht poster

Down to Their Last Yacht

as Joe Spilatti (uncredited)
1934
Friends of Mr. Sweeney poster

Friends of Mr. Sweeney

as Pierre, the Headwaiter
1934