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Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 13, 1891
Died
January 18, 1938
Place of Birth
Queens, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Johnny Morris
Maurice Black
0.3 Popularity
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.
Known For
5.7
Norton
Walking Down Broadway
1938
3.5
Scarpuss
The Canary Comes Across
1938
5.0
Blackie
Adventure's End
1937
6.4
Pigeon Vendor (uncredited)
The Firefly
1937
5.3
Jeff
The Game That Kills
1937
0.0
Pancho
The Californian
1937
🎬
0.0
Gen. Stavinski's aide
Three Legionnaires
1937
0.0
General Pancho Villa
Under Strange Flags
1937
🎬
5.0
Nails
Ellis Island
1936
8.0
Bandit with Toothache
Silly Billies
1936
Credits
Walking Down Broadway
as Norton
1938
5.7
The Canary Comes Across
as Scarpuss
1938
3.5
Adventure's End
as Blackie
1937
5.0
The Firefly
as Pigeon Vendor (uncredited)
1937
6.4
The Game That Kills
as Jeff
1937
5.3
The Californian
as Pancho
1937
0.0
🎬
Three Legionnaires
as Gen. Stavinski's aide
1937
0.0
Under Strange Flags
as General Pancho Villa
1937
0.0
🎬
Ellis Island
as Nails
1936
5.0
Silly Billies
as Bandit with Toothache
1936
8.0
Laughing Irish Eyes
as Tony Martin
1936
0.0
Exclusive Story
as Martinello (uncredited)
1936
6.5
Stars Over Broadway
as Jim Flugel
1935
5.2
Bonnie Scotland
as Khan Mir Jutra
1935
6.6
The Daring Young Man
as Florist
1935
0.0
Bride of Frankenstein
as Gypsy (uncredited)
1935
7.5
West of the Pecos
as Shorty Evans
1934
0.0
Wake Up and Dream
as Tom Romero
1934
4.0
Down to Their Last Yacht
as Joe Spilatti (uncredited)
1934
6.0
Friends of Mr. Sweeney
as Pierre, the Headwaiter
1934
6.0
Half a Sinner
as Mike
1934
0.0
Sixteen Fathoms Deep
as Nick - Henhman / Crewman
1934
2.3
Murder on the Campus
as Blackie Atwater
1933
5.5
Flying Down to Rio
as One of the Three Greeks
1933
6.2
Twin Husbands
as Feets
1933
3.6
Night Flight
as Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
1933
5.6
Ship of Wanted Men
as George Spinoli
1933
1.7
A Shriek in the Night
as Josephus Martini (uncredited)
1933
5.1
Stolen by Gypsies or Beer and Bicycles
as Henchman
1933
1.0
I Cover the Waterfront
as Ortegus
1933
4.8
Picture Snatcher
as Speakeasy Proprietor (uncredited)
1933
6.8
Elmer, the Great
as Dice Dealer (uncredited)
1933
4.9
The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble
as Nick (uncredited)
1933
0.0
The Keyhole
as Cuban Jewelry Salesman (uncredited)
1933
4.7
Blondie Johnson
as Tony (uncredited)
1933
5.8
The Face on the Barroom Floor
as Cesar Vanzetti
1932
3.0
Tiger Shark
as Jean Fernandez, a Shipwrecked Crewman (uncredited)
1932
6.3
The King Murder
as Philip Scott
1932
4.0
While Paris Sleeps
as Roca
1932
5.8
Scarface
as Jim, the Headwaiter (uncredited)
1932
7.4
Steady Company
as Blix
1932
0.0
Dancers in the Dark
as Max
1932
4.8
Stowaway
1932
5.0
🎬
Julius Sizzer
as Tony
1931
0.0
Women Go on Forever
as Pete
1931
0.0
🎬
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931
6.0
Smart Money
as Greek Barber
1931
6.9
Let's Do Things
as Nightclub Manager (uncredited)
1931
0.0
The Front Page
as Diamond Louie
1931
6.5
Lonely Wives
as Taxi Driver
1931
4.6
Little Caesar
as Little Arnie Lorch
1931
6.9
No Limit
as Happy
1931
5.8
Abraham Lincoln
as Conspirator (uncredited)
1930
5.4
Renegades
as Cafe Manager (uncredited)
1930
4.0
Brothers
as Giuseppe Michaelo Lorenzo
1930
0.0
The Sea God
as Rudy
1930
4.7
🎬
Live and Learn
as Mr. Brown
1930
1.0
Numbered Men
as Lou Rinaldo
1930
4.6
The Runaway Bride
as 'Red' Dugan
1930
5.0
Show Girl in Hollywood
as Actor in Scene
1930
5.4
Framed
as Bing Murdock
1930
5.0
Street of Chance
as Nick
1930
6.6
Playing Around
as Joe
1930
4.3
Dark Streets
as Beefy Barker
1929
5.0
Broadway Babies
as Nick Stepanos
1929
5.2
Leaping Love
as Nate/Club Manager
1929
0.0
Square Shoulders
as Hook
1929
0.0
The Carnation Kid
as Tony
1929
0.0
🎬
Marked Money
as Donovan
1928
0.0
Show Folks
as Vaudeville Performer
1928
6.0
Captain Swagger
as Manager, Viennese Club
1928
0.0