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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.

Known For

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Joe

Vacation in Reno

1946

5.3

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

1946

5.7

Captain William 'Bill' Hampton

Badman's Territory

1946

4.0

Lester Ashton

The Truth About Murder

1946

5.0

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1945

5.6

Richard Harding Davis

Jack London

1943

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Craig Morgan

Canyon City

1943

5.5

Gary Linden

Tornado

1943

6.0

Stag Johnson

Bells of Capistrano

1942

5.7

Ray Stafford

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

1942

Credits

Vacation in Reno

as Joe

1946

7.0

Dick Tracy vs. Cueball

as Dick Tracy

1946

5.3

Badman's Territory

as Captain William 'Bill' Hampton

1946

5.7

The Truth About Murder

as Lester Ashton

1946

4.0

Dick Tracy

as Dick Tracy

1945

5.0

Jack London

as Richard Harding Davis

1943

5.6

Canyon City

as Craig Morgan

1943

0.0

Tornado

as Gary Linden

1943

5.5

Bells of Capistrano

as Stag Johnson

1942

6.0

A Desperate Chance for Ellery Queen

as Ray Stafford

1942

5.7

Millionaires in Prison

as James Brent

1940

6.0

A Fugitive from Justice

as 'Julie' Alexander

1940

3.5

Brother Orchid

as Philadelphia Powell

1940

6.5

The Saint Takes Over

as Sam Reese

1940

6.4

Florian

as Kingston

1940

1.0

Private Detective

as Nat Flavin

1939

6.0

Sued for Libel

as Albert Pomeroy

1939

5.4

Television Spy

as Carl Venner

1939

5.0

The Spellbinder

as Mr. Carrington

1939

6.0

Grand Jury Secrets

as Thomas Reedy

1939

0.0

Charlie Chan in Reno

as George Bentley

1939

6.3

Secret Service of the Air

as Henchman Ed Powell

1939

5.8

Wings of the Navy

as Tommy - Duty Officer

1939

6.0

Blackwell's Island

as Steve Cardigan

1939

5.0

North of Shanghai

as Bob Laird

1939

0.0

Off the Record

as Lou Baronette

1939

6.0

Smashing the Spy Ring

as Professor Leonard (uncredited)

1938

0.0

Illegal Traffic

as State's Attorney Ryan

1938

6.5

Crime Ring

as Ray Taylor

1938

4.7

Sinners in Paradise

as Harrison Brand

1938

5.1

The Nurse from Brooklyn

as Inspector Donohue

1938

6.0

Happy Landing

as Frank Harland

1934

0.0

Looking for Trouble

as Dan Sutter

1934

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