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James C. Morton

Actor / Film Director | * 08/25/1884 († 58, 10/24/1942) | Helena, Montana (United States of America (USA))
James Carmody Lankton (August 25, 1884 – October 24, 1942), known professionally as James C. Morton, was an American character actor, specializing in short-tempered judges, police officers and officials. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1922 and 1942. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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Movies with James C. Morton as Actor(94)

as Horseshoe Man (archive footage) (uncredited)1947 The Good Bad Egg
as Policeman1943 Murder in Times Square
as Pat1942 Lucky Legs
as Trooper Quincy1942 The Boogie Man Will Get You
as Red - Sacramento Bartender1942 In Old California
as Policeman1941 A Quiet Fourth
as Store Owner1941 Bad Man of Deadwood
as Casey1941 The Iron Claw
as Card Player (uncredited)1941 Johnny Eager
as Doorman (uncredited)1941 Appointment for Love
as Mack1941 Wild Geese Calling
as Littlefield1941 Lady from Louisiana
as Stagecoach Station Manager1940 Colorado
as Ed Pickett - Juror1940 When the Daltons Rode
as Bartender1940 Lillian Russell
as Officer Brannigan1940 Earl of Puddlestone
as Joseph Aloysius Stacey (as James Norton)1940 Black Diamonds
as Proprietor1940 Free, Blonde and 21
as Police Sergeant1940 Danger On Wheels
as Policeman Clancy1940 The Fatal Hour
as Liberty Bartender (uncredited)1940 The Return of Frank James
as Policeman Joe (as James Morton)1940 Mutiny in the County
as Train Conductor (uncredited)1940 My Little Chickadee
as Bartender1939 News Is Made at Night
as Policeman at Drug Store1939 Four Girls in White
as Ship's Cook1939 Mutiny on the Blackhawk
as Joe--Janitor1939 Clock Wise
as Wife's Uncle (uncredited)1939 Moving Vanities
as City Council Member1939 Meet Dr. Christian
as Second Policeman Arresting John (uncredited)1939 Blackmail
as Crowd Control Policeman (uncredited)1939 Tell No Tales
as Bartender1939 Swanee River
as Speakeasy Bartender (uncredited)1939 Rose of Washington Square
as Bartender Joe1939 The Arizona Kid
as Blackie the Electrician1939 Miracles for Sale
as Bartender1938 Stablemates
as Bartender1938 International Settlement
as Insurance salesman1938 A Doggone Mixup
as Bartender1938 Kentucky
as B.O. Botswaddle1938 Three Missing Links
as Bald Man1938 Straight, Place and Show
as Bartender (uncredited)1938 Josette
as Dr. Pruitt1938 The Nightshirt Bandit
as Waiter1937 Slave Ship
as Eustace P. Quackenbush1937 Public Cowboy No. 1
as Various (voice) (uncredited)1937 September in the Rain
as Dental Patient1937 Dancing on the Ceiling
as Cattle Man's Protective Assoc. Chief1937 Brothers of the West
as Kelly1937 The Shadow Strikes
as Mr. Bell (uncredited)1937 The Sitter Downers
as Cop (uncredited)1936 Hill-Tillies
as Assembly Line Relief Man (uncredited)1936 Modern Times
as Court Clerk1936 Disorder in the Court
as Bartender at Denker's Beer Garden (uncredited)1936 Our Relations
as (scene deleted)1936 The Accusing Finger
as Settler (uncredited)1936 Song of the Saddle
as Mr. Gypson1936 Share the Wealth
as Herman P. Ferguson1936 The Brain Busters
as Bartender (uncredited)1935 The Payoff
as Vigilante (uncredited)1935 Frisco Kid
as Road House Patron (uncredited)1935 Public Hero Number 1
as Union General1935 Uncivil Warriors
as The Policeman1935 Tit for Tat
as J.T. Walton1935 Pardon My Scotch
as Man on Train Who Wants to Sleep1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Herald (uncredited)1935 Naughty Marietta
as Morton, the Landlord1934 Benny, from Panama
as Milkman1934 Another Wild Idea
as Englishman (uncredited)1934 House of Mystery
as Paradise Acres Promoter1934 One-Horse Farmers
as Grip (uncredited)1934 Maid in Hollywood
as Motorist (uncredited)1933 The Nuisance
as Archie, Taxi Cab Superintendent1933 Bring 'Em Back a Wife
as Policeman1933 The Midnight Patrol
as The Timorous Woodchopper1933 The Devil's Brother
as Taxidermist (uncredited)1933 The Rummy
as Patrolman1933 Wreckety Wrecks
as Judge J. A. Morton1932 Taxi for Two
as Judge J.A. Morton1932 The Soilers
as Man at Train Station (uncredited)1932 Hot Spot
as Policeman (as James Morton)1932 Alum and Eve
as Presiding Judge1932 Sneak Easily
as Stadium Policeman (uncredited)1931 Hot News Margie
as Henchman (uncredited)1931 What Price Pants
as Mickie1930 Follow the Leader
as Brown - the Husband1912 A Grocery Clerk's Romance

Full Name: James Morton
Born: Monday, 08/25 1884 (August) in Helena, Montana (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 10/24 1942 (October) in Reseda (aged: 58)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Other names for James C. Morton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Carmody Lankton"
"James Norton"
"James Morton"
James C. Morton frequently works together with these people:
Charlie Hall (11x, Actor)
Billy Gilbert (10x, Actor)
Ed Brady (9x, Actor)
Darryl F. Zanuck (9x, Crew)
Stanley Blystone (9x, Actor)
Lloyd Ingraham (9x, Actor)
Del Lord (9x, Crew)
Lee Phelps (9x, Actor)
Stan Laurel (8x, Actor)
Hal Roach (8x, Crew)
Robert McKenzie (8x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:489745, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024