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[Bud Brewster]

MORRIS ANKRUM - Mr. Ankrum was a veteran character actor who appeared in countless motion pictures, including many westerns during the 1940s and 1950s. His presence in any 1950s science fiction movie gives said film a kind of "in" status, for the simple reason that Morris Ankrum was in more 1950s science fiction movies than anybody else — even more than John Agar! Fifteen sci-fi movies in all!

In Kronos he played the psychologist who treats the alien-possessed scientist (John Emery). In many of his films, Mr. Ankrum played a high-ranking military officer who mobilized America's forces against alien invaders. And in Invaders from Mars he was allowed to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with his troops as they battled the bug-eyed martians.

Ironically, in Mr. Ankrum's second sci-fi role ([Flight to Mars 1951) he played a Martian general who wanted his people to invade the Earth!





Mr. Ankrum's career accomplishments in the field of 1950s science fiction include —

Beginning of the End
The Brain from Planet Arous
Earth Versus the Flying Saucers
Flight to Mars
From the Earth to the Moon
The Giant Claw
Giant From the Unknown
Half-Human
How to Make a Monster
Invaders From Mars
Kronos
The Most Dangerous Man Alive
Red Planet Mars
Rocketship X-M
Zombies of Mora Tau.

He also appeared in the following episodes of Science Fiction Theatre —

- The Voice (1956)
- The Unguided Missile (1956)
- The Hastings Secret (1955)
- A Visit from Dr. Pliny (1955)





?? 1994 Vintage Science Fiction by Bruce Cook
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[alltare]

Morris was in a bunch of westerns, too, but I'll always remember him as THE best SF supporting actor, and I always enjoy seeing him turn up in all of those 50s movies.

[Bud Brewster]

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[Bud Brewster]