Joe Morton
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| Joe Morton | |
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 Morton at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International |
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| Born | Joseph Morton, Jr. October 18, 1947 The Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Chavooshian (1984–present) 3 children |
Joseph Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage, television, and film actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Morton was born in The Bronx, a borough of New York City, New York. He is the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph T. Morton, Sr., a U.S. army intelligence officer.[1][2] Because of his father's profession, he spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa.[3] Morton graduated from Hofstra University. In October 1984, he married Nora Chavooshian. The couple has three children: daughters Hopi and Seta, and son Ara, as well as a grandson, named Moses.
[edit] Career
Morton made his Broadway debut in Hair and was nominated for a Tony Award for Raisin. He has appeared in over 70 movies, including Terminator 2: Judgment Day (as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson) and Blues Brothers 2000 (as 'Cabel "Cab" Chamberlain', based upon the late Cab Calloway), and has made many notable TV guest appearances, including his appearances as Dr. Hamilton in the first two seasons of Smallville.
On television, Morton has starred in the Sanford and Son spin-off Grady (1975-1976), Equal Justice (1990–91), Under One Roof (1995), and E-Ring (2005). More recently, he portrayed the jack-of-all-trades scientist, Henry Deacon, as a regular on Sci-Fi Channel's Eureka (2006-). Morton has also directed and produced. He has made several appearances as a defense attorney on Law & Order.
On daytime, Morton has had roles on Search for Tomorrow (Dr. James Foster, 1973-74), Another World (Dr. Abel Marsh and Leo Mars, 1983-84), and All My Children (Dr. Zeke McMillan, 2002).
[edit] Filmography
- Grady (1975 – 1976) (TV)
- Watch Your Mouth (1978) (TV)
- Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
- The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
- Trouble in Mind (1985)
- Crossroads (1986)
- The Good Mother (1988)
- Tap (1989)
- Challenger (1990) (TV) as Dr. Ronald McNair
- Equal Justice (1990 – 1991) (TV)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson (1991)
- City of Hope (1991)
- A Different World (1992) (TV) as Byron Douglas III
- Forever Young (1992)
- Of Mice and Men (1992)
- Nacht des Terrors - Mord in New York City as Cedric Sandiford (1992)
- TriBeCa (1993) (TV)
- Speed (1994)
- The Inkwell (1994)
- Under One Roof (1995) (TV)
- The Walking Dead (1995)
- Executive Decision (1996)
- Touched by an Angel (1996) (TV)
- Lone Star (1996)
- The Pest (1997)
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- Apt Pupil (1998)
- Mutiny (1999)
- The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
- Bounce (2000)
- What Lies Beneath (2000)
- The X-Files (2000) (TV) in season 8 episode "Redrum"
- Ali (2001)
- Smallville (seasons 1 & 2) (2002-2003) (TV)
- Paycheck (2003)
- JAG (2005) (TV)
- House (2005) (TV) in episode "Role Model"
- Stealth (2005)
- E-Ring (2005) (TV)
- Eureka (2006) (TV)
- American Gangster (2007)
- Numb3rs (2007)(TV) season 4 episode 71 "Chinese Box" as a reporter
- La Linea (2008)
- Warehouse 13 (2009)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Joe Morton |
- Joe Morton at the Internet Movie Database
- Joe Morton at TV Guide
- EG Blues Brothers, featuring screencaps from Joe's films and TV appearances
- Joe Morton sings "The Devil's Lonely Fire"
