Joe Morton

Joe Morton
Morton at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr. October 18, 1947 (1947-10-18) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present
Spouse	Nora Chavooshian (1984–present) 3 children

Joseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage, television, and film actor.

Early 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 Thomas Morton, Sr., a U.S. army intelligence officer. Because of his father's profession, he spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa. Morton graduated from Hofstra University.

Career

Morton made his Broadway debut in Hair, appeared in Salvation, 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. Steven 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).

Personal life

In October 1984, Morton married Nora Chavooshian. The couple has three children: daughters Hopi and Seta, and son Ara, as well as a grandson, named Moses.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

• Grady (1975–1976) (TV)
• M*A*S*H (1976) (TV) in Season 4 Episode 17, "Der Tag" as Captain Saunders
• What's Happening!! (TV Series) (August 12, 1976) "The Birthday Present" as Department Store Manager
• Watch Your Mouth (1978) (TV)
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
• The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
• Miami Vice (1985) (TV) in season 1 episode 17, "The Maze", as Lt. Jack Davis
• 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 (1991) as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson
• 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 as Lieutenant II "Mac" McMahon (1994)
• The Inkwell (1994)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1994) (TV)
• 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)
• Trouble on the Corner (1997)
• Miss Evers' Boys (1997) (TV)
• Mercy Point (TV series) (1998) as Dr. Grote Maxwell
• Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
• Final Act (1998) (IFC TV) (Short Film)
• 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)
• The Practice (2002) (TV)
• Smallville (2002–2003)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003) (TV)
• Thoughtcrimes (2003)
• Paycheck (2003)
• Breaking Dawn (2004)
• Lenny the Wonder Dog (2005)
• JAG (2005) (TV)
• House (2005) (TV) in episode "Role Model"
• CSI: NY (2005)
• Law & Order (1992–2005) (TV) (several episodes)
• Stealth (2005)
• E-Ring (2005) (TV)
• The Night Listener (2006) as Ashe
• Eureka (2006–present) as Henry Deacon
• American Gangster (2007)
• Numb3rs (2007) (TV) season 4 episode 70 "Graphic" as a reporter
• La Linea (2008)
• Warehouse 13 (2009) in season 1 episode "Regrets"
• The Good Wife (2009) (TV)
• White Collar (2010)

External links

• Joe Morton at the Internet Movie Database
• Joe Morton at TV Guide
• Joe Morton sings The Devil's Lonely Fire from Badland [1]