Tom Morga

Tom Morga
Tom Morga at the Scandinavian Sci-Fi, Game & Film Convention in Helsingborg, Sweden.
Born	Thomas Alvin Morga Burbank, California, US
Occupation(s)	Stunt performer, stunt coordinator
Years active	1976–present
Awards	Taurus Award 2007 for Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Website	http://www.tommorga.com/

Thomas "Tom" Alvin Morga is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor best known for his various roles in Star Trek.

Career

Morga began stunt work in the mid-1970s. He later began working as a stunt double for Patrick Duffy in Man from Atlantis. Since then, Morga has doubled for several actors in feature films and television. His work also includes stunt and non-stunt acting roles in numerous Star Trek films and television episodes. However he only received credit for a very little number of his appearances.

Jason Voorhees, Roy Burns, Leatherface and Michael Myers

In 1985, Morga portrayed Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th: A New Beginning during Tommy's hallucinations except for the opening dream sequence where he was played by stuntman John Hock who was personally selected by him to fill-in during his absence. He also stunt-doubled for Dick Wieand, who played Jason's imposter Roy Burns during the film playing him in almost all masked scenes except for a few filmed with Hock. He portrayed Leatherface in the bridgescene of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. He also portrayed Michael Myers in the first half of Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, but was ultimately replaced by George P. Wilbur.

Awards

Morga was co-winner of a 2007 Taurus World Stunt Award for "Best Fight" in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest. He was also part of the stunt team nominated for a 2007 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture" in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

External links

• Tom Morga at IMDb