Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Infobox actor


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(1984–present) 2 children

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

Biography

Personal life

Morton was born in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, NY. He is the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph T. Morton, Sr., a U.S. army intelligence officer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/61/Joe-Morton.html Joe Morton Biography (1947-).] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020312/bio Joe Morton Biography.] Yahoo! Movies.] ] Because of his father's profession, he spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa. [ [http://www.maykuth.com/Projects/morton90.htm Andrew Maykuth Online | maykuth.com ] ] 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.

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 "" (as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson), and has made many notable TV guest appearances, including his appearances as Dr. Hamilton in the first two seasons of "Smallville".

Morton has starred on the TV series "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).

Filmography

* "Grady" (1975 – 1976) (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)
* "" 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)
* "Lone Star" (1996)
* "" (1997)
* "Blues Brothers 2000" (1998)
* "Apt Pupil" (1998)
* "The Astronaut's Wife" (1999)
* "Bounce" (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)
* "Stealth" (2005)
* "E-Ring" (2005) (TV)
* "Eureka" (2006) (TV)
* "American Gangster" (2007)
* "La Linea" (2008)

References

External links

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* [http://www.bluesbros.us EG Blues Brothers] , featuring screencaps from Joe's films and TV appearances
* [http://fixx.cinema.de/videos/detail/468/8955/media/search/tags/joemorton Joe Morton sings "The Devil's Lonely Fire"]


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