JOE MORTON

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

Contents

Biography

Career

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

Biography

Career

Morton made his Broadway debut in ''Hair'' and was nominated for a Tony Award for ''Raisin''. From the Bronx, NY He has appeared in over 70 movies including Terminator 2: Judgement Day (as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson) and has made many notable TV guest appearances, including his appearances as Dr. Hamilton in the first and second seasons of ''Smallville''. Morton has starred on the TV series ''Equal Justice'' (1990–91), ''Under One Roof'' (1995) and ''E-Ring'' (2005). He has made several appearances as a defense attorney on ''Law & Order''. He has also directed and produced. In 2006, he portrayed the jack-of-all-trades scientist, Henry Deacon as a regular on Sci-Fi Channel's series Eureka.
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

Morton was born in New York, New York to 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] In October 1984, he married Nora Chavooshian. He has three children: daughters Hopi and Seta, and son Ara. He also has a grandson, Moses.

Filmography

★ ''Grady'' (1975–1976) (TV)

★ ''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)

★ ''A Different World'' 1992 (TV) as Byron Douglas III

★ '' as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson (1991)

★ ''City of Hope'' (1991)

★ ''Forever Young'' (1992)

★ ''Of Mice and Men'' (1992)

★ Nacht des Terrors - Mord in New York City as ''Cedric Sandiford'' (1992)

★ ''Speed'' (1994)

★ ''The Walking Dead'' (1995)

★ ''Executive Decision'' (1996)

★ ''Blues Brothers 2000'' (1998)

★ ''Apt Pupil'' (1998)

★ ''The Astronaut's Wife'' (1999)

★ ''Bounce'' (2000)

★ ''Ali'' (2001)

★ ''Paycheck'' (2003)

★ ''Stealth'' (2005)

★ ''E-Ring'' (2005) (TV)

★ ''Eureka'' (2006) (TV)

References

1. http://www.filmreference.com/film/61/Joe-Morton.html
2. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020312/bio
3. http://www.maykuth.com/Projects/morton90.htm

External links

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★ EG Blues Brothers, featuring screencaps from Joe's films and TV appearances