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Joe Morton

Actor / Film Director | * 10/18/1947 (76) | Harlem, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage, television and film actor. He has worked with film director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), City of Hope (1991) and Lone Star (1996). Other films he has appeared in include Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Of Mice and Men (1992), Speed (1994), Apt Pupil (1998), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), What Lies Beneath (2000), Ali (2001), ()
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Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope in the television series Scandal, and for playing Reverend Arthur Finer on God Friended Me. Morton studied Drama at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Joe Morton

Theatre World Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Sitges Film Festival Best Actor Award Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Movies with Joe Morton as Actor(83)

as Silas Stone2021 Zack Snyder's Justice League
as Narrator2020 Mr. Tornado
as Fern2019 A Million Eyes
as Dr. Houston Brooks2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Silas Stone2017 Justice League
as Roy Wilkins2016 All the Way
as Agent Solano2015 Cleveland Abduction
as Donald Hall2013 Home
as Hodges2009 The Line
as Narrator2008 Grand Central
as Dr. Livingston2008 Lifelines
as Max Astin2007 Badland
as Charlie Williams2007 American Gangster
as Ashe2006 The Night Listener
as Reverend Packer2005 Back in the Day
as Dick Marshfield2005 Stealth
as Reggie Stewart2005 Gone but Not Forgotten
as Dr. Island2005 Lenny The Wonder Dog
as Walter Diggles2003 Jasper, Texas
as Agent Dodge2003 Paycheck
as Jon Harper2003 Thoughtcrimes
as Hugh Campbell2002 Dragonfly
as Narrator2001 Beyond Human
as Chauncey Eskridge2001 Ali
as Dr. Drayton2000 What Lies Beneath
as Jim Willer2000 Bounce
as Malcom X2000 Ali: An American Hero
as Sherman Reese1999 The Astronaut's Wife
as Martin Lowell1999 Y2K
as Dan Richler1998 Apt Pupil
as Cab Chamberlain1998 Blues Brothers 2000
as Mr. Kent1997 The Pest
as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control
as Dr. Sam Brodus1997 Miss Evers' Boys
as Detective Bill1997 Trouble on the Corner
as Cappy1996 Executive Decision
as Del1996 Lone Star
as Lt. Royce1995 In the Shadow of Evil
as Sgt. Barkley1995 The Walking Dead
as Kenny Tate1994 The Inkwell
as Capt. McMahon1994 Speed
as Narrator1993 A Job at Ford's
as Samuel Flowers1992 Legacy of Lies
as Cameron1992 Forever Young
as Crooks1992 Of Mice and Men
as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
as Sweets Montgomery1991 The Good Policeman
as Winn1991 City of Hope
as Dr. Ronald McNair1990 Challenger
as World War II soldier1990 The Lost Platoon
as Nicky1989 Tap
as Cederic Sandiford1989 Making a Case for Murder
as Frank Williams1988 The Good Mother
as Sgt. Jeff Allen1988 Police Story: Burnout
as Ken Fraker1988 Alone in the Neon Jungle
as Earl1988 Zelly and Me
as Sheriff McMahon1987 Stranded
as Scratch's Assistant1986 Crossroads
as Solo1985 Trouble in Mind
as Lionel Zachary1984 A Good Sport
as Detective Rich1982 The Clairvoyant
as Elgin Jones1981 We're Fighting Back
as William Terry1980 Death Penalty
as Prison Doctor1979 ...And Justice for All
as Ahmed1977 Between the Lines

TV Shows/Series with Joe Morton as Actor(50)

as Ralph Ellison (voice)2021 Hemingway
as Teddy Franklin2021 Our Kind of People
as Self - Guest2019 Tamron Hall
as Marcus Standish2019 The Politician
as Arthur Finer2018 God Friended Me
as Dr. Charles Russell2015 Proof
as Rowan Pope2012 Scandal
as Eli "Rowan" Pope2012 Scandal
as Daniel Golden2009 The Good Wife
as Kyle Bancroft2009 White Collar
as Reverend John Hill2009 Warehouse 13
as Peter Madsen2006 Brothers and Sisters
as Henry Deacon2006 Eureka
as Steven Algazi2005 E-Ring
2005 Numb3rs
as Chief Dwight Hillborne2004 CSI: NY
as Attorney Steve Duprey2004 Boston Legal
as Gary Wright2004 House
as Narrator2001 Africa
as Steven Hamilton2001 Smallville
as Dr. Grote Maxwell1998 Mercy Point
as Mitch Cotter1995 New York News
as Ron Langston1995 Under One Roof
as Jake Stone1994 Touched by an Angel
as Martin Hunter1994 Touched by an Angel
as Martin Wells1993 The X-Files
1993 TriBeCa
as Defense Attorney Leon Chiles1990 Law & Order
as Roland Books1990 Law & Order
as Narrator (voice)1988 American Experience
as Byron Douglas III1987 A Different World
as Slate1985 The Equalizer
as Carter Brock1985 The Equalizer
as Lt. Jack Davis1984 Miami Vice
as Narrator (voice)1982 Nature
as Mr. Raymond Geeter1978 Watch Your Mouth
as Hal Marshall1975 Grady
as Narrator1974 NOVA
as Additional Narration1974 NOVA
as Captain Saunders1972 M*A*S*H

TV Shows/Series with Joe Morton as Crew(4)

Directing/Director2018 God Friended Me
Directing/Director2016 Bull
Directing/Director2012 Scandal
Directing/Director2006 Eureka

Additional Information

Official websites:
Full Name: Joe Morton
Born: Saturday, 10/18 1947 (October) in Harlem, New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 163 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Hofstra University, Andrew Jackson High School
Other names for Joe Morton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr."
"Joseph Thomas Morton"
"Joseph Morton"
Joe Morton frequently works together with these people:
Zach Grenier (18x, Actor)
Dick Wolf (16x, Crew)
Michael Gaston (15x, Actor)
Lou Martini Jr. (14x, Actor)
Adam LeFevre (13x, Actor)
John Doman (12x, Actor)
Socorro Santiago (12x, Actress)
John Sayles (12x, Crew)
Robert Turano (12x, Actor)
William H. Burns (12x, Actor)
Isiah Whitlock Jr. (11x, Actor)
Armand Schultz (11x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:5480, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/19/2024