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Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Acting1947New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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.

Acting History

2025
Going Dutch
TVas General Davidson7 eps
The American Revolution
TVas Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)2 eps
2023
Sherri
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2022
Tamron Hall
TVas Self - Guest1 eps
2021
Our Kind of People
TVas Teddy Franklin12 eps
Hemingway
TVas Ralph Ellison (voice)
2020
Mr. Tornado
as Narrator (voice)
2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
as Dr. Houston Brooks
The Politician
TVas Marcus Standish4 eps
God Friended Me
TVDirector3 eps
2018
God Friended Me
TVas Arthur Finer42 eps
2016
2015
Cleveland Abduction
as Agent Solano
Proof
TVas Dr. Charles Russell10 eps
Grace and Frankie
TVas Jason2 eps
2013
Home
as Donald Hall
Scandal
TVas Eli 'Rowan' Pope88 eps
2012
Coma
TVas Nelson
Scandal
TVDirector
2010
White Collar
TVas Kyle Bancroft1 eps
2009
The Line
as Hodges
Warehouse 13
TVas Reverend John Hill1 eps
The Good Wife
TVas Daniel Golden11 eps
Brothers and Sisters
TVas Peter Madsen2 eps
2008
Lifelines
as Dr. Livingston
Boston Legal
TVas Attorney Steve Duprey1 eps
2007
American Gangster
as Charlie Williams
Badland
as Max Astin
Numb3rs
TVas Peter Lange1 eps
2006
The Nuremberg Trials
as Narrator (voice)
Eureka
TVas Henry Deacon77 eps
Eureka
TVDirector
2005
Building the Alaska Highway
as Narrator (voice)
Stealth
as Dick Marshfield
Gone But Not Forgotten
as Reggie Stewart
CSI: NY
TVas Dwight Hillborne2 eps
E-Ring
TVas Steven Algazi22 eps
House
TVas Gary Wright1 eps
2003
Thoughtcrimes
as Jon Harper
Paycheck
as Agent Dodge
Jasper, Texas
as Walter Diggles
Whoopi
TVas Martin James
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Ray Bevins1 eps
2002
Dragonfly
as Hugh Campbell
Touched by an Angel
TVas Jake Stone / Martin Hunter1 eps
The Practice
TVas U.S. Attorney1 eps
2001
Ali
as Chauncey Eskridge
Nature
TVas Narrator (voice)1 eps
Smallville
TVas Steven Hamilton4 eps
2000
Bounce
as Jim Willer
What Lies Beneath
as Dr. Drayton
The X-Files
TVas Martin Wells1 eps
American Experience
TVas Narrator (voice)8 eps
1999
The Astronaut's Wife
as Sherman Reese
1998
Apt Pupil
as Dan Richler
Blues Brothers 2000
as Cab Chamberlain
1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control
as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
The Pest
as Mr. Kent
Dellaventura
TVas Councilman Caulder
1996
Lone Star
as Delmore "Del" Payne
1995
The Walking Dead
as Sgt. Barkley
New York News
TVas Mitch Cotter
1994
Speed
as Capt. McMahon
Homicide: Life on the Street
TVas Sam Thorne2 eps
1993
The Great Depression
TVas Self - Narrator (voice)
1992
Forever Young
as Cameron
A Different World
TVas Byron Douglas III7 eps
Law & Order
TVas Defense Attorney Leon Chiles / Roland Books1 eps
1991
The Good Policeman
as Sweets Montgomery
1990
Challenger
as Dr. Ronald McNair
The Lost Platoon
as World War II soldier
Equal Justice
TVas Mike James
1989
Tap
as Nicky
The Equalizer
TVas Carter Brock3 eps
1988
Zelly & Me
as Earl
The Good Mother
as Frank Williams
1987
Stranded
as Sheriff McMahon
1986
Crossroads
as Scratch's Assistant
1985
Miami Vice
TVas Lt. Jack Davis1 eps
1984
A Good Sport
as Lionel Zachary
1982
The Clairvoyant
as Detective Rich
1980
Death Penalty
as William Terry
1979
...And Justice for All
as Prison Doctor
1976
M*A*S*H
TVas Captain Saunders1 eps
1974
NOVA
TVas Narrator / Additional Narration
1970
Mission: Impossible
TVas Clerk1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
10/18/1947(78 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA