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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
The American Revolution
TVas Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)2 eps
Going Dutch
TVas General Davidson7 eps
2023
Trinity's Triumph
as Monsignor Heck
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)
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
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
2009
The Line
as Hodges
Warehouse 13
TVas Reverend John Hill1 eps
Brothers and Sisters
TVas Peter Madsen2 eps
The Good Wife
TVas Daniel Golden11 eps
2008
Lifelines
as Dr. Livingston
Grand Central
as Narrator
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)
Back in the Day
as Reverend Packer
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
The Practice
TVas U.S. Attorney1 eps
Touched by an Angel
TVas Martin Hunter / Jake Stone1 eps
2001
Ali
as Chauncey Eskridge
Beyond Human
as Narrator
Nature
TVas Narrator (voice)1 eps
Smallville
TVas Steven Hamilton4 eps
Africa
TVas Narrator
2000
Bounce
as Jim Willer
What Lies Beneath
as Dr. Drayton
American Experience
TVas Narrator (voice)8 eps
The X-Files
TVas Martin Wells1 eps
1999
The Astronaut's Wife
as Sherman Reese
Y2K
as Martin Lowell
1998
Blues Brothers 2000
as Cab Chamberlain
Apt Pupil
as Dan Richler
Mercy Point
TVas Dr. Grote Maxwell
1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control
as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
The Pest
as Mr. Kent
Trouble on the Corner
as Detective Bill
Miss Evers' Boys
as Dr. Sam Brodus
Dellaventura
TVas Councilman Caulder
1995
The Walking Dead
as Sgt. Barkley
New York News
TVas Mitch Cotter
Under One Roof
TVas Ron Langston
1992
Forever Young
as Cameron
Legacy of Lies
as Samuel Flowers
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
Making a Case for Murder
as Cederic Sandiford
The Equalizer
TVas Carter Brock3 eps
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
1981
We're Fighting Back
as Elgin Jones
1980
Death Penalty
as William Terry
1979
1978
Watch Your Mouth
TVas Mr. Raymond Geeter
1977
1976
M*A*S*H
TVas Captain Saunders1 eps
1975
Grady
TVas Hal Marshall
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