Joe Morton
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| Joe Morton | |
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Morton in the theatrical poster for The Brother from Another Planet |
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| Born | October 18, 1947 |
| Spouse(s) | Nora Chavooshian |
Joseph Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage, television, and film actor.
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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), E-Ring (2005) and Eureka (2006-). 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).
Morton was born in New York City, New York, the son of 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.
- 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
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day 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)
- TriBeCa (1993) (TV)
- Speed (1994)
- Under One Roof (1995) (TV)
- The Walking Dead (1995)
- Executive Decision (1996)
- Lone Star (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)
- American Gangster (2007)
- Joe Morton at the Internet Movie Database
- EG Blues Brothers, featuring screencaps from Joe's films and TV appearances