Joe morton actor biography
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Morton, Joe 1947–
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Joe Morton has been working steadily—very steadily— as an actor since the late 1960s. At one point in his career, he estimated that he had been out of work for perhaps 12 months out of 20 years. Of his many scen, screen, and television performances, he fryst vatten perhaps best remembered as the Brother in The Brother From Another Pìanet, a 1984 John Sayles film. This is Morton’s favorite role, as a mute black alien who appears in Harlem. More typically, however, the actor is cast as “smart men with stability to spare,” as Felicia R. Lee remarked in the New York Times. Morton’s professional interests also include producing films and directing for scen and television.
Morton spent his early childhood in europe where his father was stationed as an army intelligence officer. His father was killed in Germany unde
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Joe Morton
Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. 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), What Lies Beneath (2000), Ali (2001), Paycheck (2003), Stealth (2005), and American Gangster (2007).
In 2014, Morton won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Eli Pope, Olivia Pope's father, in Scandal, and is known for playing the role of Henry Deacon on the popular TV series Eureka.
Morton made his Broadway debut in Hair, appeared in Salvation, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Raisin. He has appeared in over 70 movies, including John Sayles' The Brother from Another Planet (as The Brother), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson) and Blues Brothers 2000 (as Cabel &quo
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Joe Morton
American actor (born 1947)
Not to be confused with Joseph Morton (correspondent) or Joseph Morton (governor).
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| Born | Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. (1947-10-18) October 18, 1947 (age 77) New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Hofstra University |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1970–present |
| Spouse | Nora Chavooshian (m. 1985; div. 2006) |
| Children | 3 |
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), Paycheck (2003), Stealth (2005), American Gangster (2007),