Joe Morton

Not to be confused with Joe Morton (correspondent).

Joe Morton
Morton in July 2012
Born	Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr. (1947-10-18) October 18, 1947 New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1970–present

Joseph Thomas "Joe" Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American stage, television, and film actor. He worked with film director John Sayles in The Brother from Another Planet (1984), City of Hope (1991) and Lone Star (1996). Other films he 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 Rowan Pope, Olivia Pope's father, in Scandal, and is known for playing the role of Henry Deacon on the popular TV series Eureka.

Early life

Morton was born in Harlem, New York, the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph Thomas Morton, Sr., a U.S. Army intelligence officer. Because of his father's military service, he spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa. He graduated from Hofstra University.

Career

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 "Cab" Chamberlain', based upon the late Cab Calloway).

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). In 2002, he appeared on the London stage in the play Art.

Morton has made many notable TV guest appearances, including his appearances as Dr. Steven Hamilton in the first two seasons of Smallville. He has starred in the Sanford and Son spin-off Grady (1975–76), Under One Roof (1995) and E-Ring (2005).

He portrayed the jack-of-all-trades scientist Henry Deacon as a regular on Syfy Channel's Eureka (2006–12). Morton is currently playing the role of Rowan Pope on the hit drama Scandal, a role for which he has received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	Between the Lines	Ahmed
1984	The Brother from Another Planet	The Brother
1985	Trouble in Mind	Solo
1986	Crossroads	Scratch's assistant
1988	The Good Mother	Frank Williams
1989	Tap	Nicky
1990	Challenger	Dr. Ronald McNair	Television film
1991	Terminator 2: Judgment Day	Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson	Nominated—Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor
1991	City of Hope	Wynn
1992	Forever Young	Cameron
1992	Of Mice and Men	Crooks
1992	Nacht des Terrors - Mord in New York City	Cedric Sandiford
1994	Speed	Lt. McMahon
1994	The Inkwell	Kenny Tate
1995	The Walking Dead	Sergeant Barkley
1996	Executive Decision	Sergeant Matheny
1996	Lone Star	Delmore Payne
1997	The Pest	Mr. Kent
1997	Speed 2: Cruise Control	Lieutenant Herb McMahon	Uncredited
1997	Trouble on the Corner	Detective Bill
1997	Miss Evers' Boys	Dr. Sam Brodus
1998	Blues Brothers 2000	Cabel Chamberlain
1998	Final Act	N/A	Short film
1998	Apt Pupil	Dan Richler
1999	Mutiny	Thurgood Marshall
1999	The Astronaut's Wife	Sherman Reese
2000	Ali: An American Hero	Malcolm X	Television film
2000	Bounce	Jim Willer
2000	What Lies Beneath	Dr. Drayton
2001	Ali	Chauncey Eskridge
2003	Thoughtcrimes	John Harper
2003	Paycheck	Agent Dodge
2003	Jasper, Texas	Walter Diggles
2004	Breaking Dawn	Professor Simon
2005	Building the Alaska Highway PBS	Narrator
2005	Lenny the Wonder Dog	Dr. Island
2005	Stealth	Dick Marshfield
2006	The Night Listener	Ashe
2007	American Gangster	Charlie Williams	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2008	La Linea	Hodges

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Mission: Impossible	Clerk	"Hunted"
1973–1974	Search for Tomorrow	James Foster	Unknown episodes
1975	Sanford and Son	Hal Marshall	"The Family Man"
1975–1976	Grady	Hal Marshall	10 episodes
1976	M*A*S*H	Captain Saunders	"Der Tag"
1976	What's Happening!!	Department Store Manager	"The Birthday Present"
1978	Watch Your Mouth	Raymond Geeter	26 episodes
1983	Curse of the Pink Panther	Charlie	Episode: "Joseph Morton"
1985	Miami Vice	Lt. Jack Davis	"The Maze"
1990–1991	Equal Justice	Mike James	24 episodes
1992	Law & Order	Roland Books	Episode: "Conspiracy"
1992	A Different World	Byron Douglas III	7 episodes
1993	TriBeCa	Carlton Thomas	7 episodes
1994	Homicide: Life on the Street	Sam Thorn	"A Model Citizen" and "Happy to be here"
1994	New York Undercover	Dean/Dinah	"Blondes Have More Fun"
1995	Under One Roof	Ron Langston	6 episodes
1995	New York News	Mitch Cotter	13 episodes
1996	Touched by an Angel	Jake Stone	"Jacob's Ladder"
1997–2000	Prince Street	Lieutenant Tom Warner	6 episodes
1998–1999	Mercy Point	Dr. Grote Maxwell	8 episodes
1999–2008	The American Experience	Narrator	10 episodes
2000–2005	Law & Order	Leon Chiles	4 episodes
2000	The X-Files	Martin Wells	"Redrum"
2001–2002	Smallville	Dr. Steven Hamilton	4 episodes
2002	Touched by an Angel	Martin	"The Impossible Dream"
2002	All My Children	Zeke McMillan	Episode: "#1.8387"
2002	The Practice	U.S. Attorney	Episode: "Fire Proof"
2003	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Ray Bevins	Episode: "Grief"
2004	The Jury	James Byron Milton	Episode: "Last Rites"
2005–2006	E-Ring	Steve Algazi	9 episodes
2005	JAG	Elroy Johnson	"Unknown Soldier"
2005	House	Gary H. Wright	"Role Model"
2005	CSI: NY	Dwight Hillborne	"Supply and Demand" and "On the Job"
2006–2012	Eureka	Henry Deacon	76 episodes
2007	Numb3rs	Reporter	"Graphic"
2008	Boston Legal	Attorney Steve Duprey	Episode: "Indecent Proposals"
2009–2011	The Good Wife	Daniel Golden	11 episodes
2009	Warehouse 13	Reverend John Hill	"Regrets"
2009	Brothers & Sisters	Peter Madsen	2 episodes
2009	Great Performances	Eugene Bullard	Episode: "Harlem in Montmartre: A Paris Jazz Story"
2010	White Collar	Kyle Bancroft	Episode: "Prisoner's Dilemma"
2012	Coma	Dr. Nelson	2 episodes
2013–present	Scandal	Rowan Pope	29 episodes NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series
2015–present	Proof	Dr. Charles Richmond	Lead role
2015	Grace and Frankie	Jason

External links

• Joe Morton at the Internet Movie Database
• Joe Morton at TVGuide.com
• Joe Morton sings "The Devil's Lonely Fire" from Badland.