Joe Morton

Joe Morton

76 · Born: Oct 18, 1947

Personal Details

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Born Oct 18, 1947 New York City, New York, USA
Relatives
  • Walter Jones (Cousin)

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.

Career

2023
Trinity's Triumph
Trinity's Triumph as Monsignor Heck
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2021
Our Kind of People
Our Kind of People as Teddy Franklin
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2020
American Experience
American Experience as Narrator
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The Politician
The Politician as Marcus Standish
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2018
God Friended Me
God Friended Me as Arthur Finer
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2017
Scandal
Scandal as Eli 'Rowan' Pope
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2015
Cleveland Abduction
Cleveland Abduction as Agent Solano
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Proof
Proof as Dr. Charles Russell
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2013
Home
Home as Donald Hall
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2012
Coma
Coma as Nelson
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2010
White Collar
White Collar as Kyle Bancroft
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2009
The Line
The Line as Hodges
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The Good Wife
The Good Wife as Daniel Golden
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Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13 as Reverend John Hill
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2008
Lifelines
Lifelines as Dr. Livingston
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2007
Badland
Badland as Max Astin
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Boston Legal
Boston Legal as Attorney Steve Duprey
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2006
American Experience
American Experience as Narrator
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The Night Listener
The Night Listener as Ashe
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Eureka
Eureka as Henry Deacon
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2005
Lenny the Wonder Dog
Lenny the Wonder Dog as Dr. Island
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Stealth
Stealth as Dick Marshfield
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Gone But Not Forgotten
Gone But Not Forgotten as Reggie Stewart
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Timescapes
Timescapes as Additional Voices
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Back in the Day
Back in the Day as Reverend Packer
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E-Ring
E-Ring as Steven Algazi
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2004
Breaking Dawn
Breaking Dawn as Prof. Simon
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Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise
Beyond Brown: Pursuing the Promise as Narrator
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With All Deliberate Speed
CSI: NY
CSI: NY as Chief Dwight Hillborne
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House M.D.
House M.D. as Gary Wright
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2003
Jasper, Texas
Jasper, Texas as Walter Diggles
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Thoughtcrimes
Thoughtcrimes as Jon Harper
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Paycheck
Paycheck as Agent Dodge
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2002
Dragonfly
Dragonfly as Hugh Campbell
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ray Bevins
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2001
Beyond Human
Beyond Human as Narrator
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Smallville
Smallville as Steven Hamilton
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Africa
Africa as Narrator
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Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel as Martin Hunter
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Nova
Nova as Narrator
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2000
Bounce
Bounce as Jim Willer
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Ali: An American Hero
Ali: An American Hero as Malcom X
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The X-Files
The X-Files as Martin Wells
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1999
The Astronaut's Wife
The Astronaut's Wife as Sherman Reese
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Y2K
Y2K as Martin Lowell
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1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Blues Brothers 2000 as Cab Chamberlain
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Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil as Dan Richler
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1997
Trouble on the Corner
Trouble on the Corner as Detective Bill
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Miss Evers' Boys
Miss Evers' Boys as Dr. Sam Brodus
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The Pest
The Pest as Mr. Kent
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Prince Street
Prince Street
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1996
Executive Decision
Executive Decision as Cappy
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Lone Star
Lone Star as Del
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1995
In the Shadow of Evil
In the Shadow of Evil as Lt. Royce
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The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead as Sgt. Barkley
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American Cinema
American Cinema as Narrator
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New York News
New York News as Mitch Cotter
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Under One Roof
Under One Roof as Ron Langston
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1994
The Inkwell
The Inkwell as Kenny Tate
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Speed
Speed as Capt. McMahon
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Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
1992
Forever Young
Forever Young as Cameron
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Legacy of Lies
Legacy of Lies as Samuel Flowers
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Of Mice and Men
Of Mice and Men as Crooks
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Law & Order
Law & Order as Roland Books
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1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson
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The Good Policeman
The Good Policeman as Sweets Montgomery
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City of Hope
City of Hope as Winn
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A Different World
A Different World as Byron Douglas III
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1990
Challenger
Challenger as Dr. Ronald McNair
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The Lost Platoon
The Lost Platoon as World War II soldier
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Equal Justice
Equal Justice
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1989
Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder
Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder as Cederic Sandiford
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Tap
Tap as Nicky
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1988
Police Story: Burnout
Police Story: Burnout as Sgt. Jeff Allen
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Alone in the Neon Jungle
Alone in the Neon Jungle as Ken Fraker
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Zelly and Me
Zelly and Me as Earl
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The Good Mother
The Good Mother as Frank Williams
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1987
Stranded
Stranded as Sheriff McMahon
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1986
Crossroads
Crossroads as Scratch's Assistant
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The Equalizer
The Equalizer as Slate
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1985
Trouble in Mind
Trouble in Mind as Solo
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1984
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet as The Brother
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Miami Vice
Miami Vice as Lt. Jack Davis
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1982
The Clairvoyant
The Clairvoyant as Detective Rich
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1981
We're Fighting Back
We're Fighting Back as Elgin Jones
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1980
Death Penalty
Death Penalty as William Terry
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1975
Grady
Grady as Hal Marshall
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M*A*S*H
M*A*S*H as Captain Saunders
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1974
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
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2020
Between the World and Me
2017
Nova
Nova
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2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2000
American Experience