This page uses content from the Joe Morton biography page on the English version of Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. This list of authors can be seen in the page history. Rotten Tomatoes disclaims any and all warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of the content.

Joe Morton (born October 18, 1947, New York, New York) is an African American stage, television, and film actor.

In October 1984 Joe married Nora Chavooshian. Joe has three children: daughters Hopi and Seta, and son Ara. He also has a grandson, Moses.

Morton made his Broadway debut in Hair and was nominated for a Tony Award for Raisin.

He has appeared in over 70 movies 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) and E-Ring (2005). He has made several appearances as a defense attorney on Law & Order. He has also directed and produced.

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).

Partial filmography

• 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)
• Speed (1994)
• The Walking Dead (1995)
• Executive Decision (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)

External links

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify the biographical information on this page under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation.