Joe Morton

Morton was born in Harlem, New York City, the son of Evelyn, a secretary, and Joseph Thomas Morton Sr., a U.S. Army intelligence officer.^[3][4] Because of his father's military service, he spent parts of his childhood in West Germany and Okinawa.^[5] When Morton was 10 years old, his father died.^[6]

Morton was raised Catholic and attended a Catholic military school for a time. He was an altar boy and considered becoming a priest.^[7][8]

Morton graduated from Andrew Jackson High School^[9] and studied drama at Hofstra University.^[10]

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 films, 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). He also played Police Lieutenant Herb "Mac" McMahon, in Speed. On daytime, Morton has had roles on Search for Tomorrow (1973–74), Another World (1983–84), and All My Children (2002).^[11] 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 starred in the Sanford and Son spin-off Grady (1975–76), M*A*S*H* (battalion aid surgeon Capt. Nick Saunders, 1976), 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 played the role of Eli Pope on the hit drama Scandal, a role for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.^[11]

In 2016, Morton portrayed the activist and comedian Dick Gregory in the play Turn Me Loose at the Westside Theatre in Manhattan.^[12] Morton portrayed Dr. Silas Stone, father of Victor Stone/Cyborg, in a cameo role in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, part of the DC Extended Universe. He reprised the character in the film Justice League (2017) and more extensively in its director's cut.^[13]

From 2018 to 2020, Morton co-starred as Reverend Arthur Finer in the CBS series God Friended Me.^[14] Morton directed three episodes of God Friended Me, and has directing credits for four other TV series.^[11]

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• Joe Morton at IMDb
• Joe Morton at TV Guide
• Joe Morton at the Internet Broadway Database
• Joe Morton at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Joe Morton sings "The Devil's Lonely Fire" from Badland.