Joe Morton
Date of birth: 1947-10-18
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr., Joseph Thomas Morton, Joseph Morton, جو مورتون
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.
Movie Credits
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991-07-03
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect you
Lawman Without a Gun
1979-05-30
During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern t
Speed
1994-06-09
Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionis
Stealth
2005-07-27
Deeply ensconced in a top-secret military program, three pilots struggle to bring an artificial inte
City of Hope
1991-10-11
This gritty inner-city film follows various people living in a troubled New Jersey setting, most not
Dragonfly
2002-02-22
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences.
Executive Decision
1996-03-15
Terrorists hijack a 747 inbound to Washington D.C., demanding the release of their imprisoned leader
Forever Young
1992-12-16
A 1939 test pilot asks his best friend to use him as a guinea pig for a cryogenics experiment. Danie
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
2005-06-01
The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew
The Astronaut's Wife
1999-08-27
When astronaut Spencer Armacost returns to Earth after a mission that nearly cost him his life, he d
American Gangster
2007-11-02
Loosely based on the criminal career of Frank Lucas, a gangster from La Grange, North Carolina, who
The Line
2009-05-11
The story centers around veteran assassin Mark Shields as he tracks down, Pelon, the elusive head of
Blues Brothers 2000
1998-02-06
Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her lat
Badland
2007-11-30
Jerry (Jamie Draven) was an idealist when he served in the first Gulf War. But when he was later dep
Ali
2001-12-10
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene:
Trouble in Mind
1985-12-11
The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in
The Brother from Another Planet
1984-09-07
A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through th
The Night Listener
2006-02-12
In the midst of his crumbling relationship, a radio show host begins speaking to his biggest fan—a y
Paycheck
2003-12-25
Michael Jennings is a genius who's hired – and paid handsomely – by high-tech firms to work on highl
Lone Star
1996-06-21
When the skeleton of his murdered predecessor is found, Sheriff Sam Deeds unearths many other long-b
Back in the Day
2005-05-24
A young man slides back into a life of crime after reuniting with a shady acquaintance from his past
Thoughtcrimes
2003-01-01
Freya McAllister suddenly starts hearing voices in her head on the night of her High School Prom. On
Crossroads
1986-03-14
A wanna-be blues guitar virtuoso seeks a long-lost song by legendary musician, Robert Johnson.
...And Justice for All
1979-10-19
An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a ju
Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar
2001-10-23
Surrounded by gleaming aquamarine waters and fine white sand, Zanzibar looks like a tropical paradis
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
2010-12-14
A look behind-the-scenes at the making of the movie Trouble in Mind, featuring interviews from cast
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
1999-02-08
The history of black newspapers in America.
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
2020-05-19
The greatest cult horror and science fiction films of all-time are studied in vivid detail in the se
Stranded
1987-11-20
A young woman and her grandmother living in an isolated farmhouse are kidnapped by aliens.
The Walking Dead
1995-02-24
Five young marines on a suicide mission in Vietnam, struggle for survival in a jungle minefield. The
The Inkwell
1994-04-22
The Inkwell is about a 16-year-old boy coming of age on Martha's Vineyard in the summer of 1976.
Death Penalty
1980-01-22
A strong-willed psychologist tries to rehabilitate a member of a Pittsburgh street gang who has been
Miss Evers' Boys
1997-02-22
The true story of the US Government's 1932 Tuskeegee Syphilis Experiments, in which a group of black
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996-11-17
Jack Reed is investigating a mass murder that occurred in a cemetery in broad daylight. Most individ
Home
2013-11-22
The story of a man suffering from mental illness who attempts to rebuild his life.
Y2K
1999-12-22
It's millennium eve. At the stroke of midnight, the Y2K computer bug kicks in, causing widespread ch
Alone in the Neon Jungle
1988-01-17
A by-the-book female police officer is assigned to the most corrupt precinct in Pittsburgh and told
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
1988-12-30
There is no question that the Arab terrorist portrayed by Robert Davi is guilty of killing five US c
A Good Sport
1984-02-08
The stylish editor of a fashion magazine and a rumpled sports reporter endeavor to keep their somewh
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983-08-12
Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for hi
Of Mice and Men
1992-09-16
Two drifters, one a gentle but slow giant, try to make money working the fields during the Depressio
We're Fighting Back
1981-04-28
Inspired by the exploits of New York's Guardian Angels, which began as a band of streetwise young pe
The Lost Platoon
1990-06-01
An American reporter covering a civil war in Nicaragua discovers that four soldiers that he used to
Bounce
2000-11-15
Buddy Amaral, a successful and self-absorbed Los Angeles advertising executive, switches airline tic
Trinity's Triumph
2023-04-27
Three young men enter the seminary and consider becoming priests, guided by the wise and lovable men
Speed 2: Cruise Control
1997-06-13
A disgruntled former employee hijacks the Seabourn Legend cruise liner. Set on a fixed course, witho
Apt Pupil
1998-10-23
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumb
Ali: An American Hero
2000-08-01
Ali: An American Hero is an American television movie which aired on August 31, 2000 on FOX. It chro
Cleveland Abduction
2015-05-02
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his hom
Legacy of Lies
1992-04-22
A famous orchestra director was killed by the mafia when he left a restaurant. But the policeman who
Lenny The Wonder Dog
2005-08-23
After being implanted with a microchip that gives him special powers, a dog engages a young boy in c
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016-03-23
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful
All the Way
2016-05-23
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through t
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
2016-07-01
Brett Gelman invites four African-American panelists to discuss racism in the United States.
What Lies Beneath
2000-07-21
When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherw
Justice League
2017-11-15
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and D
The Clairvoyant
1982-10-24
Two uneasy friends, a police officer and a TV talk show host, each pursue the mysterious "handcuff k
Between the Lines
1977-04-27
The staff of the Back Bay Mainline, a Boston underground newspaper that rose to prominence in the 19
Challenger
1990-02-25
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of
Zelly & Me
1988-04-15
A young orphan who lives with her grandmother in a large Virginian home infatuates herself with the
Grand Central
2008-02-04
On February 1, 1913, more than 150,000 people eagerly rushed to Grand Central Terminal to gaze at Ne
Lifelines
2008-01-01
Mom Nancy, a schoolteacher, is unable to handle the constant barrage of hostility from her three chi
Police Story: Burnout
1988-11-26
A veteran vice cop has a hard time dealing with her partner's suicide.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
2019-05-29
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004-09-04
The story of Jack Johnson, the first African American Heavyweight boxing champion.
Tap
1989-02-12
Max Washington has just been released from prison after serving time for burglary. He returns to his
In the Shadow of Evil
1995-02-07
Jack Brenner is a hot-shot cop on the trail of a serial killer known as The Roper. Just as he's gett
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
2017-11-23
This retrospective documentary focuses on the cast and crew reminiscing about the making of the film
The Nuremberg Trials
2006-01-30
One journalist described it as a chance "to see justice catch up with evil." On November 20, 1945, t
The Pest
1997-02-07
Fast-talking Latino con artist Pestario "Pest" Vargas is the target of Scottish mobsters to whom he
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
The story behind the novel of the same name, mainly concerning three WWI aviators and the authorship
A Million Eyes
2019-11-15
A gifted young photographer, grappling with his mother's alcoholism, sets out to capture something h
Gone But Not Forgotten
2005-01-01
An Oregon woman vanishes. In her wake remains a single black rose & a note reading gone but not forg
Jasper, Texas
2003-06-08
In 1998, three white men in the small town of Jasper, Texas, chained a black man to the back of thei
Mr. Tornado
2020-05-19
Meteorologist Tetsuya Theodore "Ted" Fujita spent ten months studying The Super Outbreak of 1974, wh
Building the Alaska Highway
2005-02-07
In May of 1942, across the rugged sub-Arctic wilderness of Alaska and Canada, thousands of American
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
1994-01-01
Explore the lives of visual artists who made the Harlem Renaissance one of the 20th century's riches
The Good Mother
1988-11-04
After finding a sexually liberated boyfriend, a divorced woman gets sued over daughter's custody, by
Between the World and Me
2020-11-21
Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apo
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
1993-01-01
Just before the advent of the Great Depression, Henry Ford controlled the most important company in
Making a Case for Murder
1989-12-04
In December, 1986, 3 black men ran into car trouble in Howard Beach, a middle-class neighborhood in
Zack Snyder's Justice League
2021-03-18
Determined to ensure Superman's ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne aligns forces with D
NOVA: Addiction
As the deadliest drug epidemic in US history rages, follow the cutting-edge work of doctors and scie
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993-01-01
A documentary about scenes that were deleted from the original theatrical release of Terminator 2.
Beyond Human
2001-05-15
The remarkable synergy between biology and technology is blurring the line between man and machine.
Trouble on the Corner
1997-10-09
Jeff, a troubled therapist, suffers a breakdown when he spies on his sexy neighbor Ericca, a beautif
The Good Policeman
1991-01-01
Isaac Seidel is a highly unconventional New York police-commissioner. He is well-abled in dealing wi
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
2025-02-25
While many consider the birth of the civil rights movement to be 1955, when Rosa Parks refused to gi