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Joseph Thomas Morton Jr. 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).
Birth Name
Joseph Thomas Morton Jr.
Born
Saturday, 18 October 1947
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Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The U.S. and the Holocaust A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein | (voice) | 2022 |
| Sherri | Self | 2022 |
| Benjamin Franklin | William Bradford | 2022 |
| Inside the Black Box | Self Co-Host (2022-), Self | 2022 |
| Our Kind of People | Teddy Franklin | 2021 |
| Hemingway | Ralph Ellison | 2021 |
| Between the World and Me | Self | 2020 |
| Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi | Self | 2020 |
| Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 | Self | 2020 |
| The Politician | Marcus | 2019 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The U.S. and the Holocaust A Film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick & Sarah Botstein | (voice) | 2022 |
| Sherri | Self | 2022 |
| Benjamin Franklin | William Bradford | 2022 |
| Inside the Black Box | Self Co-Host (2022-), Self | 2022 |
| Our Kind of People | Teddy Franklin | 2021 |
| Hemingway | Ralph Ellison | 2021 |
| Between the World and Me | Self | 2020 |
| Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 2 Horror and Sci-Fi | Self | 2020 |
| Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time, Parts 1-3 | Self | 2020 |
| The Politician | Marcus | 2019 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| Godzilla: King of the Monsters | Dr. Houston Brooks | 2019 |
| God Friended Me | Arthur Finer | 2018 |
| Justice League | Silas Stone | 2017 |
| Brett Gelman's Dinner in America | Himself / Self | 2016 |
| All the Way | Roy Wilkins | 2016 |
| Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice | Silas Stone / Silas | 2016 |
| Greatest Sci-Fi Movies | Self | 2015 |
| Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
| Proof | Dr. Charles Russell / Dr. Charles Richmond | 2015 |
| Grace and Frankie | Jason | 2015 |
| Cleveland Abduction | Agent Solano | 2015 |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Self, Self - Panelist | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| Home | Donald Hall | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Hollywood Today | Self | 2013 |
| The Chase | Self - Contestant | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| Coma | Dr. Nelson / Nelson | 2012 |
| Scandal | Rowan Pope / Eli "Rowan" Pope, Rowan Pope, Eli "Rowan" Pope | 2012 |
| The Mulberry Tree | Samuel R. Freeman | 2010 |
| White Collar | Kyle Bancroft | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Daniel Golden | 2009 |
| Warehouse 13 | Reverend John Hill | 2009 |
| The Line | Hodges | 2009 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self | 2008 |
| Lifelines | Dr. Livingston | 2008 |
| Badland | Max Astin / Max | 2007 |
| American Gangster | Charlie Williams | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Self | 2007 |
| Brothers & Sisters | Peter Madsen | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| Eureka: Hide and Seek | Henry Deacon | 2006 |
| Eureka | Henry Deacon | 2006 |
| The Night Listener | Ashe | 2006 |
| Die Luftbrücke | Narrator | 2005 |
| E-Ring | Steven Algazi | 2005 |
| Lenny the Wonder Dog | Dr. Island | 2005 |
| Stealth | Capt. Dick Marshfield / Dick Marshfield | 2005 |
| Back in the Day | Reverend Packer | 2005 |
| Numb3rs | Peter Lange | 2005 |
| Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson | Other Voices | 2005 |
| Gone But Not Forgotten | Reggie Stewart | 2005 |
| House | Senator Gary H. Wright | 2004 |
| Breaking Dawn | Prof. Simon | 2004 |
| Boston Legal | Attorney Steve Duprey | 2004 |
| CSI: NY | Chief Dwight Hillborne | 2004 |
| The Jury | James Byron Milton | 2004 |
| Paycheck | Agent Dodge | 2003 |
| Whoopi | Martin James | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself - Guest | 2003 |
| Jasper, Texas | Walter Diggles | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself | 2003 |
| Thoughtcrimes | Jon Harper | 2003 |
| Dragonfly | Hugh Campbell | 2002 |
| Ali | Chauncey Eskridge | 2001 |
| Africa | Self - Narrator | 2001 |
| Smallville | Dr. Steven Hamilton, Dr. Hamilton | 2001 |
| Jazz | (voice) | 2001 |
| Bounce | Jim Willer | 2000 |
| Ali: An American Hero | Malcolm X | 2000 |
| What Lies Beneath | Dr. Drayton | 2000 |
| New York: A Documentary Film | (voice) | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Ray Bevins | 1999 |
| The Astronaut's Wife | Sherman Reese, NASA Representative / Sherman Reese | 1999 |
| The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords | Self - Narrator | 1999 |
| Mutiny | Thurgood Marshall | 1999 |
| Apt Pupil | Dan Richler | 1998 |
| Mercy Point | Dr. Grote Maxwell | 1998 |
| Blues Brothers 2000 | Cabel Chamberlain / Cab Chamberlain | 1998 |
| Trouble on the Corner | Detective Bill | 1997 |
| Dellaventura | Councilman Caulder | 1997 |
| The View | Himself - Guest | 1997 |
| Speed 2: Cruise Control | Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon | 1997 |
| Prince Street | Lt. Tom Warner | 1997 |
| The Practice | U.S. Attorney | 1997 |
| Miss Evers' Boys | Dr. Sam Brodus | 1997 |
| The Pest | Mr. Kent | 1997 |
| Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance | Gordon Thomas | 1996 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Lone Star | Del | 1996 |
| Executive Decision | Sgt. Campbell 'Cappy' Matheny / Campbell Matheny | 1996 |
| New York News | Mitch Cotter | 1995 |
| JAG | Elroy Johnson | 1995 |
| Blood & Iron: The Story of the German War Machine | Narrator | 1995 |
| Under One Roof | Ron Langston | 1995 |
| The Walking Dead | Sgt. Barkley | 1995 |
| In the Shadow of Guilt | Lt. Royce | 1995 |
| Touched by an Angel | Jake Stone, Martin Hunter | 1994 |
| New York Undercover | Dinah / Dean | 1994 |
| Speed | Capt. McMahon | 1994 |
| The Inkwell | Kenny Tate | 1994 |
| The X-Files | Martin Wells | 1993 |
| Tribeca | Officer Carleton Thomas | 1993 |
| Homicide: Life on the Street | Sam Thorne | 1993 |
| The Great Depression | Self - Narrator | 1993 |
| Forever Young | Cameron | 1992 |
| Of Mice and Men | Crooks | 1992 |
| Legacy of Lies | Samuel Flowers | 1992 |
| City of Hope | Wynn / Winn | 1991 |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | Miles Dyson / Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson | 1991 |
| The Good Policeman | Sweets Montgomery | 1991 |
| Law & Order | Leon Chiles, Roland Books | 1990 |
| The Lost Platoon | World War II Soldier | 1990 |
| Equal Justice | Mike James | 1990 |
| Challenger | Dr. Ronald McNair | 1990 |
| Howard Beach: Making a Case for Murder | Cederic Sandiford | 1989 |
| Tap | Nicky | 1989 |
| A Man Called Hawk | Rev. Marvin Lewis | 1989 |
| The Good Mother | Frank Williams | 1988 |
| American Experience | Self - Narrator | 1988 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Zelly and Me | Earl | 1988 |
| Alone in the Neon Jungle | Ken Fraker | 1988 |
| Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami | Tandy | 1988 |
| Stranded | Sheriff McMahon | 1987 |
| A Different World | Byron Douglas III | 1987 |
| Crossroads | Scratch's Assistant | 1986 |
| Trouble in Mind | Solo | 1985 |
| The Equalizer | Carter Brock, Slate | 1985 |
| Who's the Boss? | Limo Driver | 1984 |
| Miami Vice | Lt. Jack Davis | 1984 |
| The Brother from Another Planet | The Brother | 1984 |
| Curse of the Pink Panther | Charlie | 1983 |
| The Clairvoyant | Detective Rich | 1982 |
| Nature | Self - Narrator | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Carl Hatch | 1982 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self, Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| We're Fighting Back | Elgin Jones | 1981 |
| And Justice for All | Prison Doctor | 1979 |
| Lawman Without a Gun | Louis | 1978 |
| Watch Your Mouth | Mr. Raymond Geeter | 1978 |
| Between the Lines | Ahmed | 1977 |
| What's Happening!! | Manager | 1976 |
| Grady | Hal Marshall | 1975 |
| Nova | Self - Narrator, Additional narration, Narrator | 1974 |
| M*A*S*H | Captain Saunders | 1972 |
| Sanford and Son | Hal Marshall, Grady's Son-In-Law | 1972 |
| Great Performances | Eugene Bullard | 1971 |
| Bracken's World | Yule Buford | 1969 |
| Mission: Impossible | Clerk | 1966 |
| Guiding Light | Dan Stennis | 1952 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Our Kind of People | 2021 |
| God Friended Me | 2018 |
| Bull | 2016 |
| Scandal | 2012 |
| Eureka | 2006 |
| Sunday on the Rocks | 2004 |
| Tribeca | 1993 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Inside the Black Box | 2022 |
| Breaking Dawn | 2004 |
| Mitchellville | 2004 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Won |
