Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-10-18 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr.

Joseph Thomas Morton

Joseph Morton

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Joe Morton

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.

Known For

Acting

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

as

Miles Dyson

Lawman Without a Gun

1979

Lawman Without a Gun

as

Louis

Speed

1994

Speed

as

Capt. McMahon

Stealth

2005

Stealth

as

Dick Marshfield

City of Hope

1991

City of Hope

as

Winn

Dragonfly

2002

Dragonfly

as

Hugh Campbell

Executive Decision

1996

Executive Decision

as

Cappy

Forever Young

1992

Forever Young

as

Cameron

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

2005

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

as

Additional Voices

The Astronaut's Wife

1999

The Astronaut's Wife

as

Sherman Reese

American Gangster

2007

American Gangster

as

Charlie Williams

The Line

2009

The Line

as

Hodges

Blues Brothers 2000

1998

Blues Brothers 2000

as

Cab Chamberlain

Badland

2007

Badland

as

Max Astin

Ali

2001

Ali

as

Chauncey Eskridge

Trouble in Mind

1985

Trouble in Mind

as

Solo

The Brother from Another Planet

1984

The Brother from Another Planet

as

The Brother

The Night Listener

2006

The Night Listener

as

Ashe

Paycheck

2003

Paycheck

as

Agent Dodge

1996

Lone Star

as

Del

Back in the Day

2005

Back in the Day

as

Reverend Packer

Thoughtcrimes

2003

Thoughtcrimes

as

Jon Harper

Crossroads

1986

Crossroads

as

Scratch's Assistant

...And Justice for All

1979

...And Justice for All

as

Prison Doctor

Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar

2001

Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar

as

Narrator

Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

2010

Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

as

Self

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

1999

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

as

Self - Narrator

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

2020

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

as

Self

Stranded

1987

Stranded

as

Sheriff McMahon

The Walking Dead

1995

The Walking Dead

as

Sgt. Barkley

The Inkwell

1994

The Inkwell

as

Kenny Tate

Death Penalty

1980

Death Penalty

as

William Terry

Miss Evers' Boys

1997

Miss Evers' Boys

as

Dr. Sam Brodus

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

1996

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

as

Gordon Thomas

Home

2013

Home

as

Donald Hall

Y2K

1999

Y2K

as

Martin Lowell

Alone in the Neon Jungle

1988

Alone in the Neon Jungle

as

Ken Fraker

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

1988

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

as

Tandy

A Good Sport

1984

A Good Sport

as

Lionel Zachary

Curse of the Pink Panther

1983

Curse of the Pink Panther

as

Charlie

Of Mice and Men

1992

Of Mice and Men

as

Crooks

We're Fighting Back

1981

We're Fighting Back

as

Elgin Jones

The Lost Platoon

1990

The Lost Platoon

as

World War II soldier

Bounce

2000

Bounce

as

Jim Willer

Trinity's Triumph

2023

Trinity's Triumph

as

Monsignor Heck

Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997

Speed 2: Cruise Control

as

Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)

Apt Pupil

1998

Apt Pupil

as

Dan Richler

Ali: An American Hero

2000

Ali: An American Hero

as

Malcom X

Cleveland Abduction

2015

Cleveland Abduction

as

Agent Solano

Legacy of Lies

1992

Legacy of Lies

as

Samuel Flowers

Lenny The Wonder Dog

2005

Lenny The Wonder Dog

as

Dr. Island

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

2016

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

as

Silas

All the Way

2016

All the Way

as

Roy Wilkins

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

2016

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

as

Himself

What Lies Beneath

2000

What Lies Beneath

as

Dr. Drayton

Justice League

2017

Justice League

as

Silas Stone

The Clairvoyant

1982

The Clairvoyant

as

Detective Rich

Between the Lines

1977

Between the Lines

as

Ahmed

Challenger

1990

Challenger

as

Dr. Ronald McNair

Zelly & Me

1988

Zelly & Me

as

Earl

Grand Central

2008

Grand Central

as

Narrator

Lifelines

2008

Lifelines

as

Dr. Livingston

Police Story: Burnout

1988

Police Story: Burnout

as

Sgt. Jeff Allen

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

as

Dr. Houston Brooks

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

2004

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

as

Other Voices (voice)

Tap

1989

Tap

as

Nicky

In the Shadow of Evil

1995

In the Shadow of Evil

as

Lt. Royce

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

2017

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

as

Self

The Nuremberg Trials

2006

The Nuremberg Trials

as

Narrator (voice)

The Pest

1997

The Pest

as

Mr. Kent

War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator

War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator

as

Narrator

A Million Eyes

2019

A Million Eyes

as

Fern

Gone But Not Forgotten

2005

Gone But Not Forgotten

as

Reggie Stewart

Jasper, Texas

2003

Jasper, Texas

as

Walter Diggles

Mr. Tornado

2020

Mr. Tornado

as

Narrator (voice)

Building the Alaska Highway

2005

Building the Alaska Highway

as

Narrator (voice)

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

1994

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

as

Narrator

The Good Mother

1988

The Good Mother

as

Frank Williams

Between the World and Me

2020

Between the World and Me

as

Self

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

1993

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

as

Narrator

Making a Case for Murder

1989

Making a Case for Murder

as

Cederic Sandiford

Zack Snyder's Justice League

2021

Zack Snyder's Justice League

as

Silas Stone

American Cinema

1995

American Cinema

as

Narrator

NOVA: Addiction

NOVA: Addiction

as

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

1993

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

as

Self

Beyond Human

2001

Beyond Human

as

Narrator

Trouble on the Corner

1997

Trouble on the Corner

as

Detective Bill

The Good Policeman

1991

The Good Policeman

as

Sweets Montgomery

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

2025

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

as

Narrator

A Different World

A Different World

as

Byron Douglas III

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Defense Attorney Leon Chiles

M*A*S*H

MAS*H

as

Captain Saunders

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

as

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

as

Peter Madsen

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Jake Stone

What's Happening!!

What's Happening!!

as

E-Ring

E-Ring

as

Steven Algazi

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

as

Dwight Hillborne

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as

Ray Bevins

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

as

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

as

The Practice

The Practice

as

U.S. Attorney

The X-Files

The X-Files

as

Martin Wells

Mercy Point

Mercy Point

as

Dr. Grote Maxwell

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Slate

Smallville

Smallville

as

Steven Hamilton

Grady

Grady

as

Hal Marshall

Eureka

Eureka

as

Henry Deacon

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Sam Thorne

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

as

Attorney Steve Duprey

The Jury

The Jury

as

Under One Roof

Under One Roof

as

Ron Langston

New York News

New York News

as

Mitch Cotter

TriBeCa

TriBeCa

as

Nature

Nature

as

Narrator (voice)

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

as

Reverend John Hill

Equal Justice

Equal Justice

as

Mike James

Prince Street

Prince Street

as

Our Kind of People

Our Kind of People

as

Teddy Franklin

Hemingway

Hemingway

as

Ralph Ellison (voice)

Africa

Africa

as

Narrator

NOVA

NOVA

as

Narrator

NOVA

NOVA

as

Additional Narration

White Collar

White Collar

as

Kyle Bancroft

Coma

Coma

as

Nelson

Proof

Proof

as

Dr. Charles Russell

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Martin Hunter

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Inside the Black Box

Inside the Black Box

as

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

as

Daniel Golden

Watch Your Mouth

Watch Your Mouth

as

Mr. Raymond Geeter

American Experience

American Experience

as

Narrator (voice)

The Great Depression

The Great Depression

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Roland Books

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

as

Clerk

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

Scandal

Scandal

as

Eli 'Rowan' Pope

God Friended Me

God Friended Me

as

Arthur Finer

The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust

as

(voice)

House

House

as

Gary Wright

The Politician

The Politician

as

Marcus Standish

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

as

Jason

Dellaventura

Dellaventura

as

Councilman Caulder

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

as

Lt. Jack Davis

Whoopi

Whoopi

as

Martin James

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

as

Carter Brock

Going Dutch

Going Dutch

as

General Davidson

Production

Crew

Directing

Eureka

Eureka

as

Scandal

Scandal

as

God Friended Me

God Friended Me

as

Bull

Bull

as