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Greg Morris Biography (1933-1996)

Born September 27, 1933, in Cleveland, OH; died of cancer (some reports say natural causes), August 27, 1996, in Las Vegas, NV; father, a trumpet player,and mother's name, Iona; married Lee Keys, 1957; children: Iona (an actress), Phil (an actor), and Linda (a film production executive). Career:Actor. Military service: Served in U.S. Army, 1952-1955. Awards, Honors: Fashion, Television, and Costume Designers Guild, most promising newcomer, 1968-69; Los Angeles Father of the Year, 1969; honorary degree, Miles College, 1969; Emmy Award nominations, best supporting actor--drama, Mission Impossible, 1969, 1970, and 1972; Image Award, National Associationfor the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1971; Star of the Year, Hollywood Women's Press Club, 1971; Television Father of the Year, National Father's Day Committee, 1971; VIVA citation, 1971; Ethics Award, SisterhoodTemple Emanuel, 1971; Unity Award, 1973.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

September 27, 1933

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Death Details

August 27, 1996

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Policeman, The Lively Set, Universal, 1964
• Clark, The New Interns, Columbia, 1964
• Yusef, The Sword of Ali Baba, Universal, 1965
• Barney Collier, Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (also known as Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob), Paramount, 1968
• Richard Hill, S.T.A.B., 1976
• Red Salter, Countdown at Kusini, 1976
• Monsieur Laurent, Tropical Gamble (also known as Jogo Tropical), Yorkshire, 1990
• Television Appearances
• Movies
• The Doomsday Flight, 1966
• Captain George Benson, Killer by Night, CBS, 1972
• Dr. Jeff Evans, Flight to Holocaust, NBC, 1977
• George Nelson, Vega$, ABC, 1978
• Brian Haley, Crisis in Mid-Air, CBS, 1979
• Mel Walker, The Jesse Owens Story, syndicated, 1984
• Private Jacob Dorn, The Firing Squad (also known as Le Pelotond'execution), CTV Television Network, 1991
• Miniseries
• Beeman Jones, Roots: The Next Generations, ABC, 1979
• Series
• Barney Collier, Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1966-73
• Narrator, Go, NBC, 1973
• Larry Clemens (Dwayne's father), What's Happening!, ABC, 1985-88
• Lieutenant Dave Nelson, Vega$, ABC, 1979-81
• Lieutenant Cal Andrews, Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1984-85
• Barney Collier (recurring), Mission Impossible (remake of the 1966-73 series), ABC, 1988-89
• Episodic
• Dr. Felix Martin, "Allie," Ben Casey, ABC, 1963
• Mr. Peters, "That's My Boy," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1963
• Lieutenant, "The 7th Is Made up of Phantoms," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1963
• Branded, CBS, 1965
• Frank Mandalay, "Bupkis," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1965
• Mickey Deming, "Wings of an Angel," The Fugitive, ABC, 1965
• "Lori," I Spy, NBC, 1966
• Injured pilot, The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC, 1974
• Eddie Griffin, "Merchants of Death," The Streets of San Francisco,ABC, 1975
• Cliff Collier, "A Night to Raise the Dead," Quincy, M.E., NBC, 1978
• Lieutenant Dave Reemer, "Exercise in Murder," T.J. Hooker, ABC, 1984
• General Masters, "The Second Seal," War of the Worlds, syndicated,1988
• Hacker, "Killer Instinct," TekWar, 1995
• Specials
• Cast, Mitzi and a Hundred Guys, CBS, 1975
• Cast, Swing Out, Sweet Land, NBC, 1976
• Ben Price, Valentine's Second Chance, ABC, 1977

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Newsweek, September 9, 1996, p. 81.
• People Weekly, September 9, 1996, p. 106.*