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Joe Morton
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Joe Morton

Known for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice · Terminator 2: Judgment Day · Justice League

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.

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Born
Oct 18, 1947
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

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.

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Known For

MOVIEBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeSilas · 2016
★ 6.0
MOVIETerminator 2: Judgment Day
Terminator 2: Judgment DayMiles Dyson · 1991
★ 8.2
MOVIEJustice League
Justice LeagueSilas Stone · 2017
★ 6.1
TVHouse
HouseGary Wright · 2004
★ 8.6
TVSmallville
SmallvilleSteven Hamilton · 2001
★ 8.2
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRay Bevins · 1999
★ 8.0
TVThe X-Files
The X-FilesMartin Wells · 1993
★ 8.4
TVWhite Collar
White CollarKyle Bancroft · 2009
★ 8.2

Filmography

Movies

Between the LinesAhmed
1977
...And Justice for AllPrison Doctor
1979
Lawman Without a GunLouis
1979
Death PenaltyWilliam Terry
1980
We're Fighting BackElgin Jones
1981
The ClairvoyantDetective Rich
1982
Curse of the Pink PantherCharlie
1983
A Good SportLionel Zachary
1984
The Brother from Another PlanetThe Brother
1984
Trouble in MindSolo
1985
CrossroadsScratch's Assistant
1986
StrandedSheriff McMahon
1987
Alone in the Neon JungleKen Fraker
1988
Police Story: BurnoutSgt. Jeff Allen
1988
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiTandy
1988
The Good MotherFrank Williams
1988
Zelly & MeEarl
1988
Making a Case for MurderCederic Sandiford
1989
TapNicky
1989
ChallengerDr. Ronald McNair
1990
The Lost PlatoonWorld War II soldier
1990
City of HopeWinn
1991
Terminator 2: Judgment DayMiles Dyson
1991
The Good PolicemanSweets Montgomery
1991
Forever YoungCameron
1992
Legacy of LiesSamuel Flowers
1992
Of Mice and MenCrooks
1992
T2: More Than Meets the EyeSelf
1993
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford'sNarrator
1993
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem RenaissanceNarrator
1994
SpeedCapt. McMahon
1994
The InkwellKenny Tate
1994
In the Shadow of EvilLt. Royce
1995
The Walking DeadSgt. Barkley
1995
Executive DecisionCappy
1996
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1996
Lone StarDelmore "Del" Payne
1996
Miss Evers' BoysDr. Sam Brodus
1997
Speed 2: Cruise ControlLt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
1997
The PestMr. Kent
1997
Trouble on the CornerDetective Bill
1997
Apt PupilDan Richler
1998
Blues Brothers 2000Cab Chamberlain
1998
The Astronaut's WifeSherman Reese
1999
The Black Press: Soldiers Without SwordsSelf - Narrator
1999
Y2KMartin Lowell
1999
Ali: An American HeroMalcom X
2000
BounceJim Willer
2000
What Lies BeneathDr. Drayton
2000
Africa: The Leopards of ZanzibarNarrator
2001
AliChauncey Eskridge
2001
Beyond HumanNarrator
2001
DragonflyHugh Campbell
2002
Jasper, TexasWalter Diggles
2003
PaycheckAgent Dodge
2003
ThoughtcrimesJon Harper
2003
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice)
2004
Back in the DayReverend Packer
2005
Building the Alaska HighwayNarrator (voice)
2005
Gone But Not ForgottenReggie Stewart
2005
Lenny The Wonder DogDr. Island
2005
StealthDick Marshfield
2005
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-TodayAdditional Voices
2005
The Night ListenerAshe
2006
The Nuremberg TrialsNarrator (voice)
2006
American GangsterCharlie Williams
2007
BadlandMax Astin
2007
Grand CentralNarrator
2008
LifelinesDr. Livingston
2008
The LineHodges
2009
HO
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in MindSelf
2010
The Bombing of GermanyNarrator
2010
HomeDonald Hall
2013
Cleveland AbductionAgent Solano
2015
All the WayRoy Wilkins
2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeSilas
2016
BG
Brett Gelman's Dinner in AmericaSelf
2016
Justice LeagueSilas Stone
2017
T2: Reprogramming The TerminatorSelf
2017
A Million EyesFern
2019
Godzilla: King of the MonstersDr. Houston Brooks
2019
Between the World and MeSelf
2020
Mr. TornadoNarrator (voice)
2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-FiSelf
2020
Zack Snyder's Justice LeagueSilas Stone
2021
Trinity's TriumphMonsignor Heck
2023
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACPNarrator
2025
NOVA: Addiction
WB
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown AviatorNarrator

Television

Mission: ImpossibleClerk · 1 eps
1966
M*A*S*HCaptain Saunders · 1 eps
1972
Sanford and Son1 eps
1972
NOVANarrator · 2 eps
1974
NOVAAdditional Narration · 1 eps
1974
GradyHal Marshall · 10 eps
1975
What's Happening!!Manager · 1 eps
1976
WY
Watch Your MouthMr. Raymond Geeter · 1 eps
1978
American PlayhouseCarl Hatch · 3 eps
1982
NatureNarrator (voice) · 1 eps
1982
Miami ViceLt. Jack Davis · 1 eps
1984
The EqualizerSlate · 1 eps
1985
The EqualizerCarter Brock · 3 eps
1985
A Different WorldByron Douglas III · 7 eps
1987
American ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 8 eps
1988
PS
Police StorySgt. Jeff Allen · 1 eps
1988
Equal JusticeMike James · 27 eps
1990
Law & OrderDefense Attorney Leon Chiles · 4 eps
1990
Law & OrderRoland Books · 1 eps
1990
Homicide: Life on the StreetSam Thorne · 2 eps
1993
The Great DepressionSelf - Narrator (voice) · 7 eps
1993
The X-FilesMartin Wells · 1 eps
1993
T
TriBeCa7 eps
1993
New York Undercover1 eps
1994
Touched by an AngelJake Stone · 1 eps
1994
Touched by an AngelMartin Hunter · 1 eps
1994
New York NewsMitch Cotter · 13 eps
1995
UO
Under One RoofRon Langston · 6 eps
1995
DellaventuraCouncilman Caulder · 1 eps
1997
PS
Prince StreetLt. Tom Warner · 6 eps
1997
The PracticeU.S. Attorney · 1 eps
1997
Mercy PointDr. Grote Maxwell · 8 eps
1998
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRay Bevins · 1 eps
1999
AfricaNarrator · 8 eps
2001
SmallvilleSteven Hamilton · 4 eps
2001
WhoopiMartin James · 1 eps
2003
Boston LegalAttorney Steve Duprey · 1 eps
2004
CSI: NYDwight Hillborne · 2 eps
2004
HouseGary Wright · 1 eps
2004
The Jury1 eps
2004
E-RingSteven Algazi · 22 eps
2005
Numb3rsPeter Lange · 1 eps
2005
Brothers and SistersPeter Madsen · 2 eps
2006
EurekaHenry Deacon · 77 eps
2006
EurekaDirector
2006
The Good WifeDaniel Golden · 11 eps
2009
Warehouse 13Reverend John Hill · 1 eps
2009
White CollarKyle Bancroft · 1 eps
2009
ComaDr. Nelson · 2 eps
2012
ScandalEli 'Rowan' Pope · 88 eps
2012
ScandalDirector
2012
Grace and FrankieJason · 2 eps
2015
ProofDr. Charles Russell · 10 eps
2015
BullDirector
2016
God Friended MeArthur Finer · 42 eps
2018
God Friended MeDirector
2018
The PoliticianMarcus Standish · 4 eps
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2019
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf · 1 eps
2020
HemingwayRalph Ellison (voice) · 1 eps
2021
Our Kind of PeopleTeddy Franklin · 12 eps
2021
Inside the Black Box20 eps
2022
SherriSelf - Guest · 1 eps
2022
Star Trek: Strange New WorldsAdmiral Simon Reeger · 1 eps
2022
The U.S. and the HolocaustSelf (voice) · 3 eps
2022
Going DutchGeneral Davidson · 11 eps
2025
The American RevolutionElisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice) · 3 eps
2025
A Different WorldByron Douglas III · 2 eps
2026
CupertinoBayard Diamond · 1 eps
2026

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