Joe Morton
Born: 1947-10-18 in 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.
Filmography
2025
- The American Revolution as Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)
- Going Dutch as General Davidson
- Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP as Narrator
2023
- Trinity's Triumph as Monsignor Heck
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- The U.S. and the Holocaust as (voice)
- Inside the Black Box
2021
- Zack Snyder's Justice League as Silas Stone
- Our Kind of People as Teddy Franklin
- Hemingway as Ralph Ellison (voice)
2020
- Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi as Self
- Between the World and Me as Self
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time as Self
- Mr. Tornado as Narrator (voice)
2019
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters as Dr. Houston Brooks
- The Politician as Marcus Standish
- A Million Eyes as Fern
2018
- God Friended Me as Arthur Finer
2017
- Justice League as Silas Stone
- T2: Reprogramming The Terminator as Self
2016
- Bull ... (Director)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Silas
- All the Way as Roy Wilkins
- Brett Gelman's Dinner in America as Himself
2015
- Grace and Frankie as Jason
- Cleveland Abduction as Agent Solano
- Proof as Dr. Charles Russell
2013
- Home as Donald Hall
2010
2009
- The Good Wife as Daniel Golden
- White Collar as Kyle Bancroft
- Warehouse 13 as Reverend John Hill
- The Line as Hodges
2008
- Lifelines as Dr. Livingston
- Grand Central as Narrator
2007
- American Gangster as Charlie Williams
- Badland as Max Astin
2006
- Eureka as Henry Deacon
- Brothers and Sisters as Peter Madsen
- The Night Listener as Ashe
- The Nuremberg Trials as Narrator (voice)
2005
- Numb3rs as Peter Lange
- E-Ring as Steven Algazi
- Stealth as Dick Marshfield
- Gone But Not Forgotten as Reggie Stewart
- Back in the Day as Reverend Packer
- Lenny The Wonder Dog as Dr. Island
- Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today as Additional Voices
- Building the Alaska Highway as Narrator (voice)
2004
- House as Gary Wright
- CSI: NY as Dwight Hillborne
- Boston Legal as Attorney Steve Duprey
- The Jury
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson as Other Voices (voice)
2003
- Paycheck as Agent Dodge
- Whoopi as Martin James
- Thoughtcrimes as Jon Harper
- Jasper, Texas as Walter Diggles
2002
- Dragonfly as Hugh Campbell
2001
- Smallville as Steven Hamilton
- Ali as Chauncey Eskridge
- Africa as Narrator
- Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar as Narrator
- Beyond Human as Narrator
2000
- What Lies Beneath as Dr. Drayton
- Bounce as Jim Willer
- Ali: An American Hero as Malcom X
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ray Bevins
- The Astronaut's Wife as Sherman Reese
- Y2K as Martin Lowell
- The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords as Self - Narrator
1998
- Blues Brothers 2000 as Cab Chamberlain
- Apt Pupil as Dan Richler
- Mercy Point as Dr. Grote Maxwell
1997
- The Practice as U.S. Attorney
- Speed 2: Cruise Control as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
- Dellaventura as Councilman Caulder
- Prince Street
- Miss Evers' Boys as Dr. Sam Brodus
- The Pest as Mr. Kent
- Trouble on the Corner as Detective Bill
1996
- Executive Decision as Cappy
- Lone Star as Delmore "Del" Payne
- Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
1995
- New York News as Mitch Cotter
- Under One Roof as Ron Langston
- The Walking Dead as Sgt. Barkley
- In the Shadow of Evil as Lt. Royce
1994
- Touched by an Angel as Jake Stone
- New York Undercover
- Speed as Capt. McMahon
- The Inkwell as Kenny Tate
- Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance as Narrator
1993
- The X-Files as Martin Wells
- Homicide: Life on the Street as Sam Thorne
- TriBeCa
- The Great Depression as Self - Narrator (voice)
- T2: More Than Meets the Eye as Self
- The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's as Narrator
1992
- Of Mice and Men as Crooks
- Forever Young as Cameron
- Legacy of Lies as Samuel Flowers
1991
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day as Miles Dyson
- City of Hope as Winn
- The Good Policeman as Sweets Montgomery
1990
- Law & Order as Defense Attorney Leon Chiles
- Equal Justice as Mike James
- The Lost Platoon as World War II soldier
- Challenger as Dr. Ronald McNair
1989
- Tap as Nicky
- Making a Case for Murder as Cederic Sandiford
1988
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
- Police Story as Sgt. Jeff Allen
- The Good Mother as Frank Williams
- Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami as Tandy
- Alone in the Neon Jungle as Ken Fraker
- Zelly & Me as Earl
- Police Story: Burnout as Sgt. Jeff Allen
1987
- A Different World as Byron Douglas III
- Stranded as Sheriff McMahon
1986
- Crossroads as Scratch's Assistant
1985
- The Equalizer as Slate
- Trouble in Mind as Solo
1984
- Miami Vice as Lt. Jack Davis
- The Brother from Another Planet as The Brother
- A Good Sport as Lionel Zachary
1983
- Curse of the Pink Panther as Charlie
1982
- Nature as Narrator (voice)
- American Playhouse as Carl Hatch
- The Clairvoyant as Detective Rich
1981
- We're Fighting Back as Elgin Jones
1980
- Death Penalty as William Terry
1979
- ...And Justice for All as Prison Doctor
- Lawman Without a Gun as Louis
1978
- Watch Your Mouth as Mr. Raymond Geeter
1977
- Between the Lines as Ahmed
1976
- What's Happening!! as Manager
1975
- Grady as Hal Marshall
1974
- NOVA as Narrator
1972
- M*A*S*H as Captain Saunders
- Sanford and Son
1966
- Mission: Impossible as Clerk