Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Acting • Born 1947-10-18

Acting2New York City, New York, USA

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

147 credits
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Movie • 1991

Miles Dyson

Lawman Without a Gun

Lawman Without a Gun

Movie • 1979

Louis

Speed

Speed

Movie • 1994

Capt. McMahon

Stealth

Stealth

Movie • 2005

Dick Marshfield

City of Hope

City of Hope

Movie • 1991

Winn

Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Movie • 2002

Hugh Campbell

Executive Decision

Executive Decision

Movie • 1996

Cappy

Forever Young

Forever Young

Movie • 1992

Cameron

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

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

Movie • 2005

Additional Voices

The Astronaut's Wife

The Astronaut's Wife

Movie • 1999

Sherman Reese

American Gangster

American Gangster

Movie • 2007

Charlie Williams

The Line

The Line

Movie • 2009

Hodges

Blues Brothers 2000

Blues Brothers 2000

Movie • 1998

Cab Chamberlain

Badland

Badland

Movie • 2007

Max Astin

Ali

Ali

Movie • 2001

Chauncey Eskridge

Trouble in Mind

Trouble in Mind

Movie • 1985

Solo

The Brother from Another Planet

The Brother from Another Planet

Movie • 1984

The Brother

The Night Listener

The Night Listener

Movie • 2006

Ashe

Paycheck

Paycheck

Movie • 2003

Agent Dodge

Back in the Day

Back in the Day

Movie • 2005

Reverend Packer

Lone Star

Lone Star

Movie • 1996

Delmore "Del" Payne

Thoughtcrimes

Thoughtcrimes

Movie • 2003

Jon Harper

Crossroads

Crossroads

Movie • 1986

Scratch's Assistant

...And Justice for All

...And Justice for All

Movie • 1979

Prison Doctor

Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar

Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar

Movie • 2001

Narrator

Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind

Movie • 2010

Self

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords

Movie • 1999

Self - Narrator

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi

Movie • 2020

Self

Stranded

Stranded

Movie • 1987

Sheriff McMahon

The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

Movie • 1995

Sgt. Barkley

The Inkwell

The Inkwell

Movie • 1994

Kenny Tate

Death Penalty

Death Penalty

Movie • 1980

William Terry

Miss Evers' Boys

Miss Evers' Boys

Movie • 1997

Dr. Sam Brodus

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance

Movie • 1996

Y2K

Y2K

Movie • 1999

Martin Lowell

Home

Home

Movie • 2013

Donald Hall

Alone in the Neon Jungle

Alone in the Neon Jungle

Movie • 1988

Ken Fraker

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami

Movie • 1988

Tandy

A Good Sport

A Good Sport

Movie • 1984

Lionel Zachary

Curse of the Pink Panther

Curse of the Pink Panther

Movie • 1983

Charlie

Of Mice and Men

Of Mice and Men

Movie • 1992

Crooks

We're Fighting Back

We're Fighting Back

Movie • 1981

Elgin Jones

The Lost Platoon

The Lost Platoon

Movie • 1990

World War II soldier

Bounce

Bounce

Movie • 2000

Jim Willer

Trinity's Triumph

Trinity's Triumph

Movie • 2023

Monsignor Heck

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Movie • 1997

Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)

Apt Pupil

Apt Pupil

Movie • 1998

Dan Richler

Ali: An American Hero

Ali: An American Hero

Movie • 2000

Malcom X

Cleveland Abduction

Cleveland Abduction

Movie • 2015

Agent Solano

Legacy of Lies

Legacy of Lies

Movie • 1992

Samuel Flowers

Lenny The Wonder Dog

Lenny The Wonder Dog

Movie • 2005

Dr. Island

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Movie • 2016

Silas

All the Way

All the Way

Movie • 2016

Roy Wilkins

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

Brett Gelman's Dinner in America

Movie • 2016

Himself

What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath

Movie • 2000

Dr. Drayton

Justice League

Justice League

Movie • 2017

Silas Stone

The Clairvoyant

The Clairvoyant

Movie • 1982

Detective Rich

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Movie • 1977

Ahmed

Challenger

Challenger

Movie • 1990

Dr. Ronald McNair

Zelly & Me

Zelly & Me

Movie • 1988

Earl

Grand Central

Grand Central

Movie • 2008

Narrator

Lifelines

Lifelines

Movie • 2008

Dr. Livingston

Police Story: Burnout

Police Story: Burnout

Movie • 1988

Sgt. Jeff Allen

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Movie • 2019

Dr. Houston Brooks

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Movie • 2004

Other Voices (voice)

Tap

Tap

Movie • 1989

Nicky

In the Shadow of Evil

In the Shadow of Evil

Movie • 1995

Lt. Royce

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator

Movie • 2017

Self

The Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg Trials

Movie • 2006

Narrator (voice)

The Pest

The Pest

Movie • 1997

Mr. Kent

War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator

War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator

Movie

Narrator

A Million Eyes

A Million Eyes

Movie • 2019

Fern

Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten

Movie • 2005

Reggie Stewart

Jasper, Texas

Jasper, Texas

Movie • 2003

Walter Diggles

Mr. Tornado

Mr. Tornado

Movie • 2020

Narrator (voice)

Building the Alaska Highway

Building the Alaska Highway

Movie • 2005

Narrator (voice)

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

Movie • 1994

Narrator

The Good Mother

The Good Mother

Movie • 1988

Frank Williams

Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

Movie • 2020

Self

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's

Movie • 1993

Narrator

Making a Case for Murder

Making a Case for Murder

Movie • 1989

Cederic Sandiford

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Zack Snyder's Justice League

Movie • 2021

Silas Stone

NOVA: Addiction

NOVA: Addiction

Movie

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

T2: More Than Meets the Eye

Movie • 1993

Self

Beyond Human

Beyond Human

Movie • 2001

Narrator

Trouble on the Corner

Trouble on the Corner

Movie • 1997

Detective Bill

The Good Policeman

The Good Policeman

Movie • 1991

Sweets Montgomery

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP

Movie • 2025

Narrator

A Different World

A Different World

TV • 1987

Byron Douglas III

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Defense Attorney Leon Chiles

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

TV • 1972

Captain Saunders

Numb3rs

Numb3rs

TV • 2005

Peter Lange

Brothers and Sisters

Brothers and Sisters

TV • 2006

Peter Madsen

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

TV • 1994

Jake Stone

What's Happening!!

What's Happening!!

TV • 1976

E-Ring

E-Ring

TV • 2005

Steven Algazi

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

TV • 2004

Dwight Hillborne

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV • 1999

Ray Bevins

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

TV • 1972

New York Undercover

New York Undercover

TV • 1994

The Practice

The Practice

TV • 1997

U.S. Attorney

The X-Files

The X-Files

TV • 1993

Martin Wells

Mercy Point

Mercy Point

TV • 1998

Dr. Grote Maxwell

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

TV • 1985

Slate

Smallville

Smallville

TV • 2001

Steven Hamilton

Grady

Grady

TV • 1975

Hal Marshall

Eureka

Eureka

TV • 2006

Henry Deacon

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

TV • 1993

Sam Thorne

Boston Legal

Boston Legal

TV • 2004

Attorney Steve Duprey

The Jury

The Jury

TV • 2004

Under One Roof

Under One Roof

TV • 1995

Ron Langston

New York News

New York News

TV • 1995

Mitch Cotter

TriBeCa

TriBeCa

TV • 1993

Nature

Nature

TV • 1982

Narrator (voice)

Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13

TV • 2009

Reverend John Hill

Equal Justice

Equal Justice

TV • 1990

Mike James

Prince Street

Prince Street

TV • 1997

Our Kind of People

Our Kind of People

TV • 2021

Teddy Franklin

Hemingway

Hemingway

TV • 2021

Ralph Ellison (voice)

Africa

Africa

TV • 2001

Narrator

NOVA

NOVA

TV • 1974

Narrator

NOVA

NOVA

TV • 1974

Additional Narration

White Collar

White Collar

TV • 2009

Kyle Bancroft

Coma

Coma

TV • 2012

Nelson

Proof

Proof

TV • 2015

Dr. Charles Russell

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

TV • 1994

Martin Hunter

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

TV • 2019

Self - Guest

Inside the Black Box

Inside the Black Box

TV • 2022

The Good Wife

The Good Wife

TV • 2009

Daniel Golden

Watch Your Mouth

Watch Your Mouth

TV • 1978

Mr. Raymond Geeter

American Experience

American Experience

TV • 1988

Narrator (voice)

The Great Depression

The Great Depression

TV • 1993

Self - Narrator (voice)

Law & Order

Law & Order

TV • 1990

Roland Books

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

TV • 1966

Clerk

Sherri

Sherri

TV • 2022

Self - Guest

Scandal

Scandal

TV • 2012

Eli 'Rowan' Pope

God Friended Me

God Friended Me

TV • 2018

Arthur Finer

The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust

TV • 2022

(voice)

House

House

TV • 2004

Gary Wright

The Politician

The Politician

TV • 2019

Marcus Standish

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

TV • 2015

Jason

Dellaventura

Dellaventura

TV • 1997

Councilman Caulder

Miami Vice

Miami Vice

TV • 1984

Lt. Jack Davis

Whoopi

Whoopi

TV • 2003

Martin James

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

TV • 1985

Carter Brock

Going Dutch

Going Dutch

TV • 2025

General Davidson

The American Revolution

The American Revolution

TV • 2025

Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)

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