Jeff Morris (actor)
Jeff Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 20, 1934 |
| Died | July 12, 2004 (aged 69) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–2003 |
Jeff Morris (September 20, 1934 – July 12, 2004)[1] was an American film and television actor. Among his roles was Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Bunker, in The Blues Brothers. He later reprised his role in Blues Brothers 2000.
Biography
Jeff Morris (born Morris Berger) was born in St. Joseph, Missouri to Jewish parents Abe and Hazel Berger. He was raised in Lubbock, Texas.[2], where Morris and his brother Bob faced anti-Semitic prejudice. Nonetheless, he made friends and joined the Lubbock High football team.
After graduating from Lubbock High School in 1953, he went to Hollywood and worked his way into the movies. He had roles in many war films, including Private Cowboy in Kelly's Heroes and in television westerns, Death Valley Days (including the role of Morgan Earp), and Bonanza.
Morris appeared in a number of films starring Jack Nicholson, among them Goin' South, The Border, Ironweed, The Two Jakes, The Crossing Guard and Anger Management.
Filmography
- The Bonnie Parker Story (1958) - Marvin
- Paratroop Command (1959) - Pigpen
- The Legend of Tom Dooley (1959) - Confederate Soldier
- The Long Rope (1961) - Will Matthews
- Kid Galahad (1962) - Ralphie
- The Twilight Zone (1963 S5 E10, TV series) (The 7th Cavalry is Made up of Phantoms) - Finnigan
- 36 Hours (1965) - Bit Part (uncredited)
- Bonanza (1968-1972, TV Series) - Tulsa / Hal / Turk Murphy / Matthew Brody / Dunne / Haley
- Kelly's Heroes (1970) - PFC "Cowboy"
- Mission Impossible (1971-1972, TV Series) - Dan Page / Smiler
- Mannix (1971, TV series) (Murder Times Three) - Grove
- Ironside (1971-1974, TV Series) - Milt Archer / Sheriff Matt Gibson / Frank Richards
- Payday (1973) - Bob Tally
- The Gauntlet (1977) - Desk Sergeant
- Goin' South (1978) - Big Abe, Moon's Old Gang
- CHiPs (1979, TV Series) - LeMasters
- The Blues Brothers (1980) - Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Bunker
- The Border (1982) - J.J.
- Ironweed (1987) - Michigan Mac
- The Freeway Maniac (1989) - Ray
- The Two Jakes (1990) - Tilton
- The Crossing Guard (1995) - Silas
- Too Much Sleep (1997) - Bartender
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) - Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Kitchen
- Susan's Plan (1998) - Larry Cooper
- The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud (2001) - Jim (scenes deleted)
- Anger Management (2003) - Porter (final film role)
References
- ^ Jeff Morris;findagrave.com
- ^ Blake Ursch, Lubbock Avalanche Journal, "'Blues Brothers' actor grew up in Lubbock," March 29, 2014, https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2014/03/29/blues-brothers-actor-grew-lubbock/15048617007/
External links
- Jeff Morris at IMDb
- Jeff Morris(Aveleyman)