Byron Morrow


About

Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
May 11, 2006

Biography

Chicagoan Byron Morrow enjoyed a long career as a character actor. A World War II veteran who spent his service in the Pacific, Morrow often portrayed figures of authority, perhaps most notably the judge on the famous courtroom drama "Perry Mason." After a brief stint as a semi-professional basketball player, Morrow worked as a puppeteer and a radio announcer before becoming an actor. He...

Biography

Chicagoan Byron Morrow enjoyed a long career as a character actor. A World War II veteran who spent his service in the Pacific, Morrow often portrayed figures of authority, perhaps most notably the judge on the famous courtroom drama "Perry Mason." After a brief stint as a semi-professional basketball player, Morrow worked as a puppeteer and a radio announcer before becoming an actor. He's well known for his roles in crime and police dramas in such series as "Dragnet 1967," "Mannix," and "Vegas," among many others. Despite his reputation as a hardnosed, authoritative character actor, Morrow was able to branch out into comedy from time to time, with credits on the spy farce "Get Smart," sitcoms "Bewitched" and "I Dream of Jeannie," and "The Andy Griffith Show" and its various spinoffs. He was also an alumnus of the original "Star Trek" series, portraying the first Admiral ever introduced onscreen. Though primarily a TV actor, Morrow appeared in quite a few films as well, including the 1971 war drama "Johnny Got His Gun" and several made-for-TV movies. His final credit came in 1991 on an episode of "Father Dowling Mysteries" where, fittingly, he played a judge. He retired to the Motion Picture and Television Country House and Hospital, where he died in 2006.

Filmography

 

Cast (Feature Film)

Dark Mansions (1986)
How to Beat the High Cost of Living (1980)
The Golden Gate Murders (1979)
Chief Sullivan
The Ghost of Flight 401 (1978)
Bailey
Born Again (1978)
Sidewinder One (1977)
Gentry Executive
The Girl in the Empty Grave (1977)
In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlan (1977)
Little Ladies of the Night (1977)
3rd Senator
Don't Push, I'll Charge When I'm Ready (1977)
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)
A J Conrad
Babe (1975)
Grantland Rice
Panic on the 5:22 (1974)
A C Thompson
The Missiles of October (1974)
The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
General
The Adventures of Nick Carter (1972)
Man on a String (1972)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971)
Brigadier general
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler (1971)
The Forbin Project (1970)
Secretary of State
Maryjane (1968)
Judge
40 Guns to Apache Pass (1967)
Colonel Reed
The Strangler (1964)
Dr. Morton
Police Nurse (1963)
Capt. Pete Ingersoll
Captain Newman, M. D. (1963)
Hollingshead
Black Zoo (1963)
Coroner
Panic in Year Zero! (1962)
Haenel
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
Maj. Horace Tillman
This Rebel Breed (1960)
A teacher
Let's Make Love (1960)
Board member
The Best of Everything (1959)
Executive
But Not for Me (1959)
Leading man
Operation Dames (1959)
Benny [Sullivan]

Cast (Special)

Riding For the Pony Express (1980)
Rev Slaughter
Supercops (1975)
Lieutenant Gorney

Cast (TV Mini-Series)

War and Remembrance (1988)
The Winds of War (1983)
Bare Essence (1982)
Valley Of The Dolls (1981)
Power (1980)
Evening in Byzantium (1978)
The Immigrants (1978)

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