Phil Morris
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Phil Morris (born April 4, 1959 in Iowa City, Iowa) is an American TV and movie actor.
[edit] Career and personal info
The son of Greg Morris, onetime star of Mission: Impossible, Morris followed in his father's footsteps by starring in a late-1980s revival of his dad's series. Father and son appeared together in a couple of episodes. These days, he is best known for playing Jackie Chiles on Seinfeld.
He has been married to Carla Gittelson since 1983. They have two children.
Morris' first acting role was as a child when he appeared in the 1966 Star Trek episode "Miri". Star Trek was, at the time, shot at the same studio that produced Mission: Impossible. He made his feature film debut in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock in a small role and would later guest star on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.
Morris planned to produce a spin-off of Seinfeld starring Jackie Chiles but the pilot never came to fruition.
[edit] External links
- Phil Morris at the Internet Movie Database
- Phil Morris article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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