Phil Morris
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| Phil Morris | |
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 Phil Morris, February 2008 |
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| Born | Phillip Morris April 4, 1959 Iowa City, Iowa, USA |
| Years active | late-1980s – Present |
| Spouse(s) | Carla Gittelson (1983 – Present) |
Phillip Morris (born April 4, 1959) is an American television and movie actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Morris was born in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Leona "Lee" (née Keyes), a composer and lyricist, and Greg Morris, a lead actor on the original Mission: Impossible.[1] He has been married to Carla Gittelson since 1983. They have two children. Actress Iona Morris is Phil's sister.
[edit] Career
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 as Barney Collier and his son Grant Collier, respectively. He played a recurring character on Seinfeld, the Johnnie Cochran-inspired defense attorney Jackie Chiles.
Morris' first (uncredited) 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 played the boy wearing the army helmet. 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 played one of Will Smith's college professors on the NBC show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Morris played Dr. Clay Spencer on the then-UPN television show Girlfriends. Morris also portrayed the DC Comics superhero The Martian Manhunter in the January 25, 2007 episode of the CW television series Smallville, which is a recurring but small character in the series so far. He reprised that role on the show's sixth season finale on May 17, 2007, as well as the episodes Bizarro and Cure in the seventh season. He voiced the villain Imperiex on Legion of Superheroes. He also appeared on an episode of the series of CSI: Miami and Seven Days. Though largely unnoticed, Morris also was the voice of Paul the Apostle in Zondervan's The Bible Experience. Morris also made a cameo appearance as the late Miles Dyson in photographs in the television series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Phil Morris at the Internet Movie Database
- Phil Morris at the Voice Chasers Database
- Phil Morris article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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