Byron Morrow
Byron Morrow | |
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Born |
William Byron Morrow September 8, 1911 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Died |
May 11, 2006 94) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1955-1991 |
Byron Morrow (September 8, 1911 – May 11, 2006) was an American television and film actor.
Career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Morrow served his country in World War II, performing in theater productions during his tour of duty. He began appearing in film and television in the late 1950s and amassed some 200 appearances in a career spanning the next 35 years. Morrow's television work ran from Peter Gunn in the late 1950s to Father Dowling Mysteries in 1991. With white hair and patrician looks, Morrow strongly resembled General William Westmoreland, who commanded U.S. troops in the Vietnam War during the 1960s. Morrow mostly played authority figures, often in uniform.
He made seven appearances as a judge in CBS's Perry Mason and played real-life Admiral Chester Nimitz in the pilot episode of NBC's Baa Baa Black Sheep, starring Robert Conrad.
In 1961 and 1962, Morrow was cast as Captain Keith Gregory in the episodes "No Fat Cops" and "The Deadlier Sex" of the ABC crime drama The New Breed, starring Leslie Nielsen.
He appeared in two episodes of the original series of NBC's Star Trek - in Amok Time as Admiral Komack, and in For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky as Admiral Westervliet (per the episode's closing credits; the name is omitted from dialogue). This was the first appearance of an admiral in the original series.
In 1973, he had the role of Admiral Phillips in the ABC-TV movie The President's Plane is Missing.
Death
Morrow died at the age of 94 in 2006 in Woodland Hills, California.
Selected filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1955 | Luke and the Tenderfoot | George | 1 episode |
1957 | The Mysterians | General | film role, (American version) |
1958-1960 | Peter Gunn (TV series) | Frank Kinnard / Warden | 2 episodes |
1959 | Operation Dames | Benny | film role |
But Not for Me | Leading Man in Play | film role, Uncredited | |
The Best of Everything | Executive | film role, Uncredited | |
1960 | This Rebel Breed | Teacher | film role, Uncredited |
Wake Me When It's Over | Maj. Horace Tillman | film role, Uncredited | |
Let's Make Love | Executive | film role, Uncredited | |
Michael Shayne (TV series) | William Carson | 1 episode | |
1959-1961 | Lock-Up (TV series) | Dr. Ralph Sterling / Detective at Desk | 2 episodes |
1961 | Tallahassee 7000 | Dan Nelson | 1 episode |
The Loretta Young Show | Mr. Howard | 1 episode | |
The Right Approach | Doctor | film role, Uncredited | |
Atlantis, the Lost Continent | Governor of the Mountains | film role, Uncredited | |
The Untouchables | Various characters | 4 episodes | |
1961-1964 | Lassie | Bruce Henderson / Professor Stoddard | 2 episodes |
1961-1970 | Death Valley Days (TV series) | Various roles, including Brigham Young in "An Organ for Brother Brigham" (April 28, 1966) | 5 episodes |
1962 | The Andy Griffith Show | The Commissioner | Episode "Andy on Trial" |
Panic in Year Zero! | Evacuee from Newhall | film role | |
1963 | Police Nurse | Capt. Pete Ingersoll | film role |
Black Zoo | Coroner | film role | |
Captain Newman, M.D. | Air Surgeon General | film role, Uncredited | |
1964 | Wagon Train | Mr. Haley | 1 episode |
The Strangler | Dr.Morton | film role | |
The Best Man | Master of Ceremonies at Banquet | film role, Uncredited | |
Where Love Has Gone | Bill - Nightclub Doorman | film role, Uncredited | |
1965-1967 | I Dream of Jeannie | General Alton / General Moore | 2 episodes |
Get Smart | Various roles | 3 episodes | |
1965-1968 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | John Fenton / Congressman | 2 episodes |
1965 | A Rage to Live | Mr. Tate | film role, Uncredited |
1966 | 40 Guns to Apache Pass | Colonel Reed | film role |
Cyborg 2087 | Mr. Simmmons | film role | |
1967 | Banning | Miles Gratton | film role, Uncredited |
1967-1968 | Star Trek | Admiral Westervliet / Admiral Komack | 2 episodes |
1968-1972 | Mannix | Various roles | 6 episodes |
1968-1974 | Ironside | Delany / Mr. Gregory | 2 episodes |
1968 | Maryjane | Judge | film role |
Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? | Stockholder | film role, Uncredited | |
The Wrecking Crew | Officer in Hospital Room | film role, Uncredited | |
1969 | The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes | Leonard - College Regent | film role, Uncredited |
1970 | Colossus: The Forbin Project | Secretary of State | film role |
1971 | The Bill Cosby Show | Announcer | 1 Episode |
Johnny Got His Gun | Brigadier General | film role | |
The Resurrection of Zachary Wheeler | Gen. Towns | film role | |
Bearcats! | Colonel Barton | Episode 10, "Tiger, Tiger" | |
1972 | Here's Lucy | Announcer | 1 episode |
1973 | Brother on the Run | Captain Franklin | film role |
The Stone Killer | Station Commander | film role | |
The Spook Who Sat by the Door | General | film role | |
The President's Plane is Missing | Admiral Phillips | ABC-TV movie | |
The Sting | Mr. Jameson from Chicago | film role, Uncredited | |
1975 | Rollerball | Game Ball Launch Official | film role |
A Woman for All Men | Mack | film role | |
1976 | From Noon till Three | Mental Patient | film role, Uncredited |
The Last Tycoon | Studio Executive | film role, Uncredited | |
1977 | Family | Jeffrey Maitland, Sr. | 1 episode |
Rockford Files | Irving Patrick | episode "Irving the Explaner" season 4 | |
Sidewinder 1 | Gentry Executive | film role | |
1978 | Born Again | Archibald Cox | film role |
1979 | The Paper Chase | Bryant | 1 episode |
Fantasy Island | Mr. Dow | 1 episode | |
B.J. and the Bear | Senator McMasters | 1 episode | |
Winter Kills | Secretary of State | film role, Uncredited | |
1979-1983 | Trapper John, M.D. | Various roles | 3 episodes |
1980 | How to Beat the High Co$t of Living | Charlie Goldring | film role |
1983-1984 | Matt Houston | Adamson / Doctor | 2 episodes |
1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show | The Doctor | 1 episode |
1991 | Father Dowling Mysteries | Judge Allsburg | (final television appearance) |
References
- Byron Morrow's obituary from the Los Angeles Times (registration required)
External links
- Byron Morrow at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Byron Morrow on IMDb