Occupation Actor Years active 1958–2003 | Name Jeff Morris | |
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Born September 20, 1934 ( 1934-09-20 ) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. Died July 12, 2004, Los Angeles, California, United States Movies Kelly's Heroes, The Blues Brothers, Goin' South, Blues Brothers 2000, The Gauntlet Similar People Perry Lopez, Len Lesser, Richard Davalos, Tom Troupe, Stuart Margolin | ||
Jeff Morris (September 20, 1934 – July 12, 2004) 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.
Born in Missouri, he was raised in Lubbock, Texas. After high school, 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
Actor
2003
Anger Management as
Porter
2001
The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud as
Jim (scenes deleted)
1998
Susan's Plan as
Larry Cooper
1998
Blues Brothers 2000 as
Bob
1997
Too Much Sleep as
Bartender
1995
The Crossing Guard as
Silas
1990
The Two Jakes as
Tilton
1989
The Freeway Maniac as
Ray
1987
Ironweed as
Michigan Mac
1984
The Yellow Rose (TV Series) as
Jack Fry
- Chains of Fear (1984) - Jack Fry
1982
The Border as
J.J.
1980
The Blues Brothers as
Bob
1979
CHiPs (TV Series) as
LeMasters
- Hot Wheels (1979) - LeMasters
1978
Goin' South as
Big Abe
1977
The Gauntlet as
Desk Sergeant
1976
Banjo Hackett: Roamin' Free (TV Movie) as
Jack O'Spades
1975
Matt Helm (TV Series) as
Dan Faro
- The Game of the Century (1975) - Dan Faro
1975
Barbary Coast (TV Series) as
Tully
- Funny Money (1975) - Tully
1974
Kodiak (TV Series) as
Frank
- Red Snow, White Death (1974) - Frank
1971
Ironside (TV Series) as
Milt Archer / Sheriff Matt Gibson / Frank Richards
- Come Eleven, Come Twelve (1974) - Milt Archer
- Cold Hard Cash (1972) - Sheriff Matt Gibson
- The Professionals (1971) - Frank Richards
1973
The Magician (TV Series) as
Crowley
- Pilot (1973) - Crowley
1973
Payday as
Bob Tally
1971
Mission: Impossible (TV Series) as
Smiler / Dan Page
- Underground (1972) - Smiler
- The Connection (1971) - Dan Page
1968
Bonanza (TV Series) as
Tulsa / Hal / Turk Murphy / ...
- New Man (1972) - Tulsa
- He Was Only Seven (1972) - Hal
- A Deck of Aces (1971) - Turk Murphy
- The Trouble with Trouble (1970) - Matthew Brody
- Mrs. Wharton and the Lesser Breeds (1969) - Dunne
- A World Full of Cannibals (1968) - Haley (as Jeffrey Morris)
1971
Mannix (TV Series) as
Grove
- Murder Times Three (1971) - Grove
1971
Banyon (TV Series) as
Billy
- Pilot (1971) - Billy
1971
Dan August (TV Series) as
Wally Stevens
- Bullet for a Hero (1971) - Wally Stevens
1970
NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) as
Bank Cashier
- The Engagement (1970) - Bank Cashier (as Jeffrey Morris)
1970
Kelly's Heroes as
Private Cowboy
1962
Death Valley Days (TV Series) as
Deputy Silas Webster / Pete / Ben Wheeler / ...
- Lucia Darling and the Ostrich (1969) - Deputy Silas Webster (as Jeffrey Morris)
- The Understanding (1969) - Pete (as Jeffrey Morris)
- A Restless Man (1969) - Ben Wheeler
- The Friend (1968) - Thomas (as Jeffrey Morris)
- After the OK Corral (1964) - Morgan Earp
- The Hangtown Fry (1962) - Stan Keever (as Jeffrey Morris)
1968
The Outcasts (TV Series) as
Hagen
- A Ride to Vengeance (1968) - Hagen (as Jeffrey Morris)
1968
Premiere (TV Series) as
Healey
- Lassiter (1968) - Healey
1967
Hondo (TV Series) as
Galin
- Hondo and the Death Drive (1967) - Galin (as Jeffrey Morris)
1967
Dundee and the Culhane (TV Series)
- The Turn the Other Cheek Brief (1967) - (as Jeffrey Morris)
1966
Hey, Landlord (TV Series) as
Jimmy Lee Patterson
- Safari (1966) - Jimmy Lee Patterson
1964
36 Hours as
Bit Part (uncredited)
1964
Ben Casey (TV Series) as
Art Stone
- The Bark of a Three-Headed Hound (1964) - Art Stone (as Jeffrey Morris)
1963
The Twilight Zone (TV Series) as
Radio Operator Finnegan
- The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms (1963) - Radio Operator Finnegan (as Jeffrey Morris)
1962
Combat! (TV Series) as
Sgt. McGraw
- Forgotten Front (1962) - Sgt. McGraw (uncredited)
1962
Kid Galahad as
Ralphie (as Jeffrey Morris)
1961
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series) as
Ed Garrett / Boyd Sawyer
- The Gold Witch (1962) - Ed Garrett
- The Lobo (1961) - Boyd Sawyer (as Jeffrey Morris)
1961
Lawman (TV Series) as
Bob Turner
- The Persecuted (1961) - Bob Turner (as Jeffrey Morris)
1961
The Long Rope as
Will Matthews
1960
Zane Grey Theatre (TV Series) as
Luke
- The Reckoning (1960) - Luke
1959
The Legend of Tom Dooley as
Confederate Soldier
1959
Paratroop Command as
Pigpen
1958
The Bonnie Parker Story as
Marvin
Thanks
2011
Special Collector's Edition (TV Series) (in memory of - 1 episode)
- Comparativa: Granujas a todo ritmo (2011) - (in memory of)
Archive Footage
1980
Dan August: Murder, My Friend (TV Movie) as
Wally Stevens
References
Jeff Morris (actor) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA