Joe Morton

Joe Morton

Age 78 — born October 18, 1947·New York City, New York, USA

Joe Morton is an American stage, television, and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy awarded role as Eli Pope in the television series Scandal, and for playing Reverend Arthur Finer on God Friended Me. Morton studied Drama at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York.

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70Credits40 TV · 30 films
1966–2025Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedMaking a Case for Murder
7.8 Average ratingacross 70 titles

Top TV shows 40best Joe Morton shows

  1. 1Africa posterAfricaNarrator · 8 eps · 20019.0
  2. 2Under One RoofRon Langston · 6 eps · 19959.0
  3. 3The Jury posterThe Jury1 ep · 20049.0
  4. 4Whoopi posterWhoopiMartin James · 1 ep · 20038.8
  5. 5Prince Street6 eps · 19978.7
  6. 6House posterHouseGary Wright · 1 ep · 20048.6
  7. 7The X-Files posterThe X-FilesMartin Wells · 1 ep · 19938.4
  8. 8White Collar posterWhite CollarKyle Bancroft · 1 ep · 20098.2
  9. 9Smallville posterSmallvilleSteven Hamilton · 4 eps · 20018.2
  10. 10Homicide: Life on the Street posterHomicide: Life on the StreetSam Thorne · 2 eps · 19938.1
  11. 11E-Ring posterE-RingSteven Algazi · 22 eps · 20058.0
  12. 12Mercy Point posterMercy PointDr. Grote Maxwell · 8 eps · 19988.0
  13. 13TriBeCa7 eps · 19938.0
  14. 14Dellaventura posterDellaventuraCouncilman Caulder · 1 ep · 19978.0
  15. 15Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitRay Bevins · 1 ep · 19998.0
  16. 16M*A*S*H posterM*A*S*HCaptain Saunders · 1 ep · 19727.9
  17. 17Nature posterNatureNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 19827.9
  18. 18Boston Legal posterBoston LegalAttorney Steve Duprey · 1 ep · 20047.9
  19. 19Our Kind of People posterOur Kind of PeopleTeddy Franklin · 12 eps · 20217.8
  20. 20Eureka posterEurekaHenry Deacon · 77 eps · 20067.7
  21. 21Grace and Frankie posterGrace and FrankieJason · 2 eps · 20157.7
  22. 22God Friended Me posterGod Friended MeArthur Finer · 42 eps · 20187.7
  23. 23Warehouse 13 posterWarehouse 13Reverend John Hill · 1 ep · 20097.7
  24. 24The Practice posterThe PracticeU.S. Attorney · 1 ep · 19977.7
  25. 25The Good Wife posterThe Good WifeDaniel Golden · 11 eps · 20097.6
  26. 26Mission: Impossible posterMission: ImpossibleClerk · 1 ep · 19667.6
  27. 27Grady posterGradyHal Marshall · 10 eps · 19757.5
  28. 28Hemingway posterHemingwayRalph Ellison (voice) · 1 ep · 20217.5
  29. 29Miami Vice posterMiami ViceLt. Jack Davis · 1 ep · 19847.5
  30. 30Sanford and Son posterSanford and Son1 ep · 19727.5
  31. 31What's Happening!! posterWhat's Happening!!Manager · 1 ep · 19767.4
  32. 32CSI: NY posterCSI: NYDwight Hillborne · 2 eps · 20047.3
  33. 33New York Undercover posterNew York Undercover1 ep · 19947.3
  34. 34Law & Order posterLaw & OrderDefense Attorney Leon Chiles · 4 eps · 19907.3
  35. 35Scandal posterScandalEli 'Rowan' Pope · 88 eps · 20127.2
  36. 36Touched by an Angel posterTouched by an AngelJake Stone · 1 ep · 19947.2
  37. 37The Equalizer posterThe EqualizerSlate · 1 ep · 19857.1
  38. 38Brothers and Sisters posterBrothers and SistersPeter Madsen · 2 eps · 20067.1
  39. 39A Different World posterA Different WorldByron Douglas III · 7 eps · 19877.1
  40. 40Bull posterBullDirector · 1 ep · 20167.0

Top movies 30best Joe Morton movies

  1. 1Making a Case for Murder posterMaking a Case for MurderCederic Sandiford · 198910.0
  2. 2Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP posterForgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACPNarrator · 202510.0
  3. 3Lawman Without a Gun posterLawman Without a GunLouis · 19799.0
  4. 4The Good Policeman posterThe Good PolicemanSweets Montgomery · 19919.0
  5. 5Grand Central posterGrand CentralNarrator · 20089.0
  6. 6A Good Sport posterA Good SportLionel Zachary · 19849.0
  7. 7Terminator 2: Judgment Day posterTerminator 2: Judgment DayMiles Dyson · 1991 · Action8.2
  8. 8Zack Snyder's Justice League posterZack Snyder's Justice LeagueSilas Stone · 20218.1
  9. 9Death Penalty posterDeath PenaltyWilliam Terry · 19808.0
  10. 10The Nuremberg Trials posterThe Nuremberg TrialsNarrator (voice) · 20068.0
  11. 11Legacy of Lies posterLegacy of LiesSamuel Flowers · 19928.0
  12. 12American Gangster posterAmerican GangsterCharlie Williams · 20077.6
  13. 13Crossroads posterCrossroadsScratch's Assistant · 19867.3
  14. 14Of Mice and Men posterOf Mice and MenCrooks · 19927.3
  15. 15Cleveland Abduction posterCleveland AbductionAgent Solano · 20157.2
  16. 16Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson posterUnforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack JohnsonOther Voices (voice) · 20047.2
  17. 17Speed posterSpeedCapt. McMahon · 1994 · Action7.2
  18. 18...And Justice for All poster...And Justice for AllPrison Doctor · 19797.1
  19. 19Lone Star posterLone StarDelmore "Del" Payne · 19967.0
  20. 20Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami posterTerrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim AjamiTandy · 19887.0
  21. 21Mr. Tornado posterMr. TornadoNarrator (voice) · 20207.0
  22. 22Police Story: Burnout posterPolice Story: BurnoutSgt. Jeff Allen · 19887.0
  23. 23We're Fighting Back posterWe're Fighting BackElgin Jones · 19817.0
  24. 24Beyond Human posterBeyond HumanNarrator · 20017.0
  25. 25Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance posterAgainst the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem RenaissanceNarrator · 19947.0
  26. 26Home posterHomeDonald Hall · 20136.9
  27. 27Tap posterTapNicky · 19896.8
  28. 28Ali posterAliChauncey Eskridge · 20016.8
  29. 29City of Hope posterCity of HopeWinn · 19916.8
  30. 30Godzilla: King of the Monsters posterGodzilla: King of the MonstersDr. Houston Brooks · 20196.7

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