
Joe Morton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 18, 1947
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Joe Morton (born October 18, 1947) 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.
Filmography

NOVA: Addiction TBA
Actor
- War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator TBA
as Narrator

Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP 2025
as Narrator

Trinity's Triumph 2023
as Monsignor Heck

Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021
as Silas Stone

Between the World and Me 2020
as Self

Mr. Tornado 2020
as Narrator (voice)

Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi 2020
as Self

A Million Eyes 2019
as Fern

Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019
as Dr. Houston Brooks

T2: Reprogramming The Terminator 2017
as Self

Justice League 2017
as Silas Stone
- Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America 2016
as Self

All the Way 2016
as Roy Wilkins

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016
as Silas

Cleveland Abduction 2015
as Agent Solano

Home 2013
as Donald Hall
- Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind 2010
as Self

The Bombing of Germany 2010
as Narrator

The Line 2009
as Hodges

Grand Central 2008
as Narrator

Lifelines 2008
as Dr. Livingston

Badland 2007
as Max Astin

American Gangster 2007
as Charlie Williams

The Night Listener 2006
as Ashe

The Nuremberg Trials 2006
as Narrator (voice)

Lenny The Wonder Dog 2005
as Dr. Island

Stealth 2005
as Dick Marshfield

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today 2005
as Additional Voices

Back in the Day 2005
as Reverend Packer

Building the Alaska Highway 2005
as Narrator (voice)

Gone but Not Forgotten 2005
as Reggie Stewart

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson 2004
as Other Voices (voice)

Paycheck 2003
as Agent Dodge

Jasper, Texas 2003
as Walter Diggles

Thoughtcrimes 2003
as Jon Harper

Dragonfly 2002
as Hugh Campbell

Ali 2001
as Chauncey Eskridge

Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar 2001
as Narrator

Beyond Human 2001
as Narrator

Bounce 2000
as Jim Willer

Ali: An American Hero 2000
as Malcom X

What Lies Beneath 2000
as Dr. Drayton

Y2K 1999
as Martin Lowell

The Astronaut's Wife 1999
as Sherman Reese

The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords 1999
as Self - Narrator

Apt Pupil 1998
as Dan Richler

Blues Brothers 2000 1998
as Cab Chamberlain

Trouble on the Corner 1997
as Detective Bill

Speed 2: Cruise Control 1997
as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)

Miss Evers' Boys 1997
as Dr. Sam Brodus

The Pest 1997
as Mr. Kent

Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance 1996
Actor

Lone Star 1996
as Delmore "Del" Payne

Executive Decision 1996
as Cappy

The Walking Dead 1995
as Sgt. Barkley

In the Shadow of Evil 1995
as Lt. Royce

Speed 1994
as Capt. McMahon

The Inkwell 1994
as Kenny Tate

Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance 1994
as Narrator

T2: More Than Meets the Eye 1993
as Self

The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's 1993
as Narrator

Forever Young 1992
as Cameron

Of Mice and Men 1992
as Crooks

Legacy of Lies 1992
as Samuel Flowers

City of Hope 1991
as Winn

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991
as Miles Dyson

The Good Policeman 1991
as Sweets Montgomery

The Lost Platoon 1990
as World War II soldier

Challenger 1990
as Dr. Ronald McNair

Making a Case for Murder 1989
as Cederic Sandiford

Tap 1989
as Nicky

Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami 1988
as Tandy

Police Story: Burnout 1988
as Sgt. Jeff Allen

The Good Mother 1988
as Frank Williams

Zelly & Me 1988
as Earl

Alone in the Neon Jungle 1988
as Ken Fraker

Stranded 1987
as Sheriff McMahon

Crossroads 1986
as Scratch's Assistant

Trouble in Mind 1985
as Solo

The Brother from Another Planet 1984
as The Brother

A Good Sport 1984
as Lionel Zachary

Curse of the Pink Panther 1983
as Charlie

The Clairvoyant 1982
as Detective Rich

We're Fighting Back 1981
as Elgin Jones

Death Penalty 1980
as William Terry

...And Justice for All 1979
as Prison Doctor

Lawman Without a Gun 1979
as Louis

Between the Lines 1977
as Ahmed
Credits from TMDB.