Joe Morton
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.
Born: 18 October 1947
Played In
TV Show
Nov 2025
The American Revolution
Elisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)
Movie
Feb 2025
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP
Narrator
TV Show
Jan 2025
Going Dutch
General Davidson
Movie
Apr 2023
Trinity's Triumph
Monsignor Heck
TV Show
Sep 2022
The U.S. and the Holocaust
Self (voice)
TV Show
Sep 2022
Sherri
Self - Guest
TV Show
Jan 2022
Inside the Black Box
TV Show
Sep 2021
Our Kind of People
Teddy Franklin
TV Show
Apr 2021
Hemingway
Ralph Ellison (voice)
Movie
Mar 2021
Zack Snyder's Justice League
Silas Stone
Movie
Nov 2020
Between the World and Me
Self
Movie
May 2020
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi
Self
Movie
May 2020
Mr. Tornado
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Apr 2020
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Self
Movie
Nov 2019
A Million Eyes
Fern
TV Show
Sep 2019
The Politician
Marcus Standish
TV Show
Sep 2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Movie
May 2019
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Dr. Houston Brooks
TV Show
Sep 2018
God Friended Me
Arthur Finer
Movie
Nov 2017
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator
Self
Movie
Nov 2017
Justice League
Silas Stone
Movie
Jul 2016
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America
Himself
Movie
May 2016
All the Way
Roy Wilkins
Movie
Mar 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Silas
TV Show
Jun 2015
Proof
Dr. Charles Russell
TV Show
May 2015
Grace and Frankie
Jason
Movie
May 2015
Cleveland Abduction
Agent Solano
Movie
Nov 2013
Home
Donald Hall
TV Show
Sep 2012
Coma
Dr. Nelson
TV Show
Apr 2012
Scandal
Eli 'Rowan' Pope
Movie
Dec 2010
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind
Self
Movie
Feb 2010
The Bombing of Germany
Narrator
TV Show
Oct 2009
White Collar
Kyle Bancroft
TV Show
Sep 2009
The Good Wife
Daniel Golden
TV Show
Jul 2009
Warehouse 13
Reverend John Hill
Movie
May 2009
The Line
Hodges
Movie
Feb 2008
Grand Central
Narrator
Movie
Jan 2008
Lifelines
Dr. Livingston
Movie
Nov 2007
Badland
Max Astin
Movie
Nov 2007
American Gangster
Charlie Williams
TV Show
Sep 2006
Brothers and Sisters
Peter Madsen
TV Show
Jul 2006
Eureka
Henry Deacon
Movie
Feb 2006
The Night Listener
Ashe
Movie
Jan 2006
The Nuremberg Trials
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Sep 2005
E-Ring
Steven Algazi
Movie
Aug 2005
Lenny The Wonder Dog
Dr. Island
Movie
Jul 2005
Stealth
Dick Marshfield
Movie
Jun 2005
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today
Additional Voices
Movie
May 2005
Back in the Day
Reverend Packer
Movie
Feb 2005
Building the Alaska Highway
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Jan 2005
Numb3rs
Peter Lange
Movie
Jan 2005
Gone But Not Forgotten
Reggie Stewart
TV Show
Nov 2004
House
Gary Wright
TV Show
Oct 2004
Boston Legal
Attorney Steve Duprey
TV Show
Sep 2004
CSI: NY
Dwight Hillborne
Movie
Sep 2004
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Other Voices (voice)
TV Show
Jun 2004
The Jury
Movie
Dec 2003
Paycheck
Agent Dodge
TV Show
Sep 2003
Whoopi
Martin James
Movie
Jun 2003
Jasper, Texas
Walter Diggles
Movie
Jan 2003
Thoughtcrimes
Jon Harper
Movie
Feb 2002
Dragonfly
Hugh Campbell
Movie
Dec 2001
Ali
Chauncey Eskridge
Movie
Oct 2001
Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar
Narrator
TV Show
Oct 2001
Smallville
Steven Hamilton
TV Show
Sep 2001
Africa
Narrator
Movie
May 2001
Beyond Human
Narrator
Movie
Nov 2000
Bounce
Jim Willer
Movie
Aug 2000
Ali: An American Hero
Malcom X
Movie
Jul 2000
What Lies Beneath
Dr. Drayton
Movie
Dec 1999
Y2K
Martin Lowell
TV Show
Sep 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ray Bevins
Movie
Aug 1999
The Astronaut's Wife
Sherman Reese
Movie
Feb 1999
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
Self - Narrator
Movie
Oct 1998
Apt Pupil
Dan Richler
TV Show
Oct 1998
Mercy Point
Dr. Grote Maxwell
Movie
Feb 1998
Blues Brothers 2000
Cab Chamberlain
Movie
Oct 1997
Trouble on the Corner
Detective Bill
TV Show
Sep 1997
Dellaventura
Councilman Caulder
Movie
Jun 1997
Speed 2: Cruise Control
Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
TV Show
Mar 1997
Prince Street
TV Show
Mar 1997
The Practice
U.S. Attorney
Movie
Feb 1997
Miss Evers' Boys
Dr. Sam Brodus
Movie
Feb 1997
The Pest
Mr. Kent
Movie
Nov 1996
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance
Movie
Jun 1996
Lone Star
Delmore "Del" Payne
Movie
Mar 1996
Executive Decision
Cappy
TV Show
Sep 1995
New York News
Mitch Cotter
TV Show
Mar 1995
Under One Roof
Ron Langston
Movie
Feb 1995
The Walking Dead
Sgt. Barkley
Movie
Feb 1995
In the Shadow of Evil
Lt. Royce
TV Show
Sep 1994
Touched by an Angel
Jake Stone
TV Show
Sep 1994
Touched by an Angel
Martin Hunter
TV Show
Sep 1994
New York Undercover
Movie
Jun 1994
Speed
Capt. McMahon
Movie
Apr 1994
The Inkwell
Kenny Tate
Movie
Jan 1994
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance
Narrator
TV Show
Oct 1993
The Great Depression
Self - Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Sep 1993
The X-Files
Martin Wells
TV Show
Mar 1993
TriBeCa
TV Show
Jan 1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Sam Thorne
Movie
Jan 1993
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's
Narrator
Movie
Jan 1993
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
Self
Movie
Dec 1992
Forever Young
Cameron
Movie
Sep 1992
Of Mice and Men
Crooks
Movie
Apr 1992
Legacy of Lies
Samuel Flowers
Movie
Oct 1991
City of Hope
Winn
Movie
Jul 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Miles Dyson
Movie
Jan 1991
The Good Policeman
Sweets Montgomery
TV Show
Sep 1990
Law & Order
Defense Attorney Leon Chiles
TV Show
Sep 1990
Law & Order
Roland Books
Movie
Jun 1990
The Lost Platoon
World War II soldier
TV Show
Mar 1990
Equal Justice
Mike James
Movie
Feb 1990
Challenger
Dr. Ronald McNair
Movie
Dec 1989
Making a Case for Murder
Cederic Sandiford
Movie
Feb 1989
Tap
Nicky
Movie
Dec 1988
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami
Tandy
Movie
Nov 1988
Police Story: Burnout
Sgt. Jeff Allen
Movie
Nov 1988
The Good Mother
Frank Williams
TV Show
Oct 1988
Police Story
Sgt. Jeff Allen
TV Show
Oct 1988
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Movie
Apr 1988
Zelly & Me
Earl
Movie
Jan 1988
Alone in the Neon Jungle
Ken Fraker
Movie
Nov 1987
Stranded
Sheriff McMahon
TV Show
Sep 1987
A Different World
Byron Douglas III
Movie
Mar 1986
Crossroads
Scratch's Assistant
Movie
Dec 1985
Trouble in Mind
Solo
TV Show
Sep 1985
The Equalizer
Slate
TV Show
Sep 1985
The Equalizer
Carter Brock
TV Show
Sep 1984
Miami Vice
Lt. Jack Davis
Movie
Sep 1984
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother
Movie
Feb 1984
A Good Sport
Lionel Zachary
Movie
Aug 1983
Curse of the Pink Panther
Charlie
Movie
Oct 1982
The Clairvoyant
Detective Rich
TV Show
Oct 1982
Nature
Narrator (voice)
TV Show
Jan 1982
American Playhouse
Carl Hatch
Movie
Apr 1981
We're Fighting Back
Elgin Jones
Movie
Jan 1980
Death Penalty
William Terry
Movie
Oct 1979
...And Justice for All
Prison Doctor
Movie
May 1979
Lawman Without a Gun
Louis
TV Show
Jan 1978
Watch Your Mouth
Mr. Raymond Geeter
Movie
Apr 1977
Between the Lines
Ahmed
TV Show
Aug 1976
What's Happening!!
Manager
TV Show
Dec 1975
Grady
Hal Marshall
TV Show
Mar 1974
NOVA
Narrator
TV Show
Mar 1974
NOVA
Additional Narration
TV Show
Sep 1972
M*A*S*H
Captain Saunders
TV Show
Jan 1972
Sanford and Son
TV Show
Sep 1966
Mission: Impossible
Clerk
Movie
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator
Narrator
Movie
NOVA: Addiction