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词条 Greg Morris
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  1. Early life and career

  2. Death

  3. Filmography

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Greg Morris
| image = File:Greg Morris Abbey Lincoln Mission Impossible 1970.JPG
| caption = Greg Morris as Barney Collier with Abbey Lincoln in Impossible, 1970.
| birth_name = Francis Gregory Alan Morris
| birth_date = {{birth date|1933|9|27}}
| birth_place = Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|8|27|1933|9|27}}
| death_place = Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
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| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1963–1995
| spouse = Leona Keyes (1956–1995)(divorced) (3 children)
| known for = {{Plain list |
  • Barney Collier (Impossible)
  • David Nelson (Vega$)

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| father = Francis Williams
| children = Phil Morris
Iona Morris
Linda R. Morris
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| alma_mater = University of Iowa
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Francis Gregory Alan Morris (September 27, 1933 – August 27, 1996) was an American actor. He was best known for portraying Barney Collier on Impossible and Lt. David Nelson on Vega$.

Early life and career

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to the jazz trumpeter Francis Williams,[1] Morris served in the United States Army during the Korean War.

While in college at Iowa on the GI bill,, Morris was active in college theater and hosted the late afternoon Jazz radio show, "Tea-Time", on the University of Iowa station, WSUI. He co-produced concerts at the university with a student friend.

Morris began his television acting career in the 1960s, making guest appearances on numerous TV shows such as The Twilight Zone, Branded and Ben Casey. In 1966, Morris was cast in his most recognizable role as the team electronics expert Barney Collier in the TV series Impossible. Morris, Peter Lupus, and Bob Johnson were the only actors to remain with Mission Impossible throughout its entire run.

After Iowa, Greg's first professional stage role was in The Death of Bessie Smith. One of his earliest television roles was a cameo appearance on The Dick Van Dyke Show in the episode "That's My Boy?", where Rob becomes convinced that they've taken home the wrong baby from the hospital. The revelation of Morris' character as the other child's father prompted a record setting bout of laughter from the studio audience.[2] In the 1963–1964 season, he appeared on ABC's drama about college life, Channing, starring Jason Evers and Henry Jones.

After Mission: Impossible was cancelled, Morris appeared in several movies and made guest TV appearances (1974 – The Six Million Dollar Man – Episode 1-05 "Little Orphan Airplane") before he was cast in 1978 as Lt. David Nelson of the Las Vegas Metro Police, during the 1978-79 season of the ABC TV detective series Vega$, co starring with Robert Urich as Las Vegas detective Dan Tanna and Phyllis Davis as Bea. After the cancellation of Vega$ in June 1981, Morris recovered from a serious car accident on I-15 near Las Vegas. After his recovery, Morris continued to make guest TV appearances in the next decade, including several episodes in the short-lived 1988-90 remake of the Mission: Impossible TV series, which starred his son Phil Morris. Phil Morris was cast as Grant Collier, the son of Barney. Morris also appeared in two episodes of the TV series What's Happening!! as Lawrence Nelson (father of Dwayne) and in three episodes of The Jeffersons, in which he reprised his role of an electronics expert (although not as Barney Collier) in a comparison sequel of the Mission: Impossible series. Morris was also a frequent guest star on Password and Password Plus in the 1960s and 1970s.

Death

Morris died on August 27, 1996 of lung cancer and a brain tumor in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3] He was 62 years old. Shortly before his death, he went to see the film version of Mission: Impossible that starred Tom Cruise. The reports were that he disliked the movie so much (an opinion that was shared by most of his former co-stars) that he left the theater early.[4]

According to the Associated Press, he said of the movie: "It's an abomination."[5]

Filmography

Year Title RoleNotes
1963 Sam Benedict Victim Episode: "Of Rusted Cannons and Fallen Sparrows"
1963 Dr. Kildare Lincoln Ball Episode: "The Gift of the Koodjanuk"
1963 The Twilight Zone Lt. Woodard Episode: "The 7th Is Made Up of Phantoms"
1963 The Lieutenant Sgt. Perc Linden Episode: "The Proud and the Angry"
1963 The Lieutenant Crew Chief Episode: "The Two Star Giant"
1963 The Dick Van Dyke Show Mr. Peters Episode: "That's My Boy??"
1964 The Lieutenant Crew Chief Episode: "To Kill a Man"
1964 The New Interns Dr. Pete Clarke
1964 The Lively Set Highway Patrol Officer
1965 The Fugitive Mickey Deming Episode: "Wings of an Angel"
1965 The Sword of Ali Baba Yusef
1965 The Dick Van Dyke Show Frank "Sticks" Mandalay Episode: "Bupkis"
1966 The Doomsday Flight FBI Agent Balaban TV movie written by Rod Serling
1966–1973 Impossible Barney Collier Main cast
1973 Mannix Escaped Convict Episode: "Climb a Deadly Mountain"
1974 The Six Million Dollar Man Josh Episode: "Little Orphan Airplane"
1975 The Streets of San Francisco Eddie Griffin Episode: "Merchants of Death"
1976 Countdown at Kusini Red Salter
1976 S.T.A.B. Richard HillThai film
1976 Sanford and Son Willis Episodes: "The Hawaiian Connection", parts 1 & 2
1977 What's Happening!! Lawrence Nelson Episode: "If I'm Elected"
1978 Wonder Woman Caribe Episode: "Light-Fingered Lady"
1978 Quincy, M.E. Cliff Collier Episode: "A Night to Raise the Dead"
1978 Fantasy Island Ted Harmon Episode: "War Games / Queen of the Boston Bruisers"
1978 The Eddie Capra Mysteries Shelby Episode: "The Intimate Friends of Janet Wilde"
1978–1981 Vega$ Lt. Dave Nelson Recurring
1978 The Love Boat Guest star Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part – Maybe/Chubs/Locked Away"
1979 Password Plus Himself Game Show Participant/Celebrity Guest Star
1979 The Next Generations Beeman Jones Miniseries, part 1
1979 What's Happening!! Lawrence Nelson Episode: "Dwayne's Debate"
1983The Fall Guy Gary Jordan Episode: "P.S., I Love You"
1983 The Jeffersons Jimmy's Cousin Episodes: "Mission: Incredible" parts 1-3
1983 Fantasy Island Chief of Surgery Episode: "The Wedding Picture / Castaways"
1984 T.J. Hooker Dave Reemer Episode: "Exercise in Murder"
1984 Murder, She Wrote Lt. Andrews Episode: "Lovers and Other Killers"
1988 War of the Worlds General Masters Episode: "The Second Seal"
1988–1990 Mission: Impossible Barney Collier Recurring
1989 The Adventures of Superboy Damon Episode: "The Invisible People"
1995 TekWar Hacker Episode: "Killer Instinct"

References

1. ^{{citation|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/10/04/obituaries/no-headline-207396.html|title=Francis Williams, Trumpeter; Played With Ellington Band|date=1983-10-04|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=2018-03-27}}
2. ^{{citation|url=http://overdrive.dclibrary.org/3BC08ABB-753C-4531-A31D-490E120F0842/10/323/en/ContentDetails.htm?ID=%7BD5FF8F42-A54A-4CF4-A091-22E7405D7824%7D|title=Episode Description: The Dick Van Dyke Show – "That's My Boy??"|accessdate=2009-04-23}}
3. ^{{citation| url=http://edition.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9608/28/morris.obit/| title='Mission: Impossible' actor dies| work=CNN| accessdate=2019-02-23}}
4. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9605/29/imposssibles/index.html| work=CNN| title='Mission: Impossible' TV stars disgruntled| accessdate=2010-05-04}}
5. ^{{citation| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0CE2DD1E39F93AA1575BC0A960958260&sec=&spon=| title=Greg Morris, 61, Debonair Star Of TV's 'Mission Impossible'| date=1996-08-29| newspaper=The New York Times| accessdate=2010-03-22 | first=Nick| last=Ravo}}

External links

  • {{IMDb name|0606569}}
  • {{findagrave|22782}}
  • {{TV Guide|152572}}
  • Gregg Morris at TV.com
  • 'Mission: Impossible' actor dies
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