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Greg Morris
Age: 62 (passed away Aug. 27th, 1996)
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Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Born: Sep. 27th, 1933
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BIOGRAPHY: Born in Cleveland, Morris came to Hollywood in the early 1960s. His acting experience at that time consisted of a few minor roles on the Seattle stage. He found work appearing on Television series such as "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) and "The Twilight Zone" (1959) before being cast in "Mission: Impossible" (1966). Morris played quiet, efficient electronics expert Barney Collier from 1966-1973. After the show ended, Morris continued to appear in other Television series and a couple of Television movies. In 1979, he went to Las Vegas to film the television series "Vega$" (1978) in which he played Lt. David Nelson. He liked the city so much he decided to stay. This series lasted 2 years. In 1981, Morris survived a serious road accident and did not reappear on television for years. In 1989, he appeared in a short-lived remake of "Mission: Impossible" (1988). In 1990, he was diagnosed with cancer.
TRIVIA:
- A lifelong smoker, he was diagnosed with lung cancer in 1990. It was then discovered that he had a brain tumor, which was removed in 1991. In May of 1996 he stated he was cancer free but was found dead in his Las Vegas apartment by a maintenance worker in August of that same year.
- Father of 'Iona Morris' (qv).
- Attended Ohio State University and then the University of Iowa, where he majored in drama but had not graduated by the time he moved to Seattle.
- In 1975 he reprised his Barney Collier character in a spy spoof called "Mission Incredible" for an episode of "The Jeffersons".
- Had three children: Phil, Iona, and Linda. Each of them have had show business careers. Phil and Iona both became actors and Linda became a film production executive. In early 2000, Iona, performed a one-woman show to pay tribute to her father. The show, "For You," used the same title her father had used on a jazz album he released in the 1970s.
- Father of 'Phil Morris (I)' (qv)
- Checking out the Seattle theater scene in the early 1960s, he supported himself as a wine steward. He also worked at the Golden Lion, an upscale restaurant at Seattle's Olympic Hotel, as an Egyptian waiter and wearing a turban.
- Best remembered by the public for his role in Mission Impossible (1965).
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