Joe Morton
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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.
Known for
Credits
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
as Miles Dyson
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
as Silas
American Gangster (2007)
as Charlie Williams
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
as Silas Stone
Justice League (2017)
as Silas Stone
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
as Dr. Houston Brooks
Speed (1994)
as Capt. McMahon
Dragonfly (2002)
as Hugh Campbell
What Lies Beneath (2000)
as Dr. Drayton
Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
as Lt. Herb 'Mac' McMahon (uncredited)
Paycheck (2003)
as Agent Dodge
Stealth (2005)
as Dick Marshfield
Executive Decision (1996)
as Cappy
Forever Young (1992)
as Cameron
Crossroads (1986)
as Scratch's Assistant
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
as Charlie
Ali (2001)
as Chauncey Eskridge
Tap (1989)
as Nicky
...And Justice for All (1979)
as Prison Doctor
Of Mice and Men (1992)
as Crooks
The Astronaut's Wife (1999)
as Sherman Reese
Apt Pupil (1998)
as Dan Richler
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
as Cab Chamberlain
Bounce (2000)
as Jim Willer
Thoughtcrimes (2003)
as Jon Harper
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
as Agent Solano
All the Way (2016)
as Roy Wilkins
Home (2013)
as Donald Hall
Mr. Tornado (2020)
as Narrator (voice)
The Clairvoyant (1982)
as Detective Rich
Lone Star (1996)
as Delmore "Del" Payne
The Pest (1997)
as Mr. Kent
Grand Central (2008)
as Narrator
The Brother from Another Planet (1984)
as The Brother
The Night Listener (2006)
as Ashe
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
as Other Voices (voice)
Lifelines (2008)
as Dr. Livingston
Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
as Reggie Stewart
T2: Reprogramming The Terminator (2017)
as Self
The Line (2009)
as Hodges
Miss Evers' Boys (1997)
as Dr. Sam Brodus
Jack Reed: Death and Vengeance (1996)
Actor
Trouble in Mind (1985)
as Solo
Between the World and Me (2020)
as Self
Africa: The Leopards of Zanzibar (2001)
as Narrator
Back in the Day (2005)
as Reverend Packer
Terrorist on Trial: The United States vs. Salim Ajami (1988)
as Tandy
City of Hope (1991)
as Winn
The Good Mother (1988)
as Frank Williams
Lenny The Wonder Dog (2005)
as Dr. Island
Trinity's Triumph (2023)
as Monsignor Heck
In the Shadow of Evil (1995)
as Lt. Royce
Challenger (1990)
as Dr. Ronald McNair
Time Warp Vol. 2: Horror and Sci-Fi (2020)
as Self
We're Fighting Back (1981)
as Elgin Jones
Jasper, Texas (2003)
as Walter Diggles
Against the Odds: The Artists of the Harlem Renaissance (1994)
as Narrator
Zelly & Me (1988)
as Earl
Brett Gelman's Dinner in America (2016)
as Self
Stranded (1987)
as Sheriff McMahon
Y2K (1999)
as Martin Lowell
Ali: An American Hero (2000)
as Malcom X
Making a Case for Murder (1989)
as Cederic Sandiford
Alone in the Neon Jungle (1988)
as Ken Fraker
Lawman Without a Gun (1979)
as Louis
Halves of a Dream: Making Trouble in Mind (2010)
as Self
The Bombing of Germany (2010)
as Narrator
T2: More Than Meets the Eye (1993)
as Self
The Good Policeman (1991)
as Sweets Montgomery
The Walking Dead (1995)
as Sgt. Barkley
Between the Lines (1977)
as Ahmed
Trouble on the Corner (1997)
as Detective Bill
Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today (2005)
as Additional Voices
War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator (—)
as Narrator
Badland (2007)
as Max Astin
Forgotten Hero: Walter White and the NAACP (2025)
as Narrator
Police Story: Burnout (1988)
as Sgt. Jeff Allen
The Great Depression: A Job at Ford's (1993)
as Narrator
The Inkwell (1994)
as Kenny Tate
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (1999)
as Self - Narrator
The Lost Platoon (1990)
as World War II soldier
The Nuremberg Trials (2006)
as Narrator (voice)
A Good Sport (1984)
as Lionel Zachary
Death Penalty (1980)
as William Terry
Legacy of Lies (1992)
as Samuel Flowers
Beyond Human (2001)
as Narrator
Building the Alaska Highway (2005)
as Narrator (voice)
A Million Eyes (2019)
as Fern
NOVA: Addiction (—)
Actor