Greg Morris

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Actor

Birth Date: September 27, 1933

Death Date: August 27, 1996

Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio

Children: Phil Morris

After completing high school, actor Greg Morris joined the army and remained in the service from 1952 to 1955. He eventually studied drama at Ohio State University and the University of Iowa before moving to Seattle to pursue acting. He appeared in mostly minor roles on the stage, but this garnered some Hollywood interest, and he made guest an appearance in a 1963 episode of the comedy series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and the classic sci-fi anthology "The Twilight Zone." Morris' big break came in 1966 when he was offered a leading role in the spy series "Mission: Impossible," as electronics expert Barney Collier. Even after the show's conclusion in 1973, Morris continued to appear on several other shows including the sitcoms "Sanford and Son" and "The Jeffersons." Despite numerous guest roles, Morris did not gain a regular television role again until the premiere of the 1978 cop show "Vegas." In 1988, Morris appeared as Barney for the 1980s television remake of "Mission: Impossible," alongside his son, Phil Morris (portraying his father's character's successor). When the 1996 film version of "Mission: Impossible" was released, Morris openly criticized it. At age 62, he died in his Las Vegas home, after a near-decade-long battle with cancer.

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The Dick Van Dyke Show - Now in Living Color!

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Show
2016

Loaded Guns: The Movie

Actor
Movie
2008

Rescuers: Stories of Courage -- Two Families

Actor
Movie
1998

Firing Squad

Actor
Jacob Dorn
Movie
1989

Mission: Impossible

Guest Star
Show
1988

Murder, She WroteStream

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Lt. Andrews
Series
1984

Super PasswordStream

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Game Show
1984

The Jesse Owens Story

Actor
Mel Walker
Movie
1984

The Fall GuyStream

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Series
1981

Password PlusStream

Actor
Game Show
1979

Password PlusStream

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Game Show
1979

Crisis in Mid-Air

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Brian Haley
Movie
1979

Fantasy Island

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Series
1978

Vegas

Actor
Lt. David Nelson
Movie
1978

Flight to Holocaust

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Dr. Jeff Evans
Movie
1977

What's Happening!!

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Series
1976

Wonder WomanStream

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Series
1976

Countdown at Kusini

Actor
Red Salter
Movie
1976

The JeffersonsStream

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Jimmy's Cousin
Series
1975

TattletalesStream

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Game Show
1974

The Snoop Sisters

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Series
1973

Love Story

Actor
Edward Marshall
Show
1973

The Six Million Dollar ManStream

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Josh Perkins
Series
1973

The Streets of San FranciscoStream

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Eddie Griffin
Series
1972

Sanford & SonStream

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Series
1972

Killer by Night

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Capt. George Benson
Movie
1971

Love, American Style

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Mike
Series
1969

MannixStream

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Luke Whitney
Series
1967

Mission: ImpossibleStream

Actor
Barney Collier
Series
1966

I SpyStream

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Series
1965

Branded-1965

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Series
1965

The Sword of Ali Baba

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Yusef
Movie
1965

The FugitiveStream

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Mickey Deming
Series
1963

The Lieutenant

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Series
1963

Alfred Hitchcock HourStream

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Series
1962

The Dick Van Dyke ShowStream

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Frank "Sticks" Mandalay
Series
1961

Ben Casey

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George Urey
Series
1961

Dr. Kildare

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Series
1961

The Twilight ZoneStream

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Lt. Woodard
Series
1959
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The Best of This Is Your Life

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1952

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