Acting

Joe Morton

Born 1947-10-18 · New York City, New York, USA49 series105 films

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.

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Acting

2026CupertinoBayard Diamond2 ep.
2026A Different WorldByron Douglas III2 ep.
2025The American RevolutionElisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)3 ep.
2025Going DutchGeneral Davidson11 ep.
2022The U.S. and the HolocaustSelf (voice)3 ep.
2022Inside the Black Box20 ep.
2021Our Kind of PeopleTeddy Franklin12 ep.
2021HemingwayRalph Ellison (voice)1 ep.
2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf1 ep.
2019The PoliticianMarcus Standish4 ep.
2018God Friended MeArthur Finer42 ep.
2015ProofDr. Charles Russell10 ep.
2015Grace and FrankieJason2 ep.
2012ComaDr. Nelson2 ep.
2012ScandalEli 'Rowan' Pope88 ep.
2009The Good WifeDaniel Golden11 ep.
2009Warehouse 13Reverend John Hill1 ep.
2006Brothers and SistersPeter Madsen2 ep.
2006EurekaHenry Deacon77 ep.
2005E-RingSteven Algazi22 ep.
2004CSI: NYDwight Hillborne2 ep.
2004The Jury1 ep.
2003WhoopiMartin James1 ep.
2001SmallvilleSteven Hamilton4 ep.
2001AfricaNarrator8 ep.
1998Mercy PointDr. Grote Maxwell8 ep.
1997DellaventuraCouncilman Caulder1 ep.
1997Prince StreetLt. Tom Warner6 ep.
1995New York NewsMitch Cotter13 ep.
1995Under One RoofRon Langston6 ep.
1994Touched by an AngelMartin Hunter2 ep.
1994New York Undercover1 ep.
1993The Great DepressionSelf - Narrator (voice)7 ep.
1993TriBeCa7 ep.
1993Homicide: Life on the StreetSam Thorne2 ep.
1990Equal JusticeMike James27 ep.
1988Police StorySgt. Jeff Allen1 ep.
1988American ExperienceNarrator (voice)8 ep.
1987A Different WorldByron Douglas III7 ep.
1985The EqualizerCarter Brock4 ep.
1982NatureNarrator (voice)1 ep.
1982American PlayhouseCarl Hatch3 ep.
1978Watch Your MouthMr. Raymond Geeter1 ep.
1976What's Happening!!Manager1 ep.
1975GradyHal Marshall10 ep.
1974NOVANarrator3 ep.
1972M*A*S*HCaptain Saunders1 ep.
1972Sanford and Son1 ep.

Behind the camera

2018God Friended MeDirector42 ep.
2016BullDirector1 ep.
2012ScandalDirector88 ep.
2006EurekaDirector77 ep.

Guest appearances

2026CupertinoBayard Diamond2 ep.
2026A Different WorldByron Douglas III2 ep.
2026Star Trek: Strange New WorldsAdmiral Simon Reeger1 ep.
2025Going DutchGeneral Davidson11 ep.
2025The American RevolutionElisha Bostwick / Elias Dayton (voice)3 ep.
2023SherriSelf - Guest1 ep.
2022The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
2021HemingwayRalph Ellison (voice)1 ep.
2019The PoliticianMarcus Standish4 ep.
2020Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All TimeSelf1 ep.
2013ScandalEli 'Rowan' Pope54 ep.
2015Grace and FrankieJason2 ep.
2009The Good WifeDaniel Golden11 ep.
2010White CollarKyle Bancroft1 ep.
2009Brothers and SistersPeter Madsen2 ep.
2009Warehouse 13Reverend John Hill1 ep.
2000American ExperienceNarrator (voice)8 ep.
2008Boston LegalAttorney Steve Duprey1 ep.
2007Numb3rsPeter Lange1 ep.
2005CSI: NYDwight Hillborne2 ep.
2005HouseGary Wright1 ep.
1992Law & OrderDefense Attorney Leon Chiles, Roland Books5 ep.
2004The Jury1 ep.
2004WhoopiMartin James1 ep.
2003Law & Order: Special Victims UnitRay Bevins1 ep.
2001SmallvilleSteven Hamilton4 ep.
1996Touched by an AngelJake Stone, Martin Hunter2 ep.
2002The PracticeU.S. Attorney1 ep.
2000NOVAAdditional Narration, Narrator3 ep.
2001NatureNarrator (voice)1 ep.
2000The X-FilesMartin Wells1 ep.
1998DellaventuraCouncilman Caulder1 ep.
1994New York Undercover1 ep.
1994Homicide: Life on the StreetSam Thorne2 ep.
1992A Different WorldByron Douglas III7 ep.
1987The EqualizerCarter Brock, Slate4 ep.
1988Police StorySgt. Jeff Allen1 ep.
1985Miami ViceLt. Jack Davis1 ep.
1983American PlayhouseCarl Hatch3 ep.
1976What's Happening!!Manager1 ep.
1976M*A*S*HCaptain Saunders1 ep.
1975Sanford and Son1 ep.
1970Mission: ImpossibleClerk1 ep.

Also known as: Joseph Thomas Morton, Jr. · Joseph Thomas Morton · Joseph Morton