William Byron Morrow (September 8, 1911 – May 11, 2006) was an American television and film actor.

Early life

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Morrow served in the Army in

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, performing in theater productions during his tour of duty. He began appearing in film and television in the late 1950s and amassed some 200 appearances in a career spanning the next 35 years. Morrow's television work ran from ''

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'' in the late 1950s to ''

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'' in 1991. He mostly played authority figures, often in uniform.

Career

He made seven appearances as a judge in

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'' and played real-life Admiral Chester Nimitz in the pilot episode of NBC's ''

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'', starring

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. In 1961 Morrow appeared in an episode of ''

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''. In 1961 and 1962, he was cast as Captain Keith Gregory in the episodes "No Fat Cops" and "The Deadlier Sex" of the

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'' The New Breed'', starring

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. In 1962 Morrow appeared as Judge Cornwall on the TV western '' The Virginian'' in the episode titled "The Accomplice." He appeared in Bewitched in 1965 as councilman Kavanaugh season 1 episode 34. He appeared in two episodes of the original series of

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'' - in "

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" as Admiral Komack, and in "

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" as Admiral Westervliet (per the episode's closing credits; the name is omitted from dialogue). This was the first appearance of an admiral in the original series. In 1971 Morrow appeared as Harkin on "The Men From Shiloh" (rebranded name for the TV western '' The Virginian'') in the episode titled "The Politician." In 1973, he had the role of Admiral Phillips in the ABC-TV movie '' The President's Plane is Missing''. Morrow may be most-seen today in an uncredited appearance as Mr. Jameson, one of the poker players in the train scene of

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. Byron Morrow also appeared in the first season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, "A Little Glory, A Little Death"(04/29/1973).

Death

Morrow died at the age of 94 on 11 May 2006 at the

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Filmography

References

External links

* American male television actors 1911 births 2006 deaths 20th-century American male actors United States Army personnel of World War II {{US-screen-actor-stub