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. Among his roles was ''Bob'', the owner of Bob's Country Bunker, in ''

The Blues Brothers The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on ''Saturday Night Live''. Belushi and Aykroyd fronted the band, in character, respecti ...

''. He later reprised his role in ''

Blues Brothers 2000 ''Blues Brothers 2000'' is a 1998 American musical comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay written by Landis and Dan Aykroyd, both of whom were also producers. The film, starring Aykroyd and John Goodman, is a sequel to the 1980 f ...

''.

Biography

Born in the Missouri city of

St. Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers ...

, he was raised in Lubbock, Texas. After high school, he went to Hollywood and worked his way into the movies. He had roles in many

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s, including Private Cowboy in ''

Kelly's Heroes ''Kelly's Heroes'' is a 1970 World War II comedy-drama heist film, directed by Brian G. Hutton, about a motley crew of American GIs who go AWOL in order to rob a French bank, located behind German lines, of its stored Nazi gold bars. The film ...

'' and in television

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s, ''

Death Valley Days ''Death Valley Days'' is an American old-time radio and television anthology series featuring true accounts of the American Old West, particularly the Death Valley country of southeastern California. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program ...

'' (including the role of

Morgan Earp Morgan Seth Earp (April 24, 1851 – March 18, 1882) was an American sheriff and Marshal, lawman. He served as Tombstone, Arizona, Tombstone, Arizona Territory, Arizona's Special Policeman when he helped his brothers Virgil Earp, Virgil and Wy ...

), and '' Bonanza''. Morris appeared in a number of films starring

Jack Nicholson John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937) is an American retired actor and filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. In many of his films, he played rebels against the social structure. He received numerous ...

, among them ''

Goin' South ''Goin' South'' is a 1978 American Western- comedy film, directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, with Mary Steenburgen, Christopher Lloyd, John Belushi, Richard Bradford, Veronica Cartwright, Danny DeVito and Ed Begley Jr. Plot Henry Llo ...

'', '' The Border'', '' Ironweed'', ''

The Two Jakes ''The Two Jakes'' is a 1990 American neo-noir mystery crime drama film and the sequel to the 1974 film ''Chinatown''. Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, it also features Harvey Keitel, Meg Tilly, Madeleine Stowe, Richard Farnsworth, Fre ...

'', ''

The Crossing Guard ''The Crossing Guard'' is a 1995 American independent drama film co-produced, written, and directed by Sean Penn. The film stars Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Robin Wright and Anjelica Huston. It tells the story of Freddy Gale, a man who has bee ...

'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

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The Bonnie Parker Story ''The Bonnie Parker Story'' is a 1958 crime film directed by William Witney. The movie is loosely based on the life of Bonnie Parker, a well-known outlaw of the 1930. The film stars Dorothy Provine as Parker; Parker's actual historical partner, ...

'' (1958) - Marvin *''

Paratroop Command ''Paratroop Command'' is a 1959 American war film directed by William Witney, starring Richard Bakalyan, Ken Lynch and Jack Hogan. American International Pictures originally released the film as a double feature with '' Submarine Seahawk''. P ...

'' (1959) - Pigpen *''

The Legend of Tom Dooley ''The Legend of Tom Dooley'' is a 1959 American Western film directed by Ted Post and starring Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan, Richard Rust, Dee Pollock and Ken Lynch. It was based on the 90-year-old folk song " Tom Dooley", which had been ...

'' (1959) - Confederate Soldier *'' The Long Rope'' (1961) - Will Matthews *''

Kid Galahad ''Kid Galahad'' is a 1962 American musical film starring Elvis Presley as a boxer. It was released by United Artists in August 1962 and opened at #9 at the American box office. ''Variety'' ranked it #37 on its list of the top-grossing films of 19 ...

'' (1962) - Ralphie *''

The Twilight Zone ''The Twilight Zone'' is an American media franchise based on the anthology television series created by Rod Serling. The episodes are in various genres, including fantasy, science fiction, absurdism, dystopian fiction, suspense, horror, sup ...

'' (1964, TV series) (The 7th Cavalry is Made up of Phantoms) - Finnigan *'' 36 Hours'' (1965) - Bit Part (uncredited) *'' Bonanza'' (1968-1972, TV Series) - Tulsa / Hal / Turk Murphy / Matthew Brody / Dunne / Haley *''

'' (1970) - PFC "Cowboy" *'' Mannix'' (1971, TV series) (Murder Times Three) - Grove *'' Ironside'' (1971-1974, TV Series) - Milt Archer / Sheriff Matt Gibson / Frank Richards *''

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'' (1973) - Bob Tally *'' The Gauntlet'' (1977) - Desk Sergeant *''

'' (1978) - Big Abe, Moon's Old Gang *''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The seri ...

'' (1979, TV Series) - LeMasters *''

'' (1980) - Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Bunker *'' The Border'' (1982) - J.J. *'' Ironweed'' (1987) - Michigan Mac *''The Freeway Maniac'' (1989) - Ray *''

'' (1990) - Tilton *''

'' (1995) - Silas *''Too Much Sleep'' (1997) - Bartender *''

'' (1998) - Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Kitchen *'' Susan's Plan'' (1998) - Larry Cooper *''The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud'' (2001) - Jim (scenes deleted) *''

'' (2003) - Porter (final film role)

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Jeff Morris
Aveleyman) 1934 births 2004 deaths Actors from St. Joseph, Missouri Male actors from Los Angeles Male actors from Missouri American male film actors American male television actors Deaths from cancer in California Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub