Thomas Alvin Morga (born November 27, 1941)According to the State of California. ''California Birth Index, 1905–1995''. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. At Ancestry.com is an American stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor best known for his various roles in ''

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'' and for being the only actor to play

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& Michael Myers.

Career

Morga began stunt work in the mid-1970s. He later began working as a stunt double for

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in ''

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''. Since then, Morga has doubled for several actors in feature films and television. His work also includes stunt and non-stunt acting roles in numerous ''

'' films and television episodes. However he only received credit for a very little number of his appearances.

Jason Voorhees, Roy Burns, Leatherface and Michael Myers

In 1985, Morga portrayed

in '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'' during Tommy's hallucinations except for the opening dream sequence where he was played by stuntman John Hock who was personally selected by him to fill-in during his absence. He also stunt-doubled for Dick Wieand, who played Jason's imposter Roy Burns during the film playing him in almost all masked scenes except for a few filmed with Hock. He portrayed

in the bridge scene of ''

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''. He also portrayed Michael Myers in the first half of '' Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers'', but was ultimately replaced by

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Awards

Morga was co-winner of a 2007

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for "Best Fight" in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest''. He was also part of the stunt team nominated for a 2007

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nomination for "Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture" in '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End''.

References

External links

* American male television actors American stunt performers Living people Male actors from California 1941 births {{US-actor-stub