Career
Morton was best known for playing dim-witted police officer Ralph Waldo Simpson on ''Gimme a Break!'' for five seasons (1981–86). He appeared in many TV supporting roles on sitcoms including ''The Bill Cosby Show'', ''All in the Family'', ''The Jeffersons'', ''I Dream of Jeannie'', ''Good Times'', ''Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,'' and Brian Henley in ''My Favorite Martian''. He also played Grandpa (The Munsters), Grandpa in ''The Munsters Today'' from 1988 to 1991. Morton made a number of appearances on game shows, including ''Password Plus and Super Password, Super Password'' and ''Pyramid (game show), Pyramid''. He also appeared in many feature films, making his debut in ''The Mechanic (1972 film), The Mechanic'' (1972) and appeared on theater, stage in productions of ''Auntie Mame'', ''Morning's at Seven'', and ''Fancy Meeting You Again''.Personal life
Born in New York City, the never-married Morton moved to Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood in 1960 to pursue his acting career. He died of complications of a stroke on May 11, 1997, at Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, Burbank, just four days shy of his 72nd birthday. A memorial service was held at the North Hollywood Church of Religious Science.Partial filmography
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1925 births 1997 deaths American male television actors Male actors from New York City 20th-century American male actors {{US-tv-actor-1920s-stub