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Joe Morton
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Miami Vice Character
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Metro-Dade Lieutenant Jack Davis ("The Maze")
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Born
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October 18, 1947, New York, New York
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Active
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1970-present
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Spouse
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Nora Chavooshian (1984-2006, divorced), three children
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Joseph Morton, Jr. (born October 18, 1947) is an American actor. He appeared in the show Miami Vice as Metro-Dade Lieutenant Jack Davis, a hostage standoff specialist, in the episode "The Maze".
Early Life/Career[]
Morton was born in the Bronx section of New York City. He made his Broadway debut in the play Hair, then received a Best Actor Tony nomination for his role in Raisin. Morton also won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Rowan "Eli" Hope in Scandal.
Following are the highlights of his film & TV career:
- Mission: Impossible (1970, first film/TV appearance)
- Search for Tomorrow (1973-74)
- Sanford and Son (1975, episode included Michael Talbott)
- Grady (9 episodes, 1976)
- Between the Lines (1977, first movie appearance, with John Heard)
- ...and Justice For All (1979)
- Death Penalty (1980 TV movie, with Dan Hedaya)
- The Clairvoyant (1982 with Norman Parker, Jon Polito and Antone Pagan)
- Another World (1983-84)
- The Good Mother (1988, with Liam Neeson)
- Challenger (1990 TV movie, with Richard Jenkins)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991, with Xander Berkeley)
- Equal Justice (TV, 1990-91)
- Speed (1994) and Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
- Executive Decision (1996, with Oliver Platt and John Leguizamo)
- Ali (2001, with Mykelti Williamson and Giancarlo Esposito)
- JAG (2005, episode with David Andrews and Margaret Avery)
- Eureka (2006-2012)
- The Good Wife (2009-2010)
- Cleveland Abduction (TV movie, 2013, with Pam Grier)
- Proof (TV, 2015)
- Scandal (TV, 2013-2018)
- Justice League (2017, most recent movie appearance)
- God Friended Me (TV, 2018, most recent TV appearance)
Personal Life[]
Morton married Nora Chavooshian, a production designer and set decorator, in 1984 until their 2006 divorce, they have three children, daughters Hopi and Seta, and son Ara.