Vic Morrow (February 14th 1929 The Bronx, New York, the United States - July 23rd 1982, Indian Dunes, California) is an American actor. He is deceased during the turning of the Fourth Dimension in an accident of helicopter.

Biography

On its birth, there exist divergent dates: 1931 or 1932. In any case, it was born in Bronx, and from Russian ascent. It was at the school with the producer Brandon Drives out

It gives up the college at 17 years to engage in the U.S. Navy. After which it uses the advantages of G.I. Bill to study in Florida. In parallel with its studies of right, it takes part in a school of theater which makes him discover that it prefers this environment with that of the courts.

Newcomer with New York, it is registered with the Actors' Workshop to improve. With its diploma out of pocket, it takes part in the production of " has Streetcar Named Desire " .

Its beginnings with the screen are for MGM for a role of hooligan in Blackboard Jungle (1955). That was going to classify it in this kind of role. disappointed, it gives up the MGM for USC. Some appearances on television give the opportunity to him to begin the role which is worth to him its reputation in the series " Combat! " (1962), like Sgt. Chip Saunders, a warrant officer veteran. He gradually takes the top on the role of Lt. Hanley (Rick Jason). As success is with go, he manages to affirm himself until carrying out itself some episodes.

But at this point in time seat its divorce of with his wife takes. Like two years after, the series stopped, its career follows a siding then. It does not turn whereas films made for television. Even if such film, like " Police force Story " (1973) is rather a success, the majority of films where it cheek is of series B, like Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) or Treasure off Matecumbe (1976).

It was shown well criticism in The Bad News Bears (1976), but was not included in the continuations. With the bankruptcy of its second marriage and the death of his mother, it starts to drinking, which does not support its career. In 1982, therefore, it was full with gratitude with regard to John Landis to have been selected in the fourth dimension . That seemed to him extra compared to many B films which it turned since the Années 1970. It is there that occurred the episode which cost him the life, like with two children engaged for turning, seems it in a not very legal way. Curiously, it had turned the pilot episode of the televised series " Combat! " (1962), with Boris Sagal, and twenty years after their collaboration, both died about in the same way, killed by the blades of a helicopter, at one year of interval: Sagal, on the turning of World War III (telefilm of 1982); Morrow, for this film published in 1983.

It is buried with the Hillside Memorial Park , Culver City, California. At the time of its burial, spoke John Landis, which directed it in the fourth dimension , like Dick Peabody and Rick Jason, his/her colleagues in the series " Fights! " (1962).

Family life

Married initially with Barbara Turner (1957 - 1964) which he divorced after having had two girls, Carrie Ann Morrow (born in 1958) and Jennifer Leigh Morrow, (alias Jennifer Jason Leigh) (born in 1962). He still married with Gale Morrow (1975 - 1976) which he also divorced.

Catalog of films

As actor

  • Seed of violence (Blackboard Jungle 1955): Artie West
  • the Law of the meadow (Tribute to has Bad Man 1956): Lars Peterson
  • Coast 465 (Men in War 1957): Cpl. James Zwickley
  • Alfred Hitchcock presents televised series
    • episode: has Little Sleep (1957): Benny Mungo
  • Brawls in Creole King (Creole King 1958) (with Elvis Presley) Shark
  • the Small arpent of the good god (God' S Little Acre 1958): Shaw Walden
  • the Man with the rifle (" The Rifleman" televised series)
    • episode: The Angry Gun (1958): Johnny Knitting machine
    • episode: Letter off the Law (1959): Brett To store
  • " Johnny Ringo" televised series
    • episode: Kid with has Gun (1959): Bill Stoner
  • Rush towards the West (Cimarron 1960): Wes Jennings (Cherokee Kid gang)
  • Installation from Hell (1961): Crip
  • " Bonanza " televised series
    • episode: The Avenger (1960): Lassiter
    • episode: The Chock Badge (1961): Ab Brock
  • the velvet Glove (" The New Breed" televised series)
    • episode: To Sell Another Human Being (1962)
  • Adventurers of Far West (" Death Valley Days" televised series)
    • episode: has Matter Honor off (1962): Lt. Robert Benson
  • Incorruptible the (" The Untouchables" televised series)
    • episode: The Tommy Karpeles Story (1960): Collar
    • episode: The Maggie Storm Story (1962): Vince Shirer
  • Combat! (televised series: 152 episodes, 1962-1967) Sgt. Chip Saunders
  • Immortal the (" The Immortal" televised series)
    • episode: The Rainbow Butcher (1970): Sheriff daN W. Wheeler
  • Hawaii, police force of state (" Hawaii Five-O" televised series)
    • episode: Two Doves and Mr. Heron (1971): Edward Heron
  • " Mannix " televised series
    • episode: Days Beyond Recall (1971): Eric Latimer
  • a sheriff in New York (" McCloud" televised series)
    • episode: has Little Plot At Tranquil Valley (1972): Richard
  • the iron Man (" Ironside" televised series)
    • episode: Five Days in the Death off Sgt. Brown: 1 leaves (1972): Dr. Ritter
  • Mission impossible (" Mission: Impossible" televised series)
    • episode: Two Thousand (1972): Joseph Hakes
  • On the track of the crime (" The F.B.I." televised series)
    • episode: Center off Danger (1971)
    • episode: Desperate Journey (1973): John Stahl
  • The Organizes Story (telefilm, 1973): Sgt. Joe LaFreida
  • " Story" organizes; televised series
    • episode: Slow fox trot Servant boy (1973): Sgt. Joe LaFrieda
    • episodes: Countdown: Leaves 1 & 2 (1974): Sergeant Joe LaFrieda
  • Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974): Franklin Everett
  • The Take (1974): Manso
  • The California Kid (1974): Sheriff Roy Childress
  • Streets of San Francisco (" The Streets off San Francisco " televised series
    • episode: The Twenty-Furnace Karat Plague (1973): Vic Tolliman
    • episode: The Twenty-Five Caliber Plague (1974): Vic Tolliman
  • the Night which terrified America (The Night That Panicked America telefilm, 1975): Hank Muldoon
  • Young girl free the evening (1975): Vic, the kidnapper
  • the Owl equips (The Bad News Bears 1976): Coach Roy Turner
  • Treasure off Matecumbe (1976): Spangler
  • Roots (" Roots" television serial 1977): Hearts
  • " Hunter " televised series
    • episode: The K Group: Leaves 1 & 2 (1977): Victor
  • Curse of the black widow (Curse off the Black Widow telefilm, 1977): Lt. Gully Conti
  • " Disneyland " televised series
    • episode: Treasure off Matecumbe (1977): Spangler
  • San ku kai or Escaped prisoners of space (Uchu will kara No messeji 1978): General Garuda
  • " Greatest Heroes off the Bible" (television serial 1978): Arioch
  • summary Executions (Stone telefilm, 1979): Morgan Teckington
  • Monsters of the sea (Humanoids from the Deep 1980): Hank Slattery
  • Death with broad the (Lastly the squalo 1981): Ron Hamer
  • Funny ladies (" Charlie' S Angels" televised series)
    • episode: Angels in Vegas (1978): Mark Hatreds
    • episode: Angel in Hiding (1980): Lt. Harry Stearns
    • episode: Let Our Angel Live (1981): Lt. Harry Stearns
  • Magnum (" Magnum, P.I." televised series)
    • episode: Wave Goodbye (1981): sergeant Jordan
  • the fantastic Island (" Fantasy Island" televised series)
    • episode: Challenge, The/A Genius Named Joe (1982): Douglas Picardy
  • Warriors of Bronx (1990: I guerrieri del Bronx 1982): Hammer
  • the Fourth Dimension (Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983): Bill Connor (scene 1)

As scenario writer

  • "Fights! " (1962) TV Series (writer)
  • Deathwatch (1966)
  • a man named Sledge (Man Called Sledge 1970 has)

Like realizer

  • "Fights! " (6 episodes, 1964-1966)
    • episode: The Pillbox (1964)
    • episode: The Glory Among Men (1964)
    • episode: Losers Cry Deal (1965)
    • episode: Cry in the Ruins (1965)
    • episode: Hills Are for Heroes: 1 (1966) leaves
    • episode: GULLIVER (1966)
  • Deathwatch (1966)
  • a man named Sledge (Man Called Sledge 1970 has)
  • " Quincy M.E."
    • episode: has Dead Man' S Truth (1977)

External bond

Simple: Vic Morrow

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