Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow (actually Victor Morozoff * 14. February 1929 in New York City ; † 23. July 1982 in Santa Clarita ) was a US -American actor .
Life
Morrow dropped out of school at the age of 17 and became a sailor in the United States Navy . He then began law school in Florida . Finally he completed an acting training in New York. He made his film debut in 1955 in the film Blackboard Jungle (German: The Seed of Violence ), in which he attracted attention as a street criminal. The success of this film led to further cinema engagements, in which Morrow did not get beyond supporting roles as a gangster . From 1962 to 1967, he had, however, great success in the title role of the TV series Combat in which he a sergeant ofUnited States Army played during World War II . Morrow also appeared repeatedly as a director and writer for the series .
In 1966, Morrow made his first film as a director and screenwriter with Deathwatch . Several episodes of the Combat series followed, and his second feature film, Der Einsame aus dem Westen , followed in 1970 . Until 1980 he staged individual episodes from various television series.
After the series ended, Morrow's career largely petered out. In 1982 director John Landis gave him the chance to make a comeback on the screen in the episode film Unheimliche Schattenlichter (original title: Twilight Zone : The Movie). During filming, a daring stunt resulted in an accident in which Vic Morrow and two child actors were killed by a crashing helicopter . Morrow found his final resting place in Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City , California .
Vic Morrow's marriage to actress and author Barbara Turner (from 1957 to 1964) resulted in his two daughters Carrie Morrow and Jennifer Jason Leigh .
Filmography
- actor
- 1955: The Seeds of Violence (Blackboard Jungle)
- 1956: My will is law (Tribute to a Bad Man)
- 1956: Day without End (Men in War)
- 1957: Blow up missile base X13 (Hell's Five Hours)
- 1958: My Life Is the Rhythm (King Creole)
- 1960: Cimarron (Cimarron)
- 1960: The Merciless Four (Posse from Hell)
- 1961: The dead can no longer sing (Portrait of a Mobster)
- 1969: Target: Harry (Target: Harry) (TV movie)
- 1970: You don't play with prosecutors (Travis Logan, DA) (TV movie)
- 1970: A Step Out of Line (TV movie)
- 1972: The Glass House (Tha Glass House)
- 1973: Kesse Mary - Crazy Larry (Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry)
- 1974: California Kid (The California Kid)
- 1975: The Big One ( Baby Sitter )
- 1976: The Bad News Bears (The Bad News Bears)
- 1976: Fluchtweg Canyon (Death Stalk) (TV movie)
- 1976: The Treasure of Matecumbe
- 1977: Gangster in the OP (The Hostage Heart) (TV movie)
- 1977: Roots (TV series)
- 1977: The Ghost of Cypress Swamp (Movie for TV)
- 1978: The Man with the Power (TV movie)
- 1978: Star war in space (Uchu kara no messeji)
- 1979: Humanoids from the Deep
- 1979: Leadsville Nights (The Evictors)
- 1980: The Last Jaws - The White Killer (L'ultimo squalo)
- 1981: Magnum The Wave of Death (Wave Goodbye)
- 1982: The Riffs - We are violence (1990: I guerrieri del Bronx)
- 1982: Eerie Shadow Lights (Twilight Zone - The Movie)
- Director
- 1970: The Lonely One from the West (Sledge)
Web links
- Vic Morrow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Description of the events surrounding Vic Morrow's death and the legal aftermath
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morrow, Vic |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Morozoff, Victor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 23, 1982 |
| Place of death | Santa Clarita , USA |