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Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow (born Victor Morozoff; February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982) was an American actor. He first gained attention for the role of juvenile delinquent Artie West in his debut film Blackboard Jungle (1955). He later came to prominence as one of the leads of the ABC drama series Combat! (1962–1967), which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series. Active on screen for over three decades, his film roles include Blackboard Jungle (1955), King Creole (1958), God's Little Acre (1958), Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974), and The Bad News Bears (1976). Morrow continued acting up to his death during filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) when he and two child actors were killed in a helicopter crash on set.

Infobox

Born
Victor Morozoff(1929-02-14)February 14, 1929New York City, U.S.
Died
July 23, 1982(1982-07-23) (aged 53)Valencia, California, U.S.
Cause of death
Accidental decapitation by helicopter rotor blades
Resting place
Hillside Memorial ParkCulver City, California
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1955–1982
Spouses
mw- Barbara Turner (m. 1957; div. 1964) Gale A. Lester (m. 1975; div. 1979)
Children
2, including Jennifer Jason Leigh

Tables

· Filmography
1955
Role(s)
Artie West
Role(s)
Wildfire the dog
Notes
Voice, Uncredited
1956
Role(s)
Lars Peterson
Role(s)
Joey Diamond
Notes
Episode: "The Joey Diamond Story"
Role(s)
Ted
Notes
Episode: "Strange Hostage"
1957
Role(s)
Corporal James Zwickley
Role(s)
Benny Mungo
Notes
Season 2 Episode 38: "A Little Sleep"
1958
Role(s)
Joe Rovi
Notes
Episode: "The Ed Church Case"
Role(s)
Burt Nash
Role(s)
Shark
Role(s)
Shaw Walden
1958–1959
Role(s)
The Rifleman
Notes
Johnny Cotton
1959
Role(s)
David Greco
Notes
ABC-TV, Episode: "The Shield"
Role(s)
Bill Stoner
Notes
CBS-TV, Episode: "Kid With a Gun"
Role(s)
Nick Joseph
Notes
NBC-TV, Episode: "The Nick Joseph Story (pilot)"
1960
Role(s)
Locke
Notes
Syndicated TV, series premiere, Episode: "Tune in for Murder"
Role(s)
Leroy Benson
Notes
NBC-TV, Episode: "The Key to the Killer"
Role(s)
Wes Jennings
1960–1961
Role(s)
Bonanza
Notes
Lassiter / Ab Brock
1960–1962
Role(s)
The Untouchables
Notes
Vince Shirer / Collier
1961
Role(s)
Crip
Role(s)
Dr. Bigelow
Notes
ABC-TV, Episode: "A Very Special Citizen"
Role(s)
Dutch Schultz
Role(s)
Skip Farrell
Notes
NBC-TV, Episode: "Time of Foreshadowing"
1962
Role(s)
Belman
Notes
ABC-TV, Episode: "To Sell Another Human Being"
1962–1967
Role(s)
Combat!
Notes
Sergeant Chip Saunders
1969
Role(s)
Harry Black
Notes
Alternative titles: What's In it For Harry?, How to Make It
1970
Role(s)
Gold Guard Scout
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Sheriff Dan W. Wheeler
Notes
Episode: "The Rainbow Butcher"
Role(s)
Steve Harrison
Notes
ABC-TV, Episode: "The Union Forever"
1971
Role(s)
Edward Heron
Notes
CBS-TV, Episode: "Two Doves and Mr. Heron"
Role(s)
Eric Latimer
Notes
CBS-TV, Episode: "Days Beyond Recall"
Role(s)
Porter Bent
Notes
Episode: "The Stalking Horse"
Role(s)
Lieutenant Ross Edmonds
Notes
TV, Episode: "A Push Over the Edge"
1972
Role(s)
Richard
Notes
NBC-TV, Episode: "A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley"
Role(s)
Andy Capaso
Notes
ABC-TV, Episode: "Eight Cents Worth of Protection"
Role(s)
Hugo Slocum
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Joseph Collins
Notes
CBS-TV, Episode: "Two Thousand"
1973
Role(s)
Dave Walters
Notes
NBC-TV, Episode: "The Cardboard House"
Role(s)
John Omar Stahl
Notes
Episode: "Desperate Journey"
Role(s)
Vic Tolliman
Notes
ABC-TV, Episode: "The Twenty-Four Karat Plague"
1973–1974
Role(s)
Police Story
Notes
Sergeant Joe LaFrieda
Role(s)
Purvis Greene
Notes
TV, 2 episodes
1974
Role(s)
Captain Franklin
Role(s)
Manso
Role(s)
Roy Childress
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
Michael Cardiff
1975
Role(s)
Vic, the kidnapper
Role(s)
Hank Muldoon
Notes
TV movie
1976
Role(s)
Tom Hennessey
Notes
3 episodes
Role(s)
Coach Roy Turner
Role(s)
Spangler
Notes
Disney movie
1977
Role(s)
Ames
Notes
ABC-TV miniseries, 2 episodes
Notes
CBS-TV, 2 episodes
Role(s)
Steve Rockewicz
Notes
TV movie
1978
Role(s)
Warden Willis
Notes
TV movie
Role(s)
General Garuda
Notes
Japanese (Toei) movie
1978–1980
Role(s)
Charlie's Angels
Notes
Lieutenant Harry Stearns
1979
Greatest Heroes of the Bible
Role(s)
Arioch
Notes
TV, Episode: "Daniel and Nebuchadnezzar"
Role(s)
Jake Rudd
Role(s)
Leland Pell
Notes
TV movie
1980
Role(s)
Hank Slattery
Notes
Alternative titles: Humanoids of the Deep, Monster
Role(s)
Captain Eugene Nathan
Notes
TV, 9 episodes
1981
Role(s)
Ron Hamer
Notes
Alternative titles: Great White
Role(s)
Police Sergeant Jordan
Notes
CBS-TV, Episode: "Wave Goodbye"
1982
Role(s)
Douglas Picard
Notes
ABC-TV, Episode: "The Challenge/A Genie Named Joe"
Role(s)
Hammer
Notes
Penultimate movie, released posthumously
Abenko gongsu gundan
Notes
South Korean war movie. Directed by Im Kwon-taek
1983
Role(s)
Bill Connor
Notes
Killed in an on-set accident during filming, released posthumously (final film role)
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1955
Blackboard Jungle
Artie West
It's a Dog's Life
Wildfire the dog
Voice, Uncredited
1956
Tribute to a Bad Man
Lars Peterson
The Millionaire
Joey Diamond
Episode: "The Joey Diamond Story"
Climax!
Ted
Episode: "Strange Hostage"
1957
Men in War
Corporal James Zwickley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Benny Mungo
Season 2 Episode 38: "A Little Sleep"
1958
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
Joe Rovi
Episode: "The Ed Church Case"
Hell's Five Hours
Burt Nash
King Creole
Shark
God's Little Acre
Shaw Walden
1958–1959
The Rifleman
Johnny Cotton
ABC-TV, 2 episodes
1959
Naked City
David Greco
ABC-TV, Episode: "The Shield"
Johnny Ringo
Bill Stoner
CBS-TV, Episode: "Kid With a Gun"
The Lawless Years
Nick Joseph
NBC-TV, Episode: "The Nick Joseph Story (pilot)"
1960
The Brothers Brannagan
Locke
Syndicated TV, series premiere, Episode: "Tune in for Murder"
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Leroy Benson
NBC-TV, Episode: "The Key to the Killer"
Cimarron
Wes Jennings
1960–1961
Bonanza
Lassiter / Ab Brock
2 episodes
1960–1962
The Untouchables
Vince Shirer / Collier
2 episodes
1961
Posse from Hell
Crip
The Law and Mr. Jones
Dr. Bigelow
ABC-TV, Episode: "A Very Special Citizen"
Portrait of a Mobster
Dutch Schultz
The Tall Man
Skip Farrell
NBC-TV, Episode: "Time of Foreshadowing"
1962
The New Breed
Belman
ABC-TV, Episode: "To Sell Another Human Being"
1962–1967
Combat!
Sergeant Chip Saunders
ABC-TV, 152 episodes
1969
Target: Harry
Harry Black
Alternative titles: What's In it For Harry?, How to Make It
1970
A Man Called Sledge
Gold Guard Scout
Uncredited
The Immortal
Sheriff Dan W. Wheeler
Episode: "The Rainbow Butcher"
Dan August
Steve Harrison
ABC-TV, Episode: "The Union Forever"
1971
Hawaii Five-O
Edward Heron
CBS-TV, Episode: "Two Doves and Mr. Heron"
Mannix
Eric Latimer
CBS-TV, Episode: "Days Beyond Recall"
The F.B.I.
Porter Bent
Episode: "The Stalking Horse"
Sarge
Lieutenant Ross Edmonds
TV, Episode: "A Push Over the Edge"
1972
McCloud
Richard
NBC-TV, Episode: "A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley"
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Andy Capaso
ABC-TV, Episode: "Eight Cents Worth of Protection"
The Glass House
Hugo Slocum
TV movie
Mission: Impossible
Joseph Collins
CBS-TV, Episode: "Two Thousand"
1973
Love Story
Dave Walters
NBC-TV, Episode: "The Cardboard House"
The F.B.I.
John Omar Stahl
Episode: "Desperate Journey"
The Streets of San Francisco
Vic Tolliman
ABC-TV, Episode: "The Twenty-Four Karat Plague"
1973–1974
Police Story
Sergeant Joe LaFrieda
NBC-TV, 3 episodes
The Evil Touch
Purvis Greene
TV, 2 episodes
1974
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry
Captain Franklin
The Take
Manso
The California Kid
Roy Childress
TV movie
Funeral for an Assassin
Michael Cardiff
1975
Wanted: Babysitter
Vic, the kidnapper
The Night That Panicked America
Hank Muldoon
TV movie
· Award nominations
1963
Role(s)
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
Notes
Combat!
Year
Award
Category
Work
Result
1963
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)
Combat!
Nominated

References

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    https://www.ancestry.com/1940-census/usa/New-York/Victor-Morozoff_dk0gx
  2. Eugene Register-Guard
    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EvNVAAAAIBAJ&pg=1797%2C5296455
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    https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jzozAAAAIBAJ&pg=1709%2C2785919
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    https://allthatsinteresting.com/vic-morrow
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    https://navy.togetherweserved.com/usn/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=EventExt&ID=246523
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    https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/jersey-shore-native-vic-morrow-remembered-40-years-after-tragic-death/
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  10. The Philadelphia Inquirer
  11. The Philadelphia Inquirer
  12. Television Westerns Episode Guide: All United States Series, 1949–1996
    https://books.google.com/books?id=O85kAAAAMAAJ
  13. Los Angeles Times
  14. Los Angeles Times
  15. World War II
    http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA249135702&v=2.1&it=r&p=EAIM&sw=w
  16. Jason, Rick
    http://www.scrapbooksofmymind.com/vic_morrow.htm
  17. DRAMA BY GENET WILL BE FILMED. (November 27, 1962). New York Times
  18. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.proquest.com/docview/156298595
  19. The Fresno Bee
  20. Creature Features
  21. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/04/jennifer-jason-leigh-tarantino-woody-allen-family-patrick-melrose
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    http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20083345,00.html
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    https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com/toms-river/jersey-shore-native-vic-morrow-remembered-40-years-after-tragic-death/
  24. The Indie Posts
    https://www.theindieposts.com/spotlight-covers/louis-gossett-jr-interview
  25. Edge Magazine
    https://edgemagonline.com/article/louis-gossett-jr/
  26. Time
    https://time.com/4346637/louis-gossett-jr-roots-history/
  27. National Transportation Safety Board
    https://web.archive.org/web/20120305010558/http://www.airdisaster.com/reports/ntsb/AAR84-14.pdf
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    https://books.google.com/books?id=ZkGbAAAAMAAJ
  29. United Press International
    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1983/12/29/Vic-Morrows-daughters-settle-lawsuit/3425441522000/
  30. The New York Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231020000954/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/05/30/us/all-5-acquitted-in-3-deaths-on-film-set.html
  31. Los Angeles Times
    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-03-me-2683-story.html
  32. calisphere.org
    https://web.archive.org/web/20180928200851/https://calisphere.org/item/d09729336eb47e2e7098b02fea3f2a38/
  33. Classic Movie Hub
    https://www.classicmoviehub.com/facts-and-trivia/star/vic-morrow/page/1/
  34. Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory
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