Leslie Irving Morrow, known as Jeff Morrow (January 13, 1907 â€"
December 26, 1993), was an American actor educated at the Pratt
Institute in his native New York City. Morrow was a commercial artist
prior to turning to acting. Early in his career, he acted on the
Broadway stage using the name Irving Morrow.As early as 1927, aged 20,
Morrow acted onstage as Irving Morrow in Pennsylvania. He later
appeared in such plays as Penal Law and Once in a Lifetime, as well as
repertory in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night,
Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.After serving in the U.S. Army during
World War II, Morrow spent the late 1940s on the stage and in radio,
where he won the title role in the Dick Tracy radio series. He
appeared in many Broadway productions, notably Three Wishes for Jamie,
Billy Budd, the Maurice Evans production of Macbeth and the Katharine
Cornell production of Romeo and Juliet.Morrow turned to film acting
relatively late in his career, commencing with the Biblical epic The
Robe in 1953. Often parodied as the 'Cro-Magnon Man' for his prominent
brow, Morrow spent much of the 1950s appearing in a mix of A-budget
films such as Flight to Tangier (1953) and Captain Lightfoot (1955),
'B' Westerns such as The First Texan (1956), and science fiction films
as a leader and screen hero.
December 26, 1993), was an American actor educated at the Pratt
Institute in his native New York City. Morrow was a commercial artist
prior to turning to acting. Early in his career, he acted on the
Broadway stage using the name Irving Morrow.As early as 1927, aged 20,
Morrow acted onstage as Irving Morrow in Pennsylvania. He later
appeared in such plays as Penal Law and Once in a Lifetime, as well as
repertory in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelfth Night,
Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth.After serving in the U.S. Army during
World War II, Morrow spent the late 1940s on the stage and in radio,
where he won the title role in the Dick Tracy radio series. He
appeared in many Broadway productions, notably Three Wishes for Jamie,
Billy Budd, the Maurice Evans production of Macbeth and the Katharine
Cornell production of Romeo and Juliet.Morrow turned to film acting
relatively late in his career, commencing with the Biblical epic The
Robe in 1953. Often parodied as the 'Cro-Magnon Man' for his prominent
brow, Morrow spent much of the 1950s appearing in a mix of A-budget
films such as Flight to Tangier (1953) and Captain Lightfoot (1955),
'B' Westerns such as The First Texan (1956), and science fiction films
as a leader and screen hero.
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