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. Among his roles was ''Bob'', the owner of Bob's Country Bunker, in ''

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''. He later reprised his role in '' Blues Brothers 2000''.

Biography

Born in the Missouri city of St. Joseph, he was raised in

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. After high school, he went to

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and worked his way into the movies. He had roles in many

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s, including Private Cowboy in ''

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'' and in television

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'' (including the role of

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), and ''

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''. Morris appeared in a number of films starring

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, among them ''

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'', '' The Border'', '' Ironweed'', '' The Two Jakes'', '' The Crossing Guard'' and ''

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''.

Filmography

*'' The Bonnie Parker Story'' (1958) - Marvin *'' Paratroop Command'' (1959) - Pigpen *'' The Legend of Tom Dooley'' (1959) - Confederate Soldier *'' The Long Rope'' (1961) - Will Matthews *'' Kid Galahad'' (1962) - Ralphie *''

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'' (1963 S5 E10, TV series) (The 7th Cavalry is Made up of Phantoms) - Finnigan *'' 36 Hours'' (1965) - Bit Part (uncredited) *''

'' (1968-1972, TV Series) - Tulsa / Hal / Turk Murphy / Matthew Brody / Dunne / Haley *''

'' (1970) - PFC "Cowboy" *'' Mission Impossible'' (1971-1972, TV Series) - Dan Page / Smiler *''

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'' (1971, TV series) (Murder Times Three) - Grove *'' Ironside'' (1971-1974, TV Series) - Milt Archer / Sheriff Matt Gibson / Frank Richards *'' Payday'' (1973) - Bob Tally *'' The Gauntlet'' (1977) - Desk Sergeant *''

'' (1978) - Big Abe, Moon's Old Gang *''

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'' (1979, TV Series) - LeMasters *''

'' (1980) - Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Bunker *'' The Border'' (1982) - J.J. *'' Ironweed'' (1987) - Michigan Mac *''The Freeway Maniac'' (1989) - Ray *'' The Two Jakes'' (1990) - Tilton *'' The Crossing Guard'' (1995) - Silas *''Too Much Sleep'' (1997) - Bartender *'' Blues Brothers 2000'' (1998) - Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Kitchen *'' Susan's Plan'' (1998) - Larry Cooper *''The Homecoming of Jimmy Whitecloud'' (2001) - Jim (scenes deleted) *''

'' (2003) - Porter (final film role)

References

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Jeff Morris
Aveleyman) 1934 births 2004 deaths Male actors from St. Joseph, Missouri Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors Deaths from cancer in California Burials at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery 20th-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1930s-stub