Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow

1929-02-14 – 1982-07-23 (age 53) The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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Biography

Victor "Vic" Morrow (February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982) was an American actor, whose credits include a starring role in the 1960s TV series Combat!, prominent roles in a handful of other television and cinema dramas, and numerous guest roles on television. He and child actors Myca Dinh Le (age 7) and Renee Shin-Yi Chen (age 6) died when a stunt helicopter crashed on them during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie. He was married to screenwriter and actress Barbara Turner from 1957 - 1964, with whom he had two daughters, including actress Jennifer Jason Leigh.

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Known For

Twilight Zone: The Movie
The Bad News Bears
The Bad News Bears

1976

as Roy Turner

Cimarron
Cimarron

1960

as Wes Jennings

Men in War
Men in War

1957

as Cpl. Zwickley

Message from Space
Message from Space

1978

as General Garuda

Humanoids from the Deep
Humanoids from the Deep

1980

as Hank Slattery

King Creole
King Creole

1958

as Shark

Dirty Mary Crazy Larry
Dirty Mary Crazy Larry

1974

as Capt. Everett Franklin

Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Artie West

Posse from Hell
Posse from Hell

1961

as Crip

The Night That Panicked America
A Man Called Sledge
A Man Called Sledge

1970

as Gold Guard Scout (uncredited)

Nightmare
Nightmare

1974

as Detective Rausch

The Last Shark
The Last Shark

1981

as Ron Hamer

1990: The Bronx Warriors
Curse of the Black Widow
Curse of the Black Widow

1977

as Lt. Gully Conti

Treasure of Matecumbe
Treasure of Matecumbe

1976

as Spangler

The Glass House
The Glass House

1972

as Hugo Slocum

The California Kid
The California Kid

1974

as Sheriff Roy Childress

Target: Harry
Target: Harry

1969

as Harry Black