Actor info
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Name :
Vic Morrow
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Born :
February 14, 1929 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA (53 years at death)
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Died :
July 23, 1982
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
44 films (1955–2026)
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Also known as :
Victor Morozoff
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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.
Notable films
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) as Bill
- The Bad News Bears (1976) as Roy Turner
- Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) as Capt. Everett Franklin
- Cimarron (1960) as Wes Jennings
- King Creole (1958) as Shark
