Biography
As the son of Greg Morris who for seven seasons played electronics expert Barney Collier on "Mission: Impossible", Phil Morris struggled with this dilemma before opting to pursue a career as an actor. As the middle child and only son, he began to entertain as a child, often reciting routines from comedy albums for his family. Following his graduation from high school, the tall, slender and handsome Morris worked as a production assistant on a …
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Career Milestones
| Signed to appear in the spin-off "The Jackie Chiles Show" (NBC) | ||
1999 | Hosted the summer game show "You Asked For It!" (NBC) | |
1999 | Reprised the character of Jackie Chiles in commercials for Honda | |
| Played ship's purser Will Sanders in the UPN remake "The Love Boat: The Next Wave" | ||
1998 | Cast as a deadpan FBI agent in "Clay Pigeons" | |
1995 | Introduced recurring character of slick lawyer Jackie Chiles in an episode of "Seinfeld" | |
1992 | Portrayed title character, the first black bicycle racer, in "Tracks of Glory: The Major Taylor Story" (DIsney Channel) | |
1992 | Reprised role of Steven Dimes in the NBC sequel "Jackie Collins' 'Lady Boss'" | |
1990 | Cast as Steven Dimes in the TV adaptation of "Jackie Collins' 'Lucky/Chances'" (NBC) | |
1990 | Played an unscrupulously ambitious reporter in the short-lived CBS drama "WIOU" | |
1988 | Cast as Grant Collier, the son of Barney Collier (the role played by his real-life father in the original series), in the remake of "Mission: Impossible" (ABC) | |
| Had featured role as undercover cop Tyrone Jackson on the CBS daytime drama "The Young and the Restless"; one six-month storyline had his character pose as a white man to infiltrate the mob, requiring he play the role in "whiteface" | ||
1984 | Feature film debut in "Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" | |
1981 | Played recurring role on the CBS comedy "Mr. Merlin" | |
1979 | Primetime acting debut in a guest part on the NBC drama series "Harris and Company" | |
| First job in show business, was production assistant on "COM-TAC 303", a never released feature starring his father | ||
1966 | Moved to L.A. with family | |