Phil Morris

Birthplace: Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Birthday: April 4, 1959

Most children of performers either do whatever they can to distance themselves from show business or they wholeheartedly embrace it and attempt to carve out their own niche. 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 sch…more

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Actor

Tracks of Glory: The Major Taylor Story
Marshal W Major Taylor
You Asked For It!
Mission: Impossible
Grant Collier
Jackie Collins' "Lady Boss"
Steven Dimes
Incognito
Lionel Scanlon

Visual Effects & Animation

The Legend of Lochnagar
Animator

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Career Milestones

1999
Hosted the summer game show "You Asked For It!" (NBC)
1999
Reprised the character of Jackie Chiles in commercials for Honda
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)