Jeff Morris | |
Birth Date: | 20 September 1934 |
Birth Place: | St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1958–2003 |
Jeff Morris (September 20, 1934 - July 12, 2004)[1] was an American film and television actor. Among his roles was Bob, the owner of Bob's Country Bunker, in The Blues Brothers. He later reprised his role in Blues Brothers 2000.
Born in the Missouri city of St. Joseph, he was raised in Lubbock, Texas. After high school, he went to Hollywood and worked his way into the movies. He had roles in many war films, including Private Cowboy in Kelly's Heroes and in television westerns, Death Valley Days (including the role of Morgan Earp), and Bonanza.
Morris appeared in a number of films starring Jack Nicholson, among them Goin' South, The Border, Ironweed, The Two Jakes, The Crossing Guard and Anger Management.