Morton Downey, Jr.

Biography

Morton Downey Jr. (December 9, 1932 – March 12, 2001) was an American television talk show host and actor who pioneered the "trash TV" format in the late-1980s on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show.

Known For

Predator 2
Predator 2
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
The Silencer
The Silencer
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day
Legal Tender
Legal Tender
Palmer's Pick-Up
Palmer's Pick-Up
Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise

Filmography

2025 The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
as Self
2021 Biography: 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper
as (archive footage)
2020 Manufacturing Ignorance
as Himself (archive footage)
2020 AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #5: HAUNTED LIVES
as Self
2013 Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
as Self (archive footage)
2005 The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
as Self (archive footage)
1999 Palmer's Pick-Up
as Dick Cash
1997 Meet Wally Sparks
as Morton Downey, Jr.
1996 Hollywood: The Movie
as Carlton
1995 The Rockford Files: A Blessing in Disguise
as Himself
1993 Diagnosis: Murder
as Carl Burke
1992 The Silencer
as Michael Keating
1992 Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger
as Big Chuck
1992 Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
as Orrin Price
1992 Hollywood Cabaret The Movie
as Carlton
1991 Driving Me Crazy
as Taj
1991 Legal Tender
as Mal Connery
1990 Predator 2
as Tony Pope
1990 Thanksgiving Day
as Dr. Saul Minion
1989 Tales from the Crypt
as Horton Rivers