Jeremiah Morris

Jeremiah Morris (Jerome Maurice Gomberg: April 4, 1929 in Bronx, New York – March 5, 2006 in Culver City, California) was an American actor and television and theater director. Morris, influential in Los Angeles theater, appeared in Broadway plays and on popular television series for close to 40 years and directed television and theater productions.

A New York City native, Morris began working in the theater in the 1950s, appearing as an actor in a number of Broadway plays including a 1961 production of Daughter of Silence by Morris West and based on West's novel. He also appeared in Jennie, a 1963 musical starring Mary Martin. During that period, he worked as a television actor, making guest appearances on Naked City, The Honeymooners, Car 54, Where Are You?, WKRP in Cincinnati. He continued his television acting career through the 1990s, with guest roles on Cheers, Mad About You, NewsRadio and Frasier. He also directed episodes of Barney Miller, Fish, Diff'rent Strokes, Too Close for Comfort, Quincy, M.E. and Tony Orlando and Dawn, among other series.

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