Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow is one of those actors who never quite got the legendary status he deserved, and that genuinely bugs me. The guy walked into Hollywood in 1955 as the snarling, switchblade-cool Artie West in Blackboard Jungle and immediately made you forget everyone else on screen — that's a rare gift. Then he spent five years anchoring Combat!, playing Sergeant Saunders with a gritty authenticity that felt less like acting and more like the real thing, earning an Emmy nod along the way. He was also quietly building a career behind the camera as a writer and director, which shows just how seriously he took the craft. What makes his story genuinely heartbreaking is that it ended so senselessly — killed on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie in July 1982, a tragedy that changed Hollywood safety standards forever. A Bronx kid who squeezed a whole lot of life and talent into 53 years.

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Name (English)

Vic Morrow

Name (Japanese)

ヴィック・モロー

Reading

ゔぃっく・もろー

Born

February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Snake

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Height

175 cm

Occupation

actor / screenwriter / film director / director

University

Florida State University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vic%20Morrow
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q453204

Tags

• New York
• actor
• screenwriter
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-02

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