James C. Morton

Infobox actor
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name = James C. Morton


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birthdate = birth date|1884|8|25|mf=y
location = Helena, Montana, U.S.
deathdate = death date and age|1942|10|24|1884|8|25
deathplace = Reseda, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
yearsactive = 1918-1942
birthname = Thomas Richard Potts
othername = James C. Lankton
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James C. Morton (August 25, 1884 – October 24, 1942), was an American character actor. He appeared in 187 films between 1922 and 1943.

Born in Helena, Montana, Morton is best known to modern audiences as the hapless soul whose toupee was often removed at the most inopportune times. He appeared in many Hal Roach productions, such as "Our Gang" and "Laurel and Hardy". cite web |url=http://www.fandango.com/jamesc.morton/filmography/p50920 |title=Fandango: James C. Morton |accessdate=2008-05-20|work=Fandango] He also appeared alongside the Three Stooges in some of their best shorts. On the Los Angeles stage, he played the title role of Tik-Tok in "The Tik-Tok Man of Oz" (1913), by L. Frank Baum, Louis F. Gottschalk, Victor Schertzinger, and Oliver Morosco.

Morton died of a heart attack in Reseda, California in 1942.

elected filmography

* "Murder in Times Square" (1943) (posthumous)
* "Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood" (1942)
* "The Boogie Man Will Get You" (1942)
* "To the Shores of Tripoli" (1942)
* "Johnny Eager" (1942)
* "You Can't Cheat an Honest Man" (1939)
* "We Want Our Mummy" (1939)
* "Blockheads" (1938)
* "Alexander's Ragtime Band" (1938)
* "Pick a Star" (1937)
* "Every Day's a Holiday" (1937)
* "Way Out West" (1937)
* "Our Relations" (1936)
* "A Pain in the Pullman" (1936)
* "Disorder in the Court" (1936)
* "Modern Times" (1936)
* "The Bohemian Girl" (1936)
* "Oh, My Nerves" (1935)
* "Hoi Polloi" (1935)
* "Uncivil Warriors" (1935)
* "The Timid Young Man" (1935)
* "The Fixer Uppers" (1935)
* "Pardon My Scotch" (1935)
* "Naughty Marietta" (1935)
* "Tit for Tat" (1935)
* "The Fixer Uppers" (1935)
* "Beginner's Luck" (1935)
* "Mike Fright" (1934)
* "Another Wild Idea" (1934)
* "The Midnight Patrol" (1933)
* "Me and My Pal" (1933)
* "Fra Diavolo" (1933)
* "Pack Up Your Troubles" (1932)
* "The Barnstormers" (1922)

Director

* "A Daughter of Uncle Sam" (1918)

References

External links

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* [http://www.citwf.com/person308480.htm James C. Morton at citwf.com]

Persondata
NAME= Morton, James C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Potts, Thomas Richard
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Actor
DATE OF BIRTH= 1884-8-25
PLACE OF BIRTH= Helena, Montana
DATE OF DEATH= 1942-10-24
PLACE OF DEATH= Reseda, California