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Jeff Morris

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Jeff Morris Famous memorial

Birth
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA
Death
12 Jul 2004 (aged 69)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 34.0582774, Longitude: -118.4406717
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Actor. With several dozen films to his credit, character actor Jeff Morris is most remembered as the colorful bar owner "Bob" of " Bob's Country Bunker" from both incarnations of the " Blues Brothers" (1980, 2000) films. Friends of the actor say the laid back, friendly character of "Bob" was not a far cry from the actual personality of this well-liked Texan. Another popular performance was in the Clint Eastwood film "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) as "Private Cowboy". Morris was a longtime friend of fellow actor Jack Nicholson and appeared in seven of Nicholson's films in a variety of both cameo and character roles. A high school class mate of singer Buddy Holly, Morris' television work includes appearances on Bonanza, Mission Impossible and Mannix.
Actor. With several dozen films to his credit, character actor Jeff Morris is most remembered as the colorful bar owner "Bob" of " Bob's Country Bunker" from both incarnations of the " Blues Brothers" (1980, 2000) films. Friends of the actor say the laid back, friendly character of "Bob" was not a far cry from the actual personality of this well-liked Texan. Another popular performance was in the Clint Eastwood film "Kelly's Heroes" (1970) as "Private Cowboy". Morris was a longtime friend of fellow actor Jack Nicholson and appeared in seven of Nicholson's films in a variety of both cameo and character roles. A high school class mate of singer Buddy Holly, Morris' television work includes appearances on Bonanza, Mission Impossible and Mannix.

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  • Originally Created by: R. Digati
  • Added: May 10, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14247630/jeff-morris: accessed ), memorial page for Jeff Morris (20 Sep 1934–12 Jul 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14247630, citing Westwood Memorial Park, Westwood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.