Leo Morrell obit

Leo G. Morrell(1921-2015)

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Leo Gregory Morrell was the son of Greek immigrants who fled Macedonia as children after witnessing the beheading of their parents at the hands of Ottoman Turks. They lived on the poor side of Pottsville where the immigrants lived. His parents spoke Greek and Turkish. Leo was their interpreter. As a boy Leo endeavored to learn languages from other immigrants in the neighbor hood including German, French and Castilian Spanish.

His first stage appearance with May West at the age of six caused quite a stir. May and her sister were staying at the boarding house next door. The hotel in town did not cater to vaudevillians. Leo went to the Hippodrome with May and didn't tell his father, who had chores he wanted done. He found Leo on stage with May West and was furious, speaking in Greek and dragged Leo off the stage. With out missing a beat, May said, "Oh those Greeks, they're so passionate. Everybody laughed. It was 1927.

Actor

Crime Killer (1987)

Crime Killer

5.7

Police Chief

1987

 

Rock Hudson and Susan Saint James in McMillan & Wife (1971)

McMillan & Wife

7.2

TV Series

Colonel at Pentagon

1974

1 episode

 

Shelley Winters and Tamara Dobson in Cleopatra Jones (1973)

Cleopatra Jones

5.9

Greek Officer (uncredited)

1973

 

Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)

Sanford and Son

7.9

TV Series

Detective

1973

1 episode

 

Anthony Franciosa, Doug McClure, and Hugh O'Brian in Search (1972)

Search

8.0

TV Series

Colonel Mirzah

1972

1 episode

 

Vanished (1971)

Vanished

6.8

TV Mini Series

Capt. Fonseca

1971

 

The F.B.I. (1965)

The F.B.I.

7.4

TV Series

Al McClure

1971

1 episode

 

Burt Reynolds and Norman Fell in Dan August (1970)

Dan August

7.1

TV Series

Lawrence Fowler

1970

1 episode

 

Barbara Bain, Martin Landau, Peter Graves, Peter Lupus, and Greg Morris in Mission: Impossible (1966)

Mission: Impossible

7.9

TV Series

Maj. Forano

1970

1 episode

 

Gidget Grows Up (1969)

Gidget Grows Up

6.5

TV Movie

Turkish Delegate

1969

 

It Takes a Thief (1968)

It Takes a Thief

7.5

TV Series

Friend (as Leo Morrell)

1969

1 episode