Morton made his Broadway debut in "Hair," appeared in "Salvation" and was nominated for a Tony Award for "Raisin." He has appeared in over 70 movies, including "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (as Dr. Miles Bennett Dyson) and "Blues Brothers 2000" (as 'Cabel "Cab" Chamberlain', based upon the late Cab Calloway), and he has made many notable TV guest appearances, including his appearances as Dr. Steven Hamilton in the first two seasons of "Smallville."

On television, Morton has starred in the "Sanford and Son" spin-off "Grady," "Equal Justice," "Under One Roof" and "E-Ring." More recently, he portrayed the jack-of-all-trades scientist Henry Deacon as a regular on Sci-Fi Channel's "Eureka."

Morton is currently playing the role of Rowan Pope (Olivia Pope's father) on the hit drama "Scandal."

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