
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, December 28, 1993                   TAG: 9312280137
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: LOS ANGELES                                LENGTH: Short

SCI-FI CULT FILM STAR MORROW DEAD AT 86

Veteran actor Jeff Morrow, whose acting credits range from Shakespeare to cult science fiction films, died Sunday evening. He was 86.

Morrow passed away at a nursing home in suburban Canoga Park after a long illness, his son-in-law, Darrell Christian, said Sunday night.

Morrow played leading roles and supporting parts starting with "The Robe" (1953), which also featured Richard Burton and Jean Simmons.

Morrow is perhaps best known for his performances in several genre sci-fi films that have achieved cult status.

He starred as Exeter, a friendly alien, in "This Planet Earth" in 1955. In the 1956 cult classic "The Creature Walks Among Us" - the third in the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" trilogy - Morrow played a scientist who mutates the swamp creature's lungs to turn it into a land animal. The creature rewards his efforts by lusting after Morrow's bathing suit-clad wife, played by Leigh Snowden.

Morrow also had a busy television career, playing guest roles in series from "The Twilight Zone" to "Bonanza."

by CNB