Greg Morris
Born in Cleveland, Ohio, to jazz trumpeter Francis Williams,[1] Morris served in the United States Army during the Korean War.Bill, Morris was active in college theater and hosted the late afternoon Jazz radio show, "Tea-Time", on the University of Iowa station, WSUI.Morris began his television acting career in the 1960s, making guest appearances on numerous TV shows such as The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Twilight Zone (Season 5 Episode 10: "The 7th is Made Up of Phantoms" from 1963), Branded, and Ben Casey.In 1966, Morris was cast in his most recognizable role as the team electronics expert Barney Collier in the TV series Mission: Impossible.as Lawrence Nelson (father of Dwayne) and in three episodes of The Jeffersons, in which he reprised his role as an electronics expert (although not as Barney Collier) in a comparison sequel of the Mission: Impossible series.