Vic Morrow

Vic Morrow
Morrow in 1971
Born	Victor Morozoff[1] (1929-02-14)February 14, 1929 New York City, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1982(1982-07-23) (aged 53) Indian Dunes, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Accidental decapitation by helicopter rotor blades
Resting place	Hillside Memorial Park Culver City, California
Other names	Victor Morrow
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955–1982
Spouses	Barbara Turner ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1964)​ Gale A. Lester ​ ​ (m. 1975; div. 1979)​
Children	2, including Jennifer Jason Leigh

Victor Morrow (born Victor Morozoff; February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982) was an American actor. He came to prominence as one of the leads of the ABC drama series Combat! (1962–1967), which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series. Active on screen for over three decades, his film roles include Blackboard Jungle (1955), King Creole (1958), God's Little Acre (1958), Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974), and The Bad News Bears (1976). Morrow continued acting up to his death during filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) when he and two child actors were killed in a helicopter crash on set.^[2][3]