Christopher Morley (actor)
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Christopher Jarman Morley (born c. 1951) is an American actor and female impersonator. He specialized in cross-dressing roles. He played numerous parts in television and movies, most known for his parts in Freebie and the Bean (1974) and General Hospital (1980).
Early life
Morley is the elder of two sons born to William Jarman Morley II and Audrey Mary Farmer. His paternal family originated in England, but came to America in 1843, settling first in Dillsboro, Indiana and later in Carrollton, Kentucky.
His great-grandfather, William Jarman Morley, moved to Austin, Texas in the 1870s and was a co-founder of Morley Brothers Drug Company, with his brother, Stephen Kay Morley, of Morley Brothers Drug Company, which invented and patented many popular old remedies and gradually grew to include locations in several states.
Christopher Morley's parents divorced and he and his brother were raised by their mother and allowed little contact with their father, a prominent veterinarian in El Paso, Texas.
Education
Morley was accepted to
He performed with the Santa Monica Ballet at the
Career
Morley specialized in
Morley was featured as a female impersonator in a pictorial article in the May 1975 issue of Playboy, photographed by Mario Casilli.[2][3]
In the 1980s and 1990s Morley was one of the foremost Marilyn Monroe impressionists, starring at the La Cage aux Folles Dinner Theatre in Los Angeles. Later he toured with their various road shows, An Evening At La Cage, playing Las Vegas, Toronto, Taipei, and Helsinki.[citation needed]
Filmography
Film
- All About Alice (1972) - Alice Barrington
- Freebie and the Bean (1974) - Transvestite
- Hard Knocks (1979) - Mitch
- Love Streams (1984) - Female Impersonator
- Bachelor Party (1984) - She-Tim
- Hollywood Harry (1986) - Claudia
- Howling VI: The Freaks (1991) - Carl/Carlotta
- Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)[4]
Television
- Bronk (1 episode, 1975) - Jackie LaCruce
- Vega$(1 episode, 1980) - Michelle Pasquale
- General Hospital (Unknown episodes, 1980)
- Magnum, P.I. (1 episode, 1982) - David Bannister
- Too Close for Comfort (1 episode, 1982) - Pat
- Making of a Male Model (1983, TV Movie) - Female Impersonator #2
- T. J. Hooker (1 episode, 1984) - Dwight
- Hunter(1 episode, 1991) - Mr. Stevens
- An Inconvenient Woman (1991) - Marilyn
- Us (1991, TV Movie) - Man / Woman
- Roseanne (1 episode, 1995)[4]
References
- ^ "ABC.com: General Hospital". Archived from the original on 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Publicity for Christopher Morley". IMDb. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- ^ "Mario Casilli, Playboy Photographer". Vintage Playboy Mags. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "Christopher Morley". Jaye Kaye TV. Archived from the original on March 15, 2012.[self-published source]
External links
- Christopher Morley at IMDb