--- name: "Howard Morris" canonical: "https://film.one/person/howard-morris" fi1m_id: "howard-morris" imdb_id: "nm0606593" tmdb_id: 27517 wikidata_id: "Q322266" roles: ["Actor"] born: "4 September 1919" died: "21 May 2005" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_as: "actor" average_over: 3 updated: "2026-10-04T21:47:19.070392+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Howard Morris ## Identity Howard Morris - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/howard-morris - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** howard-morris - **IMDb ID:** nm0606593 - **TMDB ID:** 27517 - **Wikidata ID:** Q322266 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Morris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q322266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606593/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27517 Actor. Born 4 September 1919 in Bronx, New York, USA. Died 21 May 2005. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 4 September 1919, Bronx, New York, USA - **Died:** 21 May 2005 - **Active:** 1959–1991 - **Also known as:** Howard Jerome Morris, Howie Morris - **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 3 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 84 (1), 1980s 80 (1), 1990s 40 (1) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 1 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 2, Romance 2, Comedy 1, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $152m across 2 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Morris, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q322266, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606593/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27517 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Splash*](https://film.one/film/splash.md) (80) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Howard Morris (1919–2005) was an American actor, comedian, director and voice artist. Born in the Bronx, New York, he began his career on the stage and gained early prominence as a performer on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows in the 1950s. He is best known for playing the rock-throwing hillbilly Ernest T. Bass in eight episodes of The Andy Griffith Show (1963–1965) and reprising the role in the 1986 television film Return to Mayberry. Morris appeared in numerous films, including as Mr. Elmer Kelp in The Nutty Professor (1963) and Dr. Zidell in Splash (1984). He provided voices for many animated productions, notably Gopher in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and numerous characters in The Flintstones and other Hanna-Barbera series. Morris also directed feature films such as Who's Minding the Mint? (1967) and With Six You Get Eggroll (1968). *Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Dying Young* (1991), Fi1m 40, as Voice on Jetsons (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/dying-young.md) - *Splash* (1984), Fi1m 80, as Dr. Zidell — [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md) - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, as George P. Hanley — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) ## Complete filmography (133) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Garfield and Friends: A Cat and His Nerd* (2008), as Wade Duck - *Garfield and Friends: Dreams & Schemes* (2007), as Voice 2 (voice) - *All Grown Up!* (2003), series, as Doctor (voice) - *The Wild Thornberrys* (1998), series, as Lion / Zebra (voice) - *Breakfast with Einstein* (1998), as Abercrombie - *The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit* (1998), as Leo Zellman - *Cow and Chicken* (1997), series, as Flem (voice), Flem / P.A. Voice (voice), Flem / Goon (voice), Flem / Cootie Growl / Cootie Victim (voice), Flem / Intercom Voice / Pig (voice), Flem / Cow's Opponent (voice), Flem / Peasant / General #1 (voice), Flem / Paramedic (voice), Flem / Kid #3 / Man (voice) - *I Am Weasel* (1997), series, as Flem (voice) - *E! True Hollywood Story* (1996), series, Actor - *It Came from Outer Space II* (1995), as Ben Cully - *Dumb and Dumber* (1995), series, as Daddy (voice), Old Man #2 (voice) - *Duckman* (1994), series, as Ernest T. Glob (voice) - *Tom and Jerry: The Movie* (1992), as Squawk (voice) - *Dying Young* (1991), as Voice on Jetsons (voice) — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/dying-young.md) - *Life Stinks* (1991), as Sailor - *TaleSpin* (1990), series, as Postal Worker (voice), King Amok (voice) - *Gravedale High* (1990), series, as (voice) - *The Adventures of Ronald McDonald: McTreasure Island* (1990), as (voice) - *Transylvania Twist* (1989), as Marinas Orlock - *Baywatch* (1989), series, as Jigger - *Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers* (1989), series, as Desoto (voice) - *Garfield and Friends* (1988), series, as Wade (voice) - *Police Academy* (1988), series, Actor - *Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz* (1988), as Howie Morris - *The Good, the Bad and Huckleberry Hound* (1988), as Chuckling Chipmunk /Goldminer /Dentist /Governor /Mr. Peebles /Photographer (voice) - *DuckTales* (1987), series, as Djinni / Archeologist (voice), Happy Jack / Dr. Von Swine (voice), Dr. Von Swine - *Little Clowns of Happytown* (1987), series, as Mr. Pickleherring - *End of the Line* (1987), as Hobo - *Bionic Six* (1987), series, as Dr. Hugo Fish (voice) - *Galaxy High School* (1986), series, Actor - *Return to Mayberry* (1986), as Ernest T. Bass - *Star Fairies* (1985), as Dragon Head #1 (voice) - *Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears* (1985), series, as Sir Paunch (voice) - *The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo* (1985), series, as Bogel (voice) - *Sweet Sea* (1985), as (voice) - *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Uncle Ziggy - *Splash* (1984), as Dr. Zidell — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/splash.md) - *Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls* (1983), as Crazy Legs (voice) - *Alvin and the Chipmunks* (1983), series, as (voice) - *Portrait of a Showgirl* (1982), as Wally Gordon - *Bunnicula, the Vampire Rabbit* (1982), as Chester / Stockboy / Hank (voice) - *History of the World: Part I* (1981), as Court Spokesman - The Roman Empire - *Private Benjamin* (1981), series, Director - *The Munsters' Revenge* (1981), as Cousin Igor - *Aloha Paradise* (1981), series, Director - *The Beatrice Arthur Special* (1980), Director - *Trapper John, M.D.* (1979), series, Director - *Legends of the Super Heroes* (1979), as Dr. Sivana - *Legends of the Superheroes* (1979), series, as Dr. Sivana - *Goin' Coconuts* (1978), Director - *High Anxiety* (1977), as Professor Lilloman - *The Love Boat* (1977), series, Director - *Space Academy* (1977), series, Actor - *The New Archie and Sabrina Hour* (1977), series, as Jughead Jones (voice) - *The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh* (1977), as Gopher (voice) - *The Smallest Elephant in the World* (1977), as Narrator - *Laverne & Shirley* (1976), series, Director - *One Day at a Time* (1975), series, Director - *The US of Archie* (1974), series, Actor - *The Haunted Heist* (1974), as Frankie / Wolfie / Hauntleroy (voice) - *My Favorite Martians* (1973), series, as Tim O'Hara (voice) - *Mission: Magic!* (1973), series, as Mr. Samuels / Socks / Vinnie (voice) - *Ten from Your Show of Shows* (1973), Actor - *Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies* (1972), as Franklin Frankenstein, Wolfgang Wolfman, Mummy, Hauntleroy - *The Banana Splits in Hocus Pocus Park* (1972), as Hocus / Pocus (voice) - *The Bob Newhart Show* (1972), series, as Shorty Vance - *The Brian Keith Show* (1972), series, Director - *And Then They Forgot God* (1971), as Mr. Williams - *Archie's TV Funnies* (1971), series, Actor - *Archie's Funhouse* (1970), series, as Jughead Jones / Big Moose / Dilton Doiley - *Groovie Goolies* (1970), series, Actor - *Will the Real Jerry Lewis Please Sit Down* (1970), series, Actor - *The Comic* (1969), as Pedestrian Gag Man in 'Love Honor and Oh Boy' (uncredited) - *Don't Drink the Water* (1969), as Pilot (uncredited) · Director - *Love, American Style* (1969), series, Director - *Archie and His New Pals* (1969), as Jughead Jones / Moose (voice) - *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch* (1969), series, as Jughead Jones / Dilton Dolley (voice), Big Moose Mason / Dilton Doiley (voice), Jughead Jones (voice), Jughead Jones / Moose Mason (voice), Jughead Jones / Benjamin Franklin (voice), Jughead Jones / Big Moose Mason / Squire Squint (voice), Jughead Jones / Frankie / Wolfie / Mummy / Hauntleroy (voice - *The Archie Comedy Hour* (1969), series, Actor - *Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day* (1968), as Gopher (voice) - *With Six You Get Eggroll* (1968), Director - *The Archie Show* (1968), series, as Moose Mason / Jughead Jones / Dilton Doiley (voices) - *Who's Minding the Mint?* (1967), Director - *The Big Mouth* (1967), as Cameo Role (uncredited) - *Way... Way Out* (1966), as Schmidlap - *Tarzan* (1966), series, Actor - *Alice in Wonderland or What's a Nice Kid Like You Doing in a Place Like This?* (1966), as White Rabbit - *Alice of Wonderland in Paris* (1966), as The Frowning Prince / King (segment "The Frowning Prince") / Grand Wizard (voice) - *Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree* (1966), as Gopher (voice) - *The Double Life of Henry Phyfe* (1966), series, Director - *The Atom Ant Show* (1965), series, as Atom Ant (voice) - *Get Smart* (1965), series, Director - *Hogan's Heroes* (1965), series, Director - *Laredo* (1965), series, Director - *Please Don't Eat the Daisies* (1965), series, Director - *Fluffy* (1965), as Sweeney - *The Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo* (1964), series, Actor - *Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.* (1964), series, Director - *Valentine's Day* (1964), series, Director - *Bewitched* (1964), series, Director - *The Peter Potamus Show* (1964), series, as Breezly Bruin, Blackbird (voice) - *Yippee, Yappee and Yahooey* (1964), series, as Blackbird (voice) - *Breezly and Sneezly* (1964), series, as Breezly Bruin - *The Huffless, Puffless, Dragon* (1964), Actor - *The Magilla Gorilla Show* (1964), series, as Melvin Peebles - *Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse* (1964), series, as Mushmouse - *Habit Rabbit* (1963), as Raymond - *The Bill Dana Show* (1963), series, Director - *The Patty Duke Show* (1963), series, Director - *Vacation Playhouse* (1963), series, Director - *The Nutty Professor* (1963), as Mr. Elmer Kelp - *Beetle's High Horps* (1963), as Beetle Bailey / Gen. Halftrack - *40 Pounds of Trouble* (1962), as Julius - *Mouse Blanche* (1962), as Deliveryman - *The Lucy Show* (1962), series, as Howard Coe - *The Jetsons* (1962), series, as Emcee (voice), Montague Jetson (voice), Bus Driver (voice), Nimbus the Great / George's Conscience / Willie (voice), Mr. Tweeter (voice), Boppo Crushstar / CB (voice), Harlan (voice), Jet Screamer (voice) - *Ensign O'Toole* (1962), series, as Delacroix - *Boys' Night Out* (1962), as Howard McIllenny - *Beetle Bailey* (1962), series, as Beetle Bailey · Writer - *The Beachcomber* (1962), series, as Melvin M. Murney - *Munro* (1961), as Narrator / General / Soldiers (voice) - *The Dick Van Dyke Show* (1961), series, as Mr. Holdecker · Director - *Stop Driving Us Crazy* (1961), Actor - *The Frowning Prince* (1961), Actor - *The Andy Griffith Show* (1960), series, as Ernest T. Bass, George, The Voice of Leonard Blush · Director - *The Flintstones* (1960), series, as Bobby / Announcer / Parrot (voice), Boy / Monkey / Man #1 / Man #3 / Man #4 / Bird (voice), Eddie / Clam / Turtle / Manager / Customer (voice), Rockhead / Slag / Bird / Card Player #2 (voice), Clerk / Kid / Porcupine (voice), Dr. Corset / Brick / Bird (voice) · Mr. Rockhard / Charles / Coach / Cat / - *Thriller* (1960), series, as Myron Sills / Dr. Wilfred Bliss - *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, as George P. Hanley — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) - *Wanted: Dead or Alive* (1958), series, as Clayton Armstrong - *Aladdin* (1958), as Wu Fang - *Twelfth Night* (1957), as Feste - *DuPont Show of the Month* (1957), series, as Wu Fang - *Alfred Hitchcock Presents* (1955), series, as Dave Sumner - *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Feste, the clown ## Gallery - ![With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) publicity photo of Howard Morris](https://film.one/media/person/385224/gallery-2d74521626e9.jpg) With Six You Get Eggroll (1968) publicity photo of Howard Morris — Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/With_Six_You_Get_Eggroll_%281968%29_publicity_photo_of_Howard_Morris.jpg/1280px-With_Six_You_Get_Eggroll_%281968%29_publicity_photo_of_Howard_Morris.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Patricia Barry and Howard Morris star in "I Dream of Genie" on Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" Thursday, March 21 (9:00-10:00 PM, EST) on (1963)](https://film.one/media/person/385224/gallery-5a58972e6e22.jpg) LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Patricia Barry and Howard Morris star in "I Dream of Genie" on Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" Thursday, March 21 (9:00-10:00 PM, EST) on (1963) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Howard_Morris_Patricia_Barry_%22The_Twilight_Zone%22_%281963_CBS_press_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![PUPIL. When Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) turns up in Mayberry seeking a quick education, schoolteacher Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut) is persuaded to let him enr (1964)](https://film.one/media/person/385224/gallery-b8f94fea58b2.jpg) PUPIL. When Ernest T. Bass (Howard Morris) turns up in Mayberry seeking a quick education, schoolteacher Helen Crump (Aneta Corsaut) is persuaded to let him enr (1964) — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Howard_Morris_Aneta_Corsaut_%22The_Andy_Griffith_Show%22_%281964_CBS_press_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) - ![Howard Morris](https://film.one/media/person/385224/gallery-f0b2b02be785.jpg) Howard Morris — CBS Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Howard_Morris_%22The_Andy_Griffith_Show%22_%281964_CBS_press_photo%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/howard-morris