Reggie Morris

{{short description|American actor}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2025}} {{Distinguish|Reginald H. Morris}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Reggie Morris | image = Reggie Morris c1921.jpg | caption = Morris in the 1920s | birth_name = James Reginald Morris | birth_date = {{birth date|1886|6|25}} | birth_place = New Jersey, U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|1928|2|16|1886|6|25}} | death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | years_active = 1913–1928 | occupation = Actor, director, screenwriter | spouse = May Repetto (1916–1923; divorced) | relatives = Bobby Vernon (brother-in-law)}}

'''James Reginald "Reggie" Morris''' (June 25, 1886 – February 16, 1928) was an American actor, director, and screenwriter of the silent era. He appeared in 46 films between 1913 and 1918. He also directed 40 films between 1917 and 1927. He was born in New Jersey.

In 1916, Morris eloped with May Repetto, a tobacco heiress from St. Louis. Repetto reportedly travelled to Los Angeles to meet Morris after seeing him in a film.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 14, 1916 |title=Screen Romance Ends in Marriage of Heiress and Movie Comedian |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MU19161014.2.20 |work=Morning Union |pages=1}}</ref>

In 1928, Morris died suddenly in his bed in Los Angeles, California.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=1928-02-17|title=Question Actress in Hollywood Death; Police Order Autopsy After Scenario Writer Is Found Dead in His Room. (Published 1928)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1928/02/17/archives/question-actress-in-hollywood-death-police-order-autopsy-after.html|access-date=2025-11-25|language=en|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=February 16, 1928 |title=Sudden death of Scenario Writer will be Probed |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SPNP19280216.2.33 |work=San Pedro News Pilot |pages=2}}</ref> His body was found by actress Linda Loredo, who was called for questioning after Morris's death.<ref name=":0" />

==Selected filmography== {{Div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''All for Science'' (1913) * ''The Detective's Stratagem'' (1913) * ''The Stopped Clock'' (1913) * ''The Van Nostrand Tiara'' (1913) * ''So Runs the Way'' (1913) * ''The Law and His Son'' (1913) * ''The Stolen Treaty'' (1913) * ''A Social Cub'' (1916) * ''Haystacks and Steeples'' (1916) * ''The Danger Girl'' (1916) * ''A Regular Fellow'' (1925 (screenplay) * ''Hands Up!'' (1926) (story) * ''Wet Paint'' (1926) (story) * ''A Girl in Every Port'' (1928) (screenplay) {{Div col end}}

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==External links== {{Commons category|Reggie Morris}} *{{IMDb name|id=0606878|name=Reggie Morris}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Morris, Reggie}} Category:1886 births Category:1928 deaths Category:Place of birth missing Category:American male film actors Category:American male silent film actors Category:Film directors from New Jersey Category:American male screenwriters Category:20th-century American male actors Category:20th-century American male writers Category:20th-century American screenwriters