Tom Morga
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 27, 1941
- Place of birth
- Burbank, California, USA
Biography
Stuntman, stunt coordinator, and actor Thomas Alvin Morga was born on November 27, 1941 in Burbank, California. While in college, Morga worked as a smoke jumper stationed in Missoula, Montana between 1969 and 1974. It was Tom's work as a smoke jumper that led to his first television appearance as himself in the documentary series Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963) in which he saved a wild buffalo herd from a forest fire. Morga first began performing stunts in films and TV shows in the mid-1970's. Among the notable actors who Tom has doubled for throughout his career are Jeff Goldblum, James Coburn, John Travolta, Leonard Nimoy, James Keach, Patrick Duffy, Jonathan Frakes, Tim Robbins, Robert Urich, Bruce Boxleitner, Keith Carradine, Harold Ramis, and Steve Railsback.
A member of the Stuntmen's Association of Motion Pictures since 1982, Tom was the recipient of a well-earned Lifetime Membership Award from the Stuntmen's Association in 2012.
Movies with Tom Morga
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 · ★ 7.5
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 · ★ 6.5
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985 · ★ 6.1
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 · ★ 7.0
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 1986 · ★ 5.7
- Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th 2013 · ★ 7.9
- Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects 1989 · ★ 5.6
- Eve of Destruction 1991 · ★ 4.7
- Separate Lives 1995 · ★ 4.8
- Movie Movie 1978 · ★ 6.1
- Dead Above Ground 2002 · ★ 8.0
- The Return of Frank Cannon 1980 · ★ 6.5
- Your Mother Wears Combat Boots 1989 · ★ 6.0
- The Jogger 1988 · ★ 7.0
- Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4 2013 · ★ 8.0
- New Beginnings: The Making of Friday the 13th Part V - A New Beginning 2009 · ★ 8.0
- The Best of Taz: Survive if He Lets You! 1999