Vic Morrow: News Report of His Death - July 23, 1982

Veteran Actor, Vic Morrow, has been killed in a filming accident. He was 53 years old. Veteran Actor, Vic Morrow, has been killed in a filming accident. He was 53 years old. Victor Morrow (born Victor Morozoff, February 14, 1929 – July 23, 1982) was an American actor and director whose credits include a starring role in the 1960s ABC television series Combat!, prominent roles in a handful of other television and film dramas, and numerous guest roles on television. Morrow also gained notice for his roles in movies Blackboard Jungle (1955), King Creole (1958), God&Little Acre (1958), Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry (1974), and The Bad News Bears (1976). Morrow and two child actors were killed in 1982 by a stunt helicopter crash during the filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie.