Morton Downey Jr.

Morton Downey Jr. (1933 - 2001)
No relation to Robert Downey Jr.
Controversial talk-show host.
==Film Deaths==
*Body Chemistry II: Voice of a Stranger (1992) [Big Chuck]: Dies of a heart attack while Lisa Pescia whips him with a riding crop in the radio station control booth.
==TV Deaths==
*Tales from the Crypt: Television Terror (1990) [Horton Rivers]: Hanged to death when Jeannie Epper's ghost pushes him out of a window with a rope tied to his neck, after Jeannie first slashes him across the chest with a chainsaw.
*Monsters: A Face for Radio (1991) [Ray Bright]: Eaten alive (off-screen) by Laura Branigan's pet monster after he volunteers to be eaten (thinking it's a trick); the scene ends as Laura approaches him with the monster.
*Diagnosis: Murder: FMurder (1996) [Carl Burke]: Electrocuted to death when using a hairdryer that was tampered with alongside his fuse box by Vicki Lawrence after he took a shower.
==Notable connections==
*Son of Morton Downey (singer/songwriter) and Barbara Bennett.
*Nephew of Constance Bennett and Joan Bennett.
*Ex-Mr. Joan Tyrrell.
*Mr. Lori Krebs.
Category:Actors
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Category:American actors and actresses
Category:1933 Births
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Category:Cancer victims
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Category:Death scenes by heart attack
Category:Death scenes by torture
Category:Death scenes by hanging
Category:Death scenes by illness
Category:Death scenes by slashing
Category:Death scenes by murder
Category:People who died in a Tales from the Crypt film
Category:Talk show participants
Category:Lung cancer victims