Tom Morga
Actor
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.
Filmography
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
as Thug (uncredited) 1985
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
as The Brute 1991
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
as Jason Voorhees (uncredited) 1985
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th
as Self 2013
Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects
as Krieger 1989
Eve of Destruction
as Bank Robber #2 1991
Movie Movie
as Killer Wales ("Dynamite Hands") 1978
Dead Above Ground
as Police Detective (uncredited) 2002
The Return of Frank Cannon
as 1st Marine 1980
Your Mother Wears Combat Boots
1989
The Jogger
as The Jogger 1988
Back to Basics: The Making of Halloween 4
as Self 2013