Christopher Jarman Morley (born c. 1951) is an American actor and female impersonator. He specialized in cross-dressing roles. He played numerous parts in television and movies, most known for his parts in Freebie and the Bean (1974) and General Hospital (1980).
Morley is the elder of two sons born to William Jarman Morley II and Audrey Mary Farmer. His paternal family originated in England, but came to America in 1843, settling first in Dillsboro, Indiana and later in Carrollton, Kentucky.
His great-grandfather, William Jarman Morley, moved to Austin, Texas in the 1870s and was a co-founder of Morley Brothers Drug Company, with his brother, Stephen Kay Morley, of Morley Brothers Drug Company, which invented and patented many popular old remedies and gradually grew to include locations in several states.
Christopher Morley's parents divorced and he and his brother were raised by their mother and allowed little contact with their father, a prominent veterinarian in El Paso, Texas.
Educationedit
Morley was accepted to UCLA in 1969 with a major in mathematics. Once at UCLA, he changed his major to dance and studied ballet with Mia Slavenska. He also studied ballet with Stanley Holden at the Los Angeles Music Center.
Morley specialized in cross-dressing roles in the 1970s and 1980s. He played numerous parts in television and movies, most known for his parts in Freebie and the Bean (1974) and General Hospital (1980). In General Hospital, Morley played Sally Armitage, owner of a bar and a friend of Laura. The role was played straight and attracted the flirtatious interest of Luke until Morley's character finally revealed he was a man. Once revealed as a male, Morley's character became part of a plot to hold Luke and Laura's lives as ransom, in exchange for hidden gold. After the gold was found, Morley's character was killed in a gunfight.[1] On an episode of Magnum, P.I., he played David Bannister, a disgraced operative for the British MI6 intelligence service who was dismissed for being openly transvestite. Bannister becomes a deadly efficient ruthless international assassin available to the highest bidder, always operating in female guise, often as nuns in full habit (an advantageous disguise for various reasons).
Morley was featured as a female impersonator in a pictorial article in the May 1975 issue of Playboy, photographed by Mario Casilli.[2][3]
In the 1980s and 1990s Morley was one of the foremost Marilyn Monroe impressionists, starring at the La Cage aux Folles Dinner Theatre in Los Angeles. Later he toured with their various road shows, An Evening At La Cage, playing Las Vegas, Toronto, Taipei, and Helsinki.[citation needed]
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remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Christopher Jarman Morley born c 1951 is an American actor and female impersonator He specialized in cross dressing roles He played numerous parts in television and movies most known for his parts in Freebie and the Bean 1974 and General Hospital 1980 Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editMorley is the elder of two sons born to William Jarman Morley II and Audrey Mary Farmer His paternal family originated in England but came to America in 1843 settling first in Dillsboro Indiana and later in Carrollton Kentucky His great grandfather William Jarman Morley moved to Austin Texas in the 1870s and was a co founder of Morley Brothers Drug Company with his brother Stephen Kay Morley of Morley Brothers Drug Company which invented and patented many popular old remedies and gradually grew to include locations in several states Christopher Morley s parents divorced and he and his brother were raised by their mother and allowed little contact with their father a prominent veterinarian in El Paso Texas Education editMorley was accepted to UCLA in 1969 with a major in mathematics Once at UCLA he changed his major to dance and studied ballet with Mia Slavenska He also studied ballet with Stanley Holden at the Los Angeles Music Center He performed with the Santa Monica Ballet at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in their production of The Nutcracker Later he obtained a license in cosmetology and worked in Beverly Hills in Vidal Sasoon s hair salon and in Jon Peters hair salon on Rodeo Drive Career editMorley specialized in cross dressing roles in the 1970s and 1980s He played numerous parts in television and movies most known for his parts in Freebie and the Bean 1974 and General Hospital 1980 In General Hospital Morley played Sally Armitage owner of a bar and a friend of Laura The role was played straight and attracted the flirtatious interest of Luke until Morley s character finally revealed he was a man Once revealed as a male Morley s character became part of a plot to hold Luke and Laura s lives as ransom in exchange for hidden gold After the gold was found Morley s character was killed in a gunfight 1 On an episode of Magnum P I he played David Bannister a disgraced operative for the British MI6 intelligence service who was dismissed for being openly transvestite Bannister becomes a deadly efficient ruthless international assassin available to the highest bidder always operating in female guise often as nuns in full habit an advantageous disguise for various reasons Morley was featured as a female impersonator in a pictorial article in the May 1975 issue of Playboy photographed by Mario Casilli 2 3 In the 1980s and 1990s Morley was one of the foremost Marilyn Monroe impressionists starring at the La Cage aux Folles Dinner Theatre in Los Angeles Later he toured with their various road shows An Evening At La Cage playing Las Vegas Toronto Taipei and Helsinki citation needed Filmography editFilm edit All About Alice 1972 Alice Barrington Freebie and the Bean 1974 Transvestite Hard Knocks 1979 Mitch Love Streams 1984 Female Impersonator Bachelor Party 1984 She Tim Hollywood Harry 1986 Claudia Howling VI The Freaks 1991 Carl Carlotta Don t Tell Mom the Babysitter s Dead 1991 4 Television edit Bronk 1 episode 1975 Jackie LaCruce Vega 1 episode 1980 Michelle Pasquale General Hospital Unknown episodes 1980 Magnum P I 1 episode 1982 David Bannister Too Close for Comfort 1 episode 1982 Pat Making of a Male Model 1983 TV Movie Female Impersonator 2 T J Hooker 1 episode 1984 Dwight Hunter 1 episode 1991 Mr Stevens An Inconvenient Woman 1991 Marilyn Us 1991 TV Movie Man Woman Roseanne 1 episode 1995 4 References edit ABC com General Hospital Archived from the original on 2008 05 13 Publicity for Christopher Morley IMDb Retrieved December 6 2016 Mario Casilli Playboy Photographer Vintage Playboy Mags Retrieved April 22 2018 a b Christopher Morley Jaye Kaye TV Archived from the original on March 15 2012 self published source External links editChristopher Morley at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Christopher Morley actor amp oldid 1135597189, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
