Educated at the Pratt Institute, Jeff Morrow was a commercial artist before turning to acting. During his many years on Broadway, Morrow was seen in such productions as Billy Budd and MacBeth. Equally busy on radio, he was one of several actors to play the title character on Dick Tracy. He made his film debut in the 1953 costume epic The Robe. Most of his films were in the sci-fi/fantasy category, typified by 1956's This Island Earth (possibly his best role, as white-haired alien Exeter) and 1957's The Giant Claw On TV, Jeff Morrow starred as Bart McClelland in the 1958 syndie Union Pacific, and was co-starred as Dr. Lloyd Axton in the 1973 networker Temperatures Rising.