Peter Griffith

Peter Atwill Griffith (October 23, 1933 – May 14, 2001) was an American film actor. Griffith was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Hilda (née Atwill) and Ben E. Griffith. He had two sisters, Jennifer and Jessica Griffith. Griffith was a veteran in the U.S. Army serving in the Korean War. His mother managed his acting career as he worked as a child actor, appearing on Broadway a few times. Griffith is known for appearing in the 1978 horror film Halloween, taking the role as Laurie Strode's foster father, Morgan Strode, in the beginning of the film, getting into his car and telling Laurie he left the Myers' house key under the mat. Griffith was married three times (the first two of which ended in divorce): first to Golden...