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C.W. Morgan

1954–2026

American actor best known as Hank Loomis, the father of Ghostface killer Billy Loomis, in the 1996 horror film Scream.

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C.W. Morgan was an American actor born on June 8, 1954, in Bisbee, Arizona. He is best remembered for his brief but pivotal role as Hank Loomis, the father of Ghostface killer Billy Loomis, in Wes Craven's 1996 horror classic Scream. As a prominent lawyer, Hank Loomis came to his son's defense during police questioning, and his affair with Sidney Prescott's mother was central to the film's plot. Morgan reprised the character in a flashback cameo in Scream 3 (2000).

Beyond the Scream franchise, Morgan appeared in the 1997 action film Metro, the 1992 television movie The Last of His Tribe, and voiced a role in the 1997 video game The Last Express. He died on August 30, 2026, at the age of 72.

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  1. ‘Scream’ actor dead at 72pagesix-celebrity-news