[1] He moved to Traverse City, Michigan, because of the Cherry County Playhouse, where he acted their productions during the 1950s and early 1960s.
In addition, he acted in and directed productions at the Civic Theater, the former name of what is now the Old Town Playhouse during the early 1960s.
[4] It was there when he was discovered by Michael Ritchie, who cast Morey in his first feature role in Prime Cut (1972).
[4][5] From then on, Morey moved to Los Angeles in 1974 where he continued to work in film and television until his retirement in 2001.
[5] On December 10, 2003, Morey died of natural causes a week before his 84th birthday in a Santa Monica hospital.