Michael Jeter

Birth Name: Robert Michael Jeter

Date of Birth: August 26, 1952

Place of Birth: Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, U.S.

Date of Death: March 30, 2003

Place of Death: Hollywood Hills, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, some Scottish, distant French

Michael Jeter was an American actor. A prominent 1990s character actor, his many roles included the films Hair, The Money Pit, Tango & Cash, The Fisher King, Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit, Waterworld, Air Bud, Mouse Hunt, Patch Adams, True Crime, Jakob the Liar, The Green Mile, Jurassic Park III, Welcome to Collinwood, Open Range, and The Polar Express, and the shows Evening Shade and Sesame Street.

Michael was the son of Virginia and William Claud Jeter, a dentist.

Michael’s paternal grandfather was Neal Claud Jeter (the son of Neal Sovereign Brown Jeter and Lavinia Elizabeth Tenery). Michael’s grandfather Neal was born in Tennessee. Michael’s great-grandfather Neal was the son of James Milton Jeter and Emaline/Emeline Pearl Dooley. Lavinia was the daughter of John Elisha Tenery and Mary Emily Watson.

Michael’s paternal grandmother was Viola M. Morrison (the daughter of William Thomas “Willie” Morrison and Frances/Francis Emiline “Fannie” Cole). Viola was born in Tennessee. William was the son of Hiram Morrison and Elizabeth Ann Hardin. Frances was the daughter of Samuel Cole and Delana Wilson.

Michael’s maternal grandfather was Cecil Lee Raines (the son of James Monroe Raines and Florence Thompson). Cecil was born in Tennessee. Florence was the daughter of Marion Thompson and Melvian Hardison.

Michael’s maternal grandmother was named Amanda Moore. Amanda was born in Tennessee.

Sources: Genealogy of Michael Jeter – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Michael Jeter (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com