1. Clarence "Clay" Morrow is a fictional character in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy, portrayed by Ron Perlman.
70 Facts About Clay Morrow
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Clay Morrow's character is based on King Claudius; the King of Denmark and Prince Hamlet's uncle and step-father from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
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One the "First 9" Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club members, Clay Morrow was the youngest.
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Clay Morrow joined the US Army as a paratrooper in 1969 and was deployed to Vietnam until 1972.
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Clay Morrow went on to marry John Teller's widow Gemma Teller Morrow in the mid-1990s.
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Under Clay Morrow, SAMCRO becomes more of a criminal organization, holding sway over the town of Charming with an iron fist.
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Clay Morrow suffers from osteoarthritis in his hands that he attempts to mitigate via cortisone injections, but which slowly worsens as the series progresses.
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Clay Morrow makes several attempts to hide it to protect his position.
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ATF raids SAMCRO's clubhouse, but Clay Morrow is later released after no evidence connecting him to the crime is found.
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However, Clay Morrow is arrested and brought to jail where Ernest Darby, leader of the Nordics, is being held.
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SAMCRO's lawyer meets with Clay Morrow and tells him that the ATF has put out an arrest warrant on Opie and that he and Bobby will most likely get convicted of Hefner's murder because of the prosecution's key witness.
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Clay Morrow, who has been butting heads with Jax for weeks, is confronted about Donna's death; Clay Morrow denies responsibility, instead claiming it was the One-Niners.
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Piney attempts to kill Clay Morrow, but is forgiven upon Opie's request.
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Clay Morrow kills McGee, member of the First 9 and President of the Belfast SOA charter, for his treachery against the club.
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Clay Morrow is seen as one of the many SAMCRO members released from prison.
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Clay Morrow attends Opie's wedding and goes to test a new gun given to them by Putlova.
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Clay Morrow tells Gemma that his arthritis has gotten worse and that he has only 1 or 2 years left before he has to step down as President of SAMCRO.
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Clay Morrow discusses the threat with Gemma, revealing that Clay Morrow did kill Teller.
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Clay Morrow later meets Unser and obtains the letters from him, unaware that Gemma has the same plan.
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Clay Morrow immediately sees an opportunity to make Jacob Hale believe he has investors in time.
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Clay Morrow's idea is that he will have the investors pull out at the last minute, which will put an end to Charming Heights.
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Clay Morrow later learns that the One Niners have been dealing with the Sonora and the Sons plan an attack using the Niners to lure them.
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Clay Morrow says it is Tara's fault that Jax changed, but Jax warns him to never insult her like that again.
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Clay Morrow meets Romeo and gets a refund, with Romeo taking the matter into his hands personally, and Clay Morrow reluctantly agrees that Tara is best dead.
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Opie later finds out that Clay Morrow was behind the death of Piney and seeks revenge, ending up shooting Clay Morrow in the torso twice.
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Clay Morrow survives the shooting but is shown to be in intensive care.
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Clay Morrow is shown to have been discharged from the hospital, but requires an oxygen tank due to his lung injury.
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Clay Morrow is shown trying to make amends with Gemma, but she coldly brushes him off.
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Clay Morrow later reveals to the club he murdered Piney, but states that Piney was drunk and tried to kill him first and Opie found out and is the one who shot him.
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Clay Morrow's arthritis is shown to have reached the point to where he can't ride his bike at all.
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Clay Morrow later goes to his and Gemma's burglarized house and expresses concern over his safe being stolen.
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Clay Morrow then goes and visits Opie and convinces him not to walk away from the club because of him, seeing as though he's "half dead already".
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Clay Morrow later finds out where Gemma has been going from Juice.
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Clay Morrow goes to the brothel and confronts Nero, the owner and Gemma's new suitor.
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Clay Morrow then "seeks comfort" with a young prostitute to anger Gemma.
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When Nero's operation is later shut down, and he and Gemma are arrested, it's likely Clay Morrow was behind it.
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The next episode "Small World" shows Clay Morrow having recovered to the point of no longer needing his oxygen tank, though he continues to wear it.
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Clay Morrow later helps Gemma take care of a dead body and the two seem to be on better terms.
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The next episode "Toad's Wild Ride" reveals the Nomads, made a deal with Clay Morrow to help him get back at the head of the table in exchange for a cut of Clay Morrow's share of the guns and cocaine money.
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When Unser comes close to discovering the truth, Go-Go and Greg meet with Clay Morrow to discuss killing him, while Frankie goes underground.
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Clay Morrow meets with Unser in his trailer talking about the trust and friendship between them.
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When Go-Go and Greg break in the door, Unser shoots Go-Go with a double-barreled shotgun and Clay Morrow betrays them, shooting Greg in the head with his pistol.
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When Juice asks Clay Morrow what is happening, Clay Morrow denies involvement.
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Jax and the rest of the club find out about their attack on Unser and Jax privately accuses Clay Morrow of using the Nomads to undermine his leadership.
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Clay Morrow tells Jax that a truck ran her off the road to protect her.
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Just as Clay Morrow is about to kill Frankie, Jax and the others show up, having seen the explosion.
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The episode ends with Gemma coming to Clay Morrow to help him with his cortisone shots.
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The next episode "Crucifixed" shows Clay Morrow negotiating with Romeo and Luis for protection as once the RICO case is gone, he will no longer need Clay Morrow and will most likely kill him.
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The next episode "To Thine Own Self" shows Clay Morrow learning of Otto's murder of a nurse, ending the RICO case.
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Clay Morrow is shown, for unknown reasons, trying to save Jax from Romeo and warns him to work with the cartel long enough to make the Club legitimate and leave.
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Clay Morrow refuses stating "I'm done bowing down to greedy men who have nothing to believe in".
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Clay Morrow is later shown moving legal documents given to him by the Nomads to another location, to protect himself from the Club finding this important evidence of his betrayal.
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Clay Morrow meets with Gaylen, tells him he plans on starting his own crew to run any guns SAMCRO doesn't pick up, and asks for a plane to Belfast to wait out any immediate danger.
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Clay Morrow gives Juice a gun that he values for all he has done for him.
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Clay Morrow is shown to be ready to leave in the season finale when Roosevelt and several policemen state they found his gun at a crime scene as the murder weapon that killed Damon Pope and three of his men.
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Clay Morrow is arrested and is last seen in a prison transport van with two black men.
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Meanwhile, Jax has convinced Pope's lieutenants that Clay Morrow was Pope's killer; per Pope's standing order in the event of his death, they offer a $5 million reward for Clay Morrow's murder.
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At the beginning of the season, Clay Morrow is being held in protective custody after his arrest for Damon Pope's murder.
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Clay Morrow is visited by retired US Marshal Lee Toric, the brother of the nurse Otto murdered.
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Clay Morrow initially refuses, but after being transferred to general population and realizing he is certain to be murdered in retaliation for two deaths he had nothing to do with and didn't even approve, he agrees to help Toric and is returned to protective custody.
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Clay Morrow meets with Gemma and seems apologetic, though Gemma suspects he has ulterior motives.
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Clay Morrow meets Jax and states that he will give Toric nothing and that he is sorry.
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Clay Morrow later uses it to kill a member of a Neo-Nazi group and gets protection from the black gang.
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Clay Morrow is visited once more by Toric, who shows him the brutalized Otto.
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Toric is later killed by Otto with the shank Clay Morrow gave him and Otto is killed by the guards in response.
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The IRA will arrange to have Clay Morrow escape from the prison transport on the way to his hearing and he will retreat to Belfast and build his own new crew.
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Clay Morrow explains the situation, stating the Club took a unanimous vote how to handle the situation.
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Jax then executes Clay Morrow by shooting him in the neck and then five times in the chest while he is on the floor.
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Jax then arranges the bodies to make it look like Clay Morrow had a falling out with the Irish and they all died in a shootout, allowing him to finally get revenge against Clay Morrow as well as Galen.
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However, series creator Kurt Sutter decided to go in a different direction with the character and re-cast Perlman in the role, and Clay Morrow's scenes were re-shot for the pilot episode that aired.