Morgan Strode, played by Peter Griffith, in the 1978 film Halloween.
Morgan is the adoptive father of Laurie Strode. He is a real estate salesman trying to sell the old Myers House. His name is not mentioned in the film but only in the credits as "Father,", with the novelization of that film referring to him as Chester Strode. He is finally mentioned as Morgan Strode by head nurse Mrs. Virginia Alves in a deleted scene from Halloween II. Morgan is also the maternal grandfather of Jamie Lloyd, the great-grandfather of Stephen Lloyd, the brother of John Strode, the brother-in-law of Debra Strode, the uncle of Tim and Kara, and the great-uncle of Danny Strode.