‘Scream’ Actor C.W. Morgan’s Cause of Death Revealed

The finding comes nearly three months after Morgan’s daughter, Renata Macfie, announced his death in a Facebook tribute. She recalled their drives along Mulholland, trips to Starbucks and the poorly timed jokes she said she inherited from him. “Losing you has left the biggest hole in my heart,” she wrote, adding that she would continue their outings in his memory.

The American Heart Association describes atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease as involving plaque buildup in arterial walls. When Morgan’s death was first reported, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson told TMZ that officers had responded to a death investigation and that it appeared to be from natural causes. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it had received a call about an unconscious man. Morgan had died before responders arrived and was not taken to a hospital.

Morgan played Hank Loomis, the father of Skeet Ulrich’s Billy, in the 1996 film “Scream.” Hank, a lawyer, appeared when he vouched for Billy as police investigated him. The character’s affair with Maureen Prescott, Sidney’s mother, helped explain the bitterness behind Billy’s actions. Morgan returned as Hank in a flashback in “Scream 3” in 2000.

Born June 8, 1954, in Bisbee, Arizona, Morgan made his screen debut in a 1991 episode of NBC’s “Midnight Caller.” His credits included the television movie “The Last of His Tribe” (1992), “Metro” (1997) and an episode of “Nash Bridges” in 2000, his final acting role. He also appeared in MTV’s animated series “Aeon Flux” in 1995 and voiced Robert Cath in the 1997 PC game “The Last Express.” His final social media post, dated June 11, 2025, showed a pink flower in bloom.