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Robert Morse | |
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 Morse in 1958 | |
| Born | Robert Alan Morse May 18, 1931 Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 2022 (aged 90) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–2022 |
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| Children | 5 |
Robert Alan Morse (May 18, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American actor. Morse, known for his gap-toothed boyishness, started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. He earned numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
For his roles on Broadway, Morse won two Tony Awards; the first for Best Actor in a Musical for playing J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1961), a role which he reprised in the 1967 film adaptation; the second for Best Actor in a Play for portraying Truman Capote in the one-man play Tru (1988), a role which he reprised in the 1992 television production, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. Morse was also Tony-nominated for Say, Darling (1959), Take Me Along (1960), and Sugar (1973). Morse acted in his final stage role in the Broadway revival of the newspaper comedy The Front Page from 2016 to 2017.
Morse acted in the films The Matchmaker (1958), The Cardinal (1963), and A Guide for the Married Man (1967). Known for his television roles, he played Robert Dickson in the ABC comedy series That's Life from 1968 to 1969, for which he was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series. Morse attained a career resurgence playing Bertram Cooper in the critically acclaimed AMC period drama series Mad Men from 2007 to 2015.[1][2][3][4] The role earned him nominations for five Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series. He portrayed Dominick Dunne in the FX limited series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016).
- ^ Fear, David (May 27, 2014). "Mad Men's Robert Morse on Dancing Into the Sunset". Rolling Stone. ISSN 0035-791X. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
- ^ Simonson, Robert (July 11, 2014). ""Mad Men" and In Your Arms Star Robert Morse on Making Jon Hamm Cry". Playbill. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ "Robert Morse". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Madmen: Bertram Cooper". AMC. Retrieved April 7, 2020.