Birth Place: Newton, MA, USA
Morse may be best known to Broadway fans as the original J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, a role for which he won a Tony Award. He also went on to play Finch in the film adaptation of the musical in 1967.
Morse won a second Tony Award for playing Truman Capote in the 1989 production of the one-man play Tru. He went on to also win a Primetime Emmy Award for the role, in an airing of the play for American Playhouse in 1992.
Morse made his Broadway debut in Catherine Was Great in 1944. His subsequent Broadway credits include The Matchmaker; Say, Darling (Tony nomination); Take Me Along (Tony nomination); Sugar; So Long, 174th Street; Show Boat; and The Front Page.
He appeared on the US tour of Sugar Babies in 1980, and appeared in the world premiere production of Wicked as The Wizard in San Francisco in 2003.
In addition to his stage roles, Morse may be best known to television fans for playing Bert Cooper on TV's Mad Men.
Among his many other television and film roles, Morse also appeared in the 1968 musical series That's Life, as well as Night Gallery, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, The Dukes of Hazard, City of Angels, Murder She Wrote, and many more.
[1958]The Matchmaker Barnaby Tucker
[1964]Honeymoon Hotel Jay Menlow
[1964]Quick, Before It Melts Oliver Cromwell Cannon
[1965]The Loved One Dennis Barlow
[1967]A Guide for the Married Man Ed Stander
[1967]How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying J. Pierpont Finch
[1967]Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad Jonathan
[1968]Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? Waldo Zane
[1970]The Boatniks Ensign Garland
[1987]Hunk Garrison Gaylord
[1987]The Emperor's New Clothes The Tailor
[2002]It's All About You Dr. Flowers
Mad Men Bertram Cooper
Pound Puppies Howler, Mrs. Gugenfeller, Howler's Ancestor
Sofia the First Gnuckles, Marshak
That's Life Robert Dickson
Robert Morse, Tru
Robert Morse , Tru
Robert Morse, Tru
Robert Morse, Tru
Robert Morse, Sugar
Robert Morse, Sugar
Robert Morse, Sugar
Robert Morse , How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Robert Morse , Take Me Along
Robert Morse, Say, Darling
Robert Morse, Say, Darling
Robert Morse has appeared on Broadway in 10 shows.
Robert Morse has not appeared in the West End.
Robert Morse has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Lead Actor at the Helen Hayes Awards for "Tru," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Tru," Best Actor - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Tru," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Tru," Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards for "Tru," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Sugar," Outstanding Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Sugar," Best Actor at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Sugar," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Take Me Along," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Say, Darling," and a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for "Say, Darling."
Robert Morse has won several awards including Outstanding Lead Actor, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for TRU, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Tru, Best Actor - Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Tru, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for Tru, Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards for Tru, Outstanding Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for Sugar, Best Actor at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Sugar, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Performance at the Theatre World Awards for Say, Darling.
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