Barry Morse
Gender: Male
Born: 10th June 1918
Died: 2nd February 2008
Nationality: England, Canada
TV programs: The Fugitive, Space: 1999, Whoops Apocalypse, A Woman of Substance, The Adventurer (UK), The Zoo Gang, The Adventurer, The Golden Bowl, The Railway Dragon
Movies: Justine, Master of the Game, The Goose Steps Out, Hounds of Notre Dame, H. G. Wells' The Shape of Things to Come, Asylum, Puzzle of a Downfall Child, Kings of the Sun, Nothing to Declare, Icon, Klondike Fever, Power Play, A Tale of Two Cities, The Changeling, Viva, Daughter of Darkness, Fight for Life, Running Scared, The Railway Dragon, The Birthday Dragon
Herbert "Barry" Morse (10 June 1918 - 2 February 2008) was an Anglo-Canadian actor of stage, screen, and radio best known for his roles in the ABC television series The Fugitive and the British sci-fi drama Space: 1999. His performing career spanned seven decades and he had thousands of roles to his credit, including work for the British Broadcasting Corporation and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Born to a Cockney family, Morse was a 15 year old school dropout and errand boy when he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He performed the role of the Lion in Androcles and the Lion and as a result came to know George Bernard Shaw, a patron of the academy. His first paid job as an actor while still a student was in If I Were King. At graduation he starred in the title role of Shakespeare's Henry V, presented as a Royal Command Performance for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
Upon graduation, Morse won the BBC's Radio Prize which led to several parts and a leading role in The Fall of the City. Later he played the lead in William Shakespeare's Hamlet and starred as Paul Temple in the radio series Send for Paul Temple Again, among dozens of other roles. He
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