Robert Morse
Gender: Male
Born: 18th May 1931 (currently 81 years old)
Nationality: United States of America
TV programs: Mad Men, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians, That's Life, Pound Puppies, Wild Palms, Jack Frost, The First Easter Rabbit, City of Angels, The Secret Storm, The Stingiest Man In Town
Movies: The Boatniks, Here Come The Munsters, A Guide for the Married Man, The Loved One, The Matchmaker, The Good Book: Vol. 1, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?, The Proud and Profane, Hunk, Calendar Girl Murders, Jack Frost, Culinary Horizon: Thailand, The Emperor's New Clothes, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad
Robert Morse (born May 18, 1931) is an American actor and singer. Morse is best known for his appearances in musicals and plays on Broadway. He has also acted in movies and television shows. His best known role is that of J. Pierrepont Finch in the 1961 Broadway musical, and 1967 film How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He is currently known for his recurring role as Bertram Cooper on the show Mad Men.
Morse was born on May 18, 1931 in Newton, Massachusetts. After serving in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War, Morse appeared on Broadway as an actor.
He created the role of Barnaby in The Matchmaker on Broadway in 1955 opposite Ruth Gordon and reprised the role in the 1958 film adaptation, this time opposite Shirley Booth. That same year, he won the Theatre World Award and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play for Say, Darling. Morse had to lobby David Merrick for a role in Take Me Along, as there was a question if he could, at 28, play a convincing 16 year old. He could and did. What was considered the final step toward full stardom was his performance as J. Pierrepont Finch in the Pulitzer Prize-winning How to Succeed in
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