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Robert Morse

Acting · 1931–2022 · Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Robert Morse (May 18, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American actor and singer best known as the star of both the 1961 original Broadway production, for which he won a Tony Award, and the 1967 film adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and as Bertram Cooper in the critically acclaimed AMC dramatic series Mad Men (2007–2015). He won his second Tony Award for playing Truman Capote in the 1989 production of the one-man play Tru. He reprised his role of Capote in an airing of the play for American Playhouse in 1992, winning him a Primetime Emmy Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Morse, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

2022Minions & More Volume 1Herman (voice)
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
2019Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen TitansSanta Claus (voice)
2017Love at First SightHerman (voice)
2016Happy Holidays with the Boston Pops
2016Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The MovieWalter Hoving
2016American Crime StoryDominick Dunne
2015Jayne Mansfield: The Tragedy of a BlondeSelf (archive footage)
2013Teen Titans Go!Santa Claus (voice)
2013Sofia the FirstMarshak (voice)
2012The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente FernandezBurt
2012The Legend of KorraGovernor of Yi (voice)
2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood MusicalSelf
2007Mad MenBertram Cooper
2007The Making of 'Mad Men'Self
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IIJ. Pierrepont Finch (segment "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying")
2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelf
2000City of AngelsEdwin O'Malley
1999My Favorite Broadway: The Leading LadiesSelf - Performer
1998The Wild ThornberrysJake (voice)
1997Union SquareSanta Claus
1996Suddenly SusanUncle Bert
1996Superman: The Animated SeriesDesaad (voice)
1995Here Come the MunstersGrandpa
1993Wild PalmsChap Starfall
1990Tiny Toon AdventuresGoopy Geer (voice)
1990Night of 100 Stars IIISelf
1987The Emperor's New ClothesThe Tailor
1987HunkGarrison Gaylord
1986Pound PuppiesHowler (voice)
1985The Twilight Zone(segment "Ye Gods")
1984Murder, She WroteMarc Faber
1984Calendar Girl MurdersNat Couray
1983MasqueradeBuzzy Beaker
1983MonchhichisMoncho (voice)
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
1979Jack FrostJack Frost (voice)
1979Tales of the UnexpectedStephen Shaw
1978The Stingiest Man in TownYoung Scrooge (voice)
1978Fantasy IslandBarney Shore
1976The First Easter RabbitYoung Stuffy (voice)
1971The Day They Hanged Kid CurryFred Philpotts
1971Great PerformancesSelf
1971Alias Smith and Jones
1970Night GalleryRoger Blacker
1970The Don Knotts ShowSelf
1970The BoatniksEnsign Garland
1969Love, American Style
1969The John Davidson ShowSelf
1968That's Life
1968Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?Waldo
1967A Guide for the Married ManEd Stander
1967How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingFinch
1967Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So SadJonathan
1965The Loved OneDennis Barlow
1965Quick, Before It MeltsOliver Cromwell Cannon
1964Honeymoon HotelJason Menlow
1963The CardinalBobby
1963The Dragon's Tears
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1959Play of the WeekProfessor Pearson
1958Naked CityRichy Wilkin
1958The MatchmakerBarnaby Tucker
1956The Proud and ProfaneCasualty
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
1955Matinee Theater
1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsPhil
1954The Secret Storm
1950What's My Line?Self
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf

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