Robert Morse
American actor (1931–2022)
Robert Alan Morse was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career acting in Broadway musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. 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 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 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.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 7 films (1964–1970) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 9 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Quick, Before It Melts. | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. & Biography Productions Ltd. | 97 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1967 | A Guide For The Married Man. | Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp | 90 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1967 | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying. | Mirisch Corp. of Delaware | 121 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1967 | Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You In The Closet And I'm Feelin' So Sad. | Paramount Pictures Corp. | 35mm | Color | sound | |
| 1968 | Where Were You When The Lights Went Out | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. | 89 min | 35mm | Color | sound |
| 1968 | Where Were You When The Lights Went Out? | Hy Averback | 89 min | 16mm | Color | |
| 1970 | The Boatniks | Walt Disney Productions | 100 min | Color | sound |