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Robert Morse

ActorBorn 1931, died 2022On stage 1955 to 20169 productions on this page

Robert Morse
Carl Van Vechten

Robert Alan Morse (May 18, 1931 – April 20, 2022) was an American actor. Known for his gap-toothed boyishness, he started his career as a star on Broadway acting in musicals and plays before expanding into film and television. He earned numerous accolades including two Tony Awards, two Drama Desk Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. 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 which 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…

On stage

9 productions, 61 years
1955
The MatchmakerBroadway Royale Theatre. Original. Directed by Tyrone Guthrie
486 performances
1958
Say, DarlingBroadway ANTA Theatre. Original. Directed by Abe Burrows
332 performances
1959
Take Me AlongBroadway Shubert Theatre. Original. Directed by Peter Glenville
448 performances
1961
How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingBroadway 46th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Abe Burrows
1,417 performances
1972
SugarBroadway Majestic Theatre. Original. Directed by Gower Champion
505 performances
1974
Jule's Friends at the PalaceBroadway Palace Theatre. Original. Directed by Fritz Holt
1 performance
1976
So Long, 174th StreetBroadway Harkness Theatre. Original. Directed by Burt Shevelove
16 performances
1989
TruBroadway Booth Theatre. Original
297 performances
2016
The Front PageBroadway Broadhurst Theatre. Revival. Directed by Jack O'Brien
117 performances

Worked with more than once

9 names

Also credited on

3 works

How to Succeed... (2011 Revival)
Company
Guys and Dolls

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