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Robert Morse, (born May 18, 1931) is an American
actor. Morse is best known for his appearances in
musicals and plays on Broadway theatre|Broadway,
and has also acted in movies and TV shows.  Morse
was born in Newton%2C_MA|Newton, Massachusetts. He
served in the US Navy in the Korean War.

Morse created the role of Barnaby in The
Matchmaker on Broadway in 1955 opposite Ruth
Gordon, and reprised the role in 1958 in the
filmed version, this time opposite Shirley Booth.

His most famous role was that of J. Pierpont Finch
in How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying, for which he received a Tony Award in
1961. He also starred in the 1968 movie version.
In 1965 he appeared in the black comedy The Loved
One, a movie based on the novel by Evelyn Waugh
that satirized the funeral business in Los
Angeles, in particular the Forest Lawn Memorial
Park Cemetery|Forest Lawn Cemetery. 

Morse was in the original Broadway cast of Sugar,
a 1972 stage version of Some Like It Hot, for
which he was nominated for another Tony. 

Morse has appeared in numerous TV shows, beginning
in 1955 with the soap opera The Secret Storm and
including mysteries, comedies, and variety shows.
He had a featured role in the 1993 miniseries,
Wild Palms. His most recent credit was the 2000
City of Angels, a minor medical drama in which he
had a regular part. 

In 1990 he played Truman Capote in the one-man
stage play, Tru, for which he received a second
Tony Award (and his fifth nomination), this time
for dramatic performance. The PBS television
version in 1992 earned him an Emmy Award. 

He has been married three times and has five
children. 


== External links ==

*imdb name|id=0607666|name=Robert Morse
*http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=53864 Robert
Morse at the Internet Broadway Database








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