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Robert Morse Biography

Birth Name:
Robert Alan Morse
Birth Place:
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actor

Fast Facts

  • Studied with acting guru Lee Strasberg
  • Was in the original 1954 cast of the CBS soap opera The Secret Storm
  • Won a Tony in 1961 for his lead role in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and reprised the role in the 1967 big-screen treatment
  • Went 17 years between film appearances: From 1970's The Boatniks to 1987's Hunk
  • Won a Tony in 1990 as Truman Capote in the one-man show Tru, then re-created the role in 1992 for PBS and won an Emmy
  • At age 76, he found renewed success when he was cast as quirky ad agency boss Bertram Cooper in AMC's hit series Mad Men

Awards

  • 2014Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2013Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner
  • 2008Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 1969Emmy-Outstanding Variety or Musical Series: nominated

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