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Robert Alan Morse is an American actor and singer, best known as the star of both the 1961 original Broadway production and 1967 film adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and as Bertram Cooper, from 2007 to 2015, in the critically acclaimed AMC dramatic series Mad Men. Throughout his long and varied career he received a two Tony Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and worked on a Grammy Award-winning album.
Birth Name
Robert Xavier Morse
Born
Monday, 18 May 1931
Died
Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans | Santa Claus / Santa Claus (Voice) | 2019 |
| Corporate | Terry Sales | 2018 |
| Love at First Sight | Herman (voice) / Herman | 2017 |
| The Real Mad Men of Advertising | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Walter Hoving | 2016 |
| Animals. | Old Phil | 2016 |
| American Crime Story | Dominick Dunne | 2016 |
| Teen Titans Go! | Santa Claus / Santa Claus (voice) | 2013 |
| Sofia the First | Gnuckles / Marshak | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | Self | 2021 |
| Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans | Santa Claus / Santa Claus (Voice) | 2019 |
| Corporate | Terry Sales | 2018 |
| Love at First Sight | Herman (voice) / Herman | 2017 |
| The Real Mad Men of Advertising | (archive footage) | 2017 |
| Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie | Walter Hoving | 2016 |
| Animals. | Old Phil | 2016 |
| American Crime Story | Dominick Dunne | 2016 |
| Teen Titans Go! | Santa Claus / Santa Claus (voice) | 2013 |
| Sofia the First | Gnuckles / Marshak | 2012 |
| The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez | Burt | 2012 |
| The Legend of Korra | Governor | 2012 |
| Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's | Self | 2009 |
| Kevin Pollak's Chat Show | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1920s: The Dawn of the Hollywood Musical | Self | 2008 |
| Mad Men | Bertram Cooper | 2007 |
| Broadway's Lost Treasures II | J. Pierrepont Finch (segment "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying") | 2004 |
| Los Angeles Plays Itself | Dennis Barlow | 2003 |
| Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
| City of Angels | Edwin O'Malley | 2000 |
| My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies | Self - Performer | 1999 |
| The Wild Thornberrys | Jake | 1998 |
| Union Square | Santa Claus | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Suddenly Susan | Uncle Bert | 1996 |
| Superman: The Animated Series | Desaad | 1996 |
| The 49th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 1995 |
| Here Come the Munsters | Grandpa | 1995 |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Dootch / Repairman | 1994 |
| Wild Palms | Chap Starfall | 1993 |
| The Wild West | (voice) | 1993 |
| ProStars | (voice) | 1991 |
| Rugrats | Mr. Koch / Juggler | 1991 |
| The 45th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1991 |
| Tiny Toon Adventures | Goopy Geer | 1990 |
| The 44th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 1990 |
| The Emperor's New Clothes | The Tailor | 1987 |
| Biography | Ensign Thomas Garland | 1987 |
| Hunk | Garrison Gaylord | 1987 |
| You Again? | Officer Morton | 1986 |
| Pound Puppies | Howler / Mrs. Gugenfeller / Howler's Ancestor / Barkerville | 1985 |
| The Twilight Zone | Cupid (segment "Ye Gods") | 1985 |
| The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians | Commissioner Gordon | 1985 |
| Murder, She Wrote | Marc Faber | 1984 |
| Calendar Girl Murders | Nat Couray | 1984 |
| Masquerade | Buzzy Beaker | 1983 |
| Monchhichis | Moncho | 1983 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
| American Playhouse | Truman Capote | 1982 |
| The Fall Guy | Sky Kelly | 1981 |
| Jack Frost | Jack Frost / Jack Frost (voice) | 1979 |
| Trapper John, M.D. | Honest Wayne McIntrye | 1979 |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Stephen Shaw | 1979 |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Dewey Hogg | 1979 |
| The Stingiest Man in Town | Young Scrooge (voice) / Young Scrooge | 1978 |
| Fantasy Island | Barney Shore | 1977 |
| The First Easter Rabbit | Young Stuffy (voice) / Young Stuffy | 1976 |
| Working in the Theatre | Self - Guest | 1976 |
| One Day at a Time | Frank Sampson | 1975 |
| Rhyme and Reason | Self | 1975 |
| Showoffs | Self | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
| Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
| Match Game | Himself - Panelist | 1973 |
| The $10,000 Pyramid | Himself - Celebrity Contestant | 1973 |
| Baffle | Self | 1973 |
| Stand Up and Cheer | Self | 1971 |
| Great Performances | Self - Performer | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Fred Philpotts | 1971 |
| The Don Knotts Show | Self - Guest | 1970 |
| The Boatniks | Ensign Garland | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Roger Blacker (segment "Marmalade Wine") | 1969 |
| Love, American Style | (segment "Love and the Ledge") / Everett (segment "Love and the Forever Tree") | 1969 |
| You're Putting Me On | Self | 1969 |
| That's Life | Robert Dickson | 1968 |
| Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? | Waldo Zane / Waldo | 1968 |
| Celebrity Billiards | Self | 1968 |
| Personality | Self | 1967 |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Ed Stander | 1967 |
| The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
| How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying | J. Pierpont Finch | 1967 |
| Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad | Jonathan | 1967 |
| The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour | Self / Himself | 1967 |
| The Loved One | Dennis Barlow | 1965 |
| The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) | Self - Panelist / Self - Center Square | 1965 |
| Quick, Before It Melts | Oliver Cromwell Cannon | 1964 |
| Honeymoon Hotel | Jay Menlow / Jason Menlow | 1964 |
| The Cardinal | Bobby | 1963 |
| The Match Game | Self - Team Captain | 1962 |
| The Merv Griffin Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| The Jack Paar Program | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Tonight Show | Self - Guest | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Guest / Himself - Co-Host | 1961 |
| Password | Self / Self - Celebrity Contestant | 1961 |
| Play of the Week | Gustave / Professor Pearson | 1959 |
| Naked City | Richy Wilkin | 1958 |
| The Matchmaker | Barnaby Tucker | 1958 |
| Shirley Temple's Storybook | Drum Carpenter | 1958 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar | Self - Guest / Himself - Guest | 1957 |
| To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | 1956 |
| The Proud and Profane | Casualty | 1956 |
| Matinee Theatre | Larry / Frank Wilson | 1955 |
| The Alcoa Hour | Jiya | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Len / Phil | 1955 |
| The Phil Silvers Show | Schmill College Footbal Player | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Ensign Thomas Garland | 1954 |
| The Secret Storm | Jerry Ames #1 | 1954 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Doctor - Appleby's Brother-in-Law | 1951 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Mystery Guest / Himself - Panelist | 1950 |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | Himself - Guest | 1948 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2014 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2011 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2010 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1993 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Won |
| 1969 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety or Musical Series | Nominated |
