On Broadway he was known simply as Bobby.
His impish, boyish charm captivated everyone and delighted packed houses for decades.
But behind the bright eyes, the dimples and the winning, gap-toothed smile there was also an accomplished actor -- a man who could play all types of roles, and did,
And damned if he didn't keep playing those roles right up until the end of his life. He had that sort of magical career where his work spoke as one whole cloth. And it was dazzling, sort of like the gypsy cape that Broadway troupers pass around on opening night.
But his journey on this planet was not without its struggles. Indeed, he had his share of failures, rejections and disappointments and he was a recovering alcoholic.
Robert "Bobby" Morse, the acclaimed, award-winning veteran stage, film, and TV actor is dead at 90. Morse was best known for the Broadway triumph How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and his gripping on stage and TV performance as Truman Capote in Tru and then his recurring role as an ad firm patriarch on TV's Mad Men.
How To Succeed earned him his first Tony Award and brought instant notoriety at an early age. His second Tony honor came decades later for Tru. Morse reprised the role of Capote in an airing of the play for American Playhouse, winning him a Primetime Emmy Award. He also appeared in the movie version of How To Succeed and in the films That's Life, The Loved One and others.
But younger audiences best remember Morse as Bertram "Bert" Cooper in the critically acclaimed AMC dramatic series Mad Men which earned him five Emmy nominations.
At the age of 85, Morse returned to Broadway to star with Nathan Lane in the 2016 revival of The Front Page. That's when we last saw him and we enjoyed every memorable moment of it.
Bobby Morse was one of Broadway's most talented and endearing stars -- one who managed to triumph in nearly every medium!
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