From his Broadway debut to a late career encore on TV's "Mad. Write your message of sympathy today. Obituary of Robert A. Morse. Despite being confirmed, a cause was not released. "I consider myself an actorshyly," he told the Los Angeles Times in 1964. Simpson. Please email: lesleymorse@comcast.net if you are interested in coming. Morse was already well established on Broadway with two Tony nominations to his credit when he became nationally famous at age 30 as the star of Abe Burrows and Frank Loessers smash 1961 Broadway satire of corporate life, How to Succeed. Actor Robert Morse, who leaped to Broadway stardom in "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" and retained his impish charm through six decades of showbiz, died this week at age 90. Serving Glenwood Springs and Garfield County, CO. Bobby had a life-long love of making his friends and family laugh with his perfectly timed one-liners and impersonations of his favorite comedians and movies. Born in. He was born in Bath on April 19, 1946, the son. December 9, 1946 - April 12, 2022 Bob was born in Salem MA on December 9, 1946 to Frank P and Frances Morse. One day you hear We love you, Bobby. The next day youre doing voiceovers.. Actor Robert Morse, who won a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and a second one a generation later as the brilliant, troubled Truman Capote in Tru, has died. The plot revolved around the determined efforts of an ambitious young window washer named J. Pierrepont Finch, played with sly humor by Mr. Morse, to climb to the top of the corporate ladder. Robert served as a Naval Hospital Corpsman during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and retired after twenty years as a Chief Petty Officer. He was 90. All rights reserved. During his first marriage, he welcomed three children, daughters Robin, Andrea, and Hilary, who are all actresses today. Anyone can read what you share. Mr. Morses success in Tru guaranteed that he would no longer be thought of as, in his words, an aging leprechaun. A wider variety of roles followed, including, in 2016, a return to Broadway in a star-studded revival of The Front Page., In the small but crucial role of a messenger from the governors office, Ben Brantley wrote in The Times, Mr. But for the last three decades of his life, he was mostly seen on television. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. April 22, 1954 - His Capote is wickedly funny, a sly imp ready to deliver an off-color joke about the Queen Mum, zing Robert Goulet or rhapsodize about the time he tap-danced for Louis Armstrong. Robert A. Morse, age 83, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Monday, August 27, 2018.