I met him when I was starting a singing career, age 17. He told me to judge my success on the balance between how many people in the industry were supporting me/offering employment and my own self belief-the balance should ideally be 50/50 but when things get tough the self belief should be sturdy enough to compensate. All in all, some of the best advice I've ever received. A fantastic person in real life and a very talented performer.
I've been lucky enough to meet Bobby Morse a few times, even played a round of golf with him - pre-Mad Men in the 1990's. He is such a nice, decent guy. One of the best speaking voices ever - he was perfectly cast in the show and the way they sent him off in that episode where Don imagines Bert saying goodbye in a song and dance gets me every single time I watch it. A truly superb series
The scene where he came back as a ghost dancing in the hallway with the office women almost had me in tears - I'm a grown man. It was perhaps the most beautiful moment in the series. In real life he seems just as enchanting.
Saw him on the street in NYC near Lincoln Center around 2011. I rarely stop people like that but felt compelled to. He was the NICEST guy. Up, happy energy. So TOTALLY willing to take a moment and talk to me. Even let me take a selfie with him. Really great guy. Hope you see this Mr. Morse and know how much I appreciated that.
Met him in '85 when I was in my early 20's. Was having lunch with a doctor-friend in L.A. and Morse came over to the table (he knew the doctor). He smiled at me then said, "Hi, I'm Bobby - you have the most angelic face I've ever seen!" I would have gone with him anywhere after that line....
Robert has been a star since I was a kid and went through a long spell out of the limelight. To see him do "Tru" in the 90s (available on UA-cam) in his later years was so great. His Tony award for that show illustrates how beloved he was by the NY theater community. And he seems like a genuinely nice guy as others pointed out here. RIP Bobby Morse.
I was so happy to see him in this TV show when it came out, he's always been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. I actually met him in 1981 or 1982 when he was visiting his home town and needed to rent a car. I was the rental agent....lol my first meeting of a famous person. I told him I was always a fan and he thanked me nicely. :O)
I knew Bobby back in the 70's when he missed out on the old Polaroid commercial which he got beaten out by James Garner who appeared with Bobby's old friend Mariette Hartley. Sad time for him. But lets not forget TRU and his Tony! He has had a lot of luck later in life. He's a fine man and deserves his success. He threw out his back once helping me move a TV. Love ya Bobby! Luke
Robert Morse had and has the kind of Talent that you immediately notice. He originated Barnaby in Thornton Wilder's THE MATCHMAKER (the forerunner to the musical HELLO, DOLLY), followed it with a hilarious take-off on the young Hal Prince in another comedy hit, SAY, DARLING and more than held his own opposite Jackie Gleason in the musical TAKE ME ALONG, from O'Neill's AH, WILDERNESS. These three roles were the lead up to HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING -which Abe Burrows wrote for HIM! Morse's career since has definitely had its up-and-downs, with two definite theatrical ups playing the Jack Lemmon role in the musical of SOME LIKE IT HOT called SUGAR and, in his 60s, essaying Truman Capote in a one-man show. Now in his 80s, MAD MEN displayed his genius all over again. Bravo, Mr. Morse - a true Talent and Force in ever-changing show business.
I thought they missed a great inside joke in the first season when Don & Betty attend "Fiorello!" at the Broadhurst, but Don says he didn't like it. For most of 1960, Morse was a 29-year-old playing a teenager in "Take Me Along" next door at the Shubert, and it would have been funny had Don expressed total amazement that anyone would be expected to believe "that old guy" was a new high school graduate.
@@i.e.presents638 his first wife was Carole D'Andrea. They married in 1961. Second wife Elizabeth Roberts (he called her Libby which I always thought was cute) in 1989.
When I was a kid in the 90s i heard mom give a shout and I ran. She was reading the tv guid and it said that H.T.S.I.B.W.R.T. was coming. Even thoug it was going to be on a 1 in the morning mom didn't mind me staying up to watch it. I am so glad she did. i loved this man's acting and the movie still to this day. Oh and those letters stand for How To Suceed In Buisness Without Really Trying.
Not quite put the right way - he was a HUGE success in the 1960's and then yes, like many actor's careers - he had a long dry spell, then he did TRU onstage and he was back in the public eye and worked a little bit more but yes getting Mad Men was a huge boost to the third act of his career and he hit it out of the park
I wondered what happened to this actor. Saw him a long time ago in "Oh Dad, poor Dad, Mother's hung you in the closet, and I'm feeling so sad." He was a moma's boy in that film. I might have seen "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" back then too. I do have a DVD of that film. He had a certain look, way of carrying himself, as in someone who can walk and talk and bring a humorous angle to just how he goes about, how he lives, and it hasn't gone away. There's nothing phony about the man. Can that be said of many actors?
@@lauramalek3128 Same here! I liked his performance in H2$ but then I watched a few episodes of That's Life and was completely blown away. To think it was a 60's series - just so ahead of its time. Such a shame people back then didn't appreciate how great it was. Robert Morse was hysterically funny and also lovely in it. He sang so well it melted my heart to hear him sing those beautiful songs. He and EJ Peaked made a great great couple. I wish they would release the series on DVD/Bluray but looks like it's just impossible with the copyright issues of the songs they used.😢
I met him when I was starting a singing career, age 17. He told me to judge my success on the balance between how many people in the industry were supporting me/offering employment and my own self belief-the balance should ideally be 50/50 but when things get tough the self belief should be sturdy enough to compensate. All in all, some of the best advice I've ever received. A fantastic person in real life and a very talented performer.
Wow! What wonderful advice! He is definitely a sweetheart, met him a couple of times myself - has always been a favorite of mine.
That is really good advice
This just sounds like good advice in general, no matter what industry you're in.
"Don, my boy!"
Saddest damn line of his entire time on the show.
Wow. I thought I was the only one imagining him saying that while I watched the video
😢😢 just watched that scene, this is my first watch of the show. My heart dropped.
He's the best guy in the show.
Every time he opens his mouth he steals every scene.
"You sold your birthright so you could marry that TROLLOP!"
I've been lucky enough to meet Bobby Morse a few times, even played a round of golf with him - pre-Mad Men in the 1990's. He is such a nice, decent guy. One of the best speaking voices ever - he was perfectly cast in the show and the way they sent him off in that episode where Don imagines Bert saying goodbye in a song and dance gets me every single time I watch it. A truly superb series
MJ I would love to see that scene, I haven’t got time to watch the whole series
Found it! ua-cam.com/video/GxByspbrFRs/v-deo.html
@@i.e.presents638 THAT series is worth watching
Yes, by far the best scene in the entire show. Just beautiful.
I've met him too. Without a doubt, Robert Morse is the kindest, most gracious man in show business. He's also hysterically funny!
The scene where he came back as a ghost dancing in the hallway with the office women almost had me in tears - I'm a grown man. It was perhaps the most beautiful moment in the series. In real life he seems just as enchanting.
Saw him on the street in NYC near Lincoln Center around 2011. I rarely stop people like that but felt compelled to. He was the NICEST guy. Up, happy energy. So TOTALLY willing to take a moment and talk to me. Even let me take a selfie with him. Really great guy. Hope you see this Mr. Morse and know how much I appreciated that.
Met him in '85 when I was in my early 20's. Was having lunch with a doctor-friend in L.A. and Morse came over to the table (he knew the doctor). He smiled at me then said, "Hi, I'm Bobby - you have the most angelic face I've ever seen!" I would have gone with him anywhere after that line....
@ray h. No, but when he said "ditch the Doctor and have lunch with me" i seriously considered it.
"J. Pierpont Finch" playing an executive at an advertising firm... there's something just so right about that.
Robert has been a star since I was a kid and went through a long spell out of the limelight. To see him do "Tru" in the 90s (available on UA-cam) in his later years was so great. His Tony award for that show illustrates how beloved he was by the NY theater community. And he seems like a genuinely nice guy as others pointed out here. RIP Bobby Morse.
I was so happy to see him in this TV show when it came out, he's always been a favorite of mine since I was a kid. I actually met him in 1981 or 1982 when he was visiting his home town and needed to rent a car. I was the rental agent....lol my first meeting of a famous person. I told him I was always a fan and he thanked me nicely. :O)
"BRAVO" - GREAT JOB SIR.
You have the cool, clear, eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth.
"Yet there's that slam bang tang reminiscent of gin and vermouth"
bobby morse is a national treasure
I knew Bobby back in the 70's when he missed out on the old Polaroid commercial which he got beaten out by James Garner who appeared with Bobby's old friend Mariette Hartley. Sad time for him. But lets not forget TRU and his Tony! He has had a lot of luck later in life. He's a fine man and deserves his success. He threw out his back once helping me move a TV. Love ya Bobby! Luke
Are you Glen now?
Love Robert. His acting skills are second to none. He *is* Bert Cooper.
Robert is such an icon. Everyone there should be bowing down to his brilliance.
Robert Morse had and has the kind of Talent that you immediately notice. He
originated Barnaby in Thornton Wilder's THE MATCHMAKER (the forerunner to
the musical HELLO, DOLLY), followed it with a hilarious take-off on the young
Hal Prince in another comedy hit, SAY, DARLING and more than held his own
opposite Jackie Gleason in the musical TAKE ME ALONG, from O'Neill's AH,
WILDERNESS. These three roles were the lead up to HOW TO SUCCEED IN
BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING -which Abe Burrows wrote for HIM!
Morse's career since has definitely had its up-and-downs, with two definite
theatrical ups playing the Jack Lemmon role in the musical of SOME LIKE IT
HOT called SUGAR and, in his 60s, essaying Truman Capote in a one-man
show. Now in his 80s, MAD MEN displayed his genius all over again. Bravo,
Mr. Morse - a true Talent and Force in ever-changing show business.
Not to mention his role as Dennis Barlow in Evelyn Waugh's The Loved One.
I thought they missed a great inside joke in the first season when Don & Betty attend "Fiorello!" at the Broadhurst, but Don says he didn't like it. For most of 1960, Morse was a 29-year-old playing a teenager in "Take Me Along" next door at the Shubert, and it would have been funny had Don expressed total amazement that anyone would be expected to believe "that old guy" was a new high school graduate.
Oh my god. That is amazing. Bert is the a great character. Those little exentricities that he had. "Take off your shoes"
Have loved and admired Robert Morse since the sixties. Especially liked seeing him on game shows and talk shows, sometimes with his wife.
Laurie Laplaca Laplaca oh my goodness, who is his wife?
@@i.e.presents638 his first wife was Carole D'Andrea. They married in 1961. Second wife Elizabeth Roberts (he called her Libby which I always thought was cute) in 1989.
What a gentleman. Funny, elegant.
When I was a kid in the 90s i heard mom give a shout and I ran. She was reading the tv guid and it said that H.T.S.I.B.W.R.T. was coming. Even thoug it was going to be on a 1 in the morning mom didn't mind me staying up to watch it. I am so glad she did. i loved this man's acting and the movie still to this day.
Oh and those letters stand for How To Suceed In Buisness Without Really Trying.
I love Robert Morse.
What a doll. I have always loved him.
Next to Peggy, Bert Cooper was my favorite character in the show.
Robert Morse, a great talent
Rewatching Tru..I miss these guys .
Loved Bert Cooper💕
Awww! He's awesome! Love the story about his meeting with Matt Weiner, lol
FANTASTIC ! Thanks for sharing !
The best things in life are free.
Seems like such a sweetheart!
+Lori Reece He seems very grandfatherly
Just watched this again. Drool..❤️❤️
I just read Robert Morse's filmography on imdb. The poor man. This really was a big break, and he's fantastic as Bertram Cooper.
The poor man?! Have you ever read about his extensive theatrical career?
Not quite put the right way - he was a HUGE success in the 1960's and then yes, like many actor's careers - he had a long dry spell, then he did TRU onstage and he was back in the public eye and worked a little bit more but yes getting Mad Men was a huge boost to the third act of his career and he hit it out of the park
@stevevandien I just watched "How To Succeed....." for the first time today and I was completely blown away by Robert Morse's talent. Just "WOW!"
I miss the past, this was only 2010
Robert Morse is a treasure.
the end shows how comfortable he was with crowds
@shanejensen He was the voice of Jack Frost in one of my favorite holiday movies ever! I've always loved him for that!
RIP to a legend
in jack frost 1979 you made one of a kind good job you did it iam happy about it
What a lovely man
The release of that movie is, chronologically, not that far away from where the Mad Men timeline is now. Kinda funny to think about.
Bert Cooper commenting on Lane and Pete fighting "This is medieval". Just gold.
Robert is a sweetheart and funny
For an old guy, he's a cool dude haha.
Don't forget him in The Loved One! What a cutie!
One of my all time favorite movies.
I wondered what happened to this actor. Saw him a long time ago in "Oh Dad, poor Dad, Mother's hung you in the closet, and I'm feeling so sad." He was a moma's boy in that film. I might have seen "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" back then too. I do have a DVD of that film. He had a certain look, way of carrying himself, as in someone who can walk and talk and bring a humorous angle to just how he goes about, how he lives, and it hasn't gone away. There's nothing phony about the man. Can that be said of many actors?
The Best Things In Life Are Free
was it really an audition? naw, they just wanted to meet him. what a charmer! RIP.
I believe in you!
My Lord he sounds and looks like Mark Hamil, an amazing soul nevertheless
Too adorable!
as charming as ever
QEPD💖
you did good in jack frost robert morse good job for you iam proud of you
He did a great Summer Replacement show with E. J. Peaker in the latter 1960s. Simple sets but great songs.
Laceykat66 It was called That's Life.
Are there any episodes online or anywhere? There seems to be no episodes online
It was cute! That's the series that made me a fan!💕
@@shawnmulligan2894 There are a few full episodes now on here: ua-cam.com/video/HdmUoFyVAVw/v-deo.html He was sooo great in it. So funny and charming.
@@lauramalek3128 Same here! I liked his performance in H2$ but then I watched a few episodes of That's Life and was completely blown away. To think it was a 60's series - just so ahead of its time. Such a shame people back then didn't appreciate how great it was. Robert Morse was hysterically funny and also lovely in it. He sang so well it melted my heart to hear him sing those beautiful songs. He and EJ Peaked made a great great couple. I wish they would release the series on DVD/Bluray but looks like it's just impossible with the copyright issues of the songs they used.😢
you did good in the jack frost movie robert morse
I love him! xD
Season 7 Episode 7. So Long Bert.
robert morse did you get that comment yes or no
how are you been doing robert morse
did you sing one of a kind from jack frost 1979 yes or no please answer okay
why are you not anwering me for robert morse
where did you make jack frost at
okay please you can do it
you did good in jack frost good job robert morse
please do it i will do eveything far you
what kind of car do you have robert morse
did you reply to me becase i heard the beep sound was it you yes or no
you live in the ma in usa
what kind of car do you have
can you watch it yes or no
what kind of car do you have🙂
what size do you wear
hi robert morse
do you like this song from trolls called they dont know yes or no
you did good in jack frost 1979
you did good in jack frost 1979😀
have you ever seen the trolls movies
@shanejensen You can watch it on youtube. The channel is crazeclassics. It's super adorable : )
We lost a gem with this one for sure.
I don’t think I heard the word client once
how are you today
hey youtube make sure that robert morse gets that comment i did my name is savana bittner so you will know that
he did good playing jack snip frost
you can do it
have you ever watched trolls yes or no
hi robert morse how are you today
do you like the trollstopia song called living in harmony yes or no
what time do you go to bed
hi robert morse how are you today😄
how tall are you
how are you
He looks a lot like mark hamill
MattBaker I think you mean Mark Hamill looks a lot like him
hi how are you today
hi robert morse how are you
can you sing they dont know from trolls yes or no can you answer me robert morse
i know that you played jack frost
The definitive Ponty Finch
in 1979 you were 48