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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Vic Morrow to Lennie Niehaus
David Morse Biography (1953-)
Born October 11, 1953, in Beverly (one source says Hamilton), MA; son of Charles (a sales manager) and Jacquelyn (a teacher) Morse; married Susan WheelerDuff von Moschzisker (an actress), June 19, 1982; children: three. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency Inc., 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills,CA 90212; Tisherman Agency, 6767 Forest Lawn Dr., Suite 101, Los Angeles, CA90068.; Contact: Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA90212; Lasher, McManus, Robinson & Kipperman, 1964 Westwood Blvd., Suite400, Los Angeles, CA 90025.; Publicist: Mara Buxbaum, I/D PR NY, 9 Desbrosses St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- October 11, 1953
- Massachusetts, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1982-1988
- Host and narrator, Knowzone, PBS, 1987
- Dave Bell, Big Wave Dave's, CBS, 1993
- Pepito, Madeline, 1995
- Pepito, The New Adventures of Madeline, 1995
- Fire Marshall, Patti, 2002
- Mike Olshansky, Hack, CBS, 2002
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Movies
- Michael, Prototype, CBS, 1983
- Father Tim, Shattered Vows, NBC, 1984
- Robert Wynton, When Dreams Come True, ABC, 1985
- Marvin Hubbard, Six against the Rock, NBC, 1987
- Detective Jackson, Downpayment on Murder, NBC, 1987
- Tom Williams, A Place at the Table, NBC, 1988
- Thomas, Winnie (also known as Winnie: My Life in the Institution), NBC, 1988
- Bicycle Pete, Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann, NBC, 1991
- Dr. Jim Betts, Miracle on I-880, NBC, 1992
- Rick Steiner, Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (also known asDisaster at Valdez and Three Days at Valdez), HBO, 1992
- Galloway, Tecumseh: The Last Warrior, TNT, 1995
- Frank McGrath, Murder Live!, NBC, 1997
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Episodic
- "Wait until Midnight," Midnight Caller, 1989
- Tom McMurto, "Showdown," Tales from the Crypt, HBO, 1992
- Edward Durrell, "Moment of Doubt," Reasonable Doubts, 1992
- Lenny Sutter, "Seawest," SeaQuest DSV, 1993
- Jim Bayliss, "Colors," Homicide: Life on the Street, 1995
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Action Man, 1995
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Television Appearances: Pilots
- Phil, Our Family Business, ABC, 1981
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Two-Fisted Tales, Fox, 1992
- Mike Olshansky, Hack, CBS, 2002
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Chris Kilmoonie (some sources cite Remus), Brotherhood of the Rose, NBC, 1989
- Clell Henry, Cross of Fire, NBC, 1989
- Captain Brian Engle, The Langoliers (also known as Stephen King's The Langoliers), ABC, 1995
- Voice of Abraham Lincoln, Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided (documentary), PBS, 2001
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Television Director
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Episodic
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St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1987
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Friday the 13th (also known as Friday the 13th: The Seriesand Friday's Curse), 1987
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Film Appearances
- Jerry Maxwell, Inside Moves, Associated, 1980
- Shoe store cop, Max Dugan Returns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- Ben, Personal Foul, Personal Foul Ltd., 1987
- Albert, Desperate Hours, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)/United Artists,1990
- Joe Roberts, The Indian Runner, MGM/Pathe, 1991
- Jack, The Good Son, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
- Jim Deer Jackson, The Getaway, Universal, 1994
- Jack, Magic Kid II, 1994
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The Taming Power of the Small, 1995
- John Booth, The Crossing Guard, Miramax, 1995
- Dr. Peters, Twelve Monkeys, Universal, 1995
- Major Tom Baxter, The Rock, Buena Vista, 1996
- Agent Frank Hare, FBI, Extreme Measures, Columbia, 1996
- Luke/Daedalus, The Long Kiss Goodnight, New Line Cinema, 1996
- Theodore "Ted" Arroway, Contact, Warner Bros., 1997
- George, George B., Tango West, 1998
- Commander Adam Beck, The Negotiator (also known as Verhandlungssache), Warner Bros., 1998
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The Legend of Pig Eye, 1998
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Aberdeen, 1998
- Dove, Crazy in Alabama, Columbia, 1999
- Brutus Howell, The Green Mile (also known as Stephen King's theGreen Mile), Warner Bros., 1999
- Marquette, A.W.O.L., Bipolar, 1999
- Bill, Dancer in the Dark, Fine Line, 2000
- Edgar Clenteen, Bait (also known as Piege), Warner Bros., 2000
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Von Trier's 100 onje (also known as Von Trier's 100 Eyes),Trust, 2000
- Peter Bowman, Proof of Life, Warner Bros., 2000
- Father John P. McNamee, Diary of a City Priest, City Story, 2000
- Bobby Garfield (as an adult), Hearts in Atlantis, Warner Bros., 2001
- Gideon Ferguson, The Slaughter Rule, Solaris, 2002
- Kevin Richter, Shuang tong (also known as Double Vision), Columbia TriStar, 2002
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Stage Appearances
- Jim, The Trading Post, WPA Theatre, New York City, 1981
- Nub and Clyde, Threads, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1981
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The Wild Duck, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1990-1991
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The Redwood Curtain (world premiere), Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1991
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An Almost Holy Picture (world premiere), La Jolla Playhouse, 1995
- Father Barry, On the Waterfront, produced on Broadway, 1995
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How I Learned to Drive, Century Theatre for the Performing Arts, New York City, 2002
- Also appeared as the reporter, How I Got That Story, Los Angeles Public Theatre, Los Angeles; as the junkie, A Hatful of Rain, Boston Repertory Company, Boston, MA; and in the title role, The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail, Boston Repertory Company; appeared in A Death in the Family, off-Broadway, Of Mice and Men, Los Angeles, The Little Prince,
The Point, Boston Repertory Company, Waiting for Godot, and Twelfth Night; appeared in more than thirty other productions, 1971-77.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Los Angeles Times, December 17, 1998, pp. 12, 14-15
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