https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/apr/21/robert-morse-star-of-mad-men-and-broadway-dies-aged-90Robert Morse, who starred in the hit US drama Mad Men, has died at the age of 90. His most well known role was as Bert Cooper, the head of the show’s advertising agency, who gave his surname to the company Sterling Cooper.
In a career spanning nearly 60 years, he appeared in about 100 theatre, TV and film productions, having first made his name in 1961 in a stage adaptation of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, based on Shepherd Mead’s best-selling book – for which he won the Tony award for best actor in a musical.
It was a feat he would follow up in 1990, winning the Tony for best featured actor in a play, for his turn as Truman Capote in the play Tru. It not only made him one of only four actors to ever win the top acting Tonys for play and musical, but also earned him an Emmy award three years later when a live performance of the show was broadcast on TV.
