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David Morse is an American actor, film director, and writer who began his work period in 1980. A male character actor, he was born in 1953, with sources citing either Beverly or Hamilton, Massachusetts, as his place of birth. He resides in Philadelphia and speaks English as his native language. Morse utilizes his voice as an instrument in his professional capacity.
In addition to his acting roles, Morse has contributed to literature as an author. Open Library lists him as the author of 15 works. His notable publications include *Pendle hill pamphlets*, *The role of management and trade unions in the changing years ahead*, *Triad Education*, *Grand Father Rock*, and *Messenger (The Giver #3)*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Pendle hill pamphlets
- The role of management and trade unions in the changing years ahead
- Triad Education
- Grand Father Rock
- Messenger (The Giver #3)
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Film & TV
Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–88). Some other notable roles are in The Negotiator, The Good Son, Horns, Contact, The Green Mile, Dancer in the Dark, Disturbia, The Hurt Locker, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys. In 2006, he…
Known for
- Mayday — Harold Kelly2026
- Looking Through Water — Leo2025
- The Gettysburg Address — Abraham Lincoln (voice)2025
- We Were Liars — Harris Sinclair2025
- Cabrini — Archbishop Corrigan2024
- Broken Land — Carson Tidwell2024
- The Last Thing He Told Me — Nicholas Bell2023
- The Timekeepers of Eternity — Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)2021
- The Virtuoso — The Deputy2021
- The Chair — Paul Larson2021
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Key facts
- Born
- David Bowditch Morse , ( 1953-10-11 ) October 11, 1953 (age 72) , Beverly, Massachusetts , U.S.
- Alma mater
- William Esper Studio
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1980–present
- Spouse
- Susan Wheeler Duff ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1982 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Family name
- Morse
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Beverly
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- David Morse (2015).jpg
- Residence
- Philadelphia
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- Commons category
- David Morse (actor)
- date of birth
- 1953-10-11
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
David Bowditch Morse (born October 11, 1953) is an American actor. Morse became widely known for his role as Dr. Jack "Boomer" Morrison in the NBC medical drama series St. Elsewhere (1982–88), and he has had roles in The Negotiator, The Good Son, Horns, Contact, The Green Mile, Dancer in the Dark, Disturbia, The Hurt Locker, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Rock and 12 Monkeys.
In 2006, Morse had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama series House, for which he received an Emmy Award nomination. He portrayed George Washington in the 2008 HBO miniseries John Adams, which garnered him a second Emmy nomination. He received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the Off-Broadway play How I Learned to Drive, earning a Drama Desk Award and Obie Award. He has had success on Broadway, portraying James "Sharky" Harkin in The Seafarer. From 2010 to 2013, he portrayed Terry Colson, an honest police officer in a corrupt New Orleans police department, on the HBO series Treme. Morse appeared in the WGN America series Outsiders (2016–17), the Showtime miniseries Escape at Dannemora (2018), the Netflix comedy drama series The Chair (2021), and the Apple TV mystery series The Last Thing He Told Me (2023-2026).
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