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David Morse

David Morse

Highest Rated: 96% The Hurt Locker (2008)

Lowest Rated: 4% Shanghai (2010)

Birthday: Oct 11, 1953

Birthplace: Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA

A reliable and versatile character actor, and occasional lead in television and film for almost two decades, David Morse rose to fame in the early 1980s as a tragedy-plagued doctor on "St. Elsewhere" (NBC, 1982-88). The sympathetic role led to a string of similar performances on television and features, including Michael Cimino's "The Desperate Hours" (1990) and Sean Penn's "The Indian Runner" (1991). After several celebrated runs in off-Broadway productions in the late 1990s, Morse settled into a string of impressive performances in features and television. Tall and stoic in delivery and demeanor, Morse was best used as an imposing authority figure like his prison guard in "The Green Mile" (1999), a kidnapped husband in "Proof of Life" (2000), a tough football coach in "The Slaughter Rule" (2001) and a detective with an axe to grind in several episodes of "House" (Fox, 2004-12), which earned him an Emmy nomination. He netted a second Emmy nod with his portrayal of George Washington in the HBO miniseries "John Adams" (2008), marking Morse as one of the more a formidable performers working in Hollywood.

Highest rated movies

96% The Hurt Locker
90% Cabrini
79% Mother and Child
79% The Green Mile 75% The Crossing Guard
74% The Slaughter Rule
74% The Negotiator
74% The Indian Runner

Photos

David Morse DANCER IN THE DARK, David Morse, Bjork, 2000, (c) Miramax INSIDE MOVES, from left: David Morse, Amy Wright, 1980, © Associated Film Distribution INSIDE MOVES, David Morse, 1980, © Associated Film Distribution INSIDE MOVES, Steve Kahan, David Morse, Arnold Williams, John Savage, Bill Henderson, Harold Russell, Bert Remsen, Jack O'Leary, 1980, (c) Associated Film Distribution DISTURBIA, David Morse, 2007. ©Paramount DRIVE ANGRY 3D, from left: David Morse, Nicolas Cage, 2011. ph: Ron Batzdorf/©Summit Entertainment THE GREEN MILE, Tom Hanks, Michael Clark Duncan, David Morse, 1999. (c) Warner Brothers THE NEGOTIATOR, David Morse, Kevin Spacey, John Spencer, 1998, (c)Warner Bros THE ROCK, Ed Harris, David Morse, Sean Connery, 1996, (c) Buena Vista Pictures. INSIDE MOVES, Amy Wright (being grabbed), David Morse (rear), 1980, © Associated Film Distribution THE GREEN MILE, Tom Hanks, Barry Pepper, David Morse, 1999. (c) Warner Brothers THE GREEN MILE, Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Jeter, Barry Pepper, Jeffrey De Munn, 1999. (c) Warner Brothers DOUBLE VISION, (aka SHUANG TONG), Tony Leung Ka Fai, David Morse, 2002. ©Columbia THE GREEN MILE, Tom Hanks, Barry Pepper, David Morse, 1999, (c) Warner Brothers 16 BLOCKS, Bruce Willis, David Morse, 2006, ©Warner Bros. THE CROSSING GUARD, David Morse, 1995, © Miramax DOUBLE VISION, (aka SHUANG TONG), David Morse (center, left), 2002. ©Columbia THE GREEN MILE, Tom Hanks, David Morse, 1999, (c) Warner Brothers CRAZY IN ALABAMA, Lucas Black, David Morse, 1999, sitting on the front steps
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
90% 98% Cabrini Archbishop Corrigan (Character) $19.0M 2024
18% 27% The Virtuoso The Deputy (Character) - 2021
50% 30% Trouble Gerry (Character) - 2017
58% 74% Concussion Mike Webster (Character) $33.8M 2015
68% 38% The Boy John Henley (Character) - 2015
67% 74% Winter in the Blood Airplane Man (Character) - 2013
42% 49% Horns Dale Williams (Character) $164.5K 2013
13% 15% McCanick Eugene "Mack" McCanick (Character),
Producer 		- 2013
67% 72% World War Z Burt Reynolds (Character) $202.4M 2013
36% 67% The Odd Life of Timothy Green Big Jim (Character) $51.9M 2012
No Score Yet 33% Yellow Unknown (Character) - 2012
73% 61% Collaborator Gus (Character) - 2011
47% 37% Drive Angry Webster (Character) $10.7M 2011
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mint Julep Karl (Character) - 2010
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Pond Adam Eleven (Character) - 2010
4% 37% Shanghai Richard Astor (Character) $44.7K 2010
79% 76% Mother and Child Tom (Character) $1.1M 2009
96% 84% The Hurt Locker Colonel Reed (Character) $15.7M 2008
19% 35% Passengers Arkin (Character) $270.7K 2008
15% 47% Hounddog Daddy (Character) $128.1K 2007
70% 77% Disturbia Turner (Character) $80.1M 2007
55% 57% 16 Blocks Frank Nugent (Character) $36.9M 2006
48% 50% Nearing Grace Shep Nearing (Character) - 2005
52% 53% Down in the Valley Wade (Character) $568.7K 2005
64% 78% Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story Palmer (Character) $32.7M 2005
60% 45% Double Vision Kevin Richter (Character) - 2002
74% 43% The Slaughter Rule Gideon Ferguson (Character) $13.1K 2002
49% 64% Hearts in Atlantis Adult Bobby Garfield (Character) $24.2M 2001
No Score Yet 40% Diary of a City Priest Father John McNamee (Character) - 2000
39% 43% Proof of Life Peter Bowman (Character) $32.6M 2000
70% 91% Dancer in the Dark Bill (Character) $4.2M 2000
26% 41% Bait Edgar Clenteen (Character) - 2000
30% 64% Crazy in Alabama Dove Bullis (Character) $2.0M 1999
79% 94% The Green Mile Brutus 'Brutal' Howell (Character) $136.8M 1999
74% 79% The Negotiator Cmdr. Adam Beck (Character) $44.7M 1998
No Score Yet No Score Yet George B. George (Character) - 1997
68% 78% Contact Ted Arroway (Character) $100.9M 1997
No Score Yet 40% Murder Live! Frank McGrath (Character) - 1997
56% 41% Extreme Measures FBI Agent Frank Hare (Character) $17.4M 1996
68% 70% The Long Kiss Goodnight Luke/Daedalus (Character) $33.4M 1996
67% 85% The Rock Major Tom Baxter (Character) $134.1M 1996
75% 53% The Crossing Guard John Booth (Character) $771.7K 1995
No Score Yet 60% Tecumseh: The Last Warrior Galloway (Character) - 1995
33% 28% The Getaway Jim Deer Jackson (Character) $15.5M 1994
No Score Yet No Score Yet Miracle on I-880 Dr. Jim Betts (Character) - 1993
No Score Yet 43% Magic Kid 2 Jack (Character) - 1993
25% 54% The Good Son Jack (Character) $44.4M 1993
No Score Yet No Score Yet Two-Fisted Tales Tom McMurdo (Character) - 1992
No Score Yet 56% Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann Bicycle Pete (Character) - 1991
74% 80% The Indian Runner Joe Roberts (Character) $152.9K 1991
29% 23% Desperate Hours Albert (Character) $2.6M 1990
No Score Yet 69% Cross of Fire Klell Henry (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Brotherhood of the Rose Remus (Character) - 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet Winnie Thomas (Character) - 1988
No Score Yet No Score Yet Six Against the Rock Marvin Hubbard (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Downpayment on Murder Det. Jackson (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet Personal Foul Unknown (Character) - 1987
No Score Yet No Score Yet When Dreams Come True Robert Wynton (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet No Score Yet Shattered Vows Father Tim (Character) - 1984
No Score Yet 38% Prototype Michael (Character) - 1983
71% 67% Max Dugan Returns Shoe Store Cop (Character) - 1983
No Score Yet No Score Yet Our Family Business Phil (Character) - 1981
67% 76% Inside Moves Jerry Maxwell (Character) - 1980

TV

Credit
86% 77% The Chair Dean Paul Larson (Character) 2021
98% 73% The Good Lord Bird Dutch Henry Sherman (Character) 2020
No Score Yet 72% Blindspot Hank (Guest Star) 2017-2018 2020
No Score Yet 89% Outsiders Big Foster (Character) 2016-2017
79% 58% True Detective Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
97% 87% Treme Terry Colson (Character) 2010-2013
No Score Yet 85% Robot Chicken Unknown (Guest Voice) 2012
No Score Yet 78% Medium Unknown (Guest Star) 2009
82% 85% John Adams George Washington (Character) 2008
90% 96% House Michael Tritter (Guest Star) 2006-2007
20% No Score Yet Hack Mike Olshansky (Character),
Director 		2002-2004
91% 90% Homicide: Life on the Street Unknown (Guest Star) 1995
50% No Score Yet Big Wave Dave's Dave Bell (Character) 1993
82% 92% Tales From the Crypt Unknown (Character) 1992
No Score Yet 70% Friday the 13th: The Series Director 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet St. Elsewhere Dr. Jack Morrison (Character) 1982-1988