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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 had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama 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 has received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the…
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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 had a recurring role as Detective Michael Tritter on the medical drama 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 has received acclaim for his portrayal of Uncle Peck on the Off-Broadway play How I Learned to Drive for which he earned a Drama Desk and Obie Award. He also 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). From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mayday
as Harold Kelly
The Gettysburg Address
as Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Looking Through Water
as Leo
Broken Land
as Carson Tidwell
Cabrini
as Archbishop Corrigan
The Timekeepers of Eternity
as Captain Brian Enlge (archive footage)
The Virtuoso
as The Deputy
Barbecue
as James T
Trouble
as Gerry
Flowing Water
as Narrator (voice)
Concussion
as Mike Webster
The Boy
as John
Walking the Mile
as Self
Yellow
as Psychologist
Winter in the Blood
as Airplane Man
McCanick
as Eugene 'Mack' McCanick
Horns
as Dale Williams
World War Z
as Ex-CIA Agent
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as James Green, Sr.
The Pond
as Adam 11
Collaborator
as Gus
Drive Angry
as Webster
Shanghai
as Richard Astor
Mint Julep
as Karl
Mother and Child
as Tom
The Hurt Locker
as Colonel Reed
Passengers
as Arkin
Hounddog
as Daddy
Disturbia
as Mr. Turner
Nearing Grace
as Shep Nearing
16 Blocks
as Frank Nugent
Dreamer: Inspired By a True Story
as Palmer
Down in the Valley
as Wade Sommers
Double Vision
as Kevin Richter
The Slaughter Rule
as Gideon 'Gid' Ferguson
Hearts in Atlantis
as Adult Bobby Garfield
Diary of a City Priest
as Fr. John McNamee
Proof of Life
as Peter Bowman
Von Trier's 100 Eyes
as Self
Bait
as Edgar Clenteen
Dancer in the Dark
as Bill Houston
No Poster
Walking the Mile: The Making of The Green Mile
as Self - 'Brutal Howell'
The Green Mile
as Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Crazy in Alabama
as Dove Bullis
The Negotiator
as Cdr. Adam Beck
Contact
as Ted Arroway
Murder Live!
as Frank McGrath
George B.
as George
The Long Kiss Goodnight
as Luke / Daedalus
Extreme Measures
as Frank Hare
The Rock
as Major Tom Baxter
Twelve Monkeys
as Dr. Peters
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior
as Galloway
The Crossing Guard
as John Booth
Magic Kid II
as Jack
The Getaway
as Jim Deer Jackson
The Good Son
as Jack Evans
Miracle on Interstate 880
as Dr. Jim Betts
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
as Rick Steiner
Two-Fisted Tales
as Tom McMurdo (segment "Showdown")
The Indian Runner
as Joe Roberts
Cry in the Wild: The Taking of Peggy Ann
as Bicycle Pete
Desperate Hours
as Albert
Winnie
as Thomas
No Poster
A Place at the Table
as Tom Williams
Personal Foul
Six Against the Rock
as Marvin Hubbard
Downpayment on Murder
as Det. Jackson
When Dreams Come True
as Robert Wynton
Shattered Vows
as Father Tim
Prototype
as Michael
Max Dugan Returns
as Shoe Store Cop
Our Family Business
as Phil
Inside Moves
as Jerry Maxwell
No Poster