Actor Morse dies at 89

Published Tuesday 5 February 2008 at 10:50 by Patrick Newley

Veteran actor Barry Morse, best known on television for role as police chief Philip Gerard in The Fugitive, has died aged 89.

The London-born actor made his name on the Canadian stage before enjoying major roles on both British and American TV. He played Professor Bergman in the cult ITV series Space 1999, Wolf Stoller in the mini-series The Winds of War and more recently he guested in Doctors and Waking the Dead.

Morse trained at RADA and appeared on the London stage in the forties, making his film debut as a stooge to Will Hay in the comedy The Goose Steps Out (1942).

He divided his time between Canada and the UK and appeared in several plays on Broadway, including Hadrian V11 (1969).

Morse died in London on February 2. A full obituary will appear in a future issue of The Stage.