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Edward R. Morse(1916-1992)

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Edward R. Morse was born on 12 January 1916 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a casting director and assistant director, known for The Astral Factor (1978), Union Station (1950) and Hi-Riders (1978). He died on 9 April 1992 in Pinellas, Florida, USA.
BornJanuary 12, 1916
DiedApril 9, 1992(76)
BornJanuary 12, 1916
DiedApril 9, 1992(76)
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Known for

The Astral Factor (1978)
The Astral Factor
3.7
  • Casting Director(as Edward Morse)
  • 1978
William Holden, Lyle Bettger, Barry Fitzgerald, and Nancy Olson in Union Station (1950)
Union Station
6.8
  • Casting Department
  • 1950
Hi-Riders (1978)
Hi-Riders
5.0
  • Casting Director(as Edward Morse)
  • 1978
Sophia Loren and Anthony Quinn in The Black Orchid (1958)
The Black Orchid
6.4
  • Casting Director
  • 1958

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  • Hi-Riders (1978)
    Hi-Riders
    5.0
    • Casting Director (as Edward Morse)
    • 1978
  • The Astral Factor (1978)
    The Astral Factor
    3.7
    • Casting Director (as Edward Morse)
    • 1978
  • The Other Side of Hell (1978)
    The Other Side of Hell
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director (as Edward Morse)
    • 1978
  • Melissa Sue Anderson, Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon, Karen Grassle, Richard Bull, Sidney Greenbush, Jonathan Gilbert, Rachel Lindsay Greenbush, and Katherine MacGregor in Little House on the Prairie (1974)
    Little House on the Prairie
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1974–1977
  • Eaten Alive (1976)
    Eaten Alive
    5.5
    • Casting Director (as Eddie Morse)
    • 1976
  • Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway (1976)
    Dawn: Portrait of a Teenage Runaway
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Casting Director (as Edward Morse)
    • 1976
  • Jim Hutton, Julie Adams, and Paul Burke in Psychic Killer (1975)
    Psychic Killer
    5.5
    • Casting Director
    • 1975
  • Kung Fu (1972)
    Kung Fu
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Casting Director (as Eddie Morse)
    • 1973–1974
  • Cliff Robertson in Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)
    Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies
    4.7
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Susan Olsen, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland, Maureen McCormick, and Barry Williams in The Brady Bunch (1969)
    The Brady Bunch
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    • 1972
  • Peter Lorre, Ina Balin, John Carradine, Jerry Lewis, Phil Harris, Everett Sloane, and Keenan Wynn in The Patsy (1964)
    The Patsy
    6.2
    • Casting Director (as Ed Morse)
    • 1964
  • Jerry Lewis and Stella Stevens in The Nutty Professor (1963)
    The Nutty Professor
    6.6
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
    Girls! Girls! Girls!
    5.6
    • Casting Director (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Westinghouse Preview Theatre (1961)
    Westinghouse Preview Theatre
    TV Series
    • Casting Director (as Edward Morse)
    • 1961
  • Jerry Lewis, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Norman Rockwell, and Ed Wynn in Cinderfella (1960)
    Cinderfella
    5.9
    • unit casting director (uncredited)
    • 1960

Casting Department



  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • casting supervisor
    • 1977
  • John Agar, William Bendix, Lon Chaney Jr., Rory Calhoun, Richard Arlen, Linda Foster, Virginia Mayo, and Regis Parton in Young Fury (1964)
    Young Fury
    5.6
    • casting (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Jerry Lewis in The Bellboy (1960)
    The Bellboy
    6.5
    • casting: Hollywood
    • 1960
  • The Rainmaker (1956)
    The Rainmaker
    6.9
    • casting (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • William Holden, Lyle Bettger, Barry Fitzgerald, and Nancy Olson in Union Station (1950)
    Union Station
    6.8
    • casting
    • 1950
  • Jane Russell and Bob Hope in The Paleface (1948)
    The Paleface
    6.6
    • casting: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1948

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard in Unconquered (1947)
    Unconquered
    6.9
    • second second assistant director (uncredited)
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Eddie Morse
  • Born
    • January 12, 1916
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • April 9, 1992
    • Pinellas, Florida, USA(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    In late 1954, he was a casting director for Paramount Pictures. On 21 November 1954 he appeared as a guest on "What's My Line" where his "Line" was "Casting Director"; which as ultimately deduced by Dorothy Kilgallen.

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