Robert Morley

His son, Sheridan Morley, is a well-known critic. Petersen, who has one child from a previous marriage, married longtime girlfriend Gina Cirone in June of 2003. Renowned for excelling at repartee and generally being an eloquent conversationalist, Morley gained the epitheton of being a "wit". From 2000 to the present, Petersen has starred as Gil Grissom in the successful CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. A versatile actor who, especially in his younger years, played roles as divergent as those of Louis XVI (Marie Antoinette, 1938), Oscar Wilde (1960) and a missionary in The African Queen (1951), Morley personified the conservative Brit in many comedy and caper films. Hathaway is a candidate for Vice President following the death of the incumbent. Born Robert Adolph Wilton Morley in Semley, Wiltshire, England, he attended RADA and made his West End stage debut in 1929 and his Broadway debut in 1938 but was soon won over to the big screen. In the 2000 release The Contender, Petersen played the role of Governor Jack Hathway.

In his Movie Encyclopedia, film critic Leonard Maltin describes Morley as "recognizable by his ungainly bulk, bushy eyebrows, thick lips, and double chin, […] particularly effective when cast as a pompous windbag". Instead, he worked on the 1987 made for TV movie Long Gone. Robert Morley (May 26, 1908 - June 3, 1992) was a British actor who, often in supporting roles, was time and again cast as the archetypal English gentleman representing the Establishment. In a move perhaps indicative of his career choices, Petersen is alleged to have passed on a part in Oliver Stone's Platoon, as it would have kept him away from his family. Marie Antoinette (1938) (King Louis XVI). His film career began with a small part in the 1981 film Thief, and in 1986 he starred as Will Graham in Manhunter (later to be remade as Red Dragon). Major Barbara (1941) (Andrew Undershaft). After attending Bishop Kelly High School in Boise, Idaho and Idaho State University, the latter on a football scholarship, Petersen became a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company.

The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) (Charles James Fox). William Petersen, an American actor, was born on February 21, 1953, in Evanston, Illinois. The African Queen (1951) (Reverend Samuel Sayer). Beat the Devil (1953) (Crook #1). Beau Brummell (1954) (King George III).

The Doctor's Dilemma (1959) (Sir Ralph Bloomfield-Bonington). The Battle of the Sexes (1959) (Robert MacPherson). Oscar Wilde (1960) (Oscar Wilde). Murder at the Gallop (1963) (Hector Enderby) (opposite Margaret Rutherford).

Jacobs). Of Human Bondage (1964) (Dr. Topkapi (1964) (Cedric Page). Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965) (Lord Rawnsley).

The Loved One (1965) (Sir Ambrose Ambercrombie). Life at the Top (1965) (Tiffield). The Alphabet Murders (aka The ABC Murders) (1965) (Captain Arthur Hastings). Hot Millions (1968) (Caesar Smith).

Cromwell (1970) (The Earl of Manchester). Theatre of Blood (1973) (Meredith Merridew). Great Expectations (1974) (TV) (Uncle Pumblechook). Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (aka Too Many Chefs) (1978) (Max).

The Human Factor (1980) (Dr Percival). The Old Men at the Zoo (1982) (TV mini-series) (Lord Godmanchester). Alice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) (King of Hearts). Little Dorrit (1988) (Lord Decimus Barnacle).