André Morell

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Known For:
Acting

Birthday:
August 20, 1909

Place of Birth:
Saint Pancras, London, England, UK

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André Morell

Biography

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André Morell (20 August 1909 – 28 November 1978; sometimes credited as Andre Morell) was a British actor. He appeared frequently in theatre, film and on television from the 1930s to the 1970s. His best known screen roles were as Professor Bernard Quatermass in the BBC Television serial Quatermass and the Pit (1958–59), and as Doctor Watson in the Hammer Film Productions version of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959). He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning films The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Ben-Hur (1959), in several of Hammer's well-known horror films throughout the 1960s and in the acclaimed ITV historical drama The Caesars (1968).

His obituary in The Times newspaper described him as possessing a "commanding presence with a rich, responsive voice... whether in the classical or modern theatre he was authoritative and dependable."

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Known For

Filmography

Year Movie Role
2015 André Morell: Best of British Self
1978 The Lord of the Rings Elrond (voice)
1978 The First Great Train Robbery Judge
1976 The Slipper and the Rose Bride's Father
1976 The Message Abu-Talib
1975 Barry Lyndon Lord Wendover
1972 The Man and the Snake Dr. Druring
1972 Pope Joan Emperor Louis
1971 10 Rillington Place Judge Lewis
1971 Hell's Angel Sir Geoffrey Wolf
1970 Julius Caesar Cicero
1968 Dark of the Sun Bussier
1968 The Vengeance of She Kassim
1967 The Mummy's Shroud Sir Basil Walden
1966 The Plague of the Zombies Sir James Forbes
1966 Judith Haim
1966 The Wrong Box Club Butler
1966 Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Marshal Tavannes
1965 She Haumeid
1965 The Siege of Manchester Richard Heyrick
1964 Woman of Straw Judge
1964 The Moon-Spinners Yacht Captain
1961 The Shadow of the Cat Walter Venable
1961 Cash on Demand Colonel Gore Hepburn (as Andre Morell)
1960 Cone of Silence Capt. Edward Manningham
1960 The Trial of Oscar Wilde Sir Edward Clarke QC
1959 Ben-Hur Sextus
1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles Doctor Watson
1959 The Giant Behemoth Prof. James Bickford
1958 Paris Holiday American Ambassador
1958 Diamond Safari Williamson
1958 The Camp on Blood Island Col. Lambert
1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai Col. Green
1957 Interpol Commissioner Breckner
1956 The Man Who Never Was Sir Bernard Spilsbury
1956 The Black Tent Sheik Salem ben Yussef
1956 The Baby and the Battleship Marshal
1956 Zarak Maj. Atherton
1955 Three Cases of Murder Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
1955 They Can't Hang Me Robert Isaac Pitt
1955 The Secret Chief Inspector Blake
1955 Summertime Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)
1954 The Black Knight Sir Ontzlake
1954 His Majesty O'Keefe Alfred Tetins
1954 Nineteen Eighty-Four O'Brien
1952 Stolen Face David
1952 Tall Headlines George Rackham
1951 High Treason Supt. Folland
1951 Flesh and Blood Dr. "Willie" Marshall
1950 Stage Fright Inspector Byard
1950 The Clouded Yellow Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)
1950 Seven Days to Noon Superintendent G.W. Folland
1950 So Long at the Fair Doctor Hart
1950 No Place for Jennifer Counsel
1950 Trio Dr. Lennox
1950 Madeleine Defense Attorney
1948 Wuthering Heights Hindley Earnshaw
1948 Health in Our Time
1946 The Queen's Husband Dr. Fellman
1942 Unpublished Story Marchand
1940 Three Silent Men Charles Klein
1940 Ten Days in Paris Victor
1938 Cyrano de Bergerac Le Bret
1938 Pride and Prejudice Mr. Wickham
Year TV Show Role
1978 Life of Shakespeare Edward Alleyn
1977 The Professionals Brigadier Stadden
1972 The Adventurer Le Père Antonius
1970 Play for Today Sir Geoffrey Wolf
1969 Special Branch
1968 The Expert Major Williams
1968 The Caesars Tiberius
1965 Public Eye Robert Stuart
1965 BBC Play of the Month Cyril Horsham
1963 The Human Jungle Sir Desmond Shaw
1963 Festival Senator Clarke
1962 The Saint Bernhard Raxel
1961 The Avengers
1960 Danger Man
1959 One Step Beyond Gen. Guenther Hautmann
1959 International Detective Howard Conway
1958 Quatermass and the Pit Professor Bernard Quatermass
1957 Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! Sven
1956 The Buccaneers Governor
1950 Sunday Night Theatre O'Brien
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