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André Morell
Actor

André Morell

20 Aug 1909Born
28 Nov 1978Died
69Age at death
96Credits

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).

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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

The 80 most recent of 96 credits.

  1. 1978The First Great Train RobberyFilm: Judge
  2. 1978The Lord of the RingsFilm: Elrond (voice)
  3. 1978Will ShakespeareSeries: Edward Alleyn (1 episode)
  4. 1978The Last RomanticFilm: Gantry
  5. 1977The ProfessionalsSeries: Brigadier Stadden (1 episode)
  6. 1977The Velvet GloveSeries: Ben Greet (1 episode)
  7. 1976The Slipper and the RoseFilm: Bride's Father
  8. 1976The MessageFilm: Abu-Talib
  9. 1975Barry LyndonFilm: Lord Wendover
  10. 1975Edward the SeventhSeries: Lord Palmerston (4 episodes)
  11. 1974Armchair CinemaSeries: André Fage (1 episode)
  12. 1974The PrisonFilm: André Fage
  13. 1972The AdventurerSeries: Le Père Antonius (1 episode)
  14. 1972Pope JoanFilm: Emperor Louis
  15. 1972The Man and the SnakeFilm: Dr. Druring
  16. 197110 Rillington PlaceFilm: Judge Lewis
  17. 1971Hell's AngelFilm: Sir Geoffrey Wolf
  18. 1970Play for TodaySeries: Sir Geoffrey Wolf (1 episode)
  19. 1970Big BrotherSeries: Lord Bryant (1 episode)
  20. 1970Julius CaesarFilm: Cicero
  21. 1969W. Somerset MaughamSeries: Howard Joyce (1 episode)
  22. 1968The CaesarsSeries: Tiberius (6 episodes)
  23. 1968The ExpertSeries: Major Williams (1 episode)
  24. 1968The Vengeance of SheFilm: Kassim
  25. 1968Dark of the SunFilm: Bussier
  26. 1967ITV PlayhouseSeries: Piers Collingham (1 episode)
  27. 1967The Mummy's ShroudFilm: Sir Basil Walden
  28. 1966The Wrong BoxFilm: Club Butler
  29. 1966Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's EveFilm: Marshal Tavannes
  30. 1966JudithFilm: Haim
  31. 1966The Plague of the ZombiesFilm: Sir James Forbes
  32. 1965The Siege of ManchesterFilm: Richard Heyrick
  33. 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeries: Cyril Horsham (1 episode)
  34. 1965SheFilm: Haumeid
  35. 1965Public EyeSeries: Robert Stuart (1 episode)
  36. 1964The Moon-SpinnersFilm: Yacht Captain
  37. 1964Theatre 625Series: Richard Heyrick (1 episode)
  38. 1964Woman of StrawFilm: Judge
  39. 1963FestivalSeries: Senator Clarke (1 episode)
  40. 1963The Human JungleSeries: Sir Desmond Shaw (1 episode)
  41. 1962The SaintSeries: Bernhard Raxel (1 episode)
  42. 1961Cash on DemandFilm: Colonel Gore Hepburn
  43. 1961The Shadow of the CatFilm: Walter Venable
  44. 1961The AvengersSeries: Lord Teale (1 episode)
  45. 1960Danger ManSeries (1 episode)
  46. 1960Theatre '70Series: Colonel Gore-Hepburn (1 episode)
  47. 1960The Trial of Oscar WildeFilm: Sir Edward Clarke QC
  48. 1960On TrialSeries: Sir Edward Clarke (1 episode)
  49. 1960Cone of SilenceFilm: Capt. Edward Manningham
  50. 1959International DetectiveSeries: Howard Conway (1 episode)
  51. 1959Ben-HurFilm: Sextus
  52. 1959The Hound of the BaskervillesFilm: Doctor Watson
  53. 1959The Giant BehemothFilm: Prof. James Bickford
  54. 1959One Step BeyondSeries: Gen. Guenther Hautmann (1 episode)
  55. 1958Quatermass and the PitSeries: Professor Bernard Quatermass (6 episodes)
  56. 1958The Camp on Blood IslandFilm: Col. Lambert
  57. 1958Paris HolidayFilm: American Ambassador
  58. 1958Diamond SafariFilm: Williamson
  59. 1957The Bridge on the River KwaiFilm: Col. Green
  60. 1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!Series: Sven (1 episode)
  61. 1957InterpolFilm: Commissioner Breckner
  62. 1956ZarakFilm: Maj. Atherton
  63. 1956The BuccaneersSeries: Governor (1 episode)
  64. 1956Armchair TheatreSeries: Etienne, Doctor Sloper, Halvard Solness, Elver Task (1 episode)
  65. 1956The Baby and the BattleshipFilm: Marshal
  66. 1956The Black TentFilm: Sheik Salem ben Yussef
  67. 1956The Man Who Never WasFilm: Sir Bernard Spilsbury
  68. 1955They Can't Hang MeFilm: Robert Isaac Pitt
  69. 1955SummertimeFilm: Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)
  70. 1955The SecretFilm: Chief Inspector Blake
  71. 1955Three Cases of MurderFilm: Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
  72. 1954Nineteen Eighty-FourFilm: O'Brien
  73. 1954The Golden LinkFilm: Supt. Blake
  74. 1954The Black KnightFilm: Sir Ontzlake
  75. 1954His Majesty O'KeefeFilm: Alfred Tetins
  76. 1953It Is Midnight, Dr. SchweitzerFilm: Albert Schweitzer
  77. 1952Stolen FaceFilm: David
  78. 1952Tall HeadlinesFilm: George Rackham
  79. 1951High TreasonFilm: Supt. Folland
  80. 1951Flesh and BloodFilm: Dr. "Willie" Marshall

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