André Morell
André Morell
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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." Description above from the Wikipedia article André Morell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
81
Gender
Male
Birthday
1909-08-20 (115 years old)
Place of Birth
Saint Pancras, London, England, UK
Acting

1978

Life of Shakespeare as Edward Alleyn

1978

The Lord of the Rings as Elrond (voice)

1977

The Professionals as Brigadier Stadden

1976

The Message as Abu-Talib

1976

The Slipper and the Rose as Bride's Father

1975

Barry Lyndon as Lord Wendover

1972

The Adventurer as Le Père Antonius

1972

Pope Joan as Emperor Louis

1972

The Man and the Snake as Dr. Druring

1971

10 Rillington Place as Judge Lewis

1971

Hell's Angel as Sir Geoffrey Wolf

1970

Play for Today as Sir Geoffrey Wolf

1970

Julius Caesar as Cicero

1969

Special Branch as Not available

1968

The Expert as Major Williams

1968

The Caesars as Tiberius

1968

Dark of the Sun as Bussier

1968

The Vengeance of She as Kassim

1967

The Mummy's Shroud as Sir Basil Walden

1966

The Wrong Box as Club Butler

1966

The Plague of the Zombies as Sir James Forbes

1966

Judith as Haim

1965

Public Eye as Robert Stuart

1965

She as Haumeid

1965

The Siege of Manchester as Richard Heyrick

1964

Woman of Straw as Judge

1964

The Moon-Spinners as Yacht Captain

1963

The Human Jungle as Sir Desmond Shaw

1962

The Saint as Bernhard Raxel

1961

The Avengers as Not available

1961

Cash on Demand as Colonel Gore Hepburn (as Andre Morell)

1961

The Shadow of the Cat as Walter Venable

1960

Danger Man as Not available

1960

Cone of Silence as Capt. Edward Manningham

1960

The Trial of Oscar Wilde as Sir Edward Clarke QC

1959

One Step Beyond as Gen. Guenther Hautmann

1959

International Detective as Howard Conway

1959

Ben-Hur as Sextus

1959

The Giant Behemoth as Prof. James Bickford

1959

The Hound of the Baskervilles as Doctor Watson

1958

Quatermass and the Pit as Professor Bernard Quatermass

1958

Paris Holiday as American Ambassador

1958

The Camp on Blood Island as Col. Lambert

1958

Diamond Safari as Williamson

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai as Col. Green

1957

Interpol as Commissioner Breckner

1956

The Buccaneers as Governor

1956

The Man Who Never Was as Sir Bernard Spilsbury

1956

Zarak as Maj. Atherton

1956

The Black Tent as Sheik Salem ben Yussef

1955

Summertime as Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)

1955

Three Cases of Murder as Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

1955

The Secret as Chief Inspector Blake

1955

They Can't Hang Me as Robert Isaac Pitt

1954

Nineteen Eighty-Four as O'Brien

1954

His Majesty O'Keefe as Alfred Tetins

1954

The Black Knight as Sir Ontzlake

1952

Stolen Face as David

1952

Tall Headlines as George Rackham

1951

High Treason as Supt. Folland

1951

Flesh and Blood as Dr. "Willie" Marshall

1950

Sunday Night Theatre as O'Brien

1950

Stage Fright as Inspector Byard

1950

Madeleine as Defense Attorney

1950

Seven Days to Noon as Superintendent G.W. Folland

1950

So Long at the Fair as Doctor Hart

1950

Trio as Dr. Lennox

1950

No Place for Jennifer as Counsel

1950

The Clouded Yellow as Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)

1948

Wuthering Heights as Hindley Earnshaw

1948

Health in Our Time as Not available

1946

The Queen's Husband as Dr. Fellman

1942

Unpublished Story as Marchand

1940

Ten Days in Paris as Victor

1940

Three Silent Men as Charles Klein

1938

Cyrano de Bergerac as Le Bret

1938

Pride and Prejudice as Mr. Wickham