André Morell
Born
August 20, 1909
Died
November 28, 1978 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Saint Pancras, London, England, UK
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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
André Morell: Best of British
Self
2015
The First Great Train Robbery
Judge
1978
The Lord of the Rings
Elrond (voice)
1978
Life of Shakespeare
Edward Alleyn · (1 episode)
1978
The Professionals
Brigadier Stadden · (1 episode)
1977
The Slipper and the Rose
Bride's Father
1976
The Message
Abu-Talib
1976
Barry Lyndon
Lord Wendover
1975
The Adventurer
Le Père Antonius · (1 episode)
1972
Pope Joan
Emperor Louis
1972
The Man and the Snake
Dr. Druring
1972
10 Rillington Place
Judge Lewis
1971
Hell's Angel
Sir Geoffrey Wolf
1971
Play for Today
Sir Geoffrey Wolf · (1 episode)
1970
Julius Caesar
Cicero
1970
Special Branch
(1 episode)
1969
The Caesars
Tiberius · (6 episodes)
1968
The Expert
Major Williams · (1 episode)
1968
The Vengeance of She
Kassim
1968
Dark of the Sun
Bussier
1968
The Mummy's Shroud
Sir Basil Walden
1967
The Wrong Box
Club Butler
1966
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
Marshal Tavannes
1966
Judith
Haim
1966
The Plague of the Zombies
Sir James Forbes
1966
The Siege of Manchester
Richard Heyrick
1965
BBC Play of the Month
Cyril Horsham · (1 episode)
1965
She
Haumeid
1965
Public Eye
Robert Stuart · (1 episode)
1965
The Moon-Spinners
Yacht Captain
1964
Woman of Straw
Judge
1964
Festival
Senator Clarke · (1 episode)
1963
The Human Jungle
Sir Desmond Shaw · (1 episode)
1963
The Saint
Bernhard Raxel · (1 episode)
1962
Cash on Demand
Colonel Gore Hepburn (as Andre Morell)
1961
The Shadow of the Cat
Walter Venable
1961
The Avengers
(1 episode)
1961
Danger Man
(1 episode)
1960
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
Sir Edward Clarke QC
1960
Cone of Silence
Capt. Edward Manningham
1960
International Detective
Howard Conway · (1 episode)
1959
Ben-Hur
Sextus
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Doctor Watson
1959
The Giant Behemoth
Prof. James Bickford
1959
One Step Beyond
Gen. Guenther Hautmann · (1 episode)
1959
Quatermass and the Pit
Professor Bernard Quatermass · (6 episodes)
1958
The Camp on Blood Island
Col. Lambert
1958
Paris Holiday
American Ambassador
1958
Diamond Safari
Williamson
1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Col. Green
1957
Interpol
Commissioner Breckner
1957
Zarak
Maj. Atherton
1956
The Buccaneers
Governor · (1 episode)
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
Marshal
1956
The Black Tent
Sheik Salem ben Yussef
1956
The Man Who Never Was
Sir Bernard Spilsbury
1956
They Can't Hang Me
Robert Isaac Pitt
1955
Summertime
Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)
1955
The Secret
Chief Inspector Blake
1955
Three Cases of Murder
Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)
1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four
O'Brien
1954
The Black Knight
Sir Ontzlake
1954
His Majesty O'Keefe
Alfred Tetins
1954
Stolen Face
David
1952
Tall Headlines
George Rackham
1952
High Treason
Supt. Folland
1951
Flesh and Blood
Dr. "Willie" Marshall
1951
The Clouded Yellow
Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)
1950
Seven Days to Noon
Superintendent G.W. Folland
1950
Trio
Dr. Lennox
1950
So Long at the Fair
Doctor Hart
1950
Stage Fright
Inspector Byard
1950
Madeleine
Defense Attorney
1950
No Place for Jennifer
Counsel
1950
Sunday Night Theatre
O'Brien · (1 episode)
1950
Wuthering Heights
Hindley Earnshaw
1948
Health in Our Time
1948
The Queen's Husband
Dr. Fellman
1946
Unpublished Story
Marchand
1942
Three Silent Men
Charles Klein
1940
Ten Days in Paris
Victor
1940
Cyrano de Bergerac
Le Bret
1938
Pride and Prejudice
Mr. Wickham
1938