Person Details
Birthday: 1909-08-20 03:16:20
Death: 1978-11-28 03:16:20
Aliases: Cecil André Mesritz , Andre Morell
Gender: Male
Place of birth: St. Pancras, London, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 58
TV Involvements: 14
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Saint
(1962) Bernhard RaxelBen-Hur
(1959) SextusThe Professionals
(1977) Brigadier StaddenOne Step Beyond
(1959) Gen. Guenther HautmannBarry Lyndon
(1975) Lord Gustavos Adolphus WendoverThe Lord of the Rings
(1978) Elrond (voice)The Bridge on the River Kwai
(1957) Col. GreenThe Hound of the Baskervilles
(1959) Doctor WatsonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2015 | Self | |
1978 | Judge | |
Elrond (voice) | ||
Edward Alleyn | ||
1977 | Brigadier Stadden | |
1976 | Bride's Father | |
Abu-Talib | ||
1975 | Lord Wendover | |
1972 | Le Père Antonius | |
Emperor Louis | ||
Dr. Druring | ||
1971 | Judge Lewis | |
Sir Geoffrey Wolf | ||
1970 | Sir Geoffrey Wolf | |
Cicero | ||
1969 | N/A | |
1968 | Tiberius | |
Major Williams | ||
Kassim | ||
Bussier | ||
1967 | Sir Basil Walden | |
1966 | Club Butler | |
Marshal Tavannes | ||
Haim | ||
Sir James Forbes | ||
1965 | Richard Heyrick | |
Haumeid | ||
Robert Stuart | ||
1964 | Yacht Captain | |
Judge | ||
1963 | Sir Desmond Shaw | |
1962 | Bernhard Raxel | |
1961 | Colonel Gore Hepburn | |
Walter Venable | ||
N/A | ||
1960 | N/A | |
Capt. Edward Manningham | ||
1959 | Howard Conway | |
Sextus | ||
Doctor Watson | ||
Prof. James Bickford | ||
Gen. Guenther Hautmann | ||
1958 | Professor Bernard Quatermass | |
Col. Lambert | ||
American Ambassador | ||
Williamson | ||
1957 | Col. Green | |
Commissioner Breckner | ||
1956 | Maj. Atherton | |
Governor | ||
Marshal | ||
Sheik Salem ben Yussef | ||
Sir Bernard Spilsbury | ||
1955 | Robert Isaac Pitt | |
Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited) | ||
Chief Inspector Blake | ||
Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment) | ||
1954 | O'Brien | |
Sir Ontzlake | ||
Alfred Tetins | ||
1952 | David | |
George Rackham | ||
1951 | Supt. Folland | |
Dr. "Willie" Marshall | ||
1950 | Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell) | |
Superintendent G.W. Folland | ||
Dr. Lennox | ||
Doctor Hart | ||
Inspector Byard | ||
Defense Attorney | ||
Counsel | ||
O'Brien | ||
1948 | Hindley Earnshaw | |
N/A | ||
1942 | Marchand | |
1940 | Charles Klein | |
Victor | ||
1938 | Le Bret | |
Mr. Wickham | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |