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André Morell

Known for acting · Born 20 August 1909 · Died 28 November 1978 · aged 69 · Saint Pancras, London, England, UK

98 credits

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. ​

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Known for

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1959

The Plague of the Zombies

1966

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957

Cash on Demand

1961

The Giant Behemoth

1959

The Mummy's Shroud

1967

Seven Days to Noon

1950

The Shadow of the Cat

1961

Stolen Face

1952

Dark of the Sun

1968

The Camp on Blood Island

1958

The Message

1976

Acting (98)

2015André Morell: Best of BritishSelfFilm
1994The World of HammerSelf (archive footage) · 4 episodesSeries
1978The Lord of the RingsElrond (voice)Film
1978The First Great Train RobberyJudgeFilm
1978Will ShakespeareEdward AlleynSeries
1978The Last RomanticGantryFilm
1977The ProfessionalsBrigadier StaddenSeries
1977The Velvet GloveBen GreetSeries
1976The MessageAbu-TalibFilm
1976The Slipper and the RoseBride's FatherFilm
1975Barry LyndonLord WendoverFilm
1975Edward the SeventhLord Palmerston · 4 episodesSeries
1974Armchair CinemaAndré FageSeries
1974The PrisonAndré FageFilm
1972Pope JoanEmperor LouisFilm
1972The AdventurerLe Père AntoniusSeries
1972The Man and the SnakeDr. DruringFilm
197110 Rillington PlaceJudge LewisFilm
1971Hell's AngelSir Geoffrey WolfFilm
1970Julius CaesarCiceroFilm
1970Play for TodaySir Geoffrey WolfSeries
1970Big BrotherLord BryantSeries
1969W. Somerset MaughamHoward JoyceSeries
1968Dark of the SunBussierFilm
1968The Vengeance of SheKassimFilm
1968The CaesarsTiberius · 6 episodesSeries
1968The ExpertMajor WilliamsSeries
1967The Mummy's ShroudSir Basil WaldenFilm
1967ITV PlayhousePiers CollinghamSeries
1966The Plague of the ZombiesSir James ForbesFilm
1966The Wrong BoxClub ButlerFilm
1966JudithHaimFilm
1966Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's EveMarshal TavannesFilm
1965SheHaumeidFilm
1965BBC Play of the MonthCyril HorshamSeries
1965Public EyeRobert StuartSeries
1965The Siege of ManchesterRichard HeyrickFilm
1964The Moon-SpinnersYacht CaptainFilm
1964Woman of StrawJudgeFilm
1964Theatre 625Richard HeyrickSeries
1963The Human JungleSir Desmond ShawSeries
1963FestivalSenator ClarkeSeries
1962The SaintBernhard RaxelSeries
1961The AvengersLord TealeSeries
1961Cash on DemandColonel Gore HepburnFilm
1961The Shadow of the CatWalter VenableFilm
1960Danger ManSeries
1960Cone of SilenceCapt. Edward ManninghamFilm
1960The Trial of Oscar WildeSir Edward Clarke QCFilm
1960On TrialSir Edward ClarkeSeries
1960Theatre '70Colonel Gore-HepburnSeries
1959Ben-HurSextusFilm
1959The Hound of the BaskervillesDoctor WatsonFilm
1959The Giant BehemothProf. James BickfordFilm
1959One Step BeyondGen. Guenther HautmannSeries
1959International DetectiveHoward ConwaySeries
1958Quatermass and the PitProfessor Bernard Quatermass · 6 episodesSeries
1958The Camp on Blood IslandCol. LambertFilm
1958Paris HolidayAmerican AmbassadorFilm
1958Diamond SafariWilliamsonFilm
1957The Bridge on the River KwaiCol. GreenFilm
1957InterpolCommissioner BrecknerFilm
1957Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!SvenSeries
1956The Man Who Never WasSir Bernard SpilsburyFilm
1956The Baby and the BattleshipMarshalFilm
1956The Black TentSheik Salem ben YussefFilm
1956ZarakMaj. AthertonFilm
1956Armchair TheatreEtienne, Doctor Sloper, Halvard Solness, Elver TaskSeries
1956The BuccaneersGovernorSeries
1955SummertimeEnglishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)Film
1955Three Cases of MurderDr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)Film
1955They Can't Hang MeRobert Isaac PittFilm
1955The SecretChief Inspector BlakeFilm
1954Nineteen Eighty-FourO'BrienFilm
1954His Majesty O'KeefeAlfred TetinsFilm
1954The Black KnightSir OntzlakeFilm
1954The Golden LinkSupt. BlakeFilm
1953It Is Midnight, Dr. SchweitzerAlbert SchweitzerFilm
1952Stolen FaceDavidFilm
1952Tall HeadlinesGeorge RackhamFilm
1951High TreasonSupt. FollandFilm
1951Flesh and BloodDr. "Willie" MarshallFilm
1950Stage FrightInspector ByardFilm
1950Seven Days to NoonSuperintendent G.W. FollandFilm
1950So Long at the FairDoctor HartFilm
1950MadeleineDefense AttorneyFilm
1950The Clouded YellowSecret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)Film
1950TrioDr. LennoxFilm
1950No Place for JenniferCounselFilm
1950Sunday Night TheatreO'BrienSeries
1948Wuthering HeightsHindley EarnshawFilm
1948Health in Our TimeFilm
1946The Queen's HusbandDr. FellmanFilm
1942Unpublished StoryMarchandFilm
1940Ten Days in ParisVictorFilm
1940Three Silent MenCharles KleinFilm
1938Pride and PrejudiceMr. WickhamFilm
1938Cyrano de BergeracLe BretFilm