
André Morell
Known for Acting · 99 credits
- Born
- 1909-08-20
- Died
- 1978-11-28
- Place of birth
- Saint Pancras, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Cecil André Mesritz · Andre Morell · Андре Морелл
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."
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Known For
TV Shows (31)

Play for Today
1970
as Sir Geoffrey Wolf

The Avengers
1961
as Lord Teale

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Cyril Horsham

The Saint
1962
as Bernhard Raxel

The Professionals
1977
as Brigadier Stadden

Theatre 625
1964
as Richard Heyrick

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Piers Collingham

One Step Beyond
1959
as Gen. Guenther Hautmann

The World of Hammer
1994
as Self (archive footage)

Danger Man
1960

Public Eye
1965
as Robert Stuart

Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as O'Brien

The Expert
1968
as Major Williams
Festival
1963
as Senator Clarke

The Buccaneers
1956
as Governor

The Human Jungle
1963
as Sir Desmond Shaw

The Adventurer
1972
as Le Père Antonius
Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!
1957
as Sven
International Detective
1959
as Howard Conway
Theatre '70
1960
as Colonel Gore-Hepburn

Edward the Seventh
1975
as Lord Palmerston
W. Somerset Maugham
1969
as Howard Joyce

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Etienne / Doctor Sloper / Halvard Solness / Elver Task

On Trial
1960
as Sir Edward Clarke

The Caesars
1968
as Tiberius

Will Shakespeare
1978
as Edward Alleyn

Quatermass and the Pit
1958
as Professor Bernard Quatermass

Life of Shakespeare
1978
as Edward Alleyn

Armchair Cinema
1974
as André Fage
Big Brother
1970
as Lord Bryant
The Velvet Glove
1977
as Ben Greet
Movies (68)

Ben-Hur
1959
as Sextus

Barry Lyndon
1975
as Lord Wendover

The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Col. Green

The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Elrond (voice)

The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Judge

She
1965
as Haumeid

Zarak
1956
as Maj. Atherton

The Wrong Box
1966
as Club Butler

Cash on Demand
1961
as Colonel Gore Hepburn

The Vengeance of She
1968
as Kassim

The Prison
1974
as André Fage

Stage Fright
1950
as Inspector Byard

The Message
1976
as Abu-Talib

So Long at the Fair
1950
as Doctor Hart

Dark of the Sun
1968
as Bussier

Julius Caesar
1970
as Cicero

Pride and Prejudice
1938
as Mr. Wickham

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Doctor Watson

The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Sir Bernard Spilsbury

The Slipper and the Rose
1976
as Bride's Father

His Majesty O'Keefe
1954
as Alfred Tetins

Nineteen Eighty-Four
1954
as O'Brien

The Black Knight
1954
as Sir Ontzlake
It Is Midnight, Dr. Schweitzer
1953
as Albert Schweitzer

Woman of Straw
1964
as Judge

The Giant Behemoth
1959
as Prof. James Bickford

Summertime
1955
as Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)

The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Yacht Captain

10 Rillington Place
1971
as Judge Lewis

The Mummy's Shroud
1967
as Sir Basil Walden

Cone of Silence
1960
as Capt. Edward Manningham

Flesh and Blood
1951
as Dr. "Willie" Marshall

Hell's Angel
1971
as Sir Geoffrey Wolf

The Baby and the Battleship
1956
as Marshal

Stolen Face
1952
as David

The Camp on Blood Island
1958
as Col. Lambert

Three Cases of Murder
1955
as Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

Tall Headlines
1952
as George Rackham

No Place for Jennifer
1950
as Counsel
The Golden Link
1954
as Supt. Blake

The Shadow of the Cat
1961
as Walter Venable

The Plague of the Zombies
1966
as Sir James Forbes

Trio
1950
as Dr. Lennox

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1966
as Marshal Tavannes

Seven Days to Noon
1950
as Superintendent G.W. Folland

Judith
1966
as Haim
The Last Romantic
1978
as Gantry

Unpublished Story
1942
as Marchand

High Treason
1951
as Supt. Folland

Madeleine
1950
as Defense Attorney

They Can't Hang Me
1955
as Robert Isaac Pitt

The Siege of Manchester
1965
as Richard Heyrick

Interpol
1957
as Commissioner Breckner
Cyrano de Bergerac
1938
as Le Bret

Ten Days in Paris
1940
as Victor

Pope Joan
1972
as Emperor Louis

The Secret
1955
as Chief Inspector Blake

The Black Tent
1956
as Sheik Salem ben Yussef

Paris Holiday
1958
as American Ambassador

The Clouded Yellow
1950
as Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)

The Trial of Oscar Wilde
1960
as Sir Edward Clarke QC

Wuthering Heights
1948
as Hindley Earnshaw
The Queen's Husband
1946
as Dr. Fellman

Three Silent Men
1940
as Charles Klein

Diamond Safari
1958
as Williamson
The Man and the Snake
1972
as Dr. Druring
Health in Our Time
1948

André Morell: Best of British
2015
as Self
About André Morell
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) a… With 99 credits spanning from 1938 to 2015, André Morell has appeared in 68 films and 31 TV shows.
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Most Popular André Morell Movies
- Ben-Hur (1959) — as Sextus
- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Lord Wendover
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) — as Col. Green
- The Lord of the Rings (1978) — as Elrond (voice)
- The First Great Train Robbery (1978) — as Judge
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