André Morell

André Morell

Acting • Born 1909-08-20 – Died 1978-11-28

Acting1Saint Pancras, London, England, UK

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. ​

Filmography

91 credits
The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

Movie • 1978

Elrond (voice)

Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Movie • 1959

Sextus

The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Movie • 1957

Col. Green

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Movie • 1975

Lord Wendover

Stage Fright

Stage Fright

Movie • 1950

Inspector Byard

The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Movie • 1959

Doctor Watson

Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun

Movie • 1968

Bussier

Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

Movie • 1958

American Ambassador

The Shadow of the Cat

The Shadow of the Cat

Movie • 1961

Walter Venable

The Black Knight

The Black Knight

Movie • 1954

Sir Ontzlake

The Plague of the Zombies

The Plague of the Zombies

Movie • 1966

Sir James Forbes

The Giant Behemoth

The Giant Behemoth

Movie • 1959

Prof. James Bickford

Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

Movie • 1961

Colonel Gore Hepburn

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

Movie • 1956

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Movie • 1970

Cicero

The Clouded Yellow

The Clouded Yellow

Movie • 1950

Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)

Interpol

Interpol

Movie • 1957

Commissioner Breckner

Three Cases of Murder

Three Cases of Murder

Movie • 1955

Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

The Vengeance of She

The Vengeance of She

Movie • 1968

Kassim

Stolen Face

Stolen Face

Movie • 1952

David

The Mummy's Shroud

The Mummy's Shroud

Movie • 1967

Sir Basil Walden

She

She

Movie • 1965

Haumeid

Seven Days to Noon

Seven Days to Noon

Movie • 1950

Superintendent G.W. Folland

Diamond Safari

Diamond Safari

Movie • 1958

Williamson

The Black Tent

The Black Tent

Movie • 1956

Sheik Salem ben Yussef

The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

Movie • 1956

Marshal

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

Movie • 1938

Le Bret

High Treason

High Treason

Movie • 1951

Supt. Folland

The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

Movie • 1958

Col. Lambert

They Can't Hang Me

They Can't Hang Me

Movie • 1955

Robert Isaac Pitt

His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe

Movie • 1954

Alfred Tetins

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

Movie • 1960

Capt. Edward Manningham

So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair

Movie • 1950

Doctor Hart

Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Movie • 1948

Hindley Earnshaw

The Secret

The Secret

Movie • 1955

Chief Inspector Blake

Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

Movie • 1964

Judge

Three Silent Men

Three Silent Men

Movie • 1940

Charles Klein

The Man and the Snake

The Man and the Snake

Movie • 1972

Dr. Druring

The Siege of Manchester

The Siege of Manchester

Movie • 1965

Richard Heyrick

Tall Headlines

Tall Headlines

Movie • 1952

George Rackham

Health in Our Time

Health in Our Time

Movie • 1948

Ten Days in Paris

Ten Days in Paris

Movie • 1940

Victor

No Place for Jennifer

No Place for Jennifer

Movie • 1950

Counsel

The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Movie • 1964

Yacht Captain

Judith

Judith

Movie • 1966

Haim

Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story

Movie • 1942

Marchand

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Movie • 1966

Club Butler

Zarak

Zarak

Movie • 1956

Maj. Atherton

10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place

Movie • 1971

Judge Lewis

The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

Movie • 1978

Judge

The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

Movie • 1976

Bride's Father

Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

Movie • 1951

Dr. "Willie" Marshall

The Message

The Message

Movie • 1976

Abu-Talib

Trio

Trio

Movie • 1950

Dr. Lennox

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Movie • 1954

O'Brien

Summertime

Summertime

Movie • 1955

Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)

Hell's Angel

Hell's Angel

Movie • 1971

Sir Geoffrey Wolf

Madeleine

Madeleine

Movie • 1950

Defense Attorney

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

Movie • 1966

Marshal Tavannes

Pope Joan

Pope Joan

Movie • 1972

Emperor Louis

Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Movie • 1938

Mr. Wickham

André Morell: Best of British

André Morell: Best of British

Movie • 2015

Self

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

Movie • 1960

Sir Edward Clarke QC

The Queen's Husband

The Queen's Husband

Movie • 1946

Dr. Fellman

The Last Romantic

The Last Romantic

Movie • 1978

Gantry

The Prison

The Prison

Movie • 1974

André Fage

The Golden Link

The Golden Link

Movie • 1954

Supt. Blake

It Is Midnight, Dr. Schweitzer

It Is Midnight, Dr. Schweitzer

Movie

Albert Schweitzer

Danger Man

Danger Man

TV • 1960

The Avengers

The Avengers

TV • 1961

The Saint

The Saint

TV • 1962

Bernhard Raxel

Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

TV • 1958

Professor Bernard Quatermass

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

TV • 1972

Le Père Antonius

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

TV • 1956

Governor

One Step Beyond

One Step Beyond

TV • 1959

Gen. Guenther Hautmann

Play for Today

Play for Today

TV • 1970

Sir Geoffrey Wolf

The Expert

The Expert

TV • 1968

Major Williams

International Detective

International Detective

TV • 1959

Howard Conway

Life of Shakespeare

Life of Shakespeare

TV • 1978

Edward Alleyn

The Caesars

The Caesars

TV • 1968

Tiberius

The Human Jungle

The Human Jungle

TV • 1963

Sir Desmond Shaw

Public Eye

Public Eye

TV • 1965

Robert Stuart

The Professionals

The Professionals

TV • 1977

Brigadier Stadden

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

TV • 1950

O'Brien

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

TV • 1965

Cyril Horsham

Festival

Festival

TV • 1963

Senator Clarke

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

Overseas Press Club - Exclusive!

TV • 1957

Sven

Armchair Cinema

Armchair Cinema

TV • 1974

André Fage

Edward the Seventh

Edward the Seventh

TV • 1975

Lord Palmerston

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

TV • 1964

Richard Heyrick

The World of Hammer

The World of Hammer

TV • 1994

Self (archive footage)