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André Morell

André Morell

Acting

Born: August 20, 1909Saint Pancras, London, England, UK

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. ​

Known For
Filmography
André Morell: Best of British

André Morell: Best of British

Self

2015
The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

Judge

1978
The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings

Elrond (voice)

1978

The Last Romantic

Gantry

1978
The Slipper and the Rose

The Slipper and the Rose

Bride's Father

1976
The Message

The Message

Abu-Talib

1976
Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Lord Wendover

1975
The Prison

The Prison

André Fage

1974
Pope Joan

Pope Joan

Emperor Louis

1972

The Man and the Snake

Dr. Druring

1972
10 Rillington Place

10 Rillington Place

Judge Lewis

1971
Hell's Angel

Hell's Angel

Sir Geoffrey Wolf

1971
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Cicero

1970
The Vengeance of She

The Vengeance of She

Kassim

1968
Dark of the Sun

Dark of the Sun

Bussier

1968
The Mummy's Shroud

The Mummy's Shroud

Sir Basil Walden

1967
The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Club Butler

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

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve

Marshal Tavannes

1966
Judith

Judith

Haim

1966
The Plague of the Zombies

The Plague of the Zombies

Sir James Forbes

1966
The Siege of Manchester

The Siege of Manchester

Richard Heyrick

1965
She

She

Haumeid

1965
The Moon-Spinners

The Moon-Spinners

Yacht Captain

1964
Woman of Straw

Woman of Straw

Judge

1964
Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

Colonel Gore Hepburn

1961
The Shadow of the Cat

The Shadow of the Cat

Walter Venable

1961
The Trial of Oscar Wilde

The Trial of Oscar Wilde

Sir Edward Clarke QC

1960
Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

Capt. Edward Manningham

1960
Ben-Hur

Ben-Hur

Sextus

1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Doctor Watson

1959
The Giant Behemoth

The Giant Behemoth

Prof. James Bickford

1959
The Camp on Blood Island

The Camp on Blood Island

Col. Lambert

1958
Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday

American Ambassador

1958
Diamond Safari

Diamond Safari

Williamson

1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai

The Bridge on the River Kwai

Col. Green

1957
Interpol

Interpol

Commissioner Breckner

1957
Zarak

Zarak

Maj. Atherton

1956
The Baby and the Battleship

The Baby and the Battleship

Marshal

1956
The Black Tent

The Black Tent

Sheik Salem ben Yussef

1956
The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was

Sir Bernard Spilsbury

1956
They Can't Hang Me

They Can't Hang Me

Robert Isaac Pitt

1955
Summertime

Summertime

Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)

1955
The Secret

The Secret

Chief Inspector Blake

1955
Three Cases of Murder

Three Cases of Murder

Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)

1955
Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

O'Brien

1954

The Golden Link

Supt. Blake

1954
The Black Knight

The Black Knight

Sir Ontzlake

1954
His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe

Alfred Tetins

1954
Stolen Face

Stolen Face

David

1952
Tall Headlines

Tall Headlines

George Rackham

1952
High Treason

High Treason

Supt. Folland

1951
Flesh and Blood

Flesh and Blood

Dr. "Willie" Marshall

1951
The Clouded Yellow

The Clouded Yellow

Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)

1950
Seven Days to Noon

Seven Days to Noon

Superintendent G.W. Folland

1950
Trio

Trio

Dr. Lennox

1950
So Long at the Fair

So Long at the Fair

Doctor Hart

1950
Stage Fright

Stage Fright

Inspector Byard

1950
Madeleine

Madeleine

Defense Attorney

1950
No Place for Jennifer

No Place for Jennifer

Counsel

1950
Wuthering Heights

Wuthering Heights

Hindley Earnshaw

1948

Health in Our Time

1948

The Queen's Husband

Dr. Fellman

1946
Unpublished Story

Unpublished Story

Marchand

1942
Three Silent Men

Three Silent Men

Charles Klein

1940
Ten Days in Paris

Ten Days in Paris

Victor

1940

Cyrano de Bergerac

Le Bret

1938
Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Wickham

1938