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André Morell

Acting Born Aug 20, 1909 Saint Pancras, London, England, UK 24 credits

Biography

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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

Play for Today

as Sir Geoffrey Wolf

The Avengers

as Lord Teale
Film

Sansho the Bailiff

as Cyril Horsham
Film

Ben-Hur

as Sextus
Film

Barry Lyndon

as Lord Wendover

Full filmography

  • Play for Today (1970) as Sir Geoffrey Wolf
  • The Avengers (1961) as Lord Teale
  • The Saint (1962) as Bernhard Raxel
  • The Professionals (1977) as Brigadier Stadden
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Cyril Horsham
  • ITV Playhouse (1967) as Piers Collingham
  • Theatre 625 (1964) as Richard Heyrick
  • One Step Beyond (1959) as Gen. Guenther Hautmann
  • Danger Man (1960)
  • Ben-Hur (1959) as Sextus
  • Sunday Night Theatre (1950) as O'Brien
  • The Expert (1968) as Major Williams
  • The Buccaneers (1956) as Governor
  • Public Eye (1965) as Robert Stuart
  • Festival (1963) as Senator Clarke
  • Barry Lyndon (1975) as Lord Wendover
  • The Adventurer (1972) as Le Père Antonius
  • The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
  • The Human Jungle (1963) as Sir Desmond Shaw
  • The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) as Col. Green
  • The Lord of the Rings (1978) as Elrond (voice)
  • International Detective (1959) as Howard Conway
  • Overseas Press Club - Exclusive! (1957) as Sven
  • Will Shakespeare (1978) as Edward Alleyn