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André Morell

Actor | * 08/20/1909 († 69, 11/28/1978) | St. Pancras, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Cecil André Mesritz (20 August 1909 – 28 November 1978), known professionally as André Morell, was an English 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 films The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Ben-Hur (1959), in several of Hammer's 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Thriller

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The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but C ...

The Bridge on the River Kwai

FSK: 12+ years

1957 | 3.9/5 | 2h 41min
Drama, History, War
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Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed. ...

The Message

FSK: 12+ years

1976 | 3.7/5 | 2h 58min
Adventure, Drama, Action, History
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The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth. ...

The Lord of the Rings

FSK: 12+ years

1978 | 3.3/5 | 2h 12min
Adventure, Animation, Fantasy
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In 25 AD,Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into sla ...

Ben-Hur

FSK: 16+ years

1959 | 3.9/5 | 3h 42min
Action, Drama, History
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Movies with André Morell as Actor(58)

as himself2015 André Morell: Best of British
as Elrond (voice)1978 The Lord of the Rings
as Judge1978 The First Great Train Robbery
as Bride's Father1976 The Slipper and the Rose
as Abu-Talib1976 The Message
as Lord Gustavos Adolphus Wendover1975 Barry Lyndon
as Emperor Louis1972 Pope Joan
as Dr. Druring1972 The Man and the Snake
as Sir Geoffrey Wolf1971 Hell's Angel
as Judge Lewis1971 10 Rillington Place
as Kassim1968 The Vengeance of She
as Bussier1968 Dark of the Sun
as Sir Basil Walden1967 The Mummy's Shroud
as Sir James Forbes1966 The Plague of the Zombies
as Haim1966 Judith
as Club Butler1966 The Wrong Box
as Richard Heyrick1965 The Siege of Manchester
as Haumeid1965 She
as Yacht Captain1964 The Moon-Spinners
as Judge1964 Woman of Straw
as Walter Venable1961 The Shadow of the Cat
as Colonel Gore Hepburn1961 Cash on Demand
as Capt. Edward Manningham1960 Cone of Silence
as Prof. James Bickford1959 The Giant Behemoth
as Doctor Watson1959 The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sextus1959 Ben-Hur
as Williamson1958 Diamond Safari
as American Ambassador1958 Paris Holiday
as Col. Lambert1958 The Camp on Blood Island
as Col. Green1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai
as Commissioner Breckner1957 Interpol
as Sheik Salem ben Yussef1956 The Black Tent
as Sir Bernard Spilsbury1956 The Man Who Never Was
as Marshal1956 The Baby and the Battleship
as Maj. Atherton1956 Zarak
as Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)1955 Summertime
as Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)1955 Three Cases of Murder
as Robert Isaac Pitt1955 They Can't Hang Me
as Chief Inspector Blake1955 The Secret
as Alfred Tetins1954 His Majesty O'Keefe
as O'Brien1954 Nineteen Eighty-Four
as Sir Ontzlake1954 The Black Knight
as David1952 Stolen Face
as George Rackham1952 Tall Headlines
as Dr. "Willie" Marshall1951 Flesh and Blood
as Supt. Folland1951 High Treason
as Superintendent G.W. Folland1950 Seven Days to Noon
as Defense Attorney1950 Madeleine
as Dr. Lennox1950 Trio
as Counsel1950 No Place for Jennifer
as Inspector Byard1950 Stage Fright
as Doctor Hart1950 So Long at the Fair
as Secret Service Chief Chubb (as Andre Morell)1950 The Clouded Yellow
as Hindley Earnshaw1948 Wuthering Heights
as Marchand1942 Unpublished Story
as Charles Klein1940 Three Silent Men
as Victor1940 Ten Days in Paris
as Mr. Wickham1938 Pride and Prejudice

TV Shows/Series with André Morell as Actor(14)

as Brigadier Stadden1977 The Professionals
as Le Père Antonius1972 The Adventurer
1970 Play for Today
1969 Special Branch
as Major Williams1968 The Expert
as Tiberius1968 The Caesars
as Robert Stuart1965 Public Eye
as Bernhard Raxel1962 The Saint
1961 The Avengers
1960 Danger Man
as Gen. Guenther Hautmann1959 One Step Beyond
as Professor Bernard Quatermass1958 Quatermass and the Pit
as Governor1956 The Buccaneers
as O'Brien1950 Sunday Night Theatre

Full Name: André Morell
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 08/20 1909 (August) in St. Pancras, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 11/28 1978 (November) in London (aged: 69)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Joan Greenwood
Other names for André Morell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Cecil André Mesritz"
"Andre Morell"
"Андре Морелл"
André Morell frequently works together with these people:
Marius Goring (9x, Actor)
Arnold Diamond (9x, Actor)
Hal Galili (9x, Actor)
Brian Clemens (9x, Crew)
George Pravda (9x, Actor)
Jeremy Burnham (9x, Actor)
Fulton Mackay (8x, Actor)
Bryan Forbes (8x, Crew)
Ray Austin (8x, Crew)
Ronald Leigh-Hunt (8x, Actor)
Peter Jeffrey (8x, Actor)
Martin Benson (7x, Actor)
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