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André Morell

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85

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Very extensive acting filmography.

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Movies: 61Series: 24

TMDB ID: 10029

IMDb ID: nm0603682

Known for: Acting

Born: August 20, 1909

Died: November 28, 1978

Age: 69

Place of birth: Saint Pancras, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1938 - 2015

Years active: 78

Average TMDB rating: 6.73

Wikidata: Q521947

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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Series

Series

Series credits linked with André Morell.

Series poster for The World of Hammer (1994)

as Self (archive footage) • 4 eps

The World of Hammer

1994 Series
Series poster for Will Shakespeare (1978)

as Edward Alleyn • 1 eps

Will Shakespeare

1978 Series
Series poster for Life of Shakespeare (1978)

as Edward Alleyn • 1 eps

Life of Shakespeare

1978 Series
Series poster for The Professionals (1977)

as Brigadier Stadden • 1 eps

The Professionals

1977 Series
Series poster for Edward the Seventh (1975)

as Lord Palmerston • 4 eps

Edward the Seventh

1975 Series
Series poster for Armchair Cinema (1974)

as André Fage • 1 eps

Armchair Cinema

1974 Series
Series poster for The Adventurer (1972)

as Le Père Antonius • 1 eps

The Adventurer

1972 Series
Series poster for Play for Today (1970)

as Sir Geoffrey Wolf • 1 eps

Play for Today

1970 Series
Series poster for The Caesars (1968)

as Tiberius • 6 eps

The Caesars

1968 Series
Series poster for The Expert (1968)

as Major Williams • 1 eps

The Expert

1968 Series
Series poster for ITV Playhouse (1967)

as Piers Collingham • 1 eps

ITV Playhouse

1967 Series
Series poster for BBC Play of the Month (1965)

as Cyril Horsham • 1 eps

BBC Play of the Month

1965 Series
Series poster for Public Eye (1965)

as Robert Stuart • 1 eps

Public Eye

1965 Series
Series poster for Theatre 625 (1964)

as Richard Heyrick • 1 eps

Theatre 625

1964 Series
Series poster for The Human Jungle (1963)

as Sir Desmond Shaw • 1 eps

The Human Jungle

1963 Series
Series poster for The Saint (1962)

as Bernhard Raxel • 1 eps

The Saint

1962 Series
Series poster for The Avengers (1961)

as Lord Teale • 1 eps

The Avengers

1961 Series
Series poster for Danger Man (1960)

1 eps

Danger Man

1960 Series
Series poster for On Trial (1960)

as Sir Edward Clarke • 1 eps

On Trial

1960 Series
Series poster for One Step Beyond (1959)

as Gen. Guenther Hautmann • 1 eps

One Step Beyond

1959 Series
Series poster for Quatermass and the Pit (1958)

as Professor Bernard Quatermass • 6 eps

Quatermass and the Pit

1958 Series
Series poster for The Buccaneers (1956)

as Governor • 1 eps

The Buccaneers

1956 Series
Series poster for Armchair Theatre (1956)

as Etienne • 1 eps

Armchair Theatre

1956 Series
Series poster for Sunday Night Theatre (1950)

as O'Brien • 1 eps

Sunday Night Theatre

1950 Series