André Morell
Born August 20, 1909 (Age: 116)
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Saint 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.
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.
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Filmography
The Lord of the Rings
1978
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as Elrond (voice)
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Age: 69
No Image
The Last Romantic
1978
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as Gantry
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Age: 68
The Message
1976
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as Abu-Talib
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Age: 66
Barry Lyndon
1975
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as Lord Wendover
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Age: 66
Hell's Angel
1971
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as Sir Geoffrey Wolf
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Age: 61
Dark of the Sun
1968
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as Bussier
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Age: 58
The Moon-Spinners
1964
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as Yacht Captain
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Age: 54
Cash on Demand
1961
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as Colonel Gore Hepburn
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Age: 52
The Shadow of the Cat
1961
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as Walter Venable
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Age: 51
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
1960
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as Sir Edward Clarke QC
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Age: 50
Ben-Hur
1959
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as Sextus
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Age: 50
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
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as Doctor Watson
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Age: 49
The Giant Behemoth
1959
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as Prof. James Bickford
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Age: 49
Diamond Safari
1958
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as Williamson
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Age: 48
Summertime
1955
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as Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)
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Age: 45
The Secret
1955
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as Chief Inspector Blake
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Age: 45
No Image
The Golden Link
1954
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as Supt. Blake
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Age: 45
Stage Fright
1950
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as Inspector Byard
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Age: 40
Unpublished Story
1942
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as Marchand
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Age: 32