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André Morell

Born 1909-08-20

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

Ben-Hur 1959 · 8.1 The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 · 8.1 The Message 1976 · 8.1 The Lord of the Rings 1978 · 6.2 Stage Fright 1950 · 7.0 The Hound of the Baskervilles 1959 · 6.9 Summertime 1955 · 7.1 10 Rillington Place 1971 · 7.5 The Man Who Never Was 1956 · 7.4 The Plague of the Zombies 1966 · 6.6 Dark of the Sun 1968 · 6.8 The Giant Behemoth 1959 · 5.7 The Mummy's Shroud 1967 · 5.5 Madeleine 1950 · 6.9 Quatermass and the Pit 1958 · 8.0 Paris Holiday 1958 · 5.6 Zarak 1956 · 5.5 Trouble in the Sky 1960 · 6.5 1984 - BBC Live TV Productions 1954 · 7.5