André Morell
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Ben-Hur
1959
as Sextus
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Lord Wendover
The Lord of the Rings
1978
as Elrond (voice)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
as Col. Green
The First Great Train Robbery
1978
as Judge
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1959
as Doctor Watson
The Message
1976
as Abu-Talib
Dark of the Sun
1968
as Bussier
Pope Joan
1972
as Emperor Louis
Summertime
1955
as Englishman in Train Compartment (uncredited)
Interpol
1957
as Commissioner Breckner
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
as Bride's Father
She
1965
as Haumeid
Stage Fright
1950
as Inspector Byard
The Man Who Never Was
1956
as Sir Bernard Spilsbury
The Wrong Box
1966
as Club Butler
Cash on Demand
1961
as Colonel Gore Hepburn
Zarak
1956
as Maj. Atherton
The Moon-Spinners
1964
as Yacht Captain
10 Rillington Place
1971
as Judge Lewis