André Morell
André Morell (born August 20, 1909 in London ; † November 28, 1978 there ; actually André Mesritz ) was a British actor .
Life
André Morell, son of a Dutch father and a British mother, made his acting debut in film in 1938 after having worked as a touring actor for several years. Also in 1938 Morrell was signed to the Old Vic Theater and went to the Royal Welch Fusiliers during World War II , where he achieved the rank of major. It was only after his return from World War II that his acting career took off. On the stage, the renowned Shakespeare actor played both Timon of Athens and Hamlet .
The actor has been on screen in renowned projects since the 1950s, for example as the military commander in David Lean's Die Brücke am Kwai (1957) alongside Alec Guinness and William Holden and as Sextus in William Wyler's Ben Hur (1959) at the side by Charlton Heston . The distinguished-looking Morell also appeared in a total of nine films by Hammer Studios , including as Doctor Watson in The Dog of Baskerville (1959) and in the zombie flick, Nights of Horror . His late cinema roles include an appearance in Stanley Kubrick's classic film Barry Lyndon (1975) and the voice of Elrond in the fantasy cartoon The Lord of the Rings (1978). For television, Morell played alongside Peter Cushing in a version of George Orwell's novel 1984, the sinister O'Brien .
André Morell died of lung cancer in 1978 at the age of 69. He was married to film actress Joan Greenwood from 1960 until his death . The two have a son, actor Jason Morell .
Filmography (selection)
- 1938: Pride and Prejudice (TV movie)
- 1938: 13 Men and a Gun
- 1949: Women of Dangerous Age (That Dangerous Age)
- 1950: That's Life (Trio)
- 1950: The Red Lola (Stage Fright)
- 1954: White ruler of Tonga (His Majesty O'Keefe)
- 1955: Dream of my Life (Summertime)
- 1956: The baby on the battleship (The Baby and the Battleship)
- 1957: The Bridge on the River Kwai (The Bridge on the River Kwai)
- 1957: The Man Nobody Knew (Interpol)
- 1958: The yellow Hell (The Camp on Blood Iceland)
- 1958: The Hound of the Baskervilles (The Hound of the Baskervilles)
- 1959: The Loch Ness Monster (The Giant Behemoth)
- 1959: Ben Hur
- 1960: On Trial (TV series, episode Oscar Wilde )
- 1961: Shadow of a cat (The Shadow of the Cat)
- 1962: Cash on Demand
- 1963–1965: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat ( The Avengers , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1964: The Million Treasure (The Moon-Spinners)
- 1965: Simon Templar ( The Saint , TV series, 1 episode)
- 1966: Judith
- 1966: The Plague of the Zombies (The Plague of the Zombies)
- 1966: Doctor Who (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1967: The Curse of the Mummy (The Mummy's Shroud)
- 1970: Julius Caesar
- 1971: John Christie, the strangler of London (10 Rillington Place)
- 1971: Play for Today (TV series, episode Hell's Angel )
- 1972: Pope Joan (Pope Joan)
- 1975: Barry Lyndon
- 1976: Mohammed - The Messenger of God (Mohammad, Messenger of God)
- 1976: Cinderella's silver shoe (The Slipper and the Rose)
- 1978: The Lord of the Rings ( The Lord of the Rings , cartoon, voice in the original of Lord Elrond )
- 1978: The Professionals ( The Professionals , TV series, episode 2x08)
- 1979: The First Great Train Robbery (The First Great Train Robbery)
Web links
- André Morell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andre Morell
- ^ Profile of Andre Morell at the British Film Institute
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Morell, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mesritz, André (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1978 |
| Place of death | London |