André Morell
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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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.286 |
| Birthday | 1909-08-20 |
| Place of Birth | Saint Pancras, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Cecil André Mesritz, Andre Morell, Андре Морелл, |
1978
The Lord of the Rings
6.6/936
The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.
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The Lord of the Rings
1959
Ben-Hur
7.872/2822
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of t...
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Ben-Hur
1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai
7.816/2145
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence...
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1975
Barry Lyndon
8.006/2878
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Ba...
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Barry Lyndon
1950
Stage Fright
6.8/331
A struggling actress tries to help a friend prove his innocence when he's accused of murdering the husband of a high-society entertainer.
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Stage Fright
1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
6.7/341
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1968
Dark of the Sun
6.6/74
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut d...
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Dark of the Sun
1958
Paris Holiday
5.2/10
Comedian Bob Hunter is aided by his French counterpart Fernydel and two beautiful blondes when he is targeted for death by a powerful European counter...
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Paris Holiday
1961
The Shadow of the Cat
6.8/33
Tabitha, once the placid, gentle and devoted pet, adopts all the characteristics of a ferocious, wild animal following the murder of her mistress. The...
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The Shadow of the Cat
1954
The Black Knight
6.2/10
John, a blacksmith and swordsmith, is tutored at Camelot. As a commoner, he can't hope to win the hand of Lady Linet, daughter of the Earl of Yeonilan...
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The Black Knight
1966
The Plague of the Zombies
6.4/141
Sir James Forbes arrives in a remote Cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the population. Local squire Charles, a disciple of Ha...
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The Plague of the Zombies
1959
The Giant Behemoth
5.8/52
Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which...
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The Giant Behemoth
1961
Cash on Demand
7.509/54
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.
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Cash on Demand
1956
The Man Who Never Was
7/87
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a Britis...
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The Man Who Never Was
1970
Julius Caesar
5.7/28
All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ide...
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Julius Caesar
1950
The Clouded Yellow
6.105/19
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (played by Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas an...
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The Clouded Yellow
1957
Interpol
6.4/19
Spurred on by the death of his drug-addicted sister at the hands of ruthless narcotics kingpin Frank McNally, U.S. drug enforcement agent Charles Stur...
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Interpol
1955
Three Cases of Murder
5.74/25
Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong friend...
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Three Cases of Murder
1968
The Vengeance of She
5.3/29
Beautiful young European girl, Carol, is possessed by the spirit of Ayesha – “She Who Must be Obeyed” – and led to the lost city of Kuma, where she is...
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The Vengeance of She
1952
Stolen Face
5.6/26
A plastic surgeon changes the face of a female convict to match that of the beautiful woman who broke his heart and left him. He marries the convict b...
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Stolen Face
1967
The Mummy's Shroud
5.5/51
Archaeologists discover the final resting place of a boy king, removing the remains to be exhibited in a museum. By disturbing the sarcophagus they un...
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The Mummy's Shroud
1965
She
5.6/55
The lost city of Kuma is ruled by the cruel, arrogant, beautiful queen, Ayesha, gifted with eternal life. She lures Leo Vincey into her world, seeing...
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She
1950
Seven Days to Noon
6.7/40
When Professor Willingdon becomes wary of the nuclear weapons he is helping build, he steals a warhead and threatens to detonate it in London in seven...
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Seven Days to Noon
1958
Diamond Safari
0/0
A U.S. private eye falls for a smuggler and clears a native for murder in South Africa.
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Diamond Safari
1956
The Black Tent
6/7
During the British retreat through Libya, a British officer takes shelter with a group of Arab Bedouin. He marries the chief's daughter. Sometime late...
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The Black Tent
1956
The Baby and the Battleship
6/8
After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to ret...
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The Baby and the Battleship
1938
Cyrano de Bergerac
0/0
Inspired by Edmond Rostand's 1897 play, this 1938 BBC Television studio production retells the comic and heroic drama of the 17th-century Gascon sword...
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Cyrano de Bergerac
1951
High Treason
5.3/10
Men from Scotland Yard and military intelligence build a dossier on a sabotage ring.
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High Treason
1958
The Camp on Blood Island
6.6/21
Set in a Japanese prisoner of war camp during World War II, the film focuses on the brutality and horror that the allied prisoners were exposed to as...
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The Camp on Blood Island
1955
They Can't Hang Me
6/4
A murderer hopes to escape his death sentence by identifying the leaders of a spy ring.
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They Can't Hang Me
1954
His Majesty O'Keefe
6.1/14
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders....
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His Majesty O'Keefe
1960
Cone of Silence
6.7/11
A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for...
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Cone of Silence
1950
So Long at the Fair
6.7/38
Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel. When the...
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So Long at the Fair
1948
Wuthering Heights
0/0
Tale of love and revenge set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors.
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Wuthering Heights
1955
The Secret
5.3/3
An American loses all his money and finds himself stranded in England. He finds hope when he meets a female smuggler who has brought jewels into the c...
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The Secret
1964
Woman of Straw
6.1/52
Anthony Richmond schemes to get the fortune of his tyrannical, wheelchair-using tycoon uncle Charles Richmond by persuading Maria, a nurse he employs,...
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Woman of Straw
1940
Three Silent Men
5.2/2
An inventor of a deadly weapon to be used against the allies is injured in a crash. Surgeon, Sir James (Sebastian Shaw) saves his life but learns of t...
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Three Silent Men
1972
The Man and the Snake
0/0
A young man visits the house of a snake collector...horror ensues
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The Man and the Snake
1965
The Siege of Manchester
0/0
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
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The Siege of Manchester
1952
Tall Headlines
5.8/2
A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.
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Tall Headlines
1948
Health in Our Time
0/0
Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill.
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Health in Our Time
1940
Ten Days in Paris
7.5/4
Bob Stevens awakens in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, and is told that he has been in Paris for ten days. However, this cannot be true b...
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Ten Days in Paris
1950
No Place for Jennifer
5.1/5
A young girl goes through the trauma of her parent's divorce and seperate re-marriages.
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No Place for Jennifer
1964
The Moon-Spinners
5.7/52
Young English girl Nikky and her aunt arrive at the Moon-Spinners, a hotel on Crete, to a less than enthusiastic welcome. The coolness of the owner is...
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The Moon-Spinners
1966
Judith
4.3/9
A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband.
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Judith
1942
Unpublished Story
6.3/5
Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings.
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Unpublished Story
1966
The Wrong Box
6.5/58
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.
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The Wrong Box
1956
Zarak
4.7/6
A notorious bandit develops a grudging respect for the English military man assigned to capture him.
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Zarak
1971
10 Rillington Place
7.3/199
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justic...
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10 Rillington Place
1978
The First Great Train Robbery
6.7/386
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
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The First Great Train Robbery
1976
The Slipper and the Rose
6.9/46
Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the p...
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The Slipper and the Rose
1951
Flesh and Blood
0/0
Based upon the play A Sleeping Clergyman by James Bridie, it tells the story of three generations of the Scottish Cameron family, with its various con...
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Flesh and Blood
1976
The Message
7.215/358
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and pub...
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The Message
1950
Trio
6.3/12
W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.
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Trio
1954
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.4/36
A man who works for 'The Party' (an all powerful empire led by a man known only as 'Big Brother') begins to have thoughts of rebellion and love for a...
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
1955
Summertime
6.8/148
Middle-aged Ohio secretary Jane Hudson has never found love and has nearly resigned herself to spending the rest of her life alone. But before she doe...
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Summertime
1971
Hell's Angel
0/0
Dick Foster is adopted as a child, but has grown into a youth who causes problems and upsets.
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Hell's Angel
1950
Madeleine
6.7/33
The middle-class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man. They know nothing about her long-standi...
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Madeleine
1966
Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
7/3
The TARDIS materialises in Paris in the year 1572 and the Doctor decides to visit the famous apothecary Charles Preslin. Steven, meanwhile, is befrien...
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Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve
1972
Pope Joan
5.9/7
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is...
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Pope Joan
1938
Pride and Prejudice
10/1
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Pride and Prejudice
2015
André Morell: Best of British
0/0
Documentary about actor André Morell.
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André Morell: Best of British
1960
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
0/0
Courtroom account of the prosecution of Oscar Wilde for gross indecency with other men followed Wilde's disastrous libel charge against the Marquess o...
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The Trial of Oscar Wilde
1946
The Queen's Husband
0/0
The hapless king of a small European nation must put up with a domineering queen, a daughter who wants to elope with her boyfriend, a peasant revolt a...
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