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Cecil André Mesritz (20 August 1909 – 28 November 1978), known professionally as André Morell, was an English 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
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in the
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version of ''
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'' (1959). He also appeared in the films ''
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'' (1957) and '' Ben-Hur'' (1959), in several of Hammer's horror films throughout the 1960s and in the acclaimed
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historical drama '' The Caesars'' (1968). His obituary in ''
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'' 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."


Biography


Early life and career

Morell was born in London, the son of André and Rosa Mesritz.Pixley, p. 30. Prior to taking up acting professionally he trained as a motor engineer, while also participating in amateur theatrical productions. He turned professional in 1934, initially acting under the name André Mesritz; he anglicised his surname to Morell in 1936, and adopted the latter name legally by deed poll in 1938. In 1938 he joined the
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theatre company, and appeared in several of their high-profile productions both at their home theatre and on tour throughout Britain and across the rest of the world. He appeared in ''
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'' as
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opposite Alec Guinness in the title role, and as Alonso in
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's production of '' The Tempest''. He played
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in a production of '' Romeo and Juliet'' mounted by the Old Vic company at Streatham in 1939, with
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as Romeo. This was Morell's favourite role from his career. His performance in the play was praised by ''The Timess critic as "a neat and carefully studied portrait; he is admirable in all his cynical and humorous passages", although the reviewer did add that "one could wish that he had left this manner for the speech about
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and addressed this, as a piece of direct poetry, directly to the audience." Towards the end of the 1930s he began appearing in films, making his debut on the big screen in ''
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'' (1938). He appeared frequently in several early drama productions on the
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's fledgling television service, featuring in such roles as Mr Wickham in '' Pride and Prejudice'' (1938) and Le Bret in ''
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'' (1938). The onset of the
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interrupted his acting career, and he joined the
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in 1940. He served with the regiment until 1946, by which time he had attained the rank of major.


Major film and television roles

Morell returned to the theatre after the war, including another period at the Old Vic in the 1951–52 season. The ''
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s critic
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wrote of his performance in a star-studded revival of ''
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'' that "Mr Morell's Kent is the best I remember since Sir Ralph Richardson's." Of his performance in the title role in
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's production of ''
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'', the '' Daily Mail'' wrote: "From his stage and screen performances we know him already as an eminently dependable actor, but last night he became a spectacular actor." The same profile quoted Morell's catholic approach to stage assignments: "If a part is a good part and I feel I can enjoy playing it, it doesn't matter whether it's Shakespeare or modern farce … I'd hate to be bogged down in Shakespeare or classic theatre all my life. It's a good thing for an actor to do many different kinds of theatre, because it keeps his imagination stimulated." However, he now increasingly began to win leading parts on television, and in 1953 was cast by the
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in a play called ''It Is Midnight, Dr Schweitzer''.Murray, pg. 28. Cartier was impressed with Morell's performance in this play, and offered him the leading role in a science-fiction serial he was preparing with the writer
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, entitled ''
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''. Morell considered the not-yet-completed script, but decided to decline the offer; the part went instead to his co-star from ''It Is Midnight, Dr Schweitzer'',
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. He did take one of the leading parts in another Cartier and Kneale production the following year, when he played O'Brien in their version of George Orwell's novel ''
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'', opposite
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as
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.Murray, pg. 67. This was a successful and controversial production which provoked much comment and debate; Morell's part in it has been praised for his "coolly menacing performance
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is at least equal to Cushing's." This successful collaboration with Cartier and Kneale resulted, four years later, in him once again being offered the role of Professor Bernard Quatermass for the pair's third serial in the series, '' Quatermass and the Pit'', although on this occasion another actor – Alec Clunes – had already turned them down. This time Morell accepted the part, and is regarded by several critics as having provided the definitive interpretation of the character. Morell personally found that in later years it was the role for which he was most often remembered by members of the public. As well as these and other television appearances, Morell gained several notable film roles towards the end of the 1950s. He appeared in two films which won the Academy Award for Best Picture; ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' (1957), as Colonel Green, and ''Ben-Hur'' (1959) as Sextus. With Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, he played Arthur Conan Doyle's character Doctor John H. Watson, in Hammer Film Productions' version of ''
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'' (also 1959). Morell was particularly keen that his portrayal of Watson should be closer to that originally depicted in Conan Doyle's stories, and away from the bumbling stereotype established by
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's interpretation of the role. An earlier Hammer film in which Morell appeared was ''
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'' (1957). In 1960, Morell appeared as Judge Brack in a production of Henrik Ibsen's play ''
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'' at the
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. Starring opposite him in the title role was the film actress
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. They fell in love and flew in secret to
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, where they were married, remaining together until his death.


Later career

Morell continued to appear in Hammer's horror films in the ensuing decade. He had parts in the ''
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'' (1960), ''
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'' (1964, again with Peter Cushing) and its sequel ''
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'' (1967), the lead in ''
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'' (1965), and ''
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'' (1966). He also starred with Cushing in Hammer's '' Cash on Demand'', playing the same role he had played opposite
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in the original TV play, ''The Gold Inside'', but turned down the opportunity of reprising the title role in Hammer's feature film adaptation of '' Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967).Murray, p.95 Morell continued to act successfully on television throughout the decade, with guest roles in episodes of series such as '' The Avengers'' (1963 and 1965), ''
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'' (1965), '' Doctor Who'' (''
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'' 1966), ''
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'' (1965) and in '' The Caesars'' (1968) in a prominent role as the Roman emperor
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. In 1969, he became the vice president of Equity, the
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for British actors and performers. He then served as president of the organisation for a year from 1973–74. During this time he was involved in a dispute in which Equity threatened to expel Laurence Olivier as a member due to comments he made in a newspaper feature about the possibility of forming a breakaway union. The union also suffered from financial problems, and Morell continued to warn against destructive divisions amongst the members when he stepped down as president. Despite his involvement in union business he continued to be a busy working actor. He appeared in Stanley Kubrick's '' Barry Lyndon'' (1975) as a nobleman friend of the title character. His last television work was an episode of the
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series '' The Professionals'' in 1978, the year of his death. The animated film version of ''
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'', in which he voiced the character of
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, was released the same year, but his final film work was not seen until the year after his death. This was as the judge in ''
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''. Morell, who smoked up to 60 cigarettes a day until he gave up in 1976, died from
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in London on 28 November 1978, at the age of 69. He and his wife
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had a son, Jason Morell, who also became an actor, appearing in films such as ''
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) and ''
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).


Filmography

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'' (1938) - Kroty * '' Many Tanks Mr. Atkins'' (1938) - Hart * ''
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'' (1940) - Victor * ''
Three Silent Men ''Three Silent Men'' is a 1940 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Sebastian Shaw, Derrick De Marney, Patricia Roc and Arthur Hambling. The screenplay concerns a pacifist surgeon who must operate to save the life of the i ...
'' (1940) - Charles Klein * ''
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'' (1942) - Marchand * '' Against the Wind'' (1948) - Abbot (uncredited) * ''
That Dangerous Age ''That Dangerous Age'' is a 1949 British romance film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey and Peggy Cummins. It was adapted from the play ''Autumn'' by Margaret Kennedy and Ilya Surguchev. The film was released und ...
'' (1949) - Doctor McCatcheon * ''
No Place for Jennifer ''No Place for Jennifer'' is a 1950 British film directed by Henry Cass and starring Leo Genn, Rosamund John, Guy Middleton and Janette Scott. It was based on the novel ''No Difference to Me'' by Phyllis Hambleton. Plot In the film, a young g ...
'' (1950) - William's Counsel * '' Madeleine'' (1950) - Dean of Falcuty * ''
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'' (1950) - Inspector Byard * ''
So Long at the Fair ''So Long at the Fair'' (US re-release title ''The Black Curse'') is a 1950 British thriller film directed by Terence Fisher and Antony Darnborough, and starring Jean Simmons and Dirk Bogarde. It was adapted from the 1947 novel of the same nam ...
'' (1950) - Doctor Hart * '' Trio'' (1950) - Dr. Lennox (in segment Sanatorium) * ''
Seven Days to Noon ''Seven Days to Noon'' is a 1950 British drama/thriller film directed by John and Roy Boulting. Paul Dehn and James Bernard won the Academy Award for Best Story for their work on the film. Plot In 1950, the British Prime Minister receives ...
'' (1950) - Superintendent Folland * ''
The Clouded Yellow ''The Clouded Yellow'' is a 1950 British mystery film directed by Ralph Thomas and produced by Betty E. Box for Carillon Films. A dismissed secret service agent falls in love with a disturbed young woman who is wrongly accused of murder and t ...
'' (1950) - Secret Service Chief Chubb * '' Flesh & Blood'' (1951) - Dr. Marshall * ''
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'' (1951) - Supt. Folland * ''
The Tall Headlines ''The Tall Headlines'' is a 1952 British drama film directed by Terence Young and starring André Morell, Flora Robson, Michael Denison, Peter Burton, Sid James and Dennis Price. It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. In the United Stat ...
'' (1952) - George Rackham * '' Stolen Face'' (1952) - David * '' His Majesty O'Keefe'' (1954) - Alfred Tetins * ''
The Golden Link ''The Golden Link'' is a 1954 British police drama film directed by Charles Saunders, starring André Morell, Patrick Holt, Thea Gregory and Jack Watling. It was produced by Guido Coen under his Kenilworth Film Productions, featuring a screenpl ...
'' (1954) - Supt. Blake * '' The Black Knight'' (1954) - Sir Ontzlake * ''
Three Cases of Murder ''Three Cases of Murder'' is a 1955 British horror omnibus film comprising three stories: "The Picture," "You Killed Elizabeth," and "Lord Mountdrago." Eamonn Andrews introduces each. Alan Badel appears in all three.John Hamilton, ''The British ...
'' (1955) - Dr. Audlin ("Lord Mountdrago" segment) * '' Summertime'' (1955) - Englishman (uncredited) * '' The Secret'' (1955) - Chief Inspector Blake * ''
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'' (1955) - Robert Isaac Pitt * ''
The Man Who Never Was ''The Man Who Never Was'' is a 1956 British espionage thriller film produced by André Hakim and directed by Ronald Neame. It stars Clifton Webb and Gloria Grahame and features Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin and Stephen Boyd. It is base ...
'' (1956) - Sir
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* ''
The Black Tent ''The Black Tent'' is a 1956 British war film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Donald Sinden, Anthony Steel, Anna Maria Sandri, André Morell and Donald Pleasence. It is set in North Africa, during the Second World War and was filmed ...
'' (1956) - Sheik Salem ben Yussef * ''
The Baby and the Battleship ''The Baby and the Battleship'' is a colour 1956 British comedy film directed by Jay Lewis and starring John Mills, Richard Attenborough and André Morell. It is based on the 1956 novel by Anthony Thorne with a screenplay by Richard De Roy, ...
'' (1956) - Marshal * ''
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'' (1956) - Maj. Atherton * ''
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'' (1957) - Commissioner Breckner * ''
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'' (1957) - Colonel Green * '' Diamond Safari'' (1958) - Williamson * '' Paris Holiday'' (1958) - American Ambassador * ''
The Camp on Blood Island ''The Camp on Blood Island'' is a 1958 British World War II film, directed by Val Guest for Hammer Film Productions and starring André Morell, Carl Möhner, Edward Underdown and Walter Fitzgerald. The film is set in a Japanese prisoner of ...
'' (1958) - Col. Lambert * ''
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'' (1959) - Prof. James Bickford * ''
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'' (1959) - Doctor Watson * '' Ben-Hur'' (1959) - Sextus * '' Cone of Silence'' (1960) - Capt. Edward Manningham * ''
Shadow of the Cat ''The Shadow of the Cat'' is a 1961 British horror film directed by John Gilling for Hammer Film Productions. It stars André Morell and Barbara Shelley. It was photographed in black-and-white by Arthur Grant. It was released in May 1961 on a ...
'' (1961) - Walter Venable * '' Cash on Demand'' (1961) - Colonel Gore Hepburn * ''
Woman of Straw ''Woman of Straw'' is a 1964 crime thriller directed by Basil Dearden and starring Gina Lollobrigida and Sean Connery. It was written by Robert Muller and Stanley Mann, adapted from the 1954 novel ''La Femme de paille'' by Catherine Arley. ...
'' (1964) - Judge (uncredited) * ''
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'' (1964) - Yacht Captain * ''
She She most commonly refers to: *She (pronoun), the third person singular, feminine, nominative case pronoun in modern English. She or S.H.E. may also refer to: Literature and films *'' She: A History of Adventure'', an 1887 novel by H. Rider Hagga ...
'' (1965) - Haumeid * ''
The Plague of the Zombies ''The Plague of the Zombies'' is a 1966 British horror film directed by John Gilling and starring André Morell, John Carson, Jacqueline Pearce, Brook Williams, and Michael Ripper. The film's imagery influenced many later films in the zombie ...
'' (1966) - Sir James Forbes * '' Judith'' (1966) - Haim * ''
The Wrong Box ''The Wrong Box'' is a 1966 British comedy film produced and directed by Bryan Forbes from a screenplay by Larry Gelbart and Burt Shevelove, based on the 1889 novel '' The Wrong Box'' by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne. It was made by ...
'' (1966) - Club Butler (uncredited) * ''
The Mummy's Shroud ''The Mummy's Shroud'' is a 1967 British DeLuxe colour horror film made by Hammer Film Productions which was directed by John Gilling. It stars André Morell and David Buck as explorers who uncover the tomb of an ancient Egyptian mummy. It als ...
'' (1967) - Sir Basil Walden * ''
Dark of the Sun ''Dark of the Sun'' (also known as ''The Mercenaries'' in the UK) is a 1968 British adventure war film starring Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Brown, and Peter Carsten. The film, which was directed by Jack Cardiff, is based on Wilbur Smith's ...
'' (1968) - Bussier * ''
The Vengeance of She ''The Vengeance of She'' is a 1968 British fantasy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring John Richardson (actor), John Richardson, Olga Schoberová, Olinka Berova, Edward Judd, André Morell and Colin Blakely. It bears little in common with th ...
'' (1968) - Kassim * ''
Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (; ; 12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC), was a Roman general and statesman. A member of the First Triumvirate, Caesar led the Roman armies in the Gallic Wars before defeating his political rival Pompey in a civil war, ...
'' (1970) -
Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero ( ; ; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, and academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the esta ...
* ''
10 Rillington Place ''10 Rillington Place'' is a 1971 British crime film. The film stars Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt and Pat Heywood and was directed by Richard Fleischer, produced by Leslie Linder and Martin Ransohoff. It was adapted by Clive E ...
'' (1971) - Old Bailey: Judge Lewis * ''
Pope Joan Pope Joan (''Ioannes Anglicus'', 855–857) was, according to legend, a woman who reigned as pope for two years during the Middle Ages. Her story first appeared in chronicles in the 13th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe. The s ...
'' (1972) - Emperor Louis * '' Barry Lyndon'' (1975) - Lord Gustavus Adolphus Wendover * ''
The Slipper and the Rose ''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella'' is a 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. The film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976. Directed by Bryan Forb ...
'' (1976) - Bride's Father * '' The Message'' (1976) - Abu-Talib * ''
The Lord of the Rings ''The Lord of the Rings'' is an epic high-fantasy novel by English author and scholar J. R. R. Tolkien. Set in Middle-earth, intended to be Earth at some time in the distant past, the story began as a sequel to Tolkien's 1937 children's b ...
'' (1978) - Lord Elrond (voice) * ''
The First Great Train Robbery ''The First Great Train Robbery'' (known in the United States as ''The Great Train Robbery'') is a 1978 Irish heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel '' The Great Train Robbery''. ...
'' (1979) - Judge (final film role)


Footnotes


References

* * * Rigby, Jonathan (1996). ''Andre Morell: Best of British.''
Visual Imagination Visual Imagination Ltd. was a British company that produced genre magazines. It was founded in 1985 by Stephen Payne and originally only published the science-fiction magazine ''Fantasy Image''. After Payne bought the magazine '' Starburst'' f ...
, London: Shivers issue 28. ISSN 0965-8238.


External links

*
André Morell profile at Quatermass.org.uk - Nigel Kneale & Quatermass Appreciation Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morell, Andre 1909 births 1978 deaths English male film actors English male television actors English male voice actors Male actors from London English people of Dutch descent Royal Welch Fusiliers officers British Army personnel of World War II 20th-century English male actors