André Morell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Morell

British actor

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1909

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 28-Nov-1978

Profession: television actor, film actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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 Doctor Watson in the Hammer Film Productions version of The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959).
He also appeared in the films The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) and Ben-Hur (1959), in several of Hammer's 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."