Aubrey Morris
Aubrey Morris | |
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Born | Aubrey Steinberg 1 June 1926 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Died | 15 July 2015 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 89)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1948–2015 |
Parent(s) | Morry Steinberg Becky Steinberg |
Relatives | Wolfe Morris (brother) |
Aubrey Morris (born Aubrey Steinberg;[1] 1 June 1926 – 15 July 2015) was a British actor known for his appearances in the films A Clockwork Orange and The Wicker Man.[2]
Early life and career
Morris was one of nine children born to Becky (née Levine) and Morry Steinberg.
Film and television
Morris featured in over fifty films; a notable early role was as Thorburn, the oddball pornographer running a Soho bookshop in John Gilling's science fiction thriller The Night Caller (1965).[7] His better known films include Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971), Woody Allen's Love and Death (1975),[2] Ken Russell's Lisztomania (1975),[2] and Gene Wilder's The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1977).[2]
He also appeared in many television programmes, his debut being in a BBC production of the comedy Fly Away Peter (1948).[1] Television appearances include The Champions (1968), as Van Velden in episode 2, "The Invisible Man". Although most of his television appearances were in Britain, such as Z-Cars and Lovejoy, he also made some appearances in US productions, such as the Columbo television movie Ashes to Ashes (1998)[8] and the Dennis Miller horror film Bordello of Blood (1996).[9]
Film
- The Quare Fellow (1962) – Silvertop
- The Night Caller (1965) – Thorburn
- The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery(1966) – Hutch
- The Sandwich Man (1966) – Cedric, the escapologist
- Up the Junction (1968) – Creely, an estate agent
- If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium (1969) – Harry Dix
- A Clockwork Orange (1971) – P. R. Deltoid
- Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971) – Doctor Putnam
- Go for a Take (1972) – Director
- The Wicker Man(1973) – Gravedigger/gardener
- Man About the House (1974) – Lecturer
- Love and Death (1975) – Soldier
- Lisztomania (1975) – Manager
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1977) – Coach Driver
- S.O.S. Titanic (1979) – Steward John Hart
- Oxford Blues (1984) – Doctor Quentin Boggs
- The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood (1984) – Archbishop
- Lifeforce (1985) – Sir Percy Heseltine
- The Rachel Papers (1989) – Sir Herbert
- My Girl 2 (1994) – Alfred Beidermeyer
- The Goal Movie (1995) – Dr. Jonah
- Bordello of Blood (1996) – McCutcheon
- Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy (1998) – Dr. Winchester
- Visioneers (2008) – Old Jeffers
Television
- Catweazle – Leslie Milton, a theatrical items shop owner
- City Beneath the Sea (1962) – Professor Ludwig Ziebrecken, a meglomaniac who sees himself as the leader of a 'New World Order'
- 1981 Golgafrinchancaptain who was eternally taking a bath
- Tales from the Crypt (1990) Season 2, Episode 4 "'Til Death" as Freddy
- Reilly, Ace of Spies – Mendrovovich
- Ripping Yarns Episode 6 – Grosvenor, the butler who likes 'the naughty books'
- The Prisoner, episode 8: Dance of the Dead – Town crier
- The Saint – Pebbles
- Thorndyke (1964) – Julius Wicks
- The Avengers – Quince in episode 'Silent Dust' (1965)
- Exogenesis")
- Danger Man – 3 episodes; portraying Mr. Harris in 'Yesterday's Enemies', Fortunato Santos in one episode, Tamasio in another
- The Sweeney – Foreign Gambler, episode: 'Stoppo Driver', his brother Wolfe Morris also appeared in the same episode.
- Space: 1999, episode: Mission of the Darians – Petros High Priest
- Armchair Theatre – 6 episodes, including Joe, the make-up man in "Afternoon of a Nymph" (1962)
- ‘’Ashes to Ashes (Columbo)’’ 1998 - Fred
- Deadwood – Chesterton
- On the Buses – Marriage guidance counsellor
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Dr. Zimmerman
- Pardon The Expression– Mr. Blenkinsop, 'The Cup That Cheers' (1966)
References
- ^ a b Gavin Gaughan. "Aubrey Morris obituary". The Guardian.
- ^ All Movie Guide. Archived from the originalon 2 August 2015.
- ^ "Aubrey Morris: Actor with a quirky, disquieting demeanour who was best". The Independent. 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Aubrey Morris". Herald Scotland.
- ^ Cheryl Cheng (16 July 2015). "Aubrey Morris Dead: 'A Clockwork Orange' Actor Dies at 89". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ A Clockwork Orange actor Aubrey Morris, dies aged 89 at BBC News Entertainment & Arts. Retrieved 17 July 2015
- ^ "Aubrey Morris". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Obituary: Aubrey Morris, actor".
- ^ "Aubrey Morris". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
External links
- Aubrey Morris at IMDb
- Aubrey Morris at the Internet Broadway Database
- Aubrey Morris (Aveleyman)