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{{Short description|British actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2012}}

{{Infobox person
| name        = Aubrey Morris
| image       = Aubrey Morris.jpg
| imagesize   = 
| caption     = in character as 'Leslie' in [[w:Catweazle|Catweazle]]
| birth_name   = Aubrey Steinberg
| birth_date  = {{Birth date |1926|6|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[w:Portsmouth|Portsmouth]], [[w:Hampshire|Hampshire]], England
| death_date  = {{death date and age|2015|7|15|1926|6|1|df=y}}
| death_place = [[w:Los Angeles|Los Angeles]], [[w:California|California]], U.S.
| years_active = 1948–2015
| occupation  = Actor
| parents     = Morry Steinberg<br>Becky Steinberg
| relatives   = [[w:Wolfe Morris|Wolfe Morris]] (brother)
}}
'''Aubrey Morris''' (born '''Aubrey Steinberg''';<ref name="theguardian.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/16/aubrey-morris|title=Aubrey Morris obituary|author=Gavin Gaughan|work=The Guardian}}</ref> 1 June 1926 – 15 July 2015) was a British actor known for his appearances in the films ''[[w:A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' and ''[[w:The Wicker Man|The Wicker Man]]''.<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/50754/Aubrey-Morris/biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802152753/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/50754/Aubrey-Morris/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-07-26|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[w:Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|author=Hal Erickson|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2015|title=Aubrey Morris}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Morris was one of nine children born to Becky (née Levine) and Morry Steinberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/aubrey-morris-actor-with-a-quirky-disquieting-demeanour-who-was-best-known-for-a-clockwork-orange-10411952.html|title=Aubrey Morris: Actor with a quirky, disquieting demeanour who was best|date=23 July 2015|work=The Independent}}</ref> An elder brother, [[Wolfe Morris]], was also an accomplished actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/13523766.Aubrey_Morris/|title=Aubrey Morris|work=Herald Scotland}}</ref> His grandparents were from [[Kyiv]] and escaped the [[Pogroms in the Russian Empire|Russian pogroms]], arriving in London in about 1890. The family moved to [[Portsmouth]] at the turn of the 20th century. Aubrey attended Portsmouth Municipal College and [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]]. His first stage appearance in 1944 was at the [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre|Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park]] in ''[[The Winter's Tale]].''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/aubrey-morris-dead-a-clockwork-809324|title=Aubrey Morris Dead: 'A Clockwork Orange' Actor Dies at 89|author=Cheryl Cheng|date=16 July 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref> From 1954 to 1956 he was at [[The Old Vic]] and appeared on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].<ref name=bbc>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-33564505 A Clockwork Orange actor Aubrey Morris, dies aged 89 at BBC News Entertainment & Arts]. Retrieved 17 July 2015</ref>

==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 ''[[Night Caller from Outer Space|The Night Caller]]'' (1965).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=12392|title=Aubrey Morris|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> His better known films include [[Stanley Kubrick]]'s ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]'' (1971), [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Love and Death]]'' (1975),<ref name=NYT/> [[Ken Russell]]'s ''[[Lisztomania (film)|Lisztomania]]'' (1975),<ref name=NYT/> and [[Gene Wilder]]'s ''[[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' (1977).<ref name=NYT/>

He also appeared in many television programmes, his debut being in a BBC production of the comedy ''Fly Away Peter'' (1948).<ref name="theguardian.com"/> 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)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/obituary-aubrey-morris-actor-1-3833989|title=Obituary: Aubrey Morris, actor}}</ref> and the [[Dennis Miller]] horror film ''[[Bordello of Blood]]'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba07ae9e3|title=Aubrey Morris|website=BFI}}</ref>

== Film ==
* ''[[The Quare Fellow]]'' (1962) – Silvertop
* ''[[Night Caller from Outer Space|The Night Caller]]'' (1965) – Thorburn
* ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966) – Hutch
* ''[[The Sandwich Man (1966 film)|The Sandwich Man]]'' (1966) – Cedric, the escapologist
* ''[[Up the Junction (film)|Up the Junction]]'' (1968) – Creely, an estate agent
* ''[[If It's Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium]]'' (1969) – Harry Dix
* ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|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 film)|The Wicker Man]]'' (1973) – Gravedigger/gardener
* ''[[Man About the House (film)|Man About the House]]'' (1974) – Lecturer
*''[[Love and Death]]'' (1975) – Soldier
*''[[Lisztomania (film)|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 (film)|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 [[BBC]] TV adaptation of ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' – the dimwitted [[Minor characters from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy#Golgafrinchans|Golgafrinchan]] captain who was eternally taking a bath
* ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|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 (The Prisoner)|Dance of the Dead]]'' – [[Town crier]]
* ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' – Pebbles
* ''[[Thorndyke (TV series)|Thorndyke]]'' (1964) – Julius Wicks
* ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' – Quince in episode 'Silent Dust' (1965)
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'' – Duncan (in "[[Exogenesis (Babylon 5)|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 (TV series)|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==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0606368}}
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*[http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=12392 Aubrey Morris] (Aveleyman)

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