Aubrey Morris | |
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 inThe Prisoner episode:Dance of the Dead (1967) | |
| Born | Aubrey Steinberg (1926-06-01)1 June 1926 Portsmouth,Hampshire, England |
| Died | 15 July 2015(2015-07-15) (aged 89) Los Angeles,California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1948–2015 |
| Parent(s) | Morry Steinberg Becky Steinberg |
| Relatives | Wolfe Morris (brother) |
Aubrey Morris (bornAubrey Steinberg;[1] 1 June 1926 – 15 July 2015) was a British actor known for his appearances in the filmsA Clockwork Orange andThe Wicker Man.[2]
Morris was one of nine children born to Becky (née Levine) and Morry Steinberg.[3] An elder brother,Wolfe Morris, was also an accomplished actor.[4] HisJewish grandparents were fromKyiv and escaped theRussian pogroms, arriving in London in about 1890. The family moved toPortsmouth at the turn of the 20th century. Aubrey attended Portsmouth Municipal College andRADA. His first stage appearance in 1944 was at theOpen Air Theatre, Regent's Park inThe Winter's Tale.[5] From 1954 to 1956 he was atThe Old Vic and appeared onBroadway.[6]
Morris featured in over fifty films; a notable early role was as Thorburn, the oddball pornographer running a Soho bookshop inJohn Gilling's science fiction thrillerThe Night Caller (1965).[7] His better known films includeStanley Kubrick'sA Clockwork Orange (1971),Woody Allen'sLove and Death (1975),[2]Ken Russell'sLisztomania (1975),[2] andGene Wilder'sThe Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother (1977).[2]
He also appeared in many television programmes, his debut being in a BBC production of the comedyFly Away Peter (1948).[1] Television appearances includeThe Champions (1968), as Van Velden in episode 2, "The Invisible Man". Although most of his television appearances were in Britain, such asZ-Cars andLovejoy, he also made some appearances in US productions, such as theColumbo television movieAshes to Ashes (1998)[8] and theDennis Miller horror filmBordello of Blood (1996).[9]
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