Aubrey Morris
Birthday: 1926-06-01 | Place of Birth: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UKAubrey Morris (June 1, 1926 - July 15, 2015) was a British actor was a British actor known for his appearances in the films A Clockwork Orange and The Wicker Man. His many memorable performances include: the Freud-fixated writer Mr. Mybug in Cold Comfort Farm (1968); the sleazy probation officer Mr. Deltoid in A Clockwork Orange (1971); a sinister gravedigger in The Wicker Man (1973); the oily manservant Grosvenor, asking Michael Palin for the use of the 'naughty books', in "The Curse of the Claw" episode of Ripping Yarns (1976); the jolly captain of the 'B-Ark' (filled with such folk as telephone sanitizers), spending years luxuriating in his bubble-bath in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981); and last, but not least, the ancient thespian Chesterton, shuffling off this mortal coil while being read quotes from King Lear in HBO's Deadwood (2004). Residing in the U.S. since the mid-1980s, Aubrey Morris continued to ply his trade right up until his death at the venerable age of 89.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Old Gardener / Gravedigger
as Worthington
as Mr. Woolrich
as Doctor Winchester
as McCutcheon
as Alfred Beidermeyer
as Nicholas
as Sir Herbert
as Sir Percy Heseltine
as Doctor Quentin Boggs
as Doctor Putnum
as Mr. Zed
as Houseboat Party Guest
as Thorburn
as Silvertop
as Ted Hapgood
