he became the vice president of Equity, the trade union for British actors and performers. He then served as president of the organisation for a year from 1973–74. During this time he was involved in a dispute in which Equity threatened to expel Laurence Olivier as a member due to comments he made in a newspaper feature about the possibility of forming a breakaway union. The union also suffered from financial problems, and Morell continued to warn against destructive divisions amongst the members when he stepped down as president. Despite his involvement in union business he continued to be a busy working actor. He appeared in Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon (1975) as a nobleman friend of the title character. His last television work was an episode of the ITV series The Professionals in 1978, the year of his death. The animated film version of The Lord of the Rings, in which he voiced the character of Elrond, was released the same year, but his final film work was not seen until the year after his death. This was as the judge in The First Great Train Robbery. Morell, who smoked up to 60 cigarettes a day until he gave up in 1976, died from lung cancer in London on 28 November 1978, at the age of 69. He and his wife Joan Greenwood had a son, Jason Morell, who also became an actor, appearing in films such as Mrs Brown (1997, as Lord Stanley) and Wilde (also 1997, as Ernest Dowson). Filmography 13 Men and a Gun (1938) - Kroty Many Tanks Mr. Atkins (1938) - Hart Ten Days in Paris (1940) - Victor Three Silent Men (1940) - Charles Klein Unpublished Story (1942) - Marchand Against the Wind (1948) - Abbot (uncredited) That Dangerous Age (1949) - Doctor McCatcheon No Place for Jennifer (1950) - William's Counsel Madeleine (1950) - Dean of Falcuty Stage Fright (1950) - Inspector Byard So Long at the Fair (1950) - Doctor Hart Trio (1950) - Dr. Lennox (in segment Sanatorium) Seven Days to Noon (1950) - Superintendent Folland The Clouded Yellow (1950) - Secret Service Chief Chubb Flesh & Blood (1951) - Dr. Marshall High Treason (1951) - Supt. Folland The Tall Headlines (1952) - George Rackham Stolen Face (1952) - David His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) - Alfred Tetins The Golden Link (1954) - Supt. Blake The Black Knight (1954) - Sir Ontzlake