Vernon Dobtcheff
Vernon Alexandre Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a French-British character actor, who has appeared in over 300 film, television, and stage productions in a career spanning six decades. Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, to a British mother (Vernon) and a father of Bulgarian descent (Dobtcheff). He attended Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, in the 1940s, where he won the Acting Cup. One of his many television roles was as the Chief Scientist in the Doctor Who story The War Games in 1969. In his 2006 memoir Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, British actor Rupert Everett describes an encounter with Dobtcheff on the boat train to Paris, and reveals his extraordinary reputation as the "patron saint" of the acting profession, stating that Dobtcheff "was legendary not so much for his acting as for his magical ability to catch every first night in the country". Widely travelled and prone to pop up in the most unlikely of locales, if unable to attend an opening night, Dobtcheff will still endeavour to send the cast a card wishing the production good luck. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Dobtcheff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Burning Casablanca
as Corny
Burning Casablanca
as Corny
The Haunting of Margam Castle
as Enos
The Haunting of Margam Castle
as Enos
The Violet Hour
as M. Audran
The Violet Hour
as M. Audran
L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
as Sherlock Holmes
L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
as Sherlock Holmes
The Man with the Iron Heart
as Emile Hacha
The Man with the Iron Heart
as Emile Hacha
Killing Jesus
as Isaiah
Killing Jesus
as Isaiah
The Invisible Boy
as Artiglio
The Invisible Boy
as Artiglio
Horsehead
as George
Horsehead
as George
Seven Lucky Gods
as Lawrence
Seven Lucky Gods
as Lawrence
The Great Beauty
as Arturo
The Great Beauty
as Arturo
Another Woman's Life
as Dimitri Speranski
Another Woman's Life
as Dimitri Speranski
Zarafa
as Le vieux sage (voice)
Zarafa
as Le vieux sage (voice)
The Passage
as Vieil homme
The Passage
as Vieil homme
Undisputed III: Redemption
as Rezo
Undisputed III: Redemption
as Rezo
Godforsaken
as The Surgeon
Godforsaken
as The Surgeon
Changing Climates, Changing Times
as Lucas
Changing Climates, Changing Times
as Lucas
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
as Self
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
as Self
Priceless
as Jacques
Priceless
as Jacques
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
as Anthony
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
as Anthony
An American Haunting
as Elder #1
An American Haunting
as Elder #1
Empire of the Wolves
as Kudseyi
Empire of the Wolves
as Kudseyi
Before Sunset
as Bookstore Manager
Before Sunset
as Bookstore Manager
Evilenko
as Bagdasarov
Evilenko
as Bagdasarov
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
as Riccio
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
as Riccio
Thank You, Doctor Rey
as François
Thank You, Doctor Rey
as François
The Red Siren
as Vitali
The Red Siren
as Vitali
The Falklands Play
as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
The Falklands Play
as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
Festival in Cannes
as Millie's Escort
Festival in Cannes
as Millie's Escort
The Body
as Monsignor
The Body
as Monsignor
Revelation
as Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
Revelation
as Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
as Cleisthenes
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
as Cleisthenes
Falling Through
as Father
Falling Through
as Father
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Art Gallery Lecturer
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
as Art Gallery Lecturer
Jinnah
as Lord Willingdon
Jinnah
as Lord Willingdon
Vigo
as Papa Lozinska
Vigo
as Papa Lozinska
Déjà Vu
as Konstantine
Déjà Vu
as Konstantine
Anna Karenina
as Pestov
Anna Karenina
as Pestov
The Ogre
as Lawyer
The Ogre
as Lawyer
Surviving Picasso
as Diaghilev
Surviving Picasso
as Diaghilev
Catherine the Great
as Naryshkin
Catherine the Great
as Naryshkin
Jude
as Curator
Jude
as Curator
Le fils de Paul
as Duval
Le fils de Paul
as Duval
Sharpe's Sword
as Don Felipe
Sharpe's Sword
as Don Felipe
Jefferson in Paris
as King's Translator
Jefferson in Paris
as King's Translator
The House that Mary Bought
The House that Mary Bought
Frankenstein
as Chancellor
Frankenstein
as Chancellor
M. Butterfly
as Agent Etancelin
M. Butterfly
as Agent Etancelin
The Hour of the Pig
as Apothecary
The Hour of the Pig
as Apothecary
Temptation of Sainthood
as Freud
Temptation of Sainthood
as Freud
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
as Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
as Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc
The First Circle
as Riyumin
The First Circle
as Riyumin
Meridian
as Priest
Meridian
as Priest
The Krays
as Teacher
The Krays
as Teacher
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Fellgiebel
The Plot to Kill Hitler
as Fellgiebel
Flight from Paradise
as Merrill
Flight from Paradise
as Merrill
The Hostage of Europe
as Hudson Lowe
The Hostage of Europe
as Hudson Lowe
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Butler
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Butler
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Doctor Webber
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Doctor Webber
Natalia
as Alfred Grabner
Natalia
as Alfred Grabner
Splendor
Splendor
The Sweet House of Horrors
as The Exorcist
The Sweet House of Horrors
as The Exorcist
Testimony
as Gargolovsky
Testimony
as Gargolovsky
Pascali's Island
as Pariente
Pascali's Island
as Pariente
Catacombs
as Brother Timothy
Catacombs
as Brother Timothy
Le due croci
as Bischof de Jong
Le due croci
as Bischof de Jong
The Name of the Rose
as Hugh of Newcastle
The Name of the Rose
as Hugh of Newcastle
Mata Hari
as Prosecutor
Mata Hari
as Prosecutor
Much Ado About Nothing
as Don John
Much Ado About Nothing
as Don John
Gwendoline
as Shirko
Gwendoline
as Shirko
Night Patrol
as James
Night Patrol
as James
An Englishman Abroad
as Guildenstern
An Englishman Abroad
as Guildenstern
Enigma
as Minister
Enigma
as Minister
That Night of Varennes
as Judge at the confiscation
That Night of Varennes
as Judge at the confiscation
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
as Un tueur russe
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
as Un tueur russe
Nijinsky
as Sergei Grigoriev
Nijinsky
as Sergei Grigoriev
Ike
as Gen. Charles DeGaulle
Ike
as Gen. Charles DeGaulle
Romeo and Juliet
as Apothecary
Romeo and Juliet
as Apothecary
Question of Love
as Peter
Question of Love
as Peter
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
as Lamberti
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
as Lamberti
March or Die
as Mean Corporal
March or Die
as Mean Corporal
French Without Tears
as Monsieur Maingot
French Without Tears
as Monsieur Maingot
Lovers Like Us
as Coleman
Lovers Like Us
as Coleman
Operation: Daybreak
as Pyotr
Operation: Daybreak
as Pyotr
The Secret Agent
as Karl Yundt
The Secret Agent
as Karl Yundt
Cat and Mouse
as Germain's accomplice
Cat and Mouse
as Germain's accomplice
India Song
as Georges Crawn
India Song
as Georges Crawn
Scent of a Woman
as Don Carlo (uncredited)
Scent of a Woman
as Don Carlo (uncredited)
Murder on the Orient Express
as Concierge
Murder on the Orient Express
as Concierge
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as Padre
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as Padre
The Day of the Jackal
as Interrogator
The Day of the Jackal
as Interrogator
The Canterbury Tales
as The Franklin
The Canterbury Tales
as The Franklin
Up the Front
as Muller
Up the Front
as Muller
Far from Dallas
Far from Dallas
Mary, Queen of Scots
as Duc De Guise
Mary, Queen of Scots
as Duc De Guise
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Dr. Lazovert
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Dr. Lazovert
Them
as Brisbane
Them
as Brisbane
Darling Lili
as Otto Kraus
Darling Lili
as Otto Kraus
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Mendoza
Anne of the Thousand Days
as Mendoza
Doctor Who: The War Games
as Chief Scientist
Doctor Who: The War Games
as Chief Scientist
Baby Love
as Man in Cinema
Baby Love
as Man in Cinema
The Assassination Bureau
as Baron Muntzof
The Assassination Bureau
as Baron Muntzof
A Dandy in Aspic
A Dandy in Aspic
The Taming of the Shrew
as Pedant
The Taming of the Shrew
as Pedant
The World of George Orwell: 1984
as Goldstein
The World of George Orwell: 1984
as Goldstein
Darling
as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)
Darling
as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as Member of the French Team
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
as Member of the French Team
The Life of Galileo
as Philosopher
The Life of Galileo
as Philosopher
Parlez-nous de l'Amour
Parlez-nous de l'Amour