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Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Known For Acting
Birthday Aug 14, 1934 (90)
Birthplace Nimes, France
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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 wa ... s 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. Dobtcheff is set to appear in the upcoming Doctor Who audio drama The Children of Seth where he'll be playing the role of Shamur, set for release in December 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Dobtcheff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

The Violet Hour

The Violet Hour

2018

as M. Audran

The Man with the Iron Heart

The Man with the Iron Heart

2017

as Emile Hacha

Killing Jesus

Killing Jesus

2015

as Isaiah

Seven Lucky Gods

Seven Lucky Gods

2014

as Lawrence

Horsehead

Horsehead

2014

as George

The Great Beauty

The Great Beauty

2013

as Arturo

Godforsaken

Godforsaken

2010

as The Surgeon

An American Haunting

An American Haunting

2005

as Elder #1

Before Sunset

Before Sunset

2004

as Bookstore Manager

Thank You, Doctor Rey

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2004

as François

Evilenko

Evilenko

2004

as Bagdasarov

The Falklands Play

The Falklands Play

2002

as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)

The Order

The Order

2001

as Oscar

The Body

The Body

2001

as Monsignor

Festival in Cannes

Festival in Cannes

2001

as Millie's Escort

Revelation

Revelation

2001

as Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau

Falling Through

Falling Through

2000

as Father

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

1999

as Italian Doctor

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

as Art Gallery Lecturer

The Wonderland Experience

The Wonderland Experience

1998

as Vincent

Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

1998

as Konstantine

30 Years to Life

30 Years to Life

1998

as Sandler

Hilary and Jackie

Hilary and Jackie

1998

as Professor Bentley

Vigo

Vigo

1998

as Papa Lozinska

Spanish Fly

Spanish Fly

1998

as Carl's Friend

The Hunchback

The Hunchback

1997

as Father Michel

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

1997

as Pestov

Jude

Jude

1996

as Curator

Catherine the Great

Catherine the Great

1996

as Naryshkin

Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

1996

as Diaghilev

Jefferson in Paris

Jefferson in Paris

1995

as King's Translator

Temptation of Sainthood

Temptation of Sainthood

1993

as Freud

M. Butterfly

M. Butterfly

1993

as Agent Etancelin

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1993

as Chancellor

Venice/Venice

Venice/Venice

1992

as Alexander

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

as Reynaldo (archive footage)

Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

1991

as Clerk of Court

Vincent and me

Vincent and me

1990

as Dr Winkler

Meridian

Meridian

1990

as Priest

The Garden

The Garden

1990

as Old Man at Sauna

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

as Reynaldo

The Krays

The Krays

1990

as Teacher

The Sweet House of Horrors

The Sweet House of Horrors

1989

as The Exorcist

Catacombs

Catacombs

1988

as Brother Timothy

Pascali's Island

Pascali's Island

1988

as Pariente

Testimony

Testimony

1988

as Gargolovsky

Maigret

Maigret

1988

as Gannett

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986

as Art Lover

The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose

1986

as Hugh of Newcastle

Mata Hari

Mata Hari

1985

as Prosecutor

The Devil's Lieutenant

The Devil's Lieutenant

1984

as Dr. Goldschmiedt

Gwendoline

Gwendoline

1984

as Shirko

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

1984

as Don John

An Englishman Abroad

An Englishman Abroad

1983

as Guildenstern

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

as Count Langenthal

Nutcracker

Nutcracker

1982

as Markovitch

Enigma

Enigma

1982

as Minister

Sredni Vashtar

Sredni Vashtar

1981

as Dr. Russell

Condorman

Condorman

1981

as Russian Agent

Troilus & Cressida

Troilus & Cressida

1981

as Agamemnon

Nijinsky

Nijinsky

1980

as Sergei Grigoriev

Ike

Ike

1979

as Gen. Charles DeGaulle

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

1978

as Apothecary

March or Die

March or Die

1977

as Mean Corporal

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

as Max Kalba

Joseph Andrews

Joseph Andrews

1977

as Fop Two

French Without Tears

French Without Tears

1976

as Monsieur Maingot

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

as Magnus Piecan

Operation: Daybreak

Operation: Daybreak

1975

as Pyotr

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974

as Padre

The Marseille Contract

The Marseille Contract

1974

as Lazar

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

1974

as Concierge

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973

as Interrogator

The Horsemen

The Horsemen

1971

as Zam Hajji

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

as Duc De Guise

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

1971

as Russian Official

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

as Dr. Lazovert

The Beast in the Cellar

The Beast in the Cellar

1970

as Newsmith

The Assassination Bureau

The Assassination Bureau

1969

as Baron Muntzof

Anne of the Thousand Days

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

as Mendoza

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

as Pedant

The Debussy Film

The Debussy Film

1965

as The Actor

Darling

Darling

1965

as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Borgias

as Cardinal Versucci

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Apr 03, 2011

Strauss Dynasty

as Hirsch

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 01, 1991

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as Jules Glaenzer

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 30, 1989

À vous de jouer Milord

as N° 2

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 04, 1974

A.D.

as Flavius Sabinus

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Mar 31, 1985

Masada

as Chief Priest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 05, 1981

Michael Strogoff

as Blount

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Dec 23, 1975

Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Sebastiani

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Nov 24, 1985

White Teeth

as Devil of Dachau

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 17, 2002

Doctor Who

as Scientist

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Nov 23, 1963

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Apothecary

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

The Gold

as Matteo Constantino

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 12, 2023

La Légende des 3 clefs

as The anthropologist Gilles Clément

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Dec 20, 2007

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

as Cleisthenes

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 09, 2000

Morenga

as Lohmann

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Mar 13, 1985

Crown Court

as John Maitland-Wilson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

The Durrells

as Mr. Kralefsky

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 03, 2016

The Avengers

as Spencer

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

The Champions

as Manager

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 25, 1968

Merlin

as 1st Physician

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 26, 1998

Holocaust

as Karp

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 16, 1978

Peter and Paul

as High Priest of Herod

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 12, 1981

Marco Polo

as Pietro De Abano

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 05, 1982

As Time Goes By

as Dr. Stoker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 12, 1992

Father Ted

as Old Nazi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 21, 1995

Blake's 7

as The Chairman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1978

The Sweeney

as Harry Kretchmar

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 02, 1975

The Protectors

as Joe Flynn

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1972

Relic Hunter

as Anthony Cureton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 25, 1999

The Scales of Justice

as Mr. Strang

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 11, 1962

The Saint

as Vogel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Highlander: The Raven

as Count Van Der Meer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1998

Dixon of Dock Green

as Counsel for Defence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 1955

Van der Valk

as Sebastian Jonge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Codename

as Herman Voss

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1970

Fall of Eagles

as Count Stookau

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1974

The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

as Anatole Deschanel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 2009

The Witcher

as Older Elf

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 20, 2019

Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

as Dr. Canard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 19, 1975

Sherlock Holmes

as Mendelstam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 24, 1984

The Name of the Game

as Dedushko

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten

as M. Bernard

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1981

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Simeon Lee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 08, 1989

Highlander: The Series

as Carlo Luchesi

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

Highlander: The Series

as Hamad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1992

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Molbech

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1971

The Romanoffs

as M. Audran

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 2018

Police Commissioner Moulin

as Astman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 04, 1976

L'Homme de Suez

as Konya, Turkish Colonel, spy in the service of the English

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 03, 1984

The Avengers

as Stenson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Magnus Piecan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1975

Fortunes of War

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 11, 1987

Breaking Point

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Oct 22, 1966

Ace of Wands

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jul 29, 1970

Lillie

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 24, 1978

Martin Chuzzlewit

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 19, 1964

Out of the Unknown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1965

Dramarama

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1983

Rumpole of the Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1975

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 15, 1973

Apparitions

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 13, 2008

Private Schulz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 1981

The Venturers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 1975

Play for Today

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

1990

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1977

The Devil's Crown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 30, 1978

Mystery and Imagination

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 29, 1966

The Edwardians

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 21, 1972

Father Brown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1974

The Borgias

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 03, 2011

Surviving Disaster

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 2006

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