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  • BIRTH 14/08/1934
  • Country France
  • SHOWS 29
  • MOVIES 80

Vernon Dobtcheff

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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.

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.

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Vernon Dobtcheff

Shows (29)

The Witcher
The Witcher
Older Elf
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Simeon Lee
The Borgias
The Borgias
Cardinal Versucci
Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Scientist
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
Anatole Deschanel
Relic Hunter
Relic Hunter
Anthony Cureton
Highlander: The Series
Highlander: The Series
Carlo Luchesi / Hamad
The Avengers
The Avengers
Spencer / Stenson
The Gold
The Gold
Matteo Constantino
The Romanoffs
The Romanoffs
M. Audran
The Durrells
The Durrells
Mr. Kralefsky
The Saint
The Saint
Vogel
Holocaust
Holocaust
Karp
Father Ted
Father Ted
Old Nazi
Highlander: The Raven
Highlander: The Raven
Count Van Der Meer
The Champions
The Champions
Manager
Merlin (1998)
Merlin (1998)
1st Physician
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
Mendelstam
Blake's 7
Blake's 7
The Chairman
Commissaire Moulin
Commissaire Moulin
Astman
Masada
Masada
Chief Priest
The Sweeney
The Sweeney
Harry Kretchmar
The Protectors
The Protectors
Joe Flynn
Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Pietro De Abano / Prosecutor
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Sebastiani
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
Dedushko
A vous de jouer Milord
A vous de jouer Milord
N° 2
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Molbech
BBC Television Shakespeare
BBC Television Shakespeare
Apothecary

Movies (80)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Butler
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
Hugh of Newcastle
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
Max Kalba
Before Sunset
Before Sunset
Bookstore Manager
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart
Emile Hacha
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
Interrogator
La grande bellezza
La grande bellezza
Arturo
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Concierge
Hors de prix
Hors de prix
Jacques
Undisputed III: Redemption
Undisputed III: Redemption
Rezo
L'Empire des loups
L'Empire des loups
Kudseyi
An American Haunting
An American Haunting
Elder #1
Le Sauvage
Le Sauvage
Coleman
Zarafa
Zarafa
Le vieux sage (voice)
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
Russian Official
Ronde de nuit
Ronde de nuit
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
Pestov
Les Mariés de l'an deux
Les Mariés de l'an deux
le pasteur
The Body
The Body
Monsignor
La Vie d'une autre
La Vie d'une autre
Dimitri Speranski
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
King's Translator
Il ragazzo invisibile
Il ragazzo invisibile
Artiglio
Toutes peines confondues
Toutes peines confondues
Thurson
The Hunchback
The Hunchback
Father Michel
Jude
Jude
Curator
Brocéliande
Brocéliande
Brennos
Profumo di donna
Profumo di donna
Don Carlo (uncredited)
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
Agent Etancelin
Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso
Diaghilev
I racconti di Canterbury
I racconti di Canterbury
The Franklin
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
Count Langenthal
Der Unhold
Der Unhold
Lawyer
Une autre vie
Une autre vie
Dimitri Speranski
Hamlet
Hamlet
Reynaldo
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
Pedant
Horsehead
Horsehead
George
The Order
The Order
Oscar
La sirène rouge
La sirène rouge
Vitali
Splendor
Splendor
La Nuit de Varennes
La Nuit de Varennes
Judge at the confiscation
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
Apothecary
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Art Lover
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Padre
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
Un tueur russe
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
Seven Lucky Gods
Seven Lucky Gods
Lawrence
Evilenko
Evilenko
Bagdasarov
Revelation
Revelation
Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island
Pariente
Vincent et moi
Vincent et moi
Dr Winkler
Changing Climates, Changing Times
Changing Climates, Changing Times
Lucas
Condorman
Condorman
Russian Agent
Le Chat et la Souris
Le Chat et la Souris
Germain's accomplice
Ils...
Ils...
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
Mendoza
La Petite Fille en velours bleu
La Petite Fille en velours bleu
Lamberti
India Song
India Song
Georges Crawn
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau
Baron Muntzof
St. Ives
St. Ives
Natalia
Natalia
Alfred Grabner
The Haunting of Margam Castle
The Haunting of Margam Castle
Enos
Le Plaisir de chanter
Le Plaisir de chanter
Le lecteur du bar
Story of a Love Story
Story of a Love Story
Private Investigator
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Chancellor
La dolce casa degli orrori
La dolce casa degli orrori
The Exorcist
Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet
Apothecary
L'Amour nu
L'Amour nu
John, le patron de Claire
Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak
Pyotr
March or Die
March or Die
Mean Corporal
Déjà Vu
Déjà Vu
Konstantine
Merci Docteur Rey
Merci Docteur Rey
François
A Dandy in Aspic
A Dandy in Aspic
Killing Jesus
Killing Jesus
Isaiah
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
Prosecutor
Gwendoline
Gwendoline
Shirko
The Horsemen
The Horsemen
Zam Hajji
The Marseille Contract
The Marseille Contract
Lazar
الزنقة كونتاكت
الزنقة كونتاكت
Corny
Jinnah
Jinnah
Lord Willingdon