Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Acting
Born 1934-08-14Nimes, France

Biography

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.

Movies (163)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7.9

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989Movie7.9
Undisputed III: Redemption
7.6

Undisputed III: Redemption

2010Movie7.6
Murder on the Orient Express
7.1

Murder on the Orient Express

1974Movie7.1
The Day of the Jackal
7.5

The Day of the Jackal

1973Movie7.5
Before Sunset
7.8

Before Sunset

2004Movie7.8
The Name of the Rose
7.5

The Name of the Rose

1986Movie7.5
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977Movie6.8
The Great Beauty
7.5

The Great Beauty

2013Movie7.5
The Man with the Iron Heart
6.5

The Man with the Iron Heart

2017Movie6.5
March or Die
5.8

March or Die

1977Movie5.8
The Order
5.1

The Order

2001Movie5.1
Fiddler on the Roof
7.7

Fiddler on the Roof

1971Movie7.7
The Hunchback
5.9

The Hunchback

1997Movie5.9
The Body
5.5

The Body

2001Movie5.5
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965Movie6.8
Empire of the Wolves
5.7

Empire of the Wolves

2005Movie5.7
The Taming of the Shrew
6.9

The Taming of the Shrew

1967Movie6.9
Anna Karenina
6.1

Anna Karenina

1997Movie6.1
Priceless
6.4

Priceless

2006Movie6.4
Anne of the Thousand Days
7.1

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969Movie7.1
The Assassination Bureau
6.7

The Assassination Bureau

1969Movie6.7
Gwendoline
4.9

Gwendoline

1984Movie4.9
M. Butterfly
6.6

M. Butterfly

1993Movie6.6
Brocéliande
4.0

Brocéliande

2003Movie4.0
Darling
6.8

Darling

1965Movie6.8
Ike
6.8

Ike

1979Movie6.8
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
6.4

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

1999Movie6.4
The Hour of the Pig
6.2

The Hour of the Pig

1993Movie6.2
Zarafa
6.9

Zarafa

2012Movie6.9
The Canterbury Tales
6.1

The Canterbury Tales

1972Movie6.1
Jude
6.3

Jude

1996Movie6.3
Le Prof
4.8

Le Prof

2000Movie4.8
The Krays
6.0

The Krays

1990Movie6.0
The Invisible Boy
6.3

The Invisible Boy

2014Movie6.3
The Ogre
6.4

The Ogre

1996Movie6.4
Hamlet
6.6

Hamlet

1990Movie6.6
Let Him Have It
6.6

Let Him Have It

1991Movie6.6
That Night of Varennes
6.9

That Night of Varennes

1982Movie6.9
Nicholas and Alexandra
7.0

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971Movie7.0
The Married Couple of the Year Two
6.5

The Married Couple of the Year Two

1971Movie6.5
The Scarlet and the Black
7.0

The Scarlet and the Black

1983Movie7.0
Caravaggio
6.1

Caravaggio

1986Movie6.1
Meridian
4.5

Meridian

1990Movie4.5
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
4.6

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974Movie4.6
An American Haunting
5.5

An American Haunting

2005Movie5.5
Scent of a Woman
7.4

Scent of a Woman

1974Movie7.4
A Dandy in Aspic
6.9

A Dandy in Aspic

1968Movie6.9
Operation: Daybreak
6.9

Operation: Daybreak

1975Movie6.9
Mata Hari
4.1

Mata Hari

1985Movie4.1
Playing with Fire
5.5

Playing with Fire

1975Movie5.5
The Marseille Contract
6.0

The Marseille Contract

1974Movie6.0
Hilary and Jackie
6.6

Hilary and Jackie

1998Movie6.6
The First Circle
5.0

The First Circle

1992Movie5.0
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

2000Movie
David Copperfield
6.3

David Copperfield

2001Movie6.3
Nutcracker
3.3

Nutcracker

1982Movie3.3
The Passage
4.0

The Passage

2011Movie4.0
The Plot to Kill Hitler
6.2

The Plot to Kill Hitler

1990Movie6.2
The Horsemen
6.3

The Horsemen

1971Movie6.3
Evilenko
5.8

Evilenko

2004Movie5.8
Surviving Picasso
5.8

Surviving Picasso

1996Movie5.8
Catherine the Great
5.6

Catherine the Great

1996Movie5.6
Vincent and Me
5.6

Vincent and Me

1990Movie5.6
Joseph Andrews
5.1

Joseph Andrews

1977Movie5.1
Jefferson in Paris
5.1

Jefferson in Paris

1995Movie5.1
Condorman
5.5

Condorman

1981Movie5.5
Lovers Like Us
6.6

Lovers Like Us

1975Movie6.6
Killing Jesus
6.3

Killing Jesus

2015Movie6.3
Horsehead
5.3

Horsehead

2014Movie5.3
Pascali's Island
6.4

Pascali's Island

1988Movie6.4
Sharpe's Sword
7.3

Sharpe's Sword

1995Movie7.3
Enigma
5.6

Enigma

1982Movie5.6
Much Ado About Nothing
6.8

Much Ado About Nothing

1984Movie6.8
The Red Siren
5.3

The Red Siren

2002Movie5.3
Thank You, Doctor Rey
5.5

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2003Movie5.5
Darling Lili
5.6

Darling Lili

1970Movie5.6
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
5.9

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

1989Movie5.9
Baby Love
5.1

Baby Love

1969Movie5.1
Maigret
7.5

Maigret

1988Movie7.5
India Song
6.3

India Song

1975Movie6.3
Beach Head
7.0

Beach Head

1969Movie7.0
Jinnah
6.9

Jinnah

1998Movie6.9
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
7.3

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022Movie7.3
Doctor Who: The War Games
9.7

Doctor Who: The War Games

1969Movie9.7
Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971Movie6.7
Them
4.3

Them

1970Movie4.3
Festival in Cannes
5.3

Festival in Cannes

2001Movie5.3
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
6.5

Pontormo - Un amore eretico

2004Movie6.5
Cat and Mouse
5.7

Cat and Mouse

1975Movie5.7
Nijinsky
4.9

Nijinsky

1980Movie4.9
Night Patrol
5.5

Night Patrol

1984Movie5.5
Natalia
6.4

Natalia

1989Movie6.4
Le Beau Monde
7.5

Le Beau Monde

1981Movie7.5
An Englishman Abroad
6.1

An Englishman Abroad

1983Movie6.1
Flight from Paradise
8.5

Flight from Paradise

1990Movie8.5
The Garden
5.7

The Garden

1990Movie5.7
Splendor
6.6

Splendor

1989Movie6.6
L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
8.0

L'hypothèse de la reine rouge

2018Movie8.0
The House that Mary Bought
6.5

The House that Mary Bought

1995Movie6.5
The Haunting of Margam Castle
5.0

The Haunting of Margam Castle

2020Movie5.0
The Falklands Play
7.0

The Falklands Play

2002Movie7.0
Romeo and Juliet
7.6

Romeo and Juliet

1978Movie7.6
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
5.7

Little Girl in Blue Velvet

1978Movie5.7
The Beast in the Cellar
4.8

The Beast in the Cellar

1971Movie4.8
Up the Front
4.4

Up the Front

1972Movie4.4
St. Ives
5.5

St. Ives

1998Movie5.5
Déjà Vu
5.8

Déjà Vu

1998Movie5.8
Revelation
5.1

Revelation

2001Movie5.1
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
5.8

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

2024Movie5.8
Another Woman's Life
6.2

Another Woman's Life

2012Movie6.2
French Without Tears
7.0

French Without Tears

1976Movie7.0
Vigo
5.1

Vigo

1998Movie5.1
The Ice Princess
5.8

The Ice Princess

1996Movie5.8
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
6.0

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008Movie6.0
Rumpole of the Bailey
8.0

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975Movie8.0
30 Years to Life
5.8

30 Years to Life

1998Movie5.8
Troilus & Cressida
8.0

Troilus & Cressida

1981Movie8.0
Catacombs
4.9

Catacombs

1988Movie4.9
Le fils de Paul
7.0

Le fils de Paul

1995Movie7.0
The Secret Agent
10.0

The Secret Agent

1975Movie10.0
Sredni Vashtar
7.2

Sredni Vashtar

1981Movie7.2
Falling Through
4.0

Falling Through

2000Movie4.0
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
6.0

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

2024Movie6.0
The Debussy Film
7.6

The Debussy Film

1965Movie7.6
Burning Casablanca
5.9

Burning Casablanca

2021Movie5.9
Frankenstein
6.8

Frankenstein

1993Movie6.8
Seven Lucky Gods
5.6

Seven Lucky Gods

2014Movie5.6
Impossible Object
4.7

Impossible Object

1973Movie4.7
Spanish Fly
3.2

Spanish Fly

1998Movie3.2
The World of George Orwell: 1984
7.0

The World of George Orwell: 1984

1965Movie7.0
Parlez-nous de l'Amour

Parlez-nous de l'Amour

Movie
Venice/Venice
7.0

Venice/Venice

1992Movie7.0
L'Amour nu
5.0

L'Amour nu

1981Movie5.0
For the Time Being

For the Time Being

2006Movie
The Joy of Singing
3.4

The Joy of Singing

2008Movie3.4
Changing Climates, Changing Times
6.4

Changing Climates, Changing Times

2009Movie6.4
The Messiah
6.6

The Messiah

1975Movie6.6
Testimony
5.6

Testimony

1988Movie5.6
Sweetheart
6.2

Sweetheart

1992Movie6.2
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
10.0

Van der Valk and the Scapegoat

1975Movie10.0
The Hostage of Europe
7.5

The Hostage of Europe

1989Movie7.5
The Achurch Letters

The Achurch Letters

1977Movie
Last In, First Out
4.5

Last In, First Out

1978Movie4.5
The Violet Hour

The Violet Hour

2018Movie
Mademoiselle O
10.0

Mademoiselle O

1994Movie10.0
The Roads of Exile
9.0

The Roads of Exile

1978Movie9.0
The Sweet House of Horrors
4.8

The Sweet House of Horrors

1989Movie4.8
Mon Ami Washington
9.0

Mon Ami Washington

1984Movie9.0
Berlin-Jerusalem
5.3

Berlin-Jerusalem

1989Movie5.3
Far from Dallas
7.3

Far from Dallas

1972Movie7.3
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
10.0

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

1993Movie10.0
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
10.0

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999Movie10.0
Question of Love
6.8

Question of Love

1978Movie6.8
Obiettivo indiscreto
7.0

Obiettivo indiscreto

1992Movie7.0
Temptation of Sainthood
7.0

Temptation of Sainthood

1993Movie7.0
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
3.5

San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

1981Movie3.5
An Echo of Theresa
6.5

An Echo of Theresa

1973Movie6.5
Le due croci
10.0

Le due croci

1988Movie10.0
The Wonderland Experience
8.0

The Wonderland Experience

1998Movie8.0
The Life of Galileo

The Life of Galileo

1964Movie
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

2006Movie
Godforsaken
4.0

Godforsaken

2010Movie4.0
The Devil's Lieutenant
9.0

The Devil's Lieutenant

1984Movie9.0

TV Shows (92)

Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
Doctor Who
7.9

Doctor Who

1963Series7.9
The Avengers
7.8

The Avengers

1961Series7.8
The Witcher
7.9

The Witcher

2019Series7.9
BBC Play of the Month
5.2

BBC Play of the Month

1965Series5.2
Crown Court
5.7

Crown Court

1972Series5.7
The Saint
7.4

The Saint

1962Series7.4
Sherlock Holmes
8.2

Sherlock Holmes

1984Series8.2
Highlander: The Series
7.4

Highlander: The Series

1992Series7.4
Relic Hunter
6.8

Relic Hunter

1999Series6.8
The Borgias
7.6

The Borgias

2011Series7.6
The Name of the Game
7.0

The Name of the Game

1968Series7.0
The Odyssey
7.3

The Odyssey

1997Series7.3
Playhouse
7.0

Playhouse

1974Series7.0
Theatre 625
7.2

Theatre 625

1964Series7.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965Series4.3
Sharpe
8.0

Sharpe

1993Series8.0
Blake's 7
7.3

Blake's 7

1978Series7.3
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
7.4

The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

2009Series7.4
Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975Series7.1
Father Ted
8.2

Father Ted

1995Series8.2
The Sweeney
8.1

The Sweeney

1975Series8.1
The Champions
6.5

The Champions

1968Series6.5
The Durrells
7.5

The Durrells

2016Series7.5
The Gold
7.3

The Gold

2023Series7.3
Churchill's People
5.0

Churchill's People

1974Series5.0
As Time Goes By
7.5

As Time Goes By

1992Series7.5
Out of the Unknown
7.1

Out of the Unknown

1965Series7.1
War and Remembrance
7.9

War and Remembrance

1988Series7.9
Merlin
7.0

Merlin

1998Series7.0
Crossbow
6.3

Crossbow

1987Series6.3
The Protectors
6.1

The Protectors

1972Series6.1
Dramarama
7.3

Dramarama

1983Series7.3
New Scotland Yard
6.3

New Scotland Yard

1972Series6.3
Largo Winch
6.0

Largo Winch

2001Series6.0
Van der Valk
6.2

Van der Valk

1972Series6.2
Police Commissioner Moulin
7.1

Police Commissioner Moulin

1976Series7.1
Marco Polo
6.8

Marco Polo

1982Series6.8
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.5

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971Series7.5
Dixon of Dock Green
6.0

Dixon of Dock Green

1955Series6.0
The Romanoffs
6.4

The Romanoffs

2018Series6.4
Highlander: The Raven
5.4

Highlander: The Raven

1998Series5.4
Espionage
10.0

Espionage

1963Series10.0
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
8.6

The Return of Sherlock Holmes

1986Series8.6
Fortunes of War
6.3

Fortunes of War

1987Series6.3
Fall of Eagles
7.0

Fall of Eagles

1974Series7.0
The Scales of Justice
6.7

The Scales of Justice

1962Series6.7
Festival
8.0

Festival

1963Series8.0
Emerald City
6.6

Emerald City

2017Series6.6
Holocaust
7.3

Holocaust

1978Series7.3
Masada
7.0

Masada

1981Series7.0
Dickens of London
7.3

Dickens of London

1976Series7.3
Ace of Wands
6.3

Ace of Wands

1970Series6.3
Michael Strogoff
6.7

Michael Strogoff

1975Series6.7
If Tomorrow Comes
7.2

If Tomorrow Comes

1986Series7.2
Father Brown
6.8

Father Brown

1974Series6.8
The Protectors
8.0

The Protectors

1964Series8.0
Private Schulz
5.3

Private Schulz

1981Series5.3
Ike
7.3

Ike

1979Series7.3
Mystery and Imagination
5.8

Mystery and Imagination

1966Series5.8
The Further Adventures of the Musketeers
7.7

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

1967Series7.7
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
5.7

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

1989Series5.7
David Copperfield
7.0

David Copperfield

2000Series7.0
The Edwardians
6.2

The Edwardians

1972Series6.2
A.D.
5.4

A.D.

1985Series5.4
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
7.5

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

1973Series7.5
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
7.4

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

2000Series7.4
The World of Wooster
7.0

The World of Wooster

1965Series7.0
Peter and Paul
7.2

Peter and Paul

1981Series7.2
1990
6.5

1990

1977Series6.5
The Strauss Dynasty

The Strauss Dynasty

1991Series
The Mask of Janus
8.0

The Mask of Janus

1965Series8.0
The Three Musketeers
6.0

The Three Musketeers

1966Series6.0
Tender Is the Night
6.3

Tender Is the Night

1985Series6.3
Mazarin
7.0

Mazarin

1978Series7.0
Codename
8.0

Codename

1970Series8.0
Mussolini: The Untold Story
5.3

Mussolini: The Untold Story

1985Series5.3
La Légende des 3 clefs
6.8

La Légende des 3 clefs

2007Series6.8
Killers

Killers

1976Series
Cartesius
9.0

Cartesius

1974Series9.0
Surviving Disaster
6.7

Surviving Disaster

2006Series6.7
Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten
7.0

Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten

1981Series7.0
Breaking Point

Breaking Point

1966Series
Apparitions
7.2

Apparitions

2008Series7.2
L'Homme de Suez
7.7

L'Homme de Suez

1984Series7.7
The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

1964Series
Nobody Is Norman Wisdom

Nobody Is Norman Wisdom

1973Series
Martin Chuzzlewit
8.0

Martin Chuzzlewit

1964Series8.0
À vous de jouer Milord
8.0

À vous de jouer Milord

1974Series8.0
Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus
6.8

Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

1975Series6.8
Morenga
8.0

Morenga

1985Series8.0