Vernon Dobtcheff
Born August 14, 1934 (Age: 91)
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Nimes, France
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 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Dobtcheff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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 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.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Dobtcheff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017
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as Emile Hacha
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Age: 82
The Invisible Boy
2014
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as Artiglio
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Age: 80
The Great Beauty
2013
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as Arturo
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Age: 78
Another Woman's Life
2012
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as Dimitri Speranski
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Age: 77
Zarafa
2012
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as Le vieux sage (voice)
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Age: 77
Undisputed III: Redemption
2010
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as Rezo
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Age: 75
Priceless
2006
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as Jacques
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Age: 72
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
2006
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as Anthony
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Age: 72
An American Haunting
2005
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as Elder #1
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Age: 70
Empire of the Wolves
2005
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as Kudseyi
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Age: 70
Before Sunset
2004
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as Bookstore Manager
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Age: 69
Festival in Cannes
2001
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as Millie's Escort
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Age: 67
Revelation
2001
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as Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
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Age: 66
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
2000
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as Cleisthenes
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Age: 65
Falling Through
2000
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as Father
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Age: 65
Jinnah
1998
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as Lord Willingdon
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Age: 64
The Wonderland Experience
1998
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as Vincent
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Age: 63
Anna Karenina
1997
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as Pestov
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Age: 62
The Ogre
1996
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as Lawyer
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Age: 62
Surviving Picasso
1996
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as Diaghilev
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Age: 62
Jude
1996
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as Curator
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Age: 61
Jefferson in Paris
1995
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as King's Translator
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Age: 60
The Hour of the Pig
1993
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as Apothecary
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Age: 59
No Image
Temptation of Sainthood
1993
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as Freud
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Age: 58
Obiettivo indiscreto
1992
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as Primo editore
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Age: 57
Let Him Have It
1991
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as Clerk of Court
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Age: 57
Hamlet
1990
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as Reynaldo
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Age: 56
The Krays
1990
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as Teacher
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Age: 55
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
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as Butler
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Age: 54
The Name of the Rose
1986
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as Hugh of Newcastle
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Age: 52
Gwendoline
1984
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as Shirko
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Age: 49
March or Die
1977
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as Mean Corporal
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Age: 43
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
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as Max Kalba
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Age: 42
The Achurch Letters
1977
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as Eugene
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Age: 42
No Image
The Secret Agent
1975
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as Karl Yundt
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Age: 41
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
1975
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as Reinders
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Age: 40
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
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as Concierge
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Age: 40
The Day of the Jackal
1973
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as Interrogator
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Age: 38
Fiddler on the Roof
1971
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as Russian Official
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Age: 37
Beach Head
1969
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as N.G. Waldron
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Age: 34
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
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as Member of the French Team
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Age: 30
No Image
The Life of Galileo
1964
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as Philosopher
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Age: 29