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Richard Vernon (II) (1925–1997)

One of the most memorable of actors, distinguished-looking Richard Vernon completed his training at the Central School of Speech and Drama. From the early 1950's, he enjoyed a very successful career on the stage in London in productions ranging from 'Peter Pan' (as Mr.Darling) to Noel Coward's 'Hay Fever' (as Richard Greatham)... See full bio »

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1996 Loch Ness
Aged Professor
 
1994-1995 Class Act (TV series)
Sir Horace Mainwaring
 
1994 Lovejoy (TV series)
Roger Nettleton
Somewhere - Over the Rainbow? (1994) … Roger Nettleton
 
1994 Frank Stubbs Promotes (TV series)
Lord Dunstable
Charity (1994) … Lord Dunstable
 
1993 The Return of the Borrowers (TV series)
Mr. Potts
 
1993 Rides (TV series)
Episode #2.3 (1993)
 
1993 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
Suspect
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown (1993) … Suspect (uncredited)
 
1993 You Rang, M'Lord? (TV series)
The Earl of Swaffham
Requiem for a Parrot (1993) … The Earl of Swaffham
 
1993 Bonjour la Classe (TV series)
Sir Lionel
Herring's Magnificat (1993) … Sir Lionel
 
1992 Rumpole of the Bailey (TV series)
Lionel Leering
Rumpole on Trial (1992) … Lionel Leering
 
1992 The Camomile Lawn (TV mini-series)
General / The General
Episode #1.3 (1992) … General
Episode #1.2 (1992) … The General
 
1992 KYTV (TV series)
Chester Chuckles
KY Tellython (1992) … Chester Chuckles
 
1992 Blood and Dust (TV movie)
Heraclius
 
1992 A Masculine Ending (TV movie)
Miriam's father
 
1989 About Face (TV series)
Bingham
Send Her Victorious (1989) … Bingham
 
1988 Casualty (TV series)
Dr. Richard Payton
Caring (1988) … Dr. Richard Payton
 
1988 A Gentleman's Club (TV series)
George
A Memorial Service (1988) … George
Visiting Time (1988) … George
The Perfect Match (1988) … George
A Question of Er... (1988) … George
The Actor (1988) … George
 
1988 The Storyteller (TV series)
King
A Story Short (1988) … King
 
1988 Hot Metal (TV series)
Lord Gilbert
Unleash the Kracken (1988) … Lord Gilbert
 
1988 Helping Henry (TV series)
Cosmic 1
 
1986-1988 The Return of the Antelope (TV series)
Mr. Garstanton
That's the Way to Do It! (1988) … Mr. Garstanton
Sea Fever (1988) … Mr. Garstanton
Footprints in the Sand (1988) … Mr. Garstanton
Back to the Sea (1988) … Mr. Garstanton
Emily (1988) … Mr. Garstanton
 
1987 Yes, Prime Minister (TV series)
Sir Desmond Glazebrook
 
1987 A Month in the Country
Colonel Hebron
 
1985 The Giddy Game Show (TV series)
Gus 1987 (1986) (voice)
 
1986 Chance in a Million (TV series)
Uncle Evelyn
Guess Who's Not Coming for Dinner (1986) … Uncle Evelyn
 
1986 Ladies in Charge (TV series)
Lord Brompton
Double Act (1986) … Lord Brompton
 
1986 Last of the Summer Wine (TV series)
the Vicar
Go with the Flow (1986) … the Vicar
 
1986 Lady Jane
The Marquess of Winchester
 
1986 Lytton's Diary (TV series)
Duncan Anderson
National Hero (1986) … Duncan Anderson
 
1985 Summer Season (TV series)
A Still Small Shout (1985)
 
1985 Roll Over Beethoven (TV series)
Oliver Purcell
 
1984 Leaving (TV series)
Mr. Chessington
Episode #1.6 (1984) … Mr. Chessington
Episode #1.5 (1984) … Mr. Chessington
Episode #1.4 (1984) … Mr. Chessington
Episode #1.3 (1984) … Mr. Chessington
Episode #1.2 (1984) … Mr. Chessington
 
1983 Waters of the Moon (TV movie)
Colonel Selby
 
1983 Pig in the Middle (TV series)
Lord Gathorne
 
1983 The Boy Who Won the Pools (TV series)
 
1983 Night Train to Murder
Uncle Felix
 
1982 Witness for the Prosecution (TV movie)
Brogan-Moore
 
1982 Gandhi
Sir Edward Gait
 
1982 L for Lester (TV series)
Mr. Davies
Episode #1.6 (1982) … Mr. Davies
Episode #1.5 (1982) … Mr. Davies
Episode #1.3 (1982) … Mr. Davies
Episode #1.2 (1982) … Mr. Davies
Episode #1.1 (1982) … Mr. Davies
 
1982 Strangers (TV series)
Sir Geoffrey
The Lost Chord (1982) … Sir Geoffrey
 
1982 Something in Disguise (TV series)
Herbert Browne-Lacey
Flight (1982) … Herbert Browne-Lacey
 
1982 Evil Under the Sun
Flewitt
 
1981 Roger Doesn't Live Here Anymore (TV series)
Judge
Episode #1.1 (1981) … Judge
 
1980-1981 Yes Minister (TV series)
Sir Desmond Glazebrook
 
1978-1981 Play for Today (TV series)
Makoto / Mr. Price
The After-Dinner Joke (1978) … Mr. Price
 
1981 The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
Slartibartfast
Episode #1.4 (1981) … Slartibartfast
Episode #1.3 (1981) … Slartibartfast
 
1981 The Box (short) (voice)
 
1980 Oh Heavenly Dog
Quimby Charles
 
1980 A Question of Guilt (TV series)
Judge
Adelaide Bartlett: Part 7 (1980) … Judge
 
1978-1980 The Sandbaggers (TV series)
'C'
It Couldn't Happen Here (1980) … 'C'
A Question of Loyalty (1980) … 'C'
Decision by Committee (1980) … 'C'
Enough of Ghosts (1980) … 'C'
At All Costs (1980) … 'C'
 
1979 The Human Factor
Sir John Hargreaves
 
1979 Suez 1956 (TV movie)
Harold MacMillan
 
1979 Ripping Yarns (TV series)
Lord Bartlesham
Roger of the Raj (1979) … Lord Bartlesham
 
1978 Parables (TV series)
First Man
Two's a Crowd (1978) … First Man
 
1978 Do You Remember? (TV series)
Lord Greenham
Aren't We All (1978) … Lord Greenham
 
1978 Sammy's Super T-Shirt
Mr. Becket
 
1976-1977 The Duchess of Duke Street (TV series)
Major Smith-Barton / Major Smith - Barton / Major Toby Smith-Barton
Lottie (1977) … Major Smith - Barton
The Legion of the Living (1977) … Major Smith - Barton
 
1977 The Cedar Tree (TV series)
Lord Forbes
An Old Flame: Part 2 (1977) … Lord Forbes
An Old Flame: Part 1 (1977) … Lord Forbes
 
1977 ITV Sunday Night Drama (TV series)
Tom Hampton
Spawn (1977) … Tom Hampton
 
1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Fassbender
 
1976 Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Gentleman (uncredited)
 
1971-1976 Hadleigh (TV series)
Sir Geoffrey Osborne / Beverley Sugden
Open Verdict (1971) … Beverley Sugden
 
1975 Dawson's Weekly (TV series)
Solicitor
Where There's a Will (1975) … Solicitor
 
1975 Edward the King (TV series)
Lord Salisbury
King at Last (1975) … Lord Salisbury
Scandal (1975) … Lord Salisbury
 
1974 Affairs of the Heart (TV series)
Colonel Chart
Adela (1974) … Colonel Chart
 
1974 Village Hall (TV series)
Cedric Wellbeloved
Distant Islands (1974) … Cedric Wellbeloved
 
1974 Justice (TV series)
Lord Tilling
Decisions, Decisions (1974) … Lord Tilling
 
1974 Dial M for Murder (TV series)
The Chief
The Man in the Middle (1974) … The Chief
 
1974 Thriller (TV series)
George Cornfield
In the Steps of a Dead Man (1974) … George Cornfield
 
1973 Upstairs, Downstairs (TV series)
Major Cochrane-Danby
 
1973 The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Col. Mathews
 
1973 Harriet's Back in Town (TV series)
Oliver Warburton
Episode #1.104 (1973) … Oliver Warburton
Episode #1.103 (1973) … Oliver Warburton
Episode #1.102 (1973) … Oliver Warburton
Episode #1.101 (1973) … Oliver Warburton
Episode #1.96 (1973) … Oliver Warburton
 
1973 Late Night Theatre (TV series)
Morry Sheldon
She'll Have to Go (1973) … Morry Sheldon
 
1973 Dolly (TV series)
Mr. Hilary Musgrave
A Life Subscription (1973) … Mr. Hilary Musgrave
The House Opposite (1973) … Mr. Hilary Musgrave
 
1973 Special Branch (TV series)
Townsend
Assault (1973) … Townsend
 
1970-1973 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Clissold / Major Henderson
Sarah (1973) … Clissold
Married Alive (1970) … Major Henderson
 
1972 Softly Softly: Task Force (TV series)
Sir Ralph Townley
On the Third Day (1972) … Sir Ralph Townley
 
1968-1972 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Edwards / Lewis / Sir Joseph Bailey
On Call (1972) … Dr. Edwards
A Second Look (1968) … Sir Joseph Bailey
 
1972 Man at the Top (TV series)
Lord Belmont
 
1972 The Sextet (TV series)
Alban Gascoyne / Baldwin / Colin / …
Blur and Blank via Cleckheaton (1972) … Thomas Ramsdale
Disappearing Trick (1972) … Alban Gascoyne
Stanley's Style (1972) … Colin
Stoker Leishman's Diaries (1972) … Stoker Leishman
Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) … Dr. Whitman
 
1972 The Adventurer (TV series)
Sir Richard McKenzie
Skeleton in the Cupboard (1972) … Sir Richard McKenzie
 
1971 The Persuaders! (TV series)
Sir Maxwell Dean
Anyone Can Play (1971) … Sir Maxwell Dean
 
1971 Albert and Victoria (TV series)
Mr. Ridley
The Inheritance (1971) … Mr. Ridley
 
1971 The Guardians (TV series)
Dace
This Is Quarmby (1971) … Dace
 
1971 Brett (TV series)
Full Circle (1971)
 
1971 UFO (TV series)
Pa Stone
The Sound of Silence (1971) … Pa Stone
 
1971 Seasons of the Year (TV series)
Lord Rudge
Court Circular Spring 1877 (1971) … Lord Rudge
 
1971 The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder (TV series)
Major Olbude
The Treasure House (1971) … Major Olbude
 
1971 Persuasion (TV mini-series)
Admiral Croft
Episode #1.5 (1971) … Admiral Croft
Episode #1.4 (1971) … Admiral Croft
Episode #1.3 (1971) … Admiral Croft
Episode #1.2 (1971) … Admiral Croft
Episode #1.1 (1971) … Admiral Croft
 
1971 Paul Temple (TV series)
Carlton
Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly? (1971) … Carlton
 
1971 Passion Potion
Andrew Coombes
 
1970 Biography (TV series)
Tycho Brahe
I Measured the Skies (1970) … Tycho Brahe
 
1970 Song of Norway
Councilman
 
1970 Fraud Squad (TV series)
Sir Roy Prentice
Double Deal (1970) … Sir Roy Prentice
 
1967-1970 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Lord Augustus Lorton / Sir Roderick Bland
Bon Voyage (1968) … Sir Roderick Bland
 
1970 One Brief Summer
Hayward
 
1967-1969 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Henry Gore-Browne / Raoul
The Marquise (1969) … Raoul
The Cabinet Papers (1967) … Henry Gore-Browne
 
1967-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Brigadier Samson / Lord Oscar
Happy (1969) … Lord Oscar
Everybody's Rich Except Us (1967) … Brigadier Samson
 
1969 Destiny of a Spy (TV movie)
Colonel
 
1969 W. Somerset Maugham (TV series)
Lord Kastellan
 
1969 Department S (TV series)
Colonel Loring
The Pied Piper of Hambledown (1969) … Colonel Loring
 
1969 Journey to the Unknown (TV series)
Sir Gerald Walters
The Madison Equation (1969) … Sir Gerald Walters
 
1968 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Cause of Death (1968)
 
1968 Mystery and Imagination (TV series)
Professor Krempe
 
1968 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Antrobus
Stiff Upper Lip (1968) … Antrobus
 
1967 The Fellows (TV series)
Edwin Oldenshaw
Violence (1967) … Edwin Oldenshaw
Final Demand (1967) … Edwin Oldenshaw
 
1957-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Dr. James Cresswell / Mortimer / Richard Starter / …
The New Men (1966) … Sir Hector Rose
The First Thunder (1966) … Mortimer
No Baby, No Baby at All (1965) … Tom Asher
The Bastow Affair (1964) … Dr. James Cresswell
 
1965-1966 The Man in Room 17 (TV series)
Oldenshaw
Never Fall Down (1966) … Oldenshaw
The Standard (1966) … Oldenshaw
Undue Influence (1966) … Oldenshaw
 
1966 The Master (TV short)
Father
 
1966 End in Tears (TV movie)
 
1965 Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird
Sir Roger Wedgewood
 
1965 The Secret of My Success
Lord Hetherby
 
1965 The Intelligence Men
Sir Edward Seabrook
 
1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce (uncredited)
 
1964 The Tomb of Ligeia
Dr. Vivian
 
1964 The Counterfeit Constable
Lord Brisburn
 
1964 The Hidden Truth (TV series)
William Anstruther
One for the Road (1964) … William Anstruther
 
1964 A Hard Day's Night
Man on Train
 
1964 Marriage Lines (TV series)
Mr. Renfrew-Smith
The Convention (1964) … Mr. Renfrew-Smith
 
1964 Agent 8 3/4
Roddinghead
 
1964 Crane (TV series)
Wolsey
Dead Reckoning (1964) … Wolsey
 
1963 The Plane Makers (TV series)
Keith Saville / Leonard Boaze
Strings in Whitehall (1963) … Keith Saville
The Short Run (1963) … Leonard Boaze
 
1960-1963 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
John Crewe / John Paxton / Viney
Accidental Death (1963) … John Paxton
The Share Out (1962) … John Crewe
The Clue of the Twisted Candle (1960) … Viney
 
1963 The Saint (TV series)
Sir John Ripwell
The Elusive Ellshaw (1963) … Sir John Ripwell
 
1963 The Servant
Lord Mounset
 
1956-1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Stott / Stephen Meredith / Upjohn
The Reading Room (1963) … Upjohn
The Heat of the Evening (1958) … Det. Sgt. Stott
No Escape (1956) … Stephen Meredith
 
1963 Just for Fun
Prime Minister
 
1963 Reach for Glory
Dr. Aldrich
 
1963 It Happened Like This (TV series)
Harker
The Man with His Hand in His Pocket (1963) … Harker
 
1963 The Launching (short)
Edgar Davis
 
1963 Accidental Death
John Paxton
 
1962 We Joined the Navy (uncredited)
 
1962 Z Cars (TV series)
Det. Chief Insp. Humphries
Business Trip (1962) … Det. Chief Insp. Humphries
 
1962 Harpers West One (TV series)
Arthur Purvis
Episode #2.10 (1962) … Arthur Purvis
 
1962 The Avengers (TV series)
Lord Matterley
The Mauritius Penny (1962) … Lord Matterley
 
1962 The Last Man Out (TV series)
The Colonel
The Striking Force (1962) … The Colonel
 
1962 Maigret (TV series)
 
1962 Saki (TV mini-series)
The Major
Episode #1.8 (1962) … The Major
Episode #1.7 (1962) … The Major
Episode #1.6 (1962) … The Major
Episode #1.5 (1962) … The Major
Episode #1.4 (1962) … The Major
 
1962 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Colonel Johnson
Drama '62: The Enemy (1962) … Colonel Johnson
 
1961-1962 The Cheaters (TV series)
Ken Northwood
Knight of the Road (1962) … Ken Northwood
 
1962 Cash on Demand
Pearson
 
1962 Stranger in the City (TV series)
David Gough
Episode #1.1 (1962) … David Gough
 
1962 Studio 4 (TV series)
Mr. Endworthy
The Victorian Chaise Longue (1962) … Mr. Endworthy
 
1960-1962 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Mr. Fellowes / Mr. Pascoe
A Path Through the Jungle (1962) … Mr. Fellowes
The Mystery of the Wandering Voice (1960) … Mr. Pascoe
 
1962 The Share Out
John Crewe
 
1961 Stranger on the Shore (TV series)
David Gough
 
1961 The Younger Generation (TV series)
The Major
Goodbye Charlie (1961) … The Major
 
1959-1961 No Hiding Place (TV series)
Charles Lacey / John Eldin
Payment in Kind (1961) … John Eldin
Black Fashion (1959) … Charles Lacey
 
1961 Jango (TV series)
Parkinson
Mind the Doors, Please (1961) … Parkinson
 
1960-1961 The Citadel (TV mini-series)
Dr. Ivory
Episode #1.9 (1961) … Dr. Ivory
Episode #1.8 (1961) … Dr. Ivory
Episode #1.7 (1961) … Dr. Ivory
Episode #1.6 (1960) … Dr. Ivory
Episode #1.5 (1960) … Dr. Ivory
 
1960 The Odd Man (TV series)
Charles Ormiston
Episode #1.8 (1960) … Charles Ormiston
Episode #1.7 (1960) … Charles Ormiston
Episode #1.6 (1960) … Charles Ormiston
Episode #1.5 (1960) … Charles Ormiston
Episode #1.4 (1960) … Charles Ormiston
 
1960 Foxhole in Cairo
General
 
1960 Theatre 70 (TV series)
Mr. Pearson
The Gold Inside (1960) … Mr. Pearson
 
1960 Village of the Damned
Sir Edgar Hargraves
 
1960 Francis Storm Investigates (TV series)
Commodore Garwood
The Black Mermaid (1960) … Commodore Garwood
 
1960 Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series)
Forrester
Episode #1.312 (1960) … Forrester
 
1959 Endless Adventure (TV series documentary)
Inspector
Episode dated 7 December 1959 (1959) … Inspector
 
1959 Probation Officer (TV series)
Lessing
Episode #1.3 (1959) … Lessing
Episode #1.1 (1959) … Lessing
 
1959 Four Desperate Men
Under Secretary
 
1959 William Tell (TV series)
Merchant
The Killer (1959) … Merchant
 
1959 The Heart of a Man
Manager (uncredited)
 
1958 Indiscreet
Guide (uncredited)
 
1956 H.M. Tennent Globe Theatre (TV series)
Giles Lacy
Rebecca (1956) … Giles Lacy
 
1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Egeon
The Comedy of Errors (1954) … Egeon
 
1949 Stop Press Girl (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1986 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
Richard Vernon (1986) … Himself
 
1981 The Morecambe & Wise Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.7 (1981) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
1986 Kate Bush: The Whole Story (video)
Professor (clip: Experiment IV) (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Guardians, The" (1971), as Dace (ep. 'This Is Quarmby (1971)') See more »


Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Trivia:

Played Slartibartfast in the cult BBC radio series "The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" See more »

Star Sign:

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