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Vernon Dobtcheff

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Vernon Dobtcheff
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Once called "the patron saint of the acting profession" by Rupert Everett, Franco-British thespian Vernon Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, to a family of Russian extraction, and educated at Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, where he was bitten by the acting bug and won the school's Acting Cup. He became a staple of British television dramas in the 1960s, including a historic episode of Doctor Who (1963) where he became the first actor to ever utter the phrase "Time Lord" in the series.

Often cast as clergymen, bureaucrats, and other authority figures; Dobtcheff has appeared in many high-profile films and television programmes throughout the following decades, starring opposite actors including Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Tom Courtenay, Julie Andrews, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Caine, Albert Finney, Sean Connery, Meryl Streep, John Gielgud, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Irons, and Ethan Hawke. He has been equally at home on the theatrical stage, or in projects made in his native France.
BornAugust 14, 1934
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BornAugust 14, 1934
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination

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Mathieu Carrière, Vernon Dobtcheff, Didier Flamand, Claude Mann, and Delphine Seyrig in India Song (1975)
Mathieu Carrière, Vernon Dobtcheff, Didier Flamand, Claude Mann, and Delphine Seyrig in India Song (1975)
Vernon Dobtcheff and Irene Papas in Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Vernon Dobtcheff in The Order (2001)
Vincent D'Onofrio and Vernon Dobtcheff in Emerald City (2016)
Vincent D'Onofrio and Vernon Dobtcheff in Emerald City (2016)
Vernon Dobtcheff in Empires: The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization (2000)
Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Colm Feore in The Borgias (2011)
Vernon Dobtcheff in Poirot (1989)
Jeremy Irons and Vernon Dobtcheff in The Borgias (2011)
Vernon Dobtcheff, Colm Feore, and Peter Sullivan in The Borgias (2011)
Jeremy Irons, Vernon Dobtcheff, and Peter Sullivan in The Borgias (2011)

Known for:

Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8.2
  • Butler
  • 1989
Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
7.0
  • Max Kalba
  • 1977
Edward Fox in The Day of the Jackal (1973)
The Day of the Jackal
7.8
  • The Interrogator
  • 1973
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Fiddler on the Roof
8.0
  • Russian Official
  • 1971

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Actor

  • Hugh Bonneville, Walter van Dyk, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, and Jack Lowden in The Gold (2023)
    The Gold
    • Matteo Constantino
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra in The Witcher (2019)
    The Witcher
    • Older Elf
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Transfert (2020)
    Transfert
    • Max
    • Short
    • 2020
  • Zanka Contact (2020)
    Zanka Contact
    • Corny
    • 2020
  • The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020)
    The Haunting of Margam Castle
    • Enos
    • 2020
  • Where the Witches Live (2020)
    Where the Witches Live
    • Grandad
    • Short
    • 2020
  • The Pride of Atticus Lee (2019)
    The Pride of Atticus Lee
    • The Accuser
    • Short
    • 2019
  • The Romanoffs (2018)
    The Romanoffs
    • M. Audran
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Keeley Hawes, Yorgos Karamihos, Anna Savva, Alexis Georgoulis, Josh O'Connor, Constantin Symsiris, Milo Parker, Daisy Waterstone, and Callum Woodhouse in The Durrells (2016)
    The Durrells
    • Mr. Kralefsky
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2018
  • Charles Clément, Vernon Dobtcheff, Florian Thomas, Alexandre d'Audiffret, and Frédéric Calero in L'hypothèse de la reine rouge (2018)
    L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
    • Sherlock Holmes
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler in The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
    The 15:17 to Paris
    • Older Man
    • 2018
  • Jason Clarke in The Man with the Iron Heart (2017)
    The Man with the Iron Heart
    • Emile Hacha
    • 2017
  • Vincent D'Onofrio, Joely Richardson, Florence Kasumba, Ana Ularu, Mido Hamada, Gerran Howell, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Adria Arjona, and Stefanie Martini in Emerald City (2016)
    Emerald City
    • High Born Man
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Eddie Marsan and Bertie Carvel in Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2015)
    Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
    • Laurence Strange
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Killing Jesus (2015)
    Killing Jesus
    • Isaiah
    • TV Movie
    • 2015

Writer

  • Resonance of Tears
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2005

Additional Crew

  • Changing Climates, Changing Times (2008)
    Changing Climates, Changing Times
    • voice actor
    • TV Movie
    • 2008

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  • Alternative names
    • Vernon Dobcheff
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • August 14, 1934
    • Nîmes, Gard, France
  • Other works
    He acted in Leon Griffith's play, "The Game As Played," at the New Arts Theatre in London, England with Denholm Elliott, George Murcell, Bryan Pringle, Bettina Dickson, and Michael Martin in the cast.

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    He's perfectly bilingual (English-French).
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      His exceptionally prolific resume, which includes over 300 film and TV appearances

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