Vernon Dobtcheff
Aug 14, 1934 (90 years old) in Nimes, France
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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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Known For
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Simeon Lee
Doctor Who
Scientist
The Avengers
Spencer
Highlander: The Series
Carlo Luchesi
The Saint
Vogel
The BBC Television Shakespeare
Apothecary
The Witcher
Older Elf
The Name of the Game
Dedushko
Crown Court
John Maitland-Wilson
Credits
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The Scientist (archive footage)★ 5.8 -
self★ 6 -
The Gold 2023Matteo Constantino★ 7.3 -
Self★ 7.6 -
Burning Casablanca 2021Corny★ 5.9 -
Enos★ 5.1 -
The Witcher 2019Older Elf★ 8 -
The Violet Hour 2018M. Audran★ NR
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The Romanoffs 2018M. Audran★ 6.5 -
Sherlock Holmes★ 8 -
Emile Hacha★ 6.6 -
The Durrells 2016Mr. Kralefsky★ 7.5 -
Killing Jesus 2015Isaiah★ 6.3 -
The Invisible Boy 2014Artiglio★ 6.3 -
Horsehead 2014George★ 5.2 -
Seven Lucky Gods 2014Lawrence★ 6.1 -
The Great Beauty 2013Arturo★ 7.5 -
Another Woman's Life 2012Dimitri Speranski★ 6.2 -
Zarafa 2012Le vieux sage (voice)★ 6.8 -
Le passage 2011Vieil homme★ NR -
The Borgias 2011★ 7.5 -
Rezo★ 7.5 -
Godforsaken 2010The Surgeon★ NR -
Lucas★ 6.4 -
Anatole Deschanel★ 7.4 -
The Joy of Singing 2008Le lecteur du bar★ 3.6 -
Apparitions 2008★ 7.1 -
Self★ 6 -
The anthropologist Gilles Clément★ 6.8 -
Priceless 2006Jacques★ 6.4 -
Anthony★ NR -
For the Time Being 2006Anthony★ NR
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Surviving Disaster 2006★ 6.7 -
An American Haunting 2005Elder #1★ 5.5 -
Empire of the Wolves 2005Kudseyi★ 5.7 -
François★ 5.7 -
Before Sunset 2004Bookstore Manager★ 7.8 -
Evilenko 2004Bagdasarov★ 5.7 -
Riccio★ 6
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Brocéliande 2003Brennos★ 3.7 -
White Teeth 2002Devil of Dachau★ 7 -
The Red Siren 2002Vitali★ 5.1 -
The Falklands Play 2002Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)★ 7.4 -
Festival in Cannes 2001Millie's Escort★ 5.5 -
The Order 2001Oscar★ 5.1 -
The Body 2001Monsignor★ 5.5 -
Revelation 2001Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau★ 4.8 -
Le Prof 2000Patte Folle★ 2.5 -
Cleisthenes★ NR -
Falling Through 2000Father★ 3 -
Italian Doctor★ 6 -
Relic Hunter 1999Anthony Cureton★ 6.7 -
Art Gallery Lecturer★ NR -
Hilary and Jackie 1998Professor Bentley★ 6.6 -
Jinnah 1998Lord Willingdon★ 6.8 -
30 Years to Life 1998Sandler★ 5 -
Count Van Der Meer★ 5.5 -
Vigo 1998Papa Lozinska★ 4.8 -
Spanish Fly 1998Carl's Friend★ 2 -
Merlin 19981st Physician★ 6.9 -
Déjà Vu 1998Konstantine★ 5.5 -
Vincent★ NR -
St. Ives 1998Bonnefoy★ 5.7 -
Anna Karenina 1997Pestov★ 6 -
The Hunchback 1997Father Michel★ 5.9 -
The Ice Princess 1996★ 4 -
The Ogre 1996Lawyer★ 6.4 -
Surviving Picasso 1996Diaghilev★ 5.8 -
Catherine the Great 1996Naryshkin★ 5.7 -
Jude 1996Curator★ 6.3 -
Father Ted 1995Old Nazi★ 8.2 -
Jefferson in Paris 1995King's Translator★ 5.1 -
★ 5 -
Mademoiselle O 1994Rouka★ NR -
Frankenstein 1993Chancellor★ 6.6 -
M. Butterfly 1993Agent Etancelin★ 6.6 -
The Hour of the Pig 1993Apothecary★ 6.2 -
Freud★ NR
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Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc★ NR
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Carlo Luchesi★ 7.4 -
Obiettivo indiscreto 1992Primo editore★ NR -
Venice/Venice 1992Alexander★ 6.5 -
Sweetheart 1992Thurson★ 6.3 -
As Time Goes By 1992Dr. Stoker★ 7.6 -
Let Him Have It 1991Clerk of Court★ 6.6 -
Reynaldo (archive footage)★ NR -
Hirsch★ NR -
Hamlet 1990Reynaldo★ 6.6 -
Vincent and me 1990Dr Winkler★ 5 -
Meridian 1990Priest★ 4.6 -
The Garden 1990Old Man at Sauna★ 5.6 -
The Krays 1990Teacher★ 6 -
Flight from Paradise 1990Merrill★ 7 -
Hudson Lowe★ 6 -
Butler★ 7.9 -
Jules Glaenzer★ 4.5 -
Doctor Webber★ 6.6 -
Natalia 1989Alfred Grabner★ 6.1 -
Splendor 1989★ 6.4 -
Berlin-Jerusalem 1989Editor★ 5.2
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Simeon Lee★ 8.2 -
The Exorcist★ 4.9 -
Testimony 1988Gargolovsky★ 4.5 -
Pascali's Island 1988Pariente★ 6.4 -
Catacombs 1988Brother Timothy★ 4.9 -
Le due croci 1988Bischof de Jong★ NR -
Maigret 1988Gannett★ NR -
Fortunes of War 1987★ 6.4 -
The Name of the Rose 1986Hugh of Newcastle★ 7.5 -
Caravaggio 1986Art Lover★ 6.1 -
Sebastiani★ 5.3 -
Mata Hari 1985Prosecutor★ 4 -
A.D. 1985Flavius Sabinus★ 5.1 -
Morenga 1985Lohmann★ NR -
Don John★ 6.3 -
L'Homme de Suez 1984Konya, Turkish Colonel, spy in the service of the English★ 6 -
Sherlock Holmes 1984Mendelstam★ 8.1 -
Gwendoline 1984Shirko★ 4.9 -
Night Patrol 1984James★ 4.9 -
Dr. Goldschmiedt★ NR
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Mon Ami Washington 1984★ NR -
An Englishman Abroad 1983Guildenstern★ 6.1 -
Dramarama 1983★ 6.7 -
Count Langenthal★ 7 -
Nutcracker 1982Markovitch★ 2 -
Marco Polo 1982Pietro De Abano★ 6.8 -
Enigma 1982Minister★ 5.6 -
Judge at the confiscation★ 6.8 -
Troilus & Cressida 1981Agamemnon★ 8 -
L'Amour nu 1981John, le patron de Claire★ 4.6 -
M. Bernard★ NR
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Sredni Vashtar 1981Dr. Russell★ 6.6 -
Condorman 1981Russian Agent★ 5.5 -
Le Beau Monde 1981Pablo★ NR -
Un tueur russe★ 2 -
Private Schulz 1981★ 5.8 -
Peter and Paul 1981High Priest of Herod★ 7 -
Masada 1981Chief Priest★ 7.1 -
Nijinsky 1980Sergei Grigoriev★ 5 -
Ike 1979Gen. Charles DeGaulle★ 6.2 -
Romeo and Juliet 1978Apothecary★ 7.4 -
Apothecary★ 6 -
Question of Love 1978Peter★ 6.4 -
Lillie 1978★ 8.2 -
Last In, First Out 1978Le réceptionniste★ 3.4 -
Lamberti★ 4.5 -
The Devil's Crown 1978★ 7.3 -
Holocaust 1978Karp★ 7.4 -
Blake's 7 1978The Chairman★ 7.2 -
The Roads of Exile 1978Le peintre Ramsay★ NR -
1990 1977★ 6 -
March or Die 1977Mean Corporal★ 5.8 -
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977Max Kalba★ 6.8 -
Joseph Andrews 1977Fop Two★ 4.7 -
The Achurch Letters 1977Eugene★ NR -
Astman★ 5.8 -
French Without Tears 1976Monsieur Maingot★ NR
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Michael Strogoff 1975Blount★ 6.7 -
Magnus Piecan★ 8 -
Lovers Like Us 1975Coleman★ 6.6 -
Dr. Canard★ 6.7 -
Operation: Daybreak 1975Pyotr★ 6.9 -
The Messiah 1975Samuel★ 6.5 -
The Secret Agent 1975★ NR
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Cat and Mouse 1975Germain's accomplice★ 5.7 -
Reinders★ NR
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India Song 1975Georges Crawn★ 6.4 -
Playing with Fire 1975A messenger★ 5.4 -
The Venturers 1975★ NR
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The Sweeney 1975Harry Kretchmar★ 7.7 -
Scent of a Woman 1974Don Carlo (uncredited)★ 7.5 -
Concierge★ 7.1 -
N° 2★ 6 -
Father Brown 1974★ 6.6 -
Lazar★ 5.9 -
Fall of Eagles 1974Count Stookau★ 6.8 -
Cartesius 1974Astronomo Ciprus★ 6.6 -
Padre★ 4.4 -
Impossible Object 1973Private Investigator★ 4.9 -
Interrogator★ 7.5 -
★ 7.6 -
An Echo of Theresa 1973Bannerheim★ NR -
The Edwardians 1972★ 5.7 -
Crown Court 1972John Maitland-Wilson★ 5.4 -
The Protectors 1972Joe Flynn★ 5.6 -
Van der Valk 1972Sebastian Jonge★ 5.8 -
The Canterbury Tales 1972The Franklin★ 6.2 -
Far from Dallas 1972★ 6
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Mary, Queen of Scots 1971Duc De Guise★ 6.7 -
Dr. Lazovert★ 6.9 -
Fiddler on the Roof 1971Russian Official★ 7.7 -
Molbech★ 7.3 -
The Horsemen 1971Zam Hajji★ 6.5 -
le pasteur★ 6.6 -
Them 1970Brisbane★ 2 -
Play for Today 1970★ 6.3 -
Newsmith★ 4.7 -
Ace of Wands 1970★ 5.5 -
Codename 1970Herman Voss★ NR
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Mendoza★ 7.1 -
Chief Scientist★ 9.6 -
Baby Love 1969Man in Cinema★ 5.3 -
Baron Muntzof★ 6.6 -
The Champions 1968Manager★ 6.1 -
The Name of the Game 1968Dedushko★ 6.8 -
A Dandy in Aspic 1968★ 6.8 -
Pedant★ 6.9 -
Breaking Point 1966★ NR
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★ 5.5 -
Goldstein★ NR -
The Mask of Janus 1965Colonel Valenkov★ 6
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Out of the Unknown 1965★ 7 -
Darling 1965Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Member of the French Team★ 6.8 -
The Debussy Film 1965The Actor★ 7.6 -
The Life of Galileo 1964Philosopher★ NR
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Martin Chuzzlewit 1964★ NR
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Doctor Who 1963Scientist★ 7.9 -
The Saint 1962Vogel★ 7.3 -
Mr. Strang★ 6.7 -
The Avengers 1961Spencer★ 7.7 -
Dixon of Dock Green 1955Counsel for Defence★ 5.3