Vernon Dobtcheff

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

236

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-08-14 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Nimes, France

Vernon Dobtcheff

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.

Known For

  • The Witcher

    The Witcher

  • Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • The Saint

    The Saint

  • Play for Today

    Play for Today

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • Crown Court

    Crown Court

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • Highlander: The Series

    Highlander: The Series

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Sherlock Holmes

  • Relic Hunter

    Relic Hunter

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

  • Playhouse

    Playhouse

  • The Sweeney

    The Sweeney

  • The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

    The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

  • Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

  • Police Commissioner Moulin

    Police Commissioner Moulin

  • Undisputed III: Redemption

    Undisputed III: Redemption

  • The Borgias

    The Borgias

  • The Borgias

    The Borgias

  • The Champions

    The Champions

  • The Durrells

    The Durrells

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  • Dixon of Dock Green

    Dixon of Dock Green

  • Van der Valk

    Van der Valk

  • The Gold

    The Gold

  • The Protectors

    The Protectors

  • Festival

    Festival

  • As Time Goes By

    As Time Goes By

  • The Day of the Jackal

    The Day of the Jackal

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

  • Before Sunset

    Before Sunset

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

  • Father Ted

    Father Ted

  • Highlander: The Raven

    Highlander: The Raven

  • An American Haunting

    An American Haunting

  • Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

  • Merlin

    Merlin

  • The Romanoffs

    The Romanoffs

  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

    Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

  • Marco Polo

    Marco Polo

  • Caravaggio

    Caravaggio

  • Out of the Unknown

    Out of the Unknown

  • The Married Couple of the Year Two

    The Married Couple of the Year Two

  • The Man with the Iron Heart

    The Man with the Iron Heart

  • Fiddler on the Roof

    Fiddler on the Roof

  • Fall of Eagles

    Fall of Eagles

  • Seven Lucky Gods

    Seven Lucky Gods

  • Surviving Picasso

    Surviving Picasso

  • Mon Ami Washington

    Mon Ami Washington

  • The Scales of Justice

    The Scales of Justice

  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

  • Operation: Daybreak

    Operation: Daybreak

  • Far from Dallas

    Far from Dallas

  • The Great Beauty

    The Great Beauty

  • Testimony

    Testimony

  • Holocaust

    Holocaust

  • Anna Karenina

    Anna Karenina

  • Enigma

    Enigma

  • Killing Jesus

    Killing Jesus

  • The Name of the Rose

    The Name of the Rose

  • Mystery and Imagination

    Mystery and Imagination

  • The Krays

    The Krays

  • The Scarlet and the Black

    The Scarlet and the Black

  • Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

    Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

  • Meridian

    Meridian

  • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

  • An Englishman Abroad

    An Englishman Abroad

  • Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

  • The Assassination Bureau

    The Assassination Bureau

  • Le Beau Monde

    Le Beau Monde

  • Venice/Venice

    Venice/Venice

  • The Invisible Boy

    The Invisible Boy

  • Lillie

    Lillie

  • Burning Casablanca

    Burning Casablanca

  • Evilenko

    Evilenko

  • March or Die

    March or Die

  • Impossible Object

    Impossible Object

  • Falling Through

    Falling Through

  • Dramarama

    Dramarama

  • 1990

    1990

  • The Edwardians

    The Edwardians

  • Ike

    Ike

  • A.D.

    A.D.

  • Hamlet

    Hamlet

  • An Echo of Theresa

    An Echo of Theresa

  • Father Brown

    Father Brown

  • The Garden

    The Garden

  • Vincent and me

    Vincent and me

  • 30 Years to Life

    30 Years to Life

  • Ace of Wands

    Ace of Wands

  • Darling

    Darling

  • Dickens of London

    Dickens of London

  • Spanish Fly

    Spanish Fly

  • The Beast in the Cellar

    The Beast in the Cellar

  • Obiettivo indiscreto

    Obiettivo indiscreto

  • Revelation

    Revelation

  • Jude

    Jude

  • Tender Is the Night

    Tender Is the Night

  • The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

  • Dreaming of Joseph Lees

    Dreaming of Joseph Lees

  • Peter and Paul

    Peter and Paul

  • Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten

    Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten

  • The Roads of Exile

    The Roads of Exile

  • Much Ado About Nothing

    Much Ado About Nothing

  • The Night of Varennes

    The Night of Varennes

  • Jefferson in Paris

    Jefferson in Paris

  • The Ice Princess

    The Ice Princess

  • The Mask of Janus

    The Mask of Janus

  • The Horsemen

    The Horsemen

  • A Dandy in Aspic

    A Dandy in Aspic

  • Codename

    Codename

  • The Messiah

    The Messiah

  • The World of Wooster

    The World of Wooster

  • Splendor

    Splendor

  • Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire

  • Nicholas and Alexandra

    Nicholas and Alexandra

  • The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

    The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

  • Last In, First Out

    Last In, First Out

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story

    Mussolini: The Untold Story

  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein

  • The Body

    The Body

  • Little Girl in Blue Velvet

    Little Girl in Blue Velvet

  • Masada

    Masada

  • The First Circle

    The First Circle

  • The Venturers

    The Venturers

  • Empire of the Wolves

    Empire of the Wolves

  • Catacombs

    Catacombs

  • Them

    Them

  • The Strauss Dynasty

    The Strauss Dynasty

  • The Devil's Lieutenant

    The Devil's Lieutenant

  • The Life of Galileo

    The Life of Galileo

  • Sweetheart

    Sweetheart

  • Sredni Vashtar

    Sredni Vashtar

  • Berlin-Jerusalem

    Berlin-Jerusalem

  • Pascali's Island

    Pascali's Island

  • Hilary and Jackie

    Hilary and Jackie

  • The Hour of the Pig

    The Hour of the Pig

  • Fortunes of War

    Fortunes of War

  • Apparitions

    Apparitions

  • The Order

    The Order

  • The Ogre

    The Ogre

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

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

  • Zarafa

    Zarafa

  • Mata Hari

    Mata Hari

  • L'Homme de Suez

    L'Homme de Suez

  • The House that Mary Bought

    The House that Mary Bought

  • Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots

  • Let Him Have It

    Let Him Have It

  • The Marseille Contract

    The Marseille Contract

  • Cartesius

    Cartesius

  • Surviving Disaster

    Surviving Disaster

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey

    Thank You, Doctor Rey

  • Michael Strogoff

    Michael Strogoff

  • Troilus & Cressida

    Troilus & Cressida

  • Nijinsky

    Nijinsky

  • Condorman

    Condorman

  • Pontormo - Un amore eretico

    Pontormo - Un amore eretico

  • The Falklands Play

    The Falklands Play

  • St. Ives

    St. Ives

  • The Hunchback

    The Hunchback

  • The Three Musketeers

    The Three Musketeers

  • Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

  • Vigo

    Vigo

  • Baby Love

    Baby Love

  • The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

    The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

  • Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

    Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

  • Gwendoline

    Gwendoline

  • Jinnah

    Jinnah

  • Another Woman's Life

    Another Woman's Life

  • The Red Siren

    The Red Siren

  • Catherine the Great

    Catherine the Great

  • Up the Front

    Up the Front

  • The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

    The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

  • Le due croci

    Le due croci

  • Private Schulz

    Private Schulz

  • Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit

  • Horsehead

    Horsehead

  • The Haunting of Margam Castle

    The Haunting of Margam Castle

  • Alec Guinness: A Class Act

    Alec Guinness: A Class Act

  • The Canterbury Tales

    The Canterbury Tales

  • Déjà Vu

    Déjà Vu

  • The Wonderland Experience

    The Wonderland Experience

  • Priceless

    Priceless

  • Breaking Point

    Breaking Point

  • À vous de jouer Milord

    À vous de jouer Milord

  • The Achurch Letters

    The Achurch Letters

  • Flight from Paradise

    Flight from Paradise

  • M. Butterfly

    M. Butterfly

  • Godforsaken

    Godforsaken

  • The Debussy Film

    The Debussy Film

  • The Joy of Singing

    The Joy of Singing

  • The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

    The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

  • India Song

    India Song

  • Scent of a Woman

    Scent of a Woman

  • Morenga

    Morenga

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

    Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

  • Doctor Who: The War Games

    Doctor Who: The War Games

  • Nutcracker

    Nutcracker

  • The Hostage of Europe

    The Hostage of Europe

  • La Légende des 3 clefs

    La Légende des 3 clefs

  • Soft Beds, Hard Battles

    Soft Beds, Hard Battles

  • Joseph Andrews

    Joseph Andrews

  • L'Amour nu

    L'Amour nu

  • Cat and Mouse

    Cat and Mouse

  • San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

    San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

  • Rumpole of the Bailey

    Rumpole of the Bailey

  • Lovers Like Us

    Lovers Like Us

  • Nobody Is Norman Wisdom

    Nobody Is Norman Wisdom

  • Brocéliande

    Brocéliande

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

    Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

  • The Violet Hour

    The Violet Hour

  • Festival in Cannes

    Festival in Cannes

  • David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

  • Temptation of Sainthood

    Temptation of Sainthood

  • Changing Climates, Changing Times

    Changing Climates, Changing Times

  • Van der Valk and the Scapegoat

    Van der Valk and the Scapegoat

  • Question of Love

    Question of Love

  • Night Patrol

    Night Patrol

  • Le Prof

    Le Prof

  • French Without Tears

    French Without Tears

  • L'hypothèse de la reine rouge

    L'hypothèse de la reine rouge

  • The Passage

    The Passage

  • Natalia

    Natalia

  • Mademoiselle O

    Mademoiselle O

  • The World of George Orwell: 1984

    The World of George Orwell: 1984

  • The Secret Agent

    The Secret Agent

  • For the Time Being

    For the Time Being

  • The Sweet House of Horrors

    The Sweet House of Horrors

  • Beach Head

    Beach Head

  • Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

    Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher