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Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

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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 t

Born

Aug 14, 1934

Nimes, France

Known For

Acting

Movies

162 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.8

Known For

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
★ 7.9
Undisputed III: Redemption
★ 7.6
Before Sunset
Before Sunset
2004 as Bookstore Manager
★ 7.8
The Name of the Rose
The Name of the Rose
1986 as Hugh of Newcastle
★ 7.5
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977 as Max Kalba
★ 6.8
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 as Concierge
★ 7.1
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
1973 as Interrogator
★ 7.5
Fiddler on the Roof
Fiddler on the Roof
1971 as Russian Official
★ 7.8
The Man with the Iron Heart
The Man with the Iron Heart
2017 as Emile Hacha
★ 6.6
Jude
Jude
1996 as Curator
★ 6.3
The Great Beauty
The Great Beauty
2013 as Arturo
★ 7.5
The Canterbury Tales
The Canterbury Tales
1972 as The Franklin
★ 6.1
Priceless
Priceless
2006 as Jacques
★ 6.4
The Body
The Body
2001 as Monsignor
★ 5.5
The Hunchback
The Hunchback
1997 as Father Michel
★ 5.9
The Krays
The Krays
1990 as Teacher
★ 6.1
The Order
The Order
2001 as Oscar
★ 5.1
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1967 as Pedant
★ 6.9
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days
1969 as Mendoza
★ 7.1
Hamlet
Hamlet
1990 as Reynaldo
★ 6.6
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 as Dr. Lazovert
★ 7.0
Gwendoline
Gwendoline
1984 as Shirko
★ 4.9
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire
1975 as A messenger
★ 5.5
M. Butterfly
M. Butterfly
1993 as Agent Etancelin
★ 6.6
Meridian
Meridian
1990 as Priest
★ 4.6
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
1997 as Pestov
★ 6.1
Darling
Darling
1965 as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)
★ 6.7
March or Die
March or Die
1977 as Mean Corporal
★ 5.8
The Ogre
The Ogre
1996 as Lawyer
★ 6.4
The Hour of the Pig
The Hour of the Pig
1993 as Apothecary
★ 6.2
Jefferson in Paris
Jefferson in Paris
1995 as King's Translator
★ 5.1
The Invisible Boy
The Invisible Boy
2014 as Artiglio
★ 6.3
Catherine the Great
Catherine the Great
1996 as Naryshkin
★ 5.6
Caravaggio
Caravaggio
1986 as Art Lover
★ 6.1
The Scarlet and the Black
The Scarlet and the Black
1983 as Count Langenthal
★ 7.0
Evilenko
Evilenko
2004 as Bagdasarov
★ 5.8
Condorman
Condorman
1981 as Russian Agent
★ 5.5
Mata Hari
Mata Hari
1985 as Prosecutor
★ 4.1
Enigma
Enigma
1982 as Minister
★ 5.6
Surviving Picasso
Surviving Picasso
1996 as Diaghilev
★ 5.8
The Assassination Bureau
The Assassination Bureau
1969 as Baron Muntzof
★ 6.7
Killing Jesus
Killing Jesus
2015 as Isaiah
★ 6.3
That Night of Varennes
That Night of Varennes
1982 as Judge at the confiscation
★ 6.8
Hilary and Jackie
Hilary and Jackie
1998 as Professor Bentley
★ 6.6
Catacombs
Catacombs
1988 as Brother Timothy
★ 4.9
Lovers Like Us
Lovers Like Us
1975 as Coleman
★ 6.6
Empire of the Wolves
Empire of the Wolves
2005 as Kudseyi
★ 5.7
St. Ives
St. Ives
1998 as Bonnefoy
★ 5.6
An American Haunting
An American Haunting
2005 as Elder #1
★ 5.5
Ike
Ike
1979 as Gen. Charles DeGaulle
★ 6.8
Operation: Daybreak
Operation: Daybreak
1975 as Pyotr
★ 6.9
Baby Love
Baby Love
1969 as Man in Cinema
★ 5.3
Zarafa
Zarafa
2012 as Le vieux sage (voice)
★ 6.8
The Horsemen
The Horsemen
1971 as Zam Hajji
★ 6.3
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
★ 5.9
The Married Couple of the Year Two
★ 6.5
Jinnah
Jinnah
1998 as Lord Willingdon
★ 6.7
The Garden
The Garden
1990 as Old Man at Sauna
★ 5.6
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
1978 as Lamberti
★ 5.7
Spanish Fly
Spanish Fly
1998 as Carl's Friend
★ 3.2
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
1978 as Apothecary
★ 7.6
Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971 as Duc De Guise
★ 6.7
Pascali's Island
Pascali's Island
1988 as Pariente
★ 6.4
Frankenstein
Frankenstein
1993 as Chancellor
★ 6.9
The Red Siren
The Red Siren
2002 as Vitali
★ 5.3
Revelation
Revelation
2001 as Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
★ 5.1
Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It
1991 as Clerk of Court
★ 6.7
A Dandy in Aspic
★ 6.9
Much Ado About Nothing
Much Ado About Nothing
1984 as Don John
★ 6.8
Sharpe's Sword
Sharpe's Sword
1995 as Don Felipe
★ 7.3
India Song
India Song
1975 as Georges Crawn
★ 6.4
The Passage
The Passage
2011 as Vieil homme
★ 4.0
The Plot to Kill Hitler
The Plot to Kill Hitler
1990 as Fellgiebel
★ 6.2
Scent of a Woman
Scent of a Woman
1974 as Don Carlo (uncredited)
★ 7.4
Seven Lucky Gods
Seven Lucky Gods
2014 as Lawrence
★ 5.6
David Copperfield
David Copperfield
2001 as Quinion
★ 6.3
Nutcracker
Nutcracker
1982 as Markovitch
★ 3.3
Impossible Object
Impossible Object
1973 as Private Investigator
★ 4.8
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999 as Italian Doctor
★ 6.4
The Haunting of Margam Castle
★ 5.1
Another Woman's Life
Another Woman's Life
2012 as Dimitri Speranski
★ 6.2
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 as Fop Two
★ 5.2
The Messiah
The Messiah
1975 as Samuel
★ 6.6
Vincent and Me
Vincent and Me
1990 as Dr Winkler
★ 5.5
Vigo
Vigo
1998 as Papa Lozinska
★ 4.9
The First Circle
The First Circle
1992 as Riyumin
★ 5.0
Up the Front
Up the Front
1972 as Muller
★ 4.4
The Falklands Play
The Falklands Play
2002 as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
★ 7.0
Nijinsky
Nijinsky
1980 as Sergei Grigoriev
★ 4.9
Cat and Mouse
Cat and Mouse
1975 as Germain's accomplice
★ 5.7
Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes
2001 as Millie's Escort
★ 6.3
An Englishman Abroad
An Englishman Abroad
1983 as Guildenstern
★ 6.1
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
1999 as Art Gallery Lecturer
★ 10.0
Splendor
★ 6.5
Le Prof
Le Prof
2000 as Patte Folle
★ 4.8
Falling Through
Falling Through
2000 as Father
★ 4.3
The Marseille Contract
The Marseille Contract
1974 as Lazar
★ 6.0
The Beast in the Cellar
The Beast in the Cellar
1971 as Newsmith
★ 4.9
The Joy of Singing
The Joy of Singing
2008 as Le lecteur du bar
★ 3.4
Troilus & Cressida
Troilus & Cressida
1981 as Agamemnon
★ 8.0
Le due croci
Le due croci
1988 as Bischof de Jong
★ 10.0
Brocéliande
Brocéliande
2003 as Brennos
★ 4.0
The Sweet House of Horrors
The Sweet House of Horrors
1989 as The Exorcist
★ 4.9
Déjà Vu
Déjà Vu
1998 as Konstantine
★ 5.5
movie
The Secret Agent
1975 as Karl Yundt
★ 10.0
Doctor Who: The War Games
Doctor Who: The War Games
1969 as Chief Scientist
★ 9.7
Godforsaken
Godforsaken
2010 as The Surgeon
30 Years to Life
30 Years to Life
1998 as Sandler
★ 6.3
movie
The Devil's Lieutenant
1984 as Dr. Goldschmiedt
★ 9.0
Le fils de Paul
Le fils de Paul
1995 as Duval
★ 7.0
The Hostage of Europe
The Hostage of Europe
1989 as Hudson Lowe
★ 7.5
Night Patrol
Night Patrol
1984 as James
★ 5.5
Le Beau Monde
Le Beau Monde
1981 as Pablo
★ 7.5
Last In, First Out
Last In, First Out
1978 as Le réceptionniste
★ 4.5
Mademoiselle O
Mademoiselle O
1994 as Rouka
★ 10.0
Testimony
Testimony
1988 as Gargolovsky
★ 5.6
The Debussy Film
The Debussy Film
1965 as The Actor
★ 7.6
Horsehead
Horsehead
2014 as George
★ 5.3
The World of George Orwell: 1984
★ 7.0
Sweetheart
Sweetheart
1992 as Thurson
★ 6.2
movie
The Violet Hour
2018 as M. Audran
The Ice Princess
The Ice Princess
1996 as Chancellor
★ 5.8
Maigret
Maigret
1988 as Gannett
★ 7.5
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
2024 as The Scientist (archive footage)
★ 5.8
Question of Love
Question of Love
1978 as Peter
★ 6.8
Flight from Paradise
Flight from Paradise
1990 as Merrill
★ 8.5
Venice/Venice
Venice/Venice
1992 as Alexander
★ 7.0
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
★ 6.5
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974 as Padre
★ 4.6
Burning Casablanca
Burning Casablanca
2021 as Corny
★ 5.9
An Echo of Theresa
An Echo of Theresa
1973 as Bannerheim
★ 7.0
Changing Climates, Changing Times
★ 6.4
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
★ 6.0
Rumpole of the Bailey
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 as Magnus Piecan
★ 8.0
L'Amour nu
L'Amour nu
1981 as John, le patron de Claire
★ 5.0
The Wonderland Experience
The Wonderland Experience
1998 as Vincent
★ 8.0
French Without Tears
French Without Tears
1976 as Monsieur Maingot
★ 7.0
Far from Dallas
★ 7.3
Obiettivo indiscreto
Obiettivo indiscreto
1992 as Primo editore
★ 7.0
Van der Valk and the Scapegoat
★ 10.0
The Achurch Letters
The Achurch Letters
1977 as Eugene
Sredni Vashtar
Sredni Vashtar
1981 as Dr. Russell
★ 7.2
Beach Head
Beach Head
1969 as N.G. Waldron
★ 7.0
Thank You, Doctor Rey
Thank You, Doctor Rey
2003 as François
★ 5.5
The Roads of Exile
The Roads of Exile
1978 as Le peintre Ramsay
★ 9.0
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
1981 as Un tueur russe
★ 3.5
movie
The Life of Galileo
1964 as Philosopher
movie
Berlin-Jerusalem
1989 as Editor
★ 5.3
movie
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
1993 as Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc
★ 10.0
Natalia
Natalia
1989 as Alfred Grabner
★ 6.4
movie
Temptation of Sainthood
1993 as Freud
★ 7.0
Them
Them
1970 as Brisbane
★ 4.3
movie
For the Time Being
2006 as Anthony
L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
2018 as Sherlock Holmes
★ 8.0
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
2006 as Anthony