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Bernard Hepton
Actor
Died July 27, 2018 (92 years)
Bernard Hepton (born 19 October 1925 - 27th July, 2018) was a British actor of stage, film and television.
Hepton was known as a particularly versatile character actor. He trained at Bradford Civic Theatre school under Esme Church along with actors such as Robert Stephens. He had extensive stage experience as an actor, under Sir Barry Jackson in addition to a spell as Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep and Liverpool Playhouse.
On television, he played Toby Esterhase in the BBC Television adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People, and George Smiley in the radio adaptations. He also played the Kommandant in Colditz (1972–74), and later appeared for the same production team as Albert Foiret in three seasons of Secret Army (1977–79). Before that he had made a guest appearance in an episode of the first series of Catweazle in 1970 where he played a naturalist. Other notable performances included Thomas Cranmer in both The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971).
He played Sam Toovey in the 1989 television adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story The Woman in Black.
On radio Hepton played the role of Albert, in Stranger In The Home by Alan Dapre, also the role of The Old Man in the Corner, the Baroness Orczy amateur, and mostly sedentary, sleuth in the BBC dramatizations called The Teahouse Detective (1998–2000).
His appearances in feature film were less frequent. He made a brief appearance as Thorpey, a gangster in the classic British film Get Carter (1971), and had another small role, as Milton Goldsmith, in Voyage of the Damned (1976).
He was a fan of the Rugby League team Hunslet Hawks and also played stand-off for them in the 1952/53 season, winning a Yorkshire Cup Medal.
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Hepton was known as a particularly versatile character actor. He trained at Bradford Civic Theatre school under Esme Church along with actors such as Robert Stephens. He had extensive stage experience as an actor, under Sir Barry Jackson in addition to a spell as Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep and Liverpool Playhouse.
On television, he played Toby Esterhase in the BBC Television adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People, and George Smiley in the radio adaptations. He also played the Kommandant in Colditz (1972–74), and later appeared for the same production team as Albert Foiret in three seasons of Secret Army (1977–79). Before that he had made a guest appearance in an episode of the first series of Catweazle in 1970 where he played a naturalist. Other notable performances included Thomas Cranmer in both The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971).
He played Sam Toovey in the 1989 television adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story The Woman in Black.
On radio Hepton played the role of Albert, in Stranger In The Home by Alan Dapre, also the role of The Old Man in the Corner, the Baroness Orczy amateur, and mostly sedentary, sleuth in the BBC dramatizations called The Teahouse Detective (1998–2000).
His appearances in feature film were less frequent. He made a brief appearance as Thorpey, a gangster in the classic British film Get Carter (1971), and had another small role, as Milton Goldsmith, in Voyage of the Damned (1976).
He was a fan of the Rugby League team Hunslet Hawks and also played stand-off for them in the 1952/53 season, winning a Yorkshire Cup Medal.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Hepton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
| 2002 | The Baroness and the Pig · as Soames |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders (TV Series) · as Harold Winstanley |
| 1996 | Emma · as Mr. Woodhouse |
| 1994 | Dandelion Dead (TV Series) |
| 1992 | The Old Devils (TV Series) · as Malcolm Cellan-Davies |
| 1991 | A Perfect Hero (TV Series) · as Arthur Fleming |
| 1990 | Eminent Domain · as Slowak |
| 1989 | The Woman in Black · as Sam Toovey |
| 1988 | Stealing Heaven · as Bishop |
| 1987 | The Lady's Not for Burning · as Hebble Tyson |
| 1987 | The Charmer (TV Series) |
| 1986 | The Disputation · as Raymund De Penjaforte |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (TV Series) · as Judge Bissop |
| 1986 | Prospects (TV Series) · as Hymie Peters |
| 1985 | The Holcroft Covenant · as Commander Leighton |
| 1985 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as Patrick Delafield |
| 1985 | Shadey · as Captain Amies |
| 1985 | Bleak House (TV Series) · as Krook |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Len |
| 1983 | Mansfield Park (TV Series) · as Sir Thomas Bertram |
| 1982 | Gandhi · as G.o.c. |
| 1982 | The Plague Dogs · as Stephen Powell |
| 1982 | Smiley's People (TV Series) · as Toby Esterhase |
| 1982 | An Inspector Calls · as Inspector Goole |
| 1982 | An Inspector Calls (TV Series) · as Inspector Goole |
| 1981 | Kessler (TV Series) · as Albert Foiret |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Sir Geoffrey Newton |
| 1981 | Blood Money (TV Series) · as Det Chief Supt Meadows |
| 1979 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV Series) · as Toby Esterhase |
| 1977 | Secret Army (TV Series) · as Albert Foiret |
| 1976 | Voyage of the Damned · as Milton Goldsmith |
| 1976 | Orde Wingate (TV Series) · as Palmer |
| 1976 | I, Claudius (TV Series) · as Pallas |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon · as Diner At Feast For Lord Wendover |
| 1974 | Affairs of the Heart (TV Series) · as Austin Sloper |
| 1974 | The Squirrels (TV Series) |
| 1973 | Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (TV Series) |
| 1972 | Henry VIII and His Six Wives · as Cranmer |
| 1972 | Colditz (TV Series) · as Kommandant |
| 1972 | The Organization (TV Series) · as Rodney Spurling |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Mr. J.t. Laxworthy |
| 1971 | Get Carter · as Thorpe |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R (TV Series) · as Archbishop Cranmer |
| 1970 | Robin Redbreast · as Fisher |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) |
| 1970 | Doomwatch (TV Series) · as Oscar Franklin |
| 1970 | Catweazle (TV Series) · as Cyril Fitton |
| 1970 | Manhunt (TV Series) · as Simon |
| 1970 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII (TV Series) · as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Bridges |
| 1969 | The Gold Robbers (TV Series) · as Harold Oscroft |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as John Ware |
| 1968 | Virgin of the Secret Service (TV Series) · as Colonel Richards |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Oliver Cromwell |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Barty |
| 1967 | Great Expectations (1967) (TV Series) · as Wemmick |
| 1965 | Jackanory (TV Series) · as Storyteller |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Lord Portmandeau |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as Mr. Wood |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown (TV Series) · as Harry Gerwyn |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Harry Mayne |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Caiaphas |
| 1963 | The Dick Emery Show (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) |
| 1957 | Television World Theatre (TV Series) · as Chorus |
| 1955 | Richard III · as Soldier |
| 1949 | A Boy, a Girl and a Bike · as Cyclist |