Vernon Dobtcheff
Actor
August 14, 1934 (91 years)
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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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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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | The War Games in Colour · as The Scientist (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | The Gold · as Matteo Constantino |
| 2020 | Burning Casablanca · as Corny |
| 2020 | The Haunting of Margam Castle · as EnosOn Plex |
| 2019 | The Witcher · as Older Elf |
| 2018 | The Romanoffs · as M. Audran |
| 2018 | L'hypothèse de la reine rouge · as Sherlock Holmes |
| 2018 | The 15:17 to Paris · as Older Man |
| 2017 | Killing Heydrich · as Emile Hacha |
| 2016 | Emerald City · as High Born Man |
| 2016 | The Durrells · as Mr. Kralefsky |
| 2015 | Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell · as Laurence Strange |
| 2015 | Killing Jesus · as Isaiah |
| 2015 | Peplum · as Plutarque |
| 2014 | The Invisible Boy · as Artiglio |
| 2014 | Horsehead · as George |
| 2014 | Seven Lucky Gods · as Lawrence |
| 2013 | The Great Beauty · as Arturo |
| 2013 | The Best Offer · as Academy President |
| 2012 | La clinique de l'amour! · as Johnattan Stork |
| 2012 | Another Woman's Life · as Dimitri Speranski |
| 2012 | Zarafa · as Le Vieux Sage (voice) |
| 2011 | The Borgias · as Cardinal Versucci |
| 2010 | Undisputed 3: Redemption · as RezoOn Plex |
| 2010 | Godforsaken · as The Surgeon |
| 2009 | Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie · as Anatole Deschanel |
| 2008 | The Joy of Singing · as Le Lecteur Du Bar |
| 2008 | Changing Climates, Changing Times · as Lucas |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Asterix at the Olympic Games · as Un DruideOn Plex |
| 2007 | The Legend of the 3 keys · as The Anthropologist Gilles Clément |
| 2007 | Grand Star · as Tshishenish |
| 2006 | Priceless · as Jacques |
| 2006 | |
| 2005 | Rome · as Rabbi |
| 2005 | An American Haunting · as Elder #1On Plex |
| 2005 | Empire of the Wolves · as Kudseyi |
| 2005 | Iznogoud- Caliph Instead of the Caliph · as Kitussé |
| 2004 | Before Sunset · as Bookstore Manager |
| 2003 | Evilenko · as Bagdasarov |
| 2003 | Brocéliande · as Brennos |
| 2002 | Thank You, Doctor Rey · as François |
| 2002 | Sister Thérèse.com · as Jean-Pierre Hermelin |
| 2002 | White Teeth · as Devil Of Dachau |
| 2002 | The Red Siren · as Vitali |
| 2002 | The Falklands Play · as Nicanor Costa Méndez (argentine Minister Of External Relations)On Plex |
| 2001 | The Order · as OscarOn Plex |
| 2001 | Festival in Cannes · as Millie's Escort |
| 2001 | Revelation · as Curé At Rennes-Le-Chateau |
| 2001 | Largo Winch · as Maurice De Beliveau |
| 2001 | Largo Winch: The Heir · as Father Maurice De Beliveau |
| 2001 | The Body · as Monsignor |
| 2000 | David Copperfield · as Quinion |
| 2000 | Le prof · as Patte Folle |
| 2000 | The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization · as Cleisthenes |
| 2000 | Falling Through · as Father |
| 1999 | Dreaming of Joseph Lees · as Italian Doctor |
| 1999 | Relic Hunter · as Anthony CuretonOn Plex |
| 1999 | La Crim' · as Jean Mirmont |
| 1999 | The Deep · as Karadzic |
| 1999 | The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka: The Mystery of Chopin · as Art Gallery Lecturer |
| 1998 | Vigo · as Papa Lozinska |
| 1998 | Hilary and Jackie · as Professor Bentley |
| 1998 | Jinnah · as Lord Willingdon |
| 1998 | Spanish Fly · as Carl's Friend |
| 1998 | St. Ives · as Bonnefoy |
| 1998 | 30 Years to Life · as Sandler |
| 1998 | Highlander: The Raven · as Count Van Der MeerOn Plex |
| 1998 | Merlin (1998) · as 1st PhysicianOn Plex |
| 1997 | Deja Vu · as Konstantine |
| 1997 | The Odyssey (1997) · as AegyptiusOn Plex |
| 1997 | Anna Karenina · as Pestov |
| 1997 | The Hunchback · as Father Michel |
| 1996 | Jude · as Curator |
| 1996 | Surviving Picasso · as Diaghilev |
| 1996 | The Ogre · as Lawyer |
| 1996 | Annie's Bar · as Markovitch |
| 1995 | Catherine the Great · as Naryshkin |
| 1995 | Die Eisprinzessin · as Chancellor |
| 1995 | The Famous Five (1995) · as Mr. Roland |
| 1995 | Father Ted · as Old NaziOn Plex |
| 1995 | Jefferson in Paris · as King's Translator |
| 1995 | England, My England · as Dr. Spratt |
| 1995 | |
| 1993 | M. Butterfly · as Agent Etancelin |
| 1993 | The Advocate · as Apothecary |
| 1993 | Sharpe · as Don Felipe |
| 1992 | Frankenstein · as Chancellor |
| 1992 | Venice/Venice · as Alexander |
| 1992 | Highlander: The Series · as Carlo Luchesi |
| 1992 | Sweetheart · as Thurson |
| 1992 | Les enfants du naufrageur · as Cast |
| 1992 | As Time Goes By · as Dr. Stoker |
| 1992 | Near Mrs. · as Ivan |
| 1991 | The First Circle · as Riyumin |
| 1991 | Dynastie Straussů · as Hirsch |
| 1991 | Mel Gibson Goes Back to School · as Reynaldo |
| 1991 | Prisoner of Honor · as Rennes ProsecutorOn Plex |
| 1991 | Let Him Have It · as Clerk Of Court |
| 1990 | Hamlet · as ReynaldoOn Plex |
| 1990 | Vincent and Me · as Dr Winkler |
| 1990 | Meridian · as Priest |
| 1990 | A Season of Giants · as Jacopo Galli |
| 1990 | The Garden · as Old Man At Sauna |
| 1990 | The Krays · as Teacher |
| 1990 | The Plot to Kill Hitler · as Fellgiebel |
| 1990 | Zorro · as Andres Bolanos |
| 1990 | Flight from Paradise · as Merrill |
| 1989 | Till We Meet Again · as Felix Penroux |
| 1989 | Jeniec Europy · as Hudson Lowe |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade · as Butler |
| 1989 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story · as Jules Glaenzer |
| 1989 | Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story · as Doctor Webber |
| 1989 | |
| 1989 | Berlin-Jerusalem · as Editor |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot · as Simeon Lee |
| 1989 | The Sweet House of Horrors · as The Exorcist |
| 1988 | Natalia · as Alfred Grabner |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance · as Henri Bulle |
| 1988 | Madame Sousatzka · as Music Critic |
| 1988 | Pascali's Island · as Pariente |
| 1988 | Maigret · as Gannett |
| 1988 | Catacombs · as Brother Timothy |
| 1988 | Melba (1988) · as Duc De Luyns |
| 1988 | Mr Majeika · as Wizard Marks |
| 1988 | Mount Royal · as Cast |
| 1987 | Testimony · as Gargolovsky |
| 1987 | Maschenka · as Yasha |
| 1987 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story · as Jules Glaenzer (part 3) |
| 1987 | Fortunes of War · as Prince Hadjimoscos |
| 1987 | Marc et Sophie · as Professeur Zobroswki |
| 1987 | CrossbowOn Plex |
| 1986 | The Name of the Rose · as Hugh Of NewcastleOn Plex |
| 1986 | I Hate Actors · as Fritz Kesselberger |
| 1986 | Caravaggio · as Art Lover |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes · as Boris Melnikov |
| 1985 | Mussolini: The Untold Story · as SebastianiOn Plex |
| 1985 | Tender Is the Night · as Luis Campion |
| 1985 | Morenga · as Lohmann |
| 1985 | Maguy · as Dragos |
| 1985 | Mata Hari · as Prosecutor |
| 1985 | A.D. - Anno Domini · as Flavius Sabinus |
| 1984 | Much Ado About Nothing · as Don John |
| 1984 | Ellis Island · as Rachmaninoff |
| 1984 | Sherlock Holmes (1984) · as MendelstamOn Plex |
| 1984 | |
| 1984 | Night Patrol · as James |
| 1983 | An Englishman Abroad · as Guildenstern |
| 1983 | The Hitchhiker · as Pimp |
| 1983 | Wagner · as Meyerbeer |
| 1983 | |
| 1983 | The Scarlet and the Black · as Count LangenthalOn Plex |
| 1982 | Nutcracker · as Markovitch |
| 1982 | Marco Polo · as Pietro De Abano |
| 1982 | Enigma · as MinisterOn Plex |
| 1982 | Tom, Dick and Harriet · as Braithwaite |
| 1982 | That Night in Varennes · as Judge At The Confiscation |
| 1982 | I Remember Nelson · as Cardinal Ruffo |
| 1981 | Troilus & Cressida · as Agamemnon |
| 1981 | Naked Love · as John, Le Patron De Claire |
| 1981 | Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten · as M. Bernard |
| 1981 | Condorman · as Russian Agent |
| 1981 | San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça · as Un Tueur Russe |
| 1981 | Private Schulz · as Sturmer |
| 1981 | Peter and Paul · as High Priest Of Herod |
| 1981 | Peter and Paul · as Priest Of Herod |
| 1981 | Masada · as Chief Priest |
| 1980 | Ringstraßenpalais · as Major Georges Comte De Castroux |
| 1980 | Nijinsky · as Sergei Grigoriev |
| 1979 | Ike: The War Years · as Gen. Charles Degaulle |
| 1979 | Ike: The War Years · as Gen. Charles Degaulle |
| 1978 | Romeo and Juliet · as Apothecary |
| 1978 | BBC Television Shakespeare · as Apothecary |
| 1978 | Question of Love · as Peter |
| 1978 | Lillie · as George Lewis |
| 1978 | Last In, First Out · as Le Réceptionniste |
| 1978 | Little Girl in Blue Velvet · as Lamberti |
| 1978 | The Devil's Crown · as Peter Of Wakefield |
| 1978 | Holocaust · as Karp |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey · as Edward Gandolphini |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 · as The Chairman |
| 1977 | March or Die · as Mean CorporalOn Plex |
| 1977 | |
| 1977 | Marie Curie · as Professor Kavalski |
| 1977 | The Spy Who Loved Me · as Max Kalba |
| 1977 | Joseph Andrews · as Fop Two |
| 1976 | Dickens of London · as Legal Gentleman |
| 1976 | Commissaire Moulin · as Astman |
| 1975 | Michel Strogoff · as Blount |
| 1975 | Le Sauvage · as Coleman |
| 1975 | |
| 1975 | Operation Daybreak · as Pyotr |
| 1975 | The Messiah · as Samuel |
| 1975 | The Secret Agent · as Karl Yundt |
| 1975 | Cat and Mouse · as Germain's Accomplice |
| 1975 | India Song · as Georges Crawn |
| 1975 | Playing with Fire · as A Messenger |
| 1975 | Galileo · as First Secretary |
| 1975 | The Sweeney · as Harry Kretchmar |
| 1974 | Les Brigades du Tigre · as L'inspecteur Howard |
| 1974 | Scent of a Woman · as Don Carlo (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Murder on the Orient Express · as Concierge |
| 1974 | Undercovers Hero · as Padre |
| 1974 | Father BrownOn Plex |
| 1974 | Microbes and Men · as Bertheim |
| 1974 | The Destructors · as Lazar |
| 1974 | The Nearly Man · as Hugh |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles · as Count Stookau |
| 1974 | Cartesius · as Astronomo Ciprus |
| 1974 | Cartesius · as Astronomo Ciprus |
| 1973 | Playhouse · as Eugene |
| 1973 | Giordano Bruno · as Cast |
| 1973 | The Day of the Jackal · as Interrogator |
| 1973 | Story of a Love Story · as Private Investigator |
| 1973 | |
| 1973 | Thriller (1973) · as BannerheimOn Plex |
| 1973 | Wide World of Mystery · as Bannerheim |
| 1972 | The Edwardians · as Benjamin Disraeli |
| 1972 | Crown Court · as John Maitland-Wilson |
| 1972 | The Protectors · as Joe Flynn |
| 1972 | The Canterbury Tales · as The Franklin |
| 1972 | Van der Valk · as Sebastian Jonge |
| 1972 | Up the Front · as Muller |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard · as Jacob Harmann |
| 1972 | Clochemerle · as 3rd Secretary |
| 1971 | Mary, Queen of Scots · as Duc De Guise |
| 1971 | Nicholas and Alexandra · as Dr. Lazovert |
| 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof · as Russian OfficialOn Plex |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes · as Molbech |
| 1971 | The Horsemen · as Zam Hajji |
| 1971 | The Beast in the Cellar · as Newsmith |
| 1971 | The Swashbuckler · as Le Pasteur |
| 1970 | |
| 1970 | The Roads to Freedom · as Moneylender |
| 1970 | Ace of Wands · as Sandor Zandar |
| 1970 | Darling Lili · as Otto Kraus |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days · as Mendoza |
| 1969 | Doctor Who: The War Games · as Chief Scientist |
| 1969 | Baby Love · as Man In Cinema |
| 1969 | The Assassination Bureau · as Baron MuntzofOn Plex |
| 1969 | Beach Head · as N.g. Waldron |
| 1968 | The Tyrant King · as M. Le Coq |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game · as Dedushko |
| 1968 | The Champions · as Manager |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | Virgin of the Secret Service · as Grigori Rasputin |
| 1967 | The Further Adventures of the Musketeers · as Msgr. De Gondy |
| 1967 | The Taming of The Shrew · as Pedant |
| 1966 | The Three Musketeers (1966) · as Commissary |
| 1966 | The Idol · as Man At Party |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination · as Dr Lutz |
| 1965 | Return from the Ashes · as Man Breaking Up Nightclub Fight |
| 1965 | Play of the Month · as Monsieur Maingot |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre · as Carpenter |
| 1965 | Out of the Unknown · as N.g. Waldron |
| 1965 | Darling · as Art Critic At Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited) |
| 1965 | The Troubleshooters · as Peebles |
| 1965 | Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes · as Member Of The French Team |
| 1965 | The World of Wooster · as Music Store Assistant |
| 1965 | The Debussy Film · as The Actor |
| 1964 | The Count of Monte Cristo (1964) · as Prison Inspector |
| 1964 | Theatre 625 · as Emmanuel Goldstein |
| 1963 | Doctor Who · as Scientist |
| 1963 | Espionage · as Captain Of Police |
| 1963 | Love Story (1963) · as Frank |
| 1962 | The Saint · as VogelOn Plex |
| 1962 | The Scales Of Justice · as Mr. Strang |
| 1961 | The Avengers · as SpencerOn Plex |
| 1958 | Monitor · as The Actor |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week · as A. Ratt |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green · as Counsel For Defence |
| 2024 | Alec Guinness: A Class Act · as Self |
| 2022 | |
| 2008 | Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 · as Self |