Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Date of Birth:

Aug 14, 1934

Place of Birth:

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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filmography:

The Order The Order

2001

Revelation Revelation

2001

Much Ado About Nothing Much Ado About Nothing

1984

Le passage Le passage

2011

Nicholas and Alexandra Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

The Marseille Contract The Marseille Contract

1974

Darling Darling

1965

The Ogre The Ogre

1996

Pascali's Island Pascali's Island

1988

The Day of the Jackal The Day of the Jackal

1973

Jefferson in Paris Jefferson in Paris

1995

Doctor Who: The War Games Doctor Who: The War Games

1969

The Haunting of Margam Castle The Haunting of Margam Castle

2020

Sredni Vashtar Sredni Vashtar

1981

The World of George Orwell: 1984 The World of George Orwell: 1984

1965

The Night of Varennes The Night of Varennes

1982

L'hypothèse de la reine rouge L'hypothèse de la reine rouge

2018

L'Amour nu L'Amour nu

1981

Romeo & Juliet Romeo & Juliet

1978

The Name of the Rose The Name of the Rose

1986

The Invisible Boy The Invisible Boy

2014

Rumpole of the Bailey Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

The Garden The Garden

1990

Operation: Daybreak Operation: Daybreak

1975

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

1993

Troilus & Cressida Troilus & Cressida

1981

Pontormo - Un amore eretico Pontormo - Un amore eretico

2004

The Devil's Lieutenant The Devil's Lieutenant

1984

Testimony Testimony

1988

The Man with the Iron Heart The Man with the Iron Heart

2017

Let Him Have It Let Him Have It

1991

Die Eisprinzessin Die Eisprinzessin

1996

Mademoiselle O Mademoiselle O

1994

An Echo of Theresa An Echo of Theresa

1973

Scent of a Woman Scent of a Woman

1974

The Falklands Play The Falklands Play

2002

French Without Tears French Without Tears

1976

Morenga Morenga

1985

Gwendoline Gwendoline

1984

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

2022

Obiettivo indiscreto Obiettivo indiscreto

1992

Burning Casablanca Burning Casablanca

2021

Ike Ike

1979

The Wonderland Experience The Wonderland Experience

1998

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

Surviving Picasso Surviving Picasso

1996

Them Them

1970

The Life of Galileo The Life of Galileo

1964

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

1989

Night Patrol Night Patrol

1984

Temptation of Sainthood Temptation of Sainthood

1993

Courts mais Gay : Tome 12 Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

2006

Jinnah Jinnah

1998

Maigret Maigret

1988

The Roads of Exile The Roads of Exile

1978

San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

1981

Festival in Cannes Festival in Cannes

2001

Le Beau Monde Le Beau Monde

1981

Last In, First Out Last In, First Out

1978

Splendor Splendor

1989

For the Time Being For the Time Being

2006

The Ice Princess The Ice Princess

1995

Vigo Vigo

1998

Hilary and Jackie Hilary and Jackie

1998

Spanish Fly Spanish Fly

1998

The Violet Hour The Violet Hour

2018

The Hunchback The Hunchback

1997

St. Ives St. Ives

1998

Joseph Andrews Joseph Andrews

1977

Nutcracker Nutcracker

1982

Venice/Venice Venice/Venice

1992

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

2000

Flight from Paradise Flight from Paradise

1990

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

Evilenko Evilenko

2004

The Sweet House of Horrors The Sweet House of Horrors

1989

Undisputed III: Redemption Undisputed III: Redemption

2010

Changing Climates, Changing Times Changing Climates, Changing Times

2009

The Body The Body

2001

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1 Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008

Soft Beds, Hard Battles Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974

The Assassination Bureau The Assassination Bureau

1969

Condorman Condorman

1981

Lovers Like Us Lovers Like Us

1975

Dreaming of Joseph Lees Dreaming of Joseph Lees

1999

Catacombs Catacombs

1988

Zarafa Zarafa

2012

Cat and Mouse Cat and Mouse

1975

Mata Hari Mata Hari

1985

Meridian Meridian

1990

The Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew

1967

March or Die March or Die

1977

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

1965

Frankenstein Frankenstein

1993

Empire of the Wolves Empire of the Wolves

2005

An American Haunting An American Haunting

2005

M. Butterfly M. Butterfly

1993

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989

The Spy Who Loved Me The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

Murder on the Orient Express Murder on the Orient Express

1974

The Married Couple of the Year Two The Married Couple of the Year Two

1971

Anne of the Thousand Days Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

Priceless Priceless

2006

The Messiah The Messiah

1975

The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales

1972

Caravaggio Caravaggio

1986

Enigma Enigma

1982

Brocéliande Brocéliande

2003

Another Woman's Life Another Woman's Life

2012

Godforsaken Godforsaken

2010

The Horsemen The Horsemen

1971

The Beast in the Cellar The Beast in the Cellar

1970

Le Prof Le Prof

2000

An Englishman Abroad An Englishman Abroad

2009

Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof

1971

The Krays The Krays

1990

Hamlet Hamlet

1990

Berlin-Jerusalem Berlin-Jerusalem

1989

The Great Beauty The Great Beauty

2013

Seven Lucky Gods Seven Lucky Gods

2014

Killing Jesus Killing Jesus

2015

Question of Love Question of Love

1978

The Scarlet and the Black The Scarlet and the Black

1983

Thank You, Doctor Rey Thank You, Doctor Rey

2002

Sweetheart Sweetheart

1992

Catherine the Great Catherine the Great

1996

Playing with Fire Playing with Fire

1975

Natalia Natalia

1989

Story of a Love Story Story of a Love Story

1973

The Red Siren The Red Siren

2002

Horsehead Horsehead

2014

Nijinsky Nijinsky

1980

The Hostage of Europe The Hostage of Europe

1989

Cartesius Cartesius

1974

Vincent and me Vincent and me

1990

The Debussy Film The Debussy Film

1965

Little Girl in Blue Velvet Little Girl in Blue Velvet

1978

Mon Ami Washington Mon Ami Washington

1984

Far from Dallas Far from Dallas

1972

Jude Jude

1996

Déjà Vu Déjà Vu

1998

30 Years to Life 30 Years to Life

1998

Anna Karenina Anna Karenina

1997

India Song India Song

1975

Before Sunset Before Sunset

2004

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