Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Acting

Birthday

1934/08/14 (90 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Nimes, France

Also know as

Eugene, Alexander Vernon Dobtcheff, Alexandre Vernon Dobtcheff, Vernon Dobthcheff, Вернон Добчефф

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 th...Read more

Acting
Before Sunset
7.8

(2004) Before Sunset

as Bookstore Manager

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
7.8

(1989) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

as Butler

M. Butterfly
6.6

(1993) M. Butterfly

as Agent Etancelin

The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8

(1977) The Spy Who Loved Me

as Max Kalba

An American Haunting
5.6

(2005) An American Haunting

as Elder #1

Frankenstein
6.5

(1993) Frankenstein

as Chancellor

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
6.8

(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

Murder on the Orient Express
7.1

(1974) Murder on the Orient Express

as Concierge

Enigma
5.6

(1982) Enigma

as Minister

L'Empire des loups
5.7

(2005) Empire of the Wolves

as Kudseyi

Les Mariés de l'an deux
6.6

(1971) The Married Couple of the Year Two

as le pasteur

Brocéliande
3.7

(2003) Brocéliande

as Brennos

Caravaggio
6.1

(1986) Caravaggio

as Art Lover

I racconti di Canterbury
6.3

(1972) The Canterbury Tales

as The Franklin

Hilary and Jackie
6.7

(1998) Hilary and Jackie

as Professor Bentley

Hors de prix
6.4

(2006) Priceless

as Jacques

Anne of the Thousand Days
7.1

(1969) Anne of the Thousand Days

as Mendoza

Il Messia
6.4

(1975) The Messiah

as Samuel

March or Die
5.8

(1977) March or Die

as Mean Corporal

The Taming of the Shrew
6.9

(1967) The Taming of the Shrew

as Pedant

الزنقة كونتاكت
5.9

(2021) Burning Casablanca

as Corny

The Body
5.5

(2001) The Body

as Monsignor

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
6.0

(2008) Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

as Self

Obiettivo indiscreto
0.0

(1992) Obiettivo indiscreto

as Primo editore

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
4.1

(1974) Soft Beds, Hard Battles

as Padre

Undisputed III: Redemption
7.5

(2010) Undisputed III: Redemption

as Rezo

Changing Climates, Changing Times
6.4

(2009) Changing Climates, Changing Times

as Lucas

Mary, Queen of Scots
6.7

(1971) Mary, Queen of Scots

as Duc De Guise

Evilenko
5.7

(2004) Evilenko

as Bagdasarov

La dolce casa degli orrori
4.9

(1989) The Sweet House of Horrors

as The Exorcist

Condorman
5.5

(1981) Condorman

as Russian Agent

The Assassination Bureau
6.4

(1969) The Assassination Bureau

as Baron Muntzof

Mata Hari
4.0

(1985) Mata Hari

as Prosecutor

Meridian
4.6

(1990) Meridian

as Priest

Zarafa
6.8

(2012) Zarafa

as Le vieux sage (voice)

Le Sauvage
6.6

(1975) Lovers Like Us

as Coleman

Le Chat et la Souris
5.7

(1975) Cat and Mouse

as Germain's accomplice

Nutcracker
2.0

(1982) Nutcracker

as Markovitch

Catacombs
5.0

(1988) Catacombs

as Brother Timothy

Dreaming of Joseph Lees
6.0

(1999) Dreaming of Joseph Lees

as Italian Doctor

Gwendoline
4.9

(1984) Gwendoline

as Shirko

La Vie d'une autre
6.2

(2012) Another Woman's Life

as Dimitri Speranski

Godforsaken
0.0

(2010) Godforsaken

as The Surgeon

Jeniec Europy
6.0

(1989) The Hostage of Europe

as Hudson Lowe

Cartesius
6.6

(1974) Cartesius

as Astronomo Ciprus

Vincent et moi
5.0

(1990) Vincent and me

as Dr Winkler

Nijinsky
5.3

(1980) Nijinsky

as Sergei Grigoriev

Venice/Venice
8.0

(1992) Venice/Venice

as Alexander

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
7.6

(2022) Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as Self

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
0.0

(1999) The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

as Art Gallery Lecturer

Story of a Love Story
4.9

(1973) Story of a Love Story

as Private Investigator

Surviving Picasso
5.8

(1996) Surviving Picasso

as Diaghilev

Joseph Andrews
4.7

(1977) Joseph Andrews

as Fop Two

St. Ives
5.7

(1998) St. Ives

as ---

Spanish Fly
2.0

(1998) Spanish Fly

as Carl's Friend

La sirène rouge
5.2

(2002) The Red Siren

as Vitali

La Petite Fille en velours bleu
4.5

(1978) Little Girl in Blue Velvet

as Lamberti

Anna Karenina
6.0

(1997) Anna Karenina

as Pestov

Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
0.0

(2006) Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

as Anthony

Horsehead
5.3

(2014) Horsehead

as George

India Song
6.4

(1975) India Song

as Georges Crawn

0.0

(2018) The Violet Hour

as M. Audran

30 Years to Life
5.0

(1998) 30 Years to Life

as Sandler

Déjà Vu
5.5

(1998) Déjà Vu

as Konstantine

Jinnah
7.1

(1998) Jinnah

as Lord Willingdon

Mon Ami Washington
0.0

(1984) Mon Ami Washington

as ---

6.0

(1972) Far from Dallas

as ---

0.0

(1993) Temptation of Sainthood

as Freud

Jude
6.3

(1996) Jude

as Curator

Natalia
6.5

(1989) Natalia

as Alfred Grabner

The Hunchback
5.9

(1997) The Hunchback

as Father Michel

Les Chemins de l'exil ou Les dernières années de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
0.0

(1978) The Roads of Exile

as Le peintre Ramsay

The Debussy Film
7.6

(1965) The Debussy Film

as The Actor

Ronde de nuit
4.7

(1984) Night Patrol

as ---

Maigret
0.0

(1988) Maigret

as Gannett

The Krays
6.0

(1990) The Krays

as Teacher

Ike
6.2

(1979) Ike

as Gen. Charles DeGaulle

The Wonderland Experience
0.0

(1998) The Wonderland Experience

as Vincent

Ils...
2.0

(1970) Them

as ---

0.0

(1964) The Life of Galileo

as Philosopher

Le Jeu avec le feu
5.5

(1975) Playing with Fire

as A messenger

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
6.6

(1989) Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

as Doctor Webber

Operation: Daybreak
6.8

(1975) Operation: Daybreak

as Pyotr

Hamlet
6.6

(1990) Hamlet

as Reynaldo

Fiddler on the Roof
7.7

(1971) Fiddler on the Roof

as Russian Official

The Horsemen
6.5

(1971) The Horsemen

as Zam Hajji

An Englishman Abroad
5.9

(1983) An Englishman Abroad

as Guildenstern

Le Plaisir de chanter
3.6

(2008) The Joy of Singing

as Le lecteur du bar

The Beast in the Cellar
4.7

(1970) The Beast in the Cellar

as Newsmith

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
0.0

(1991) Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

as Reynaldo (archive footage)

Le Prof
4.0

(2000) Le Prof

as Patte Folle

5.2

(1989) Berlin-Jerusalem

as Editor

La grande bellezza
7.5

(2013) The Great Beauty

as Arturo

Toutes peines confondues
6.3

(1992) Sweetheart

as Thurson

Catherine the Great
5.7

(1996) Catherine the Great

as Naryshkin

Merci Docteur Rey
5.7

(2004) Thank You, Doctor Rey

as François

The Scarlet and the Black
7.0

(1983) The Scarlet and the Black

as Count Langenthal

Seven Lucky Gods
6.1

(2014) Seven Lucky Gods

as Lawrence

Killing Jesus
6.3

(2015) Killing Jesus

as Isaiah

L'Amour en question
6.4

(1978) Question of Love

as Peter

Fuga dal paradiso
7.0

(1990) Flight from Paradise

as Merrill

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
0.0

(2000) The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

as Cleisthenes

0.0

(1993) Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

as Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc

Troilus & Cressida
8.0

(1981) Troilus & Cressida

as Agamemnon

The Garden
5.6

(1990) The Garden

as Old Man at Sauna

Il ragazzo invisibile
6.3

(2014) The Invisible Boy

as Artiglio

The Name of the Rose
7.5

(1986) The Name of the Rose

as Hugh of Newcastle

Rumpole of the Bailey
9.0

(1975) Rumpole of the Bailey

as Magnus Piecan

6.0

(2004) Pontormo - Un amore eretico

as Riccio

0.0

(1984) The Devil's Lieutenant

as Dr. Goldschmiedt

Profumo di donna
7.5

(1974) Scent of a Woman

as Don Carlo (uncredited)

An Echo of Theresa
0.0

(1973) An Echo of Theresa

as Bannerheim

Mademoiselle O
0.0

(1994) Mademoiselle O

as Rouka

Testimony
5.7

(1988) Testimony

as Gargolovsky

Die Eisprinzessin
4.0

(1996) The Ice Princess

as ---

The Man with the Iron Heart
6.6

(2017) The Man with the Iron Heart

as Emile Hacha

Let Him Have It
6.6

(1991) Let Him Have It

as Clerk of Court

Romeo & Juliet
7.4

(1978) Romeo & Juliet

as Apothecary

L'Amour nu
4.0

(1981) L'Amour nu

as John, le patron de Claire

The Marseille Contract
5.8

(1974) The Marseille Contract

as Lazar

Nicholas and Alexandra
6.9

(1971) Nicholas and Alexandra

as Dr. Lazovert

Der Unhold
6.4

(1996) The Ogre

as Lawyer

Darling
6.7

(1965) Darling

as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)

Le passage
0.0

(2011) Le passage

as Vieil homme

The Order
5.1

(2001) The Order

as Oscar

Revelation
4.8

(2001) Revelation

as Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau

Pascali's Island
6.4

(1988) Pascali's Island

as Pariente

Much Ado About Nothing
6.3

(1984) Much Ado About Nothing

as Don John

The Day of the Jackal
7.5

(1973) The Day of the Jackal

as Interrogator

La Nuit de Varennes
6.8

(1982) The Night of Varennes

as Judge at the confiscation

L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
8.0

(2018) L'hypothèse de la reine rouge

as Sherlock Holmes

The World of George Orwell: 1984
0.0

(1965) The World of George Orwell: 1984

as Goldstein

Sredni Vashtar
6.6

(1981) Sredni Vashtar

as Dr. Russell

Jefferson in Paris
5.2

(1995) Jefferson in Paris

as King's Translator

Doctor Who: The War Games
9.6

(1969) Doctor Who: The War Games

as Chief Scientist

The Haunting of Margam Castle
5.1

(2020) The Haunting of Margam Castle

as Enos

The Falklands Play
7.4

(2002) The Falklands Play

as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)

0.0

(1976) French Without Tears

as Monsieur Maingot

0.0

(2006) For the Time Being

as Anthony

Splendor
6.5

(1989) Splendor

as ---

L'Ordre et la sécurité du monde
3.4

(1978) Last In, First Out

as Le réceptionniste

Festival in Cannes
6.0

(2001) Festival in Cannes

as Millie's Escort

San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
2.0

(1981) San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

as Un tueur russe

Le Beau Monde
0.0

(1981) Le Beau Monde

as Pablo

Vigo
4.8

(1998) Vigo

as Papa Lozinska

The Achurch Letters
0.0

(1977) The Achurch Letters

as Eugene

The House that Mary Bought
5.0

(1995) The House that Mary Bought

as ---

The Hour of the Pig
6.2

(1993) The Hour of the Pig

as Apothecary

0.0

(1975) Van der Valk and the Scapegoat

as Reinders

Falling Through
3.0

(2000) Falling Through

as Father

A Dandy in Aspic
6.8

(1968) A Dandy in Aspic

as ---

Le due croci
0.0

(1988) Le due croci

as Bischof de Jong

0.0

(2024) Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

As Time Goes By
7.6

(1992) As Time Goes By

as Dr. Stoker

Out of the Unknown
6.8

(1965) Out of the Unknown

as ---

Father Ted
8.1

(1995) Father Ted

as Old Nazi

Doctor Who
7.9

(1963) Doctor Who

as Scientist

Blake's 7
7.2

(1978) Blake's 7

as The Chairman

Dramarama
6.7

(1983) Dramarama

as ---

The Sweeney
7.7

(1975) The Sweeney

as Harry Kretchmar

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as Spencer

The Protectors
5.6

(1972) The Protectors

as Joe Flynn

Relic Hunter
6.7

(1999) Relic Hunter

as Anthony Cureton

Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1

(1975) Rumpole of the Bailey

as ---

The Scales of Justice
6.7

(1962) The Scales of Justice

as Mr. Strang

The Saint
7.3

(1962) The Saint

as Vogel

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
4.5

(1989) Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as Jules Glaenzer

Highlander: The Raven
5.1

(1998) Highlander: The Raven

as Count Van Der Meer

Dixon of Dock Green
5.3

(1955) Dixon of Dock Green

as Counsel for Defence

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
7.6

(1973) Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

as ---

The Champions
6.1

(1968) The Champions

as Manager

Ace of Wands
5.5

(1970) Ace of Wands

as ---

Apparitions
7.2

(2008) Apparitions

as ---

Private Schulz
5.8

(1981) Private Schulz

as ---

0.0

(1975) The Venturers

as ---

Lillie
8.2

(1978) Lillie

as ---

Van der Valk
5.8

(1972) Van der Valk

as Sebastian Jonge

0.0

(1970) Codename

as Herman Voss

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as ---

Masada
7.1

(1981) Masada

as Chief Priest

1990
6.0

(1977) 1990

as ---

Fall of Eagles
6.8

(1974) Fall of Eagles

as Count Stookau

Fortunes of War
6.4

(1987) Fortunes of War

as ---

The Devil's Crown
7.5

(1978) The Devil's Crown

as ---

Mystery and Imagination
5.5

(1966) Mystery and Imagination

as ---

The BBC Television Shakespeare
5.2

(1978) The BBC Television Shakespeare

as Apothecary

0.0

(1966) Breaking Point

as ---

The Gold
7.2

(2023) The Gold

as Matteo Constantino

0.0

(1964) Martin Chuzzlewit

as ---

The Edwardians
5.7

(1972) The Edwardians

as ---

Father Brown
6.6

(1974) Father Brown

as ---

The Borgias
7.5

(2011) The Borgias

as ---

The Borgias
7.5

(2011) The Borgias

as Cardinal Versucci

La Légende des 3 clefs
6.8

(2007) La Légende des 3 clefs

as The anthropologist Gilles Clément

Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie
7.4

(2009) The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

as Anatole Deschanel

Michel Strogoff
6.7

(1975) Michael Strogoff

as Blount

The Witcher
8.0

(2019) The Witcher

as Older Elf

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
7.4

(2000) The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

as Cleisthenes

Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus
6.7

(1975) Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

as Dr. Canard

Sherlock Holmes
8.1

(1984) Sherlock Holmes

as Mendelstam

Strauss Dynasty
0.0

(1991) Strauss Dynasty

as Hirsch

À vous de jouer Milord
6.0

(1974) À vous de jouer Milord

as N° 2

A.D.
4.9

(1985) A.D.

as Flavius Sabinus

The Name of the Game
6.8

(1968) The Name of the Game

as Dedushko

Merlin
6.9

(1998) Merlin

as 1st Physician

Mussolini: The Untold Story
5.2

(1985) Mussolini: The Untold Story

as Sebastiani

0.0

(1981) Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten

as M. Bernard

Surviving Disaster
6.7

(2006) Surviving Disaster

as ---

Holocaust
7.4

(1978) Holocaust

as Karp

Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.1

(1989) Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Simeon Lee

Highlander: The Series
7.4

(1992) Highlander: The Series

as Carlo Luchesi

Highlander: The Series
7.4

(1992) Highlander: The Series

as Hamad

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.3

(1971) The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Molbech

Morenga
0.0

(1985) Morenga

as Lohmann

Peter and Paul
7.0

(1981) Peter and Paul

as High Priest of Herod

The Romanoffs
6.5

(2018) The Romanoffs

as M. Audran

Commissaire Moulin
5.8

(1976) Police Commissioner Moulin

as Astman

Marco Polo
6.8

(1982) Marco Polo

as Pietro De Abano

Crown Court
5.4

(1972) Crown Court

as John Maitland-Wilson

White Teeth
7.0

(2002) White Teeth

as Devil of Dachau

L'Homme de Suez
6.0

(1984) L'Homme de Suez

as Konya, Turkish Colonel, spy in the service of the English

The Durrells
7.5

(2016) The Durrells

as Mr. Kralefsky

The Avengers
7.7

(1961) The Avengers

as Stenson

Rumpole of the Bailey
7.1

(1975) Rumpole of the Bailey

as Magnus Piecan