Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

235

Gender

Male

Birthday

1934-08-14 (91 years old)

Place of Birth

Nimes, France

Also Known As

Eugene

Alexander Vernon Dobtcheff

Alexandre Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobthcheff

Вернон Добчефф

Vernon Dobtcheff

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 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.

Known For

Acting

Before Sunset

2004

Before Sunset

as

Bookstore Manager

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1989

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

as

Butler

M. Butterfly

1993

M. Butterfly

as

Agent Etancelin

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

The Spy Who Loved Me

as

Max Kalba

An American Haunting

2005

An American Haunting

as

Elder #1

Frankenstein

1993

Frankenstein

as

Chancellor

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

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

1974

Murder on the Orient Express

as

Concierge

Enigma

1982

Enigma

as

Minister

The Married Couple of the Year Two

1971

The Married Couple of the Year Two

as

le pasteur

Empire of the Wolves

2005

Empire of the Wolves

as

Kudseyi

Brocéliande

2003

Brocéliande

as

Brennos

Caravaggio

1986

Caravaggio

as

Art Lover

The Canterbury Tales

1972

The Canterbury Tales

as

The Franklin

Hilary and Jackie

1998

Hilary and Jackie

as

Professor Bentley

Priceless

2006

Priceless

as

Jacques

Anne of the Thousand Days

1969

Anne of the Thousand Days

as

Mendoza

The Messiah

1975

The Messiah

as

Samuel

March or Die

1977

March or Die

as

Mean Corporal

The Taming of the Shrew

1967

The Taming of the Shrew

as

Pedant

Burning Casablanca

2021

Burning Casablanca

as

Corny

The Body

2001

The Body

as

Monsignor

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

2008

Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1

as

Self

Obiettivo indiscreto

1992

Obiettivo indiscreto

as

Primo editore

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

1974

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

as

Padre

Undisputed III: Redemption

2010

Undisputed III: Redemption

as

Rezo

Changing Climates, Changing Times

2009

Changing Climates, Changing Times

as

Lucas

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

as

Duc De Guise

Evilenko

2004

Evilenko

as

Bagdasarov

The Sweet House of Horrors

1989

The Sweet House of Horrors

as

The Exorcist

Condorman

1981

Condorman

as

Russian Agent

The Assassination Bureau

1969

The Assassination Bureau

as

Baron Muntzof

Mata Hari

1985

Mata Hari

as

Prosecutor

Meridian

1990

Meridian

as

Priest

Zarafa

2012

Zarafa

as

Le vieux sage (voice)

Lovers Like Us

1975

Lovers Like Us

as

Coleman

Cat and Mouse

1975

Cat and Mouse

as

Germain's accomplice

Nutcracker

1982

Nutcracker

as

Markovitch

Catacombs

1988

Catacombs

as

Brother Timothy

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

1999

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

as

Italian Doctor

Gwendoline

1984

Gwendoline

as

Shirko

Another Woman's Life

2012

Another Woman's Life

as

Dimitri Speranski

Godforsaken

2010

Godforsaken

as

The Surgeon

The Hostage of Europe

1989

The Hostage of Europe

as

Hudson Lowe

Cartesius

1974

Cartesius

as

Astronomo Ciprus

Vincent and me

1990

Vincent and me

as

Dr Winkler

Nijinsky

1980

Nijinsky

as

Sergei Grigoriev

Venice/Venice

1992

Venice/Venice

as

Alexander

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

as

Self

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

as

Art Gallery Lecturer

Impossible Object

1973

Impossible Object

as

Private Investigator

Surviving Picasso

1996

Surviving Picasso

as

Diaghilev

Joseph Andrews

1977

Joseph Andrews

as

Fop Two

St. Ives

1998

St. Ives

as

Bonnefoy

Spanish Fly

1998

Spanish Fly

as

Carl's Friend

The Red Siren

2002

The Red Siren

as

Vitali

Little Girl in Blue Velvet

1978

Little Girl in Blue Velvet

as

Lamberti

Anna Karenina

1997

Anna Karenina

as

Pestov

Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

2006

Courts mais Gay : Tome 12

as

Anthony

Horsehead

2014

Horsehead

as

George

India Song

1975

India Song

as

Georges Crawn

The Violet Hour

2018

The Violet Hour

as

M. Audran

30 Years to Life

1998

30 Years to Life

as

Sandler

Déjà Vu

1998

Déjà Vu

as

Konstantine

Jinnah

1998

Jinnah

as

Lord Willingdon

Mon Ami Washington

1984

Mon Ami Washington

as

Far from Dallas

1972

Far from Dallas

as

Temptation of Sainthood

1993

Temptation of Sainthood

as

Freud

Jude

1996

Jude

as

Curator

Natalia

1989

Natalia

as

Alfred Grabner

The Hunchback

1997

The Hunchback

as

Father Michel

The Roads of Exile

1978

The Roads of Exile

as

Le peintre Ramsay

The Debussy Film

1965

The Debussy Film

as

The Actor

Night Patrol

1984

Night Patrol

as

James

Maigret

1988

Maigret

as

Gannett

The Krays

1990

The Krays

as

Teacher

Ike

1979

Ike

as

Gen. Charles DeGaulle

The Wonderland Experience

1998

The Wonderland Experience

as

Vincent

Them

1970

Them

as

Brisbane

The Life of Galileo

1964

The Life of Galileo

as

Philosopher

Playing with Fire

1975

Playing with Fire

as

A messenger

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

1989

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

as

Doctor Webber

Operation: Daybreak

1975

Operation: Daybreak

as

Pyotr

Hamlet

1990

Hamlet

as

Reynaldo

Fiddler on the Roof

1971

Fiddler on the Roof

as

Russian Official

The Horsemen

1971

The Horsemen

as

Zam Hajji

An Englishman Abroad

1983

An Englishman Abroad

as

Guildenstern

The Joy of Singing

2008

The Joy of Singing

as

Le lecteur du bar

The Beast in the Cellar

1970

The Beast in the Cellar

as

Newsmith

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

as

Reynaldo (archive footage)

Le Prof

2000

Le Prof

as

Patte Folle

Berlin-Jerusalem

1989

Berlin-Jerusalem

as

Editor

The Great Beauty

2013

The Great Beauty

as

Arturo

Sweetheart

1992

Sweetheart

as

Thurson

Catherine the Great

1996

Catherine the Great

as

Naryshkin

Thank You, Doctor Rey

2004

Thank You, Doctor Rey

as

François

The Scarlet and the Black

1983

The Scarlet and the Black

as

Count Langenthal

Seven Lucky Gods

2014

Seven Lucky Gods

as

Lawrence

Killing Jesus

2015

Killing Jesus

as

Isaiah

Question of Love

1978

Question of Love

as

Peter

Flight from Paradise

1990

Flight from Paradise

as

Merrill

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

2000

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

as

Cleisthenes

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

1993

Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher

as

Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc

Troilus & Cressida

1981

Troilus & Cressida

as

Agamemnon

The Garden

1990

The Garden

as

Old Man at Sauna

The Name of the Rose

1986

The Name of the Rose

as

Hugh of Newcastle

The Invisible Boy

2014

The Invisible Boy

as

Artiglio

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

Rumpole of the Bailey

as

Magnus Piecan

Pontormo - Un amore eretico

2004

Pontormo - Un amore eretico

as

Riccio

The Devil's Lieutenant

1984

The Devil's Lieutenant

as

Dr. Goldschmiedt

Scent of a Woman

1974

Scent of a Woman

as

Don Carlo (uncredited)

An Echo of Theresa

1973

An Echo of Theresa

as

Bannerheim

Mademoiselle O

1994

Mademoiselle O

as

Rouka

Testimony

1988

Testimony

as

Gargolovsky

The Ice Princess

1996

The Ice Princess

as

The Man with the Iron Heart

2017

The Man with the Iron Heart

as

Emile Hacha

Let Him Have It

1991

Let Him Have It

as

Clerk of Court

Romeo and Juliet

1978

Romeo and Juliet

as

Apothecary

L'Amour nu

1981

L'Amour nu

as

John, le patron de Claire

The Marseille Contract

1974

The Marseille Contract

as

Lazar

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971

Nicholas and Alexandra

as

Dr. Lazovert

The Ogre

1996

The Ogre

as

Lawyer

Darling

1965

Darling

as

Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)

Le passage

2011

Le passage

as

Vieil homme

The Order

2001

The Order

as

Oscar

Revelation

2001

Revelation

as

Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau

Pascali's Island

1988

Pascali's Island

as

Pariente

Much Ado About Nothing

1984

Much Ado About Nothing

as

Don John

The Day of the Jackal

1973

The Day of the Jackal

as

Interrogator

The Night of Varennes

1982

The Night of Varennes

as

Judge at the confiscation

L'hypothèse de la reine rouge

2018

L'hypothèse de la reine rouge

as

Sherlock Holmes

The World of George Orwell: 1984

1965

The World of George Orwell: 1984

as

Goldstein

Sredni Vashtar

1981

Sredni Vashtar

as

Dr. Russell

Jefferson in Paris

1995

Jefferson in Paris

as

King's Translator

Doctor Who: The War Games

1969

Doctor Who: The War Games

as

Chief Scientist

The Haunting of Margam Castle

2020

The Haunting of Margam Castle

as

Enos

The Falklands Play

2002

The Falklands Play

as

Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)

French Without Tears

1976

French Without Tears

as

Monsieur Maingot

For the Time Being

2006

For the Time Being

as

Anthony

Splendor

1989

Splendor

as

Festival in Cannes

2001

Festival in Cannes

as

Millie's Escort

San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

1981

San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça

as

Un tueur russe

Le Beau Monde

1981

Le Beau Monde

as

Pablo

Vigo

1998

Vigo

as

Papa Lozinska

The Achurch Letters

1977

The Achurch Letters

as

Eugene

The House that Mary Bought

1995

The House that Mary Bought

as

The Hour of the Pig

1993

The Hour of the Pig

as

Apothecary

Van der Valk and the Scapegoat

1975

Van der Valk and the Scapegoat

as

Reinders

Falling Through

2000

Falling Through

as

Father

A Dandy in Aspic

1968

A Dandy in Aspic

as

Le due croci

1988

Le due croci

as

Bischof de Jong

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

2024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as

self

Last In, First Out

1978

Last In, First Out

as

Le réceptionniste

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

2024

Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour

as

The Scientist (archive footage)

Baby Love

1969

Baby Love

as

Man in Cinema

The Secret Agent

1975

The Secret Agent

as

David Copperfield

2001

David Copperfield

as

Quinion

As Time Goes By

As Time Goes By

as

Dr. Stoker

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

as

Father Ted

Father Ted

as

Old Nazi

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Scientist

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

as

The Chairman

Dramarama

Dramarama

as

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as

Harry Kretchmar

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Spencer

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

Joe Flynn

Relic Hunter

Relic Hunter

as

Anthony Cureton

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

as

The Scales of Justice

The Scales of Justice

as

Mr. Strang

The Saint

The Saint

as

Vogel

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as

Jules Glaenzer

Highlander: The Raven

Highlander: The Raven

as

Count Van Der Meer

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Counsel for Defence

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

as

The Champions

The Champions

as

Manager

Apparitions

Apparitions

as

Private Schulz

Private Schulz

as

The Venturers

The Venturers

as

Lillie

Lillie

as

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

as

Sebastian Jonge

Codename

Codename

as

Herman Voss

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Masada

Masada

as

Chief Priest

1990

1990

as

Fall of Eagles

Fall of Eagles

as

Count Stookau

Fortunes of War

Fortunes of War

as

The Devil's Crown

The Devil's Crown

as

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

as

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Apothecary

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

as

The Gold

The Gold

as

Matteo Constantino

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

as

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

as

Father Brown

Father Brown

as

The Borgias

The Borgias

as

The Borgias

The Borgias

as

Cardinal Versucci

La Légende des 3 clefs

La Légende des 3 clefs

as

The anthropologist Gilles Clément

The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

The Little Murders of Agatha Christie

as

Anatole Deschanel

Michael Strogoff

Michael Strogoff

as

Blount

The Witcher

The Witcher

as

Older Elf

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization

as

Cleisthenes

Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus

as

Dr. Canard

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

as

Mendelstam

The Strauss Dynasty

The Strauss Dynasty

as

Hirsch

À vous de jouer Milord

À vous de jouer Milord

as

N° 2

A.D.

A.D.

as

Flavius Sabinus

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Dedushko

Merlin

Merlin

as

1st Physician

Mussolini: The Untold Story

Mussolini: The Untold Story

as

Sebastiani

Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten

Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten

as

M. Bernard

Surviving Disaster

Surviving Disaster

as

Holocaust

Holocaust

as

Karp

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Simeon Lee

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Carlo Luchesi

Highlander: The Series

Highlander: The Series

as

Hamad

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as

Molbech

Morenga

Morenga

as

Lohmann

Peter and Paul

Peter and Paul

as

High Priest of Herod

The Romanoffs

The Romanoffs

as

M. Audran

Police Commissioner Moulin

Police Commissioner Moulin

as

Astman

Marco Polo

Marco Polo

as

Pietro De Abano

Crown Court

Crown Court

as

John Maitland-Wilson

White Teeth

White Teeth

as

Devil of Dachau

L'Homme de Suez

L'Homme de Suez

as

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

The Durrells

The Durrells

as

Mr. Kralefsky

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Stenson

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Don John

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Agamemnon

The Mask of Janus

The Mask of Janus

as

Colonel Valenkov

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Eugene

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Monsieur Maingot

Dickens of London

Dickens of London

as

Legal Gentleman

Festival

Festival

as

Philosopher

Nobody Is Norman Wisdom

Nobody Is Norman Wisdom

as

Proshnik

Ace of Wands

Ace of Wands

as

Sandor Zandar

Production

Crew

Directing