Vernon Dobtcheff
Country: France
Gender: M
Birthday: 1934-08-14
Biography
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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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Actor:
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1. The Taming of the Shrew (1967), film...Pedant
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2. A Dandy in Aspic (1968), film...Stein
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3. The Champions (1968), series...Manager
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4. Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), film...Mendoza
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5. The Assassination Bureau (1969), film...Baron Muntzof
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6. Darling Lili (1970), film...Otto Kraus
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7. Fiddler on the Roof (1971), film...Russian Official
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8. Mary, Queen of Scots (1971), film...Duc De Guise
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9. The Horsemen (1971), film...Zam Hajji
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10. Swashbuckler (1971), film...Le pasteur
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11. The Beast in the Cellar (1971), film...Newsmith
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12. The Canterbury Tales (1972), film...The Franklin
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13. The Day of the Jackal (1973), film...The Interrogator
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14. Giordano Bruno (1973), film
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15. Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973), series...Henry
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16. Story of a Love Story (1973), film
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17. The Marseille Contract (1974), film...Lazar
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18. Murder on the Orient Express (1974), film...Concierge
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19. Scent of a Woman (1974), film...Don Carlo
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20. Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), film...Padre
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21. Cartesius (1974), film...Astronomo Ciprus
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22. Cat and Mouse (1975), film...le complice de Germain
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23. The Messiah (1975), film...Samuel
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24. Operation Daybreak (1975), film...Pyotr
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25. Lovers Like Us (1975), film...Coleman
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26. Galileo (1975), film...First Secretary
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27. Playing with Fire (1975), film...Un messager
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28. Joseph Andrews (1977), film...Fop Two
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29. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), film...Max Kalba
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30. March or Die (1977), film...Mean Corporal
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31. Last In, First Out (1978), film...Le réceptionniste
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32. Nijinsky (1980), film...Sergei Grigoriev
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33. Peter and Paul (1981), film...Priest of Herod
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34. Condorman (1981), film...Russian Agent
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35. L'amour nu (1981), film...John, le patron de Claire
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36. That Night in Varennes (1982), film...Judge at the confiscation
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37. Enigma (1982), film...Minister
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38. I Remember Nelson (1982), series...Cardinal Ruffo
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39. The Scarlet and the Black (1983), film...Count Langenthal
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40. Much Ado About Nothing (1984), film...Don John
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41. Mata Hari (1985), film...Prosecutor
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42. Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985), series...Sebastiani
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43. The Name of the Rose (1986), film...Hugh of Newcastle
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44. Caravaggio (1986), film...Art Lover
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45. I Hate Actors (1986), film...Fritz Kesselberger
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46. Maschenka (1987), film...Yasha
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47. Pascali's Island (1988), film...Pariente
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48. Madame Sousatzka (1988), film...Music Critic
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49. CATACOMBS (1988), film...Brother Timothy
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...Butler
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51. Splendor (1989), film...Don Arno
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52. Berlin-Jerusalem (1989), film...Editor
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53. The Sweet House of Horrors (1989), film...The Exorcist
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54. Hamlet (1990), film...Reynaldo
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55. Vincent and Me (1990), film...Dr. Winkler
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56. Prisoner of Honor (1991), film...Rennes Prosecutor
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57. Venice/Venice (1992), film...Alexander
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58. Sweetheart (1992), film...Thurston
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59. M. Butterfly (1993), film...Agent Etancelin
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60. Jude (1996), film...Curator
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61. The Ogre (1996), film...Lawyer
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62. Anna Karenina (1997), film...Pestov
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63. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997), film...Father Michel
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64. Déjà Vu (1997), film...Konstantine
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65. All for Love (1998), film...Bonnefoy
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66. Hilary and Jackie (1998), film...Professor Bentley
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67. Jinnah (1998), film...Lord Willingdon
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68. Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999), film...Italian Doctor
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69. Falling Through (2000), film...Father
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70. The Body (2001), film...Monsignor
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71. Jihad Warrior (2001), film...Oscar
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72. Revelation (2001), film...Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
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73. The Red Siren (2002), film...Vitali
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74. Brocéliande (2002), film...Professeur Brennos
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75. Before Sunset (2004), film...Bookstore Manager
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76. An American Haunting (2005), film...Elder #1
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77. Empire of the Wolves (2005), film...Kudseyi
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78. Priceless (2006), film...Jacques
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79. Changing Climates, Changing Times (2008), film...Lucas
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80. Undisputed 3: Redemption (2010), film...Rezo
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81. Godforsaken (2010), film
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82. The Borgias (2011), series...Cardinal Versucci
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83. Another Woman's Life (2012), film...Dimitri Speranski
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84. Sex, Lies and Surgery (2012), film...Johnattan Stork
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85. Sex, Lies and Surgery (2012), film...Johnattan Stork
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86. The Great Beauty (2013), film...Arturo
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87. The Invisible Boy (2014), film...Artiglio
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88. Seven Lucky Gods (2014), film...Lawrence
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89. Killing Jesus (2015), series...Isaiah
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90. The Durrells (2016), series...Mr. Kralefsky
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91. The Man with the Iron Heart (2017), film...Emile Hacha
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92. The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020), film...Enos
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93. Transfert (2020), film...Max
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94. The Gold (2023), series...Matteo Constantino
Voice:
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1. Zarafa (2012), film...Le vieux sage