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Richard Evelyn Vernon was an English actor. He appeared in many feature films and television programmes, often in aristocratic or supercilious roles. Prematurely balding and greying, Vernon settled into playing archetypal middle-aged lords and military types while still in his 30s.
Birth Name
Richard Evelyn Vernon
Born
Saturday, 07 March 1925
Died
Thursday, 04 December 1997
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Man on Train in A Hard Day's Night | 2016 |
Loch Ness | Aged Professor | 1996 |
Class Act | Sir Horace Mainwaring | 1994 |
The Return of the Borrowers | Mr. Pott | 1993 |
Bonjour la Classe | Sir Lionel | 1993 |
The Camomile Lawn | The General / General | 1992 |
Rides | Arthur Copthorne | 1992 |
Blood and Dust | Heraclius | 1992 |
About Face | Bingham | 1989 |
You Rang, M'Lord? | The Earl of Swaffham | 1988 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | Man on Train in A Hard Day's Night | 2016 |
Loch Ness | Aged Professor | 1996 |
Class Act | Sir Horace Mainwaring | 1994 |
The Return of the Borrowers | Mr. Pott | 1993 |
Bonjour la Classe | Sir Lionel | 1993 |
The Camomile Lawn | The General / General | 1992 |
Rides | Arthur Copthorne | 1992 |
Blood and Dust | Heraclius | 1992 |
About Face | Bingham | 1989 |
You Rang, M'Lord? | The Earl of Swaffham | 1988 |
Helping Henry | Cosmic 1 | 1988 |
A Month in the Country | Colonel Hebron | 1987 |
The Storyteller | King | 1987 |
Casualty | Dr. Richard Payton | 1986 |
Kate Bush: The Whole Story | Professor (clip: Experiment IV) | 1986 |
Hot Metal | Lord Gilbert | 1986 |
Lady Jane | The Marquess of Winchester | 1986 |
The Return of the Antelope | Mr. Garstanton | 1986 |
Lovejoy | Roger Nettleton | 1986 |
Yes, Prime Minister | Sir Desmond Glazebrook | 1986 |
Roll Over Beethoven | Oliver Purcell | 1985 |
Chance in a Million | Uncle Evelyn | 1984 |
Night Train to Murder | Uncle Felix | 1984 |
Gandhi | Sir Edward Gait | 1982 |
Witness for the Prosecution | Brogan-Moore | 1982 |
The Comic Strip Presents | Suspect | 1982 |
L for Lester | Mr Davies | 1982 |
Evil Under the Sun | Flewitt | 1982 |
The Box | (voice) | 1981 |
Nanny | Duke of Broughton | 1981 |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | 1981 |
Oh Heavenly Dog | Quimby Charles | 1980 |
Yes Minister | Sir Desmond Glazebrook | 1980 |
Pig in the Middle | Lord Gathorne | 1980 |
The Human Factor | Sir John Hargreaves | 1979 |
Suez 1956 | Harold MacMillan | 1979 |
The Sandbaggers | 'C' | 1978 |
Sammy's Super T-Shirt | Mr. Becket | 1978 |
The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Dr. Hugo Fassbender / Fassbender | 1976 |
The Cedar Tree | Lord Evelyn Forbes | 1976 |
The Duchess of Duke Street | Major Smith-Barton / Major Toby Smith-Barton | 1976 |
Adventures of a Taxi Driver | Gentleman | 1976 |
Ripping Yarns | Lord Bartlesham | 1976 |
Rumpole of the Bailey | Lionel Leering | 1975 |
Sporting Chance | Sir Maxwell Dean | 1975 |
Dawson's Weekly | Solicitor | 1975 |
Edward the King | Lord Salisbury | 1975 |
Affairs of the Heart | Colonel Chart | 1974 |
Village Hall | Cedric Wellbeloved | 1974 |
Dial M for Murder | The Chief | 1974 |
The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Col. Mathews / Mathews | 1973 |
Thriller | George Cornfield | 1973 |
Last of the Summer Wine | the Vicar | 1973 |
The Adventurer | Sir Richard McKenzie | 1972 |
The Sextet | Alban Gascoyne / Baldwin / Colin / Dr. Whitman / Sir Lionel Compton / Stanley / Stoker Leishman / Thomas Ramsdale | 1972 |
Upstairs, Downstairs | Major Cochrane-Danby | 1971 |
Justice | Lord Tilling | 1971 |
The Persuaders! | Sir Maxwell Dean | 1971 |
The Guardians | Dace | 1971 |
Seasons of the Year | Lord Rudge | 1971 |
Passion Potion | Andrew Coombes | 1971 |
Man at the Top | Lord Belmont | 1970 |
Song of Norway | Councilman | 1970 |
Play for Today | Shanks / Makoto | 1970 |
UFO | Pa Stone | 1970 |
Albert and Victoria | Mr. Ridley | 1970 |
One Brief Summer | 1970 | |
Paul Temple | Carlton | 1969 |
Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Chairman of the Board of Governors | 1969 |
Special Branch | Townsend | 1969 |
Hadleigh | Sir Geoffrey Osborne / Beverley Sugden | 1969 |
Department S | Colonel Loring | 1969 |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Clissold / Major Henderson | 1969 |
Journey to the Unknown | Sir Gerald Walters | 1968 |
ITV Playhouse | Dudley Gaveston / Lord Augustus Lorton / Sir Roderick Bland | 1967 |
Harry Worth | Mr. Gilmore | 1966 |
Mystery and Imagination | Professor Krempe | 1966 |
End in Tears | 1966 | |
The Early Bird | Sir Roger Wedgewood | 1965 |
BBC Play of the Month | Henry Gore-Browne / Raoul | 1965 |
Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Colonel O'Dwyer | 1965 |
The Secret of My Success | Lord Hetherby | 1965 |
The Intelligence Men | Sir Edward Seabrook | 1965 |
The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Race Course Official | 1964 |
The Tomb of Ligeia | Dr. Vivian | 1964 |
The Counterfeit Constable | Lord Brisburn | 1964 |
The Wednesday Play | Lord Oscar / Brigadier Samson | 1964 |
Goldfinger | Smithers / Colonel Smithers | 1964 |
A Hard Day's Night | Man on Train | 1964 |
Agent 8 3/4 | Roddinghead | 1964 |
The Servant | Lord Mounset | 1963 |
The Plane Makers | Keith Saville / Leonard Boaze | 1963 |
24-Hour Call | W / Cdr J. Battenby | 1963 |
Just for Fun | Prime Minister | 1963 |
Accidental Death | Johnnie Paxton | 1963 |
We Joined the Navy | Government Official at Inquiry | 1962 |
The Saint | Sir John Ripwell | 1962 |
Jigsaw | Dubbing | 1962 |
Saki | The Major | 1962 |
Reach for Glory | Dr. Aldrich | 1962 |
The Share Out | John Crewe | 1962 |
Studio 4 | Mr. Endworthy | 1962 |
Cash on Demand | Pearson | 1961 |
Comedy Playhouse | Sir Reginald Polk-Mowbray (The Ambassador) | 1961 |
The Younger Generation | The Major | 1961 |
Harpers West One | Arthur Purvis | 1961 |
The Marriage Lines | Mr. Renfrew-Smith | 1961 |
Drama 61-67 | Colonel Johnson | 1961 |
Jango | Parkinson | 1961 |
The Avengers | Lord Matterley | 1961 |
The Cheaters | Ken Northwood / Verne Howard | 1960 |
Maigret | Philippe | 1959 |
The Odd Man | Charles Ormiston | 1960 |
Clue of the Twisted Candle | Viney | 1960 |
Theatre 70 | Mr. Pearson | 1960 |
Village of the Damned | Sir Edgar Hargraves / Edgar Hargraves | 1960 |
Deadline Midnight | Holroyd | 1960 |
The Heart of a Man | Manager | 1960 |
Foxhole in Cairo | General | 1960 |
Francis Storm Investigates | Commodore Garwood | 1960 |
The Navy Lark | Royal Marines Colonel | 1959 |
No Hiding Place | John Eldin / Charles Lacey | 1959 |
Probation Officer | Lessing / Psychiatrist / Dr. Lessing | 1959 |
Four Desperate Men | Under Secretary | 1959 |
Sapphire | Doctor at Crime Scene | 1959 |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Viney / Johnnie Paxton / John Crewe | 1959 |
William Tell | Merchant | 1958 |
Indiscreet | Guide | 1958 |
Emergency-Ward 10 | Forrester | 1957 |
Armchair Theatre | Sir Joseph Bailey / Lewis / Dr. Edwards | 1956 |
ITV Play of the Week | Dr. James Cresswell / Felix Ducotel / Mortimer / Richard Starter / Roger Schofield / Sir Hector Rose / Sir John Conroy / Sir John Travers / Tom Asher | 1955 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Upjohn / Thomas Scott / Stephen Meredith / Robert / Det. Sgt. Stott | 1955 |
This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Pascoe / Mr. Fellowes | 1955 |