Vernon Dobtcheff
"An iconic presence in cinema, defining characters with depth and intensity."
Age
92 years
Origin
France
Active
1955 — Present
Vernon Alexandre Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a French-British character actor, who has appeared in over 300 film, television, and stage productions in a career spanning six decades. 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...
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Doctor Who
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Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Simeon Lee
Sherlock Holmes
as Mendelstam
Father Ted
as Old Nazi
Doctor Who
as Scientist
The Witcher
as Older Elf
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
as Butler
Before Sunset
as Bookstore Manager
The Avengers
as Spencer
Fiddler on the Roof
as Russian Official
The Borgias
as Cardinal Versucci
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Filmography Engine
242 Credits found
Doctor Who: The War Games in Colour
The Scientist (archive footage)
2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
2024
The Gold
Matteo Constantino
2023
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self
2022
Burning Casablanca
Corny
2021
The Haunting of Margam Castle
Enos
2020
The Witcher
Older Elf
2019
The Romanoffs
M. Audran
2018
L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
Sherlock Holmes
2018
The Man with the Iron Heart
Emile Hacha
2017
Emerald City
High Born Man
2017
The Durrells
Mr. Kralefsky
2016
Killing Jesus
Isaiah
2015
The Invisible Boy
Artiglio
2014
Horsehead
George
2014
Seven Lucky Gods
Lawrence
2014
The Great Beauty
Arturo
2013
Another Woman's Life
Dimitri Speranski
2012
Zarafa
Le vieux sage (voice)
2012
The Passage
Vieil homme
2011
The Borgias
Cardinal Versucci
2011
Undisputed III: Redemption
Rezo
2010
Godforsaken
The Surgeon
2010
Changing Climates, Changing Times
Lucas
2009
The Little Murders of Agatha Christie
Anatole Deschanel
2009
The Joy of Singing
Le lecteur du bar
2008
Apparitions
Cast
2008
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
Self
2008
Accordez-moi
Joseph Von Stieglitz
2008
La Légende des 3 clefs
The anthropologist Gilles Clément
2007
Priceless
Jacques
2006
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
Anthony
2006
Surviving Disaster
Cast
2006
An American Haunting
Elder #1
2005
Empire of the Wolves
Kudseyi
2005
Before Sunset
Bookstore Manager
2004
Evilenko
Bagdasarov
2004
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
Riccio
2004
Thank You, Doctor Rey
François
2003
Brocéliande
Brennos
2003
The Red Siren
Vitali
2002
The Falklands Play
Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
2002
David Copperfield
Quinion
2001
Festival in Cannes
Millie's Escort
2001
The Order
Oscar
2001
The Body
Monsignor
2001
Revelation
Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
2001
Largo Winch
Maurice de Beliveau
2001
David Copperfield
Quinion
2000
Le Prof
Patte Folle
2000
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Cleisthenes
2000
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
Cleisthenes
2000
Falling Through
Father
2000
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Italian Doctor
1999
Relic Hunter
Anthony Cureton
1999
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
Art Gallery Lecturer
1999
Hilary and Jackie
Professor Bentley
1998
Jinnah
Lord Willingdon
1998
30 Years to Life
Sandler
1998
Highlander: The Raven
Count Van Der Meer
1998