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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
Vernon Dobtcheff Biography (1934-)
Born August 14, 1934, in France.
- Nationality
- French
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- August 14, 1934
- France
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Member of the French team, Those Magnificent Men in TheirFlying Machines, or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (also known as Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines), 1965
- (Uncredited) Bit part, Darling, 1965
- Man at party, The Idol, 1966
- Pedant, La bisbetica domata (also known as The Taming of Shrew), Columbia, 1967
- Stein, A Dandy in Aspic, Columbia, 1968
- Mendoza, Anne of the Thousand Days (also known as Anne of a Thousand Days), Universal, 1969
- Mr. Muntzof, The Assassination Bureau (also known as The Assassination Bureau Limited), Paramount, 1969
- Man in cinema, Baby Love, 1969
- Kraus, Kessler's goon, Darling Lili, Paramount, 1970
- Brisbane, Ils (also known as Them), 1970
- Duc Francois de Guise, Mary, Queen of Scots, 1971
- Sir Bernard Newsmith, The Beast in the Cellar (also known as Are You Dying,
Young Man? and Young Man, I Think You're Dying), 1971
- Russian official, Fiddler on the Roof, United Artists, 1971
- Dr. Lazovert, Nicholas and Alexandra, Columbia, 1971
- Zam Haljl, The Horsemen, Columbia, 1971
- Le pasteur, Les maries de l'an (also known as Mirii anului II,
The Scarlet Buccaneer,
Scoundrel,
Gil sposi dell'anno secondo, and The Swashbuckler), 1971
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I racconti di Canterbury (also known as Les contes de Canterbury and The Canterbury Tales), 1972
- Muller, Up the Front, 1972
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Far from Dallas, 1972
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Story of a Love Story (also known as Impossible Object,
L'impossible objet, and Questo impossible oggetto), 1973
- The interrogator, The Day of the Jackal (also known as Chacal), 1973
- Lazar, The Destructors (also known as The Marseilles Contract and Marseille contrat), 1974
- Padre, Undercover Hero (also known as Soft Beds and Hard Battles and Soft Bedsk, Hard Battles), United Artists, 1974
- Concierge, Murder on the Orient Express, Paramount, 1974
- Coleman, Le sauvage (also known as The Savage,
Call Me Savage,
Il mio uomo e un selvaggio, and Lovers Like Us), 1975
- George Crown, India Song, 1975
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Le chat et la souris (also known as Cat and Mouse and Seven Suspects for Murder), 1975
- First secretary, Galileo (also known as Galileo Galilei), American Film Theatre, 1975
- Un messanger, Le jeu avec le feu (also known as Giochi di fuoco and Playing with Fire), 1975
- Piotr, Operation Daybreak (also known as The Price of Freedom and Seven Met at Daybreak), Warner Bros., 1976
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Il messia (also known as The Messiah and Le messie),1976
- Max Kalba, The Spy Who Loved Me (also known as Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me), United Artists, 1977
- Mean corporal, March or Die, Columbia, 1977
- Peter, English consul, L'amour en Question (also known as Question of Love), 1978
- Receptionist, L'ordre et la securite du monde (also known as Concorde Affair and Last In, First Out), 1978
- Lamberti, La petite fille en velours bleu (also known as LittleGirl in Blue Velvet), 1978
- Sergei Grigoriev, Nijinsky, Paramount, 1980
- Russian agent, Condorman, Buena Vista, 1981
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San-Antonio ne pense qu'a ca, 1981
- Dr. Russell, Sredni vashtar, 1981
- John, le patron de Claire, L'amour nu, 1981
- Judge at Confiscation, La nuit de Varennes (also known as ThatNight in Varennes and Il mondo nuovo), Triumph Releasing, 1982
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Enigma, Embassy, 1982
- Markovitch, Nutcracker (also known as Nutcracker Sweet), Rank, 1982
- Le majordome, Ronde de nuit, 1984
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The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of Yik Yak (also known as Gwendoline and The Perils of Gwendoline), 1984
- Lohmann, Morenga, 1984
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Mon ami Washington (also known as My Friend Washington), 1984
- Prosecutor, Mata Hari, U.G.C. Worldwide Distribution, 1985
- Art lover, Caravaggio, BFI/Cinevista, 1986
- Hugh of Newcastle, Der Name der Rose (also known as The Name ofthe Rose,
Le nom de la rose, and Il nome della rosa), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
- Kesselberge, Je hais les acteurs (also known as I Hate Actors), 1986
- Yasha, Maschenka, 1987
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L'inattendue, 1987
- Brother Timothy, Catacombs (also known as Catacombs: La prigione del diavolo and Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice), 1988
- Pariente, Pascali's Island (also known as L'isola di Pascali), 1988
- Gargolovsky, Testimony, R. M. Associates, 1988
- Don Arno, Splendor, 1988
- Music critic, Madame Sousatzka, Universal, 1988
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Mr. Majeika, 1988
- Governor Hudson Lowe, Jeniec Europy (also known as The Hostageof Europe and L'otage de l'Europe), 1989
- Publishes, Berlin-Yerushalaim (also known as Berlin-Jerusalem), Atara Releasing, 1989
- Butler, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Paramount, 1989
- Alfred Grabner, Natalia, 1989
- (As Alexandre Vernon Dobtchef) Dr. Winkler, Vincent et moi (also known as Vincent and Me), 1990
- Ivan, Paris KGB chief, Near Mrs. (also known as Near Misses,
L'ambassade en folie, and Toujours les femmes), Media Home Entertainment, 1990
- Priest, Meridian (also known as Kiss of the Beast and Phantoms), 1990
- Teacher, The Krays (also known as The Kray Brothers and The Kray Twins), Miramax, 1990
- Reynaldo, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1990
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The Garden, 1990
- Clerk of Court, Let Him Have It (also known as L'agee de vivre), 1991
- Thurston, Toutes peines confundues (also known as Sweetheart), 1992
- Alexander (Italy) Venice/Venice, International Rainbow Pictures, 1992
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Obiettivo indiscreto (also known as Hidden Lens), 1992
- Agent Etancelin, M. Butterfly, Warner Bros., 1993
- Apothecary, The Hour of the Pig (also known as The Advocate), Miramax, 1993
- General manager, La vis (also known as The Screw), 1993
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Mardi, 1993
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Les enfants du charbon, 1993
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La ballade d'un condamne, 1993
- Dr. Spratt, England, My England, 1995
- (As Vernon Dobtchev) King's translator, Jefferson in Paris (also known as Jefferson a Paris), Buena Vista, 1995
- Curator, Jude, Gramercy, 1996
- Diaghilev, Surviving Picasso, Warner Bros., 1996
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Forte tete, 1996
- Lawyer, Der Unhold (also known as The Ogre and Le roi des aulnes), Kino International, 1996
- Konstantin (London), Deja Vu, Rainbow Releasing, 1997
- Pestov, Anna Karenina (also known as Anna Karenine), WarnerBros., 1997
- L'ingenieur, La montagne muette (also known as A Cabin in the Mountains), 1997
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Photomaton, 1997
- Papa Lozinska, Vigo (also known as Vigo: A Passion for Lifeand Vigo, histoire d'une passion), 1998
- Jean Bonnefoy, St. Ives (also known as All for Love), BuenaVista Home Video, 1998
- Professor Brittel, Spanish Fly, 1998
- Professor Bentley, Hilary and Jackie, October Films, 1998
- Lord Willingdon, Jinnah (also known as Mohammed Ali Jinnah), 1998
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Zadock ou les malheurs d'un support, 1998
- Italian doctor, Dreaming of Joseph Lees, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Patte Folle, Le prof, Rezo Films, 2000
- Grand-Father, Plus rien ... (also known as Nothing Else ...), Asap Distrib, 2000
- Father, Falling Through, Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2000
- Monsignor, The Body, TriStar, 2001
- Cure at Rennes-le-Chateau, Revelation, First Look Home Entertainment, 2001
- Millie's escort, Festival in Cannes, Paramount Classics, 2001
- Oscar, The Order (also known as Jihad Warrior), TriStar, 2001
- Le banquier, Le philanthrope, 2001
- Jure #3, Parlez-nous de l'amour, 2001
- Vitali, La sirene rouge (also known as The Red Siren), Lions Gate Films, 2002
- Francois, Merci Docteur Rey (also known as Merci ... Dr. Rey!), Regent Releasing, 2002
- Brennos, Broceliande, Pathe, 2002
- Vincent, The Wonderland Experience, 2002
- Book store manager, Before Sunset, Warner Bros., 2004
- Riccio, Pontormo, Eagle Pictures, 2004
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Wollf, Le seize a Kerbriant, 1972
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The Nearly Man, 1974
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Ringstrassenpalais, 1980
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L'homme de Suez, 1984
- M. Bernard, Dans la tournamente, 1984
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En cas de bonheur, 1989
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Miniseries
- Le valet, "La nuit des parfaits," Karatekas and co., 1973
- N2, A vous de jouer Milord, 1974
- Dr. Canard, Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplicissimus, 1975
- Blount, Michel Strogoff (also known as Michael Strogoff), 1976
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Dickens of London, 1976
- Karp, Holocaust: The Story of the Family Weiss, NBC, 1978
- George Lewis, Lillie, 1978
- Dom Pimentel, Mazarin, 1978
- General Charles DeGaulle, Ike, ABC, 1979
- Sieyes, Josephine ou la comedie des ambitions, 1979
- Chief priest, Masada (also known as The Antagonists), ABC,1981
- Herod's High Priest, Peter and Paul, CBS, 1981
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Private Schulz, 1981
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Exil, 1981
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I Remember Nelson, 1982
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Marco Polo, NBC, 1982
- Prince Galitzine, Mozart, 1982
- Meyerbeer, Wagner, 1983
- Rachmaninoff, Ellis Island, CBS, 1984
- Sebastiani, Mussolini: The Untold Story, NBC, 1985
- Flavius Sabinus, A.D.--Anno Domini (also known as A.D.), NBC, 1985
- Luis Campion, Tender Is the Night, Showtime, 1985
- Boris Melnikov, If Tomorrow Comes, CBS, 1986
- Prince Hadjimoscos, Fortunes of War, 1987
- Duc d'Luyns, Melbla, PBS, 1989
- Henri Dulle, War and Remembrance, ABC, 1989
- Felix Penroux, Judith Krantz's "Till We Meet Again" (also known asTill We Meet Again), CBS, 1989
- Hirsch, The Strauss Dynasty, 1991
- Jacopo Galli, A Season of Giants (also known as Michelangelo: The Last Giant), TNT, 1991
- Aegyptius, The Odyssey (also known as Die Abenteuer des Odysseus,
Homer's Odyssey, and Odissea), NBC, 1997
- First physician, Merlin, NBC, 1998
- Quinion, David Copperfield, TNT, 2000
- Devil of Dachau, White Teeth, PBS, 2002
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Movies
- Le pere O'Donoghue, Plaies et bosses, 1974
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Cartesius, 1974
- Antoine, Au bois dormant, 1975
- Reinders, Pas de frontiers pour l'inspecteur: Le bouc emissaire, 1975
- Le cardinal Cisneros, Don Juan ou l'homme de cendres, 1976
- Apothecary, Romeo and Juliet (also known as BBC Television Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet and The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet), 1978
- Le prince Escerny, Lulu, 1978
- Le peintre Ramsay, Les chemins de l'exil ou les dernieres annees de Jean-Jacques Rousseau (also known as Roads of Exile), 1978
- Holland, Mers El-Kebir, 1979
- Agamemnon, Troilus & Cressida (also known as The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Troilus & Cressida), 1981
- Pablo, Le beau monde, 1981
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Malesherbes, avocat du roi, 1982
- Docteur Zerlebeck, Emmenez-moi au theatre: Chene et lapins angora,1982
- Count Langenthal, The Scarlet and Black (also known as The Vatican Pimpernel and Scarlatto e nero), CBS, 1983
- Goldschmidt, Der Leutnant und sein Richter (also known as Devil's Lieutenant and Le Lieutenant du diable), 1983
- Louis, La soupiere, 1983
- Guildenstern, An Englishman Abroad, 1983
- Don John, BBC Television Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing (alsoknown as Much Ado about Nothing and The Complete Dramatic Works ofWilliam Shakespeare: Much Ado about Nothing), 1984
- Moran, Yalta, 1984
- Jules Glassner, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, 1987
- Gannett, Maigret, 1988
- Merrill, Fuga dal paradiso (also known as Escape from Paradise and Flight from Paradise), 1988
- (As Alexandre Vernon Dobtcheff) Bischof de Jong, Le due croci (also known as Im Schatten des Kreuzes), 1988
- Doctor Webber, Murderers among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story, HBO, 1989
- The exorcist, La dolce casa degli orrori (also known as The Sweet House of Horrors), 1989
- Fellgiebel, The Plot to Kill Hitler, CBS, 1990
- Rennes prosecutor, Prisoner of Honor, HBO, 1991
- Riyumin, The First Circle, 1991
- Chancellor, Frankenstein, TNT, 1993
- Un heraut, un pretre, and un clerc, Jeanne d'Arc au bucher, 1993
- Simeon Lee, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, PBS, 1994
- L'oncle Rouka, Mademoiselle O, 1994
- Naryshkin, Katharina die Grosse (also known as Catherine the Great), 1995
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Die Eisprinzessin (also known as Ice Princess), 1995
- Duval, Le fils de Paul, 1995
- Don Felipe, Sharpe's Sword, 1995
- Father Michel, The Hunchback, TNT, 1997
- Sander, 30 Years to Life, UPN, 1998
- Professeur Gruber, Passion assassine, 2000
- Father Maurice de Beliveau, Largo Winch: The Heir (also known as Largo Winch and Largo Winch--Gefaehrliches Erbe), 2001
- Costa Mendez, The Falklands Play, BBC4, 2002
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Specials
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The Debussy Film, 1965
- Hedworth, Breaking Point, 1966
- Bannerheim, An Echo of Theresa (also known as Anatomy of Terror and Thriller: An Echo of Teresa), ABC, 1973
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Foch pour vaincre, 1977
- Member at Platon's guest meal, Love in the Ancient World (also known as Liebe in der Antike), 1997
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Episodic
- Counsel, "Mister Farthing Takes a Walk," Dixon of Dock Green, 1964
- Coroner, "Percival Bland's Brother," Thorndyke, 1964
- "A Fine Art," Dixon of Dock Green, 1965
- Colonel Valenkov, "And the Fish Are Biting," The Mask of Janus, 1965
- "Witness Summons," Dixon of Dock Green, 1965
- "The Hidden Face," Scales of Justice, 1965
- "You Can't Buy a Miracle," Dixon of Dock Green, 1966
- "Carmilla," Mystery and Imagination, 1966
- Josef Donner, "Showdown Vienna," The Rat Catchers, 1966
- Pushkin, "Room without a View," The Avengers, 1966
- Spencer, "The Living Dead," The Avengers, 1967
- Peebles, "We're Not One of Us Perfect," The Troubleshooters, 1967
- Vogel, "The Gadget Lovers," The Saint, 1967
- N. G. Waldron, "Beach Head," Out of the Unknown, 1969
- Manager, "The Gilded Cage," The Champions, 1969
- Scientist, "The War Games," Doctor Who, 1969
- Stenson, "Thingumajig," The Avengers, 1969
- Dedushko, "The Emissary," The Name of the Game, 1969
- Herman Voss, "Opening Gambit," Codename, 1970
- Senor Zandar, "The Mind Robbers: Parts 1, 2, 3, & 4" Ace of Wands, 1970
- Harman, "Memory of a Gauntlet," New Scotland Yard, 1972
- Joe Flynn, "It Could Be Practically Anywhere on the Island," The Protectors, 1973
- Henry, "Cliffhanger," Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, 1973
- L'inspecteur Howard, "Visite incognito," Les brigades du tigre, 1974
- Harry Kretchmar, "Supersnout," The Sweeney, 1975
- "French without Tears," Play of the Month, 1976
- Astman, "Maree basse," Commissaire Moulin, 1977
- Professor Cheever, "Non-citizen," 1990, 1977
- Sir Francis Bertie, "Cordialement votre," Les brigades du tigre, 1978
- The chairman, "Shadow," Blake's 7, 1979
- "Gossip from the Forest," Screenplay, 1979
- L'espion russe, "L'emir est arrive," Le mythomane, 1981
- Edward Gandolphini, "Rumpole and the Genuine Article," Rumpole of theBailey, 1983
- "La filiere argentine," Marie-Pervenche, 1984
- Mandelstam, "The Six Napoleons," The Return of Sherlock Holmes, SeriesI, 1987
- Monk, "Trolls," Crossbow, 1988
- Petru, "Moldavian Rhapsody," The Good Guys, 1993
- Carlo Luchesi, "For Evil's Sake," Highlander, 1993
- Hamad, "Promises," Highlander, 1996
- Dr. Stoker, "What's Wrong with Mrs. Bale?," As Time Goes By, 1997
- Mr. Roland, "Five Go Adventuring Again," The Famous Five, 1997
- Old Nazi, "Are You Right There, Father Ted?," Father Ted, 1998
- Count Van Der Meer, "Dead on Arrival," Highlander: The Raven, syndicated, 1999
- Jean Mirmont, "Mort d'un prince," La crim', 2000
- Anthony Cureton, "The Royal Ring," Relic Hunter, syndicated, 2001
- Father Maurice de Beliveau, "Sins of the Father," Largo Witch, Mystery Channel (Canada), 2001
- Father Maurice de Beliveau, "The Heir," Largo Witch, Mystery Channel (Canada), 2001
- Also appeared as Prince Hadjimoscos, Fortunes of War, PBS; Harman,"Memory of a ... ," New Scotland Yard; M. Bernard, Dans la tourmente.
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Stage Appearances
- Appeared in 14 plays at the Old Vic, London; four plays at Chichester; also appeared on Broadway and in London's West End.
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