Vernon Dobtcheff
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Vernon Dobtcheff (b. August 14, 1934) is a French actor of Russian origin. 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 endevour to send the cast a card wishing the production good luck.
[edit] Selected Filmography
- Iznogoud (2005) - Kitussé
- Othello: A South African Tale (2005) - Brabantio
- Before Sunset (2004) - Bookstore Manager
- Merci Docteur Rey (2002, Merchant Ivory Film) - François
- Festival in Cannes (2001, by Henry Jaglom) - Millie's Escort
- The Body (2001) - Monsignor
- The Wonderland Experience A classic psychedelic road movie set in Goa.
- Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999) - Italian Doctor
- Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Professor Bentley
- Vigo (1998) - Papa Lozinska
- Déja vu (1997, by Henry Jaglom) - Konstantine
- Anna Karenina (1997) - Pestov
- The Ogre (1996) - Lawyer
- Jude (1996) - Curator
- Surviving Picasso (1996, Merchant Ivory Film) - Diaghilev
- Jefferson in Paris (1995, Merchant Ivory Film) - King's Translator
- England, My England (1995) - Dr. Spratt
- Agatha Christie's Poirot - Hercule Poirot's Christmas (1995) - Simeon Lee
- The Hour of the Pig (1993) - Apothecary
- M. Butterfly (1993) - Agent Etancelin
- Toutes peines confondues (1992, by Michel Deville) - Thurston
- Let Him Have It (1991) - Clerk of Court
- Vincent et moi (1991) - Dr. Winkler
- Hamlet (1990, by Franco Zeffirelli) - Reynaldo
- The Garden (1990, by Derek Jarman) - Actor
- The Krays (1990) - Teacher
- Near Mrs. (1990) - Ivan, Paris KGB Chief
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Butler
- Splendor (1989, by Ettore Scola) - Don Arno
- Natalia (1989) - Alfred Grabner
- Testimony (1988) - Gargolovsky
- Madame Sousatzka (1988, by John Schlesinger) - Music Critic
- Pascali's Island (1988) - Pariente
- Maschenka (1987) - Yasha
- The Name of the Rose (1986) - Hugh of Newcastle
- Je hais les acteurs (1986) - Fritz Kesselberger
- Caravaggio (1986, by Derek Jarman) - Art Lover
- Mata Hari (1985) - Prosecutor
- The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak (1984) - Actor
- Ronde de nuit (1984) - Le majordome
- My Friend Washington (1984) - Actor
- Enigma (1983) - Actor
- La nuit de Varennes (1982, by Ettore Scola) - Le juge saisie
- Nutcracker (1982) - Markovitch
- L'Amour nu (1981) - John, le patron de Claire
- San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça (1981) - Actor
- Njinsky (1980, by Herbert Ross) - Sergei Grigoriev
- Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978) - Lamberti
- March or Die (1977) - Mean corporal
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Max Kalba
- Joseph Andrews (1977) - Fop Two
- Il Messia (1976, by Roberto Rosselllini) - Samuele
- Operation Daybreak (1975) - Pyotr
- Le Sauvage (1975, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau) - Coleman
- Playing with Fire (1975, by Alain Robbe-Grillet) - Un messager
- India Song (1975, by Marguerite Duras) - George Crown
- Galieo (1975, by Joseph Losey) - First Secretary
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) - Concierge
- Revolt of the City (1973)
- The Day of the Jackal (1973, by Fred Zinnemann) - The Interrogator
- The Canterbury Tales (1972, by Pier Paolo Pasolini) - The Manager
- Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) - Dr. Lazovert
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971) - Russian Official
- The Horsemen (1971) - Zam Hajji
- Les mariés de l'an II (1971, by Jean-Paul Rappeneau) - Le pasteur
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) - Duc François de Guise
- Them (1970) - Brisbane
- Darling Lili (1970) - Kraus
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969) - Mendoza
- The Assassination Bureau (1969) - Baron Muntzof
- Baby Love (1968) - Man In Cinema
- The Taming of the Shrew (1967) - Pedant
One of his many television roles was as the Chief Scientist in the Doctor Who story The War Games in 1969.
