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 endeavour 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) - François
- Festival in Cannes (2001) - Millie's Escort
- The Body (2001) - Monsignor
- Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999) - Italian Doctor
- Hilary and Jackie (1998) - Professor Bentley
- Vigo (1998) - Papa Lozinska
- Déja vu (1997) - Konstantine
- Anna Karenina (1997) - Pestov
- The Ogre (1996) - Lawyer
- Jude (1996) - Curator
- Surviving Picasso (1996) - Diaghilev
- Jefferson in Paris (1995) - 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) - Thurston
- Let Him Have It (1991) - Clerk of Court
- Vincent et moi (1991) - Dr. Winkler
- Hamlet (1990) - Reynaldo
- The Garden (1990) - Actor
- The Krays (1990) - Teacher
- Near Mrs. (1990) - Ivan, Paris KGB Chief
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) - Butler
- Splendor (1989) - Don Arno
- Natalia (1989) - Alfred Grabner
- Testimony (1988) - Gargolovsky
- Madame Sousatzka (1988) - 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 (film)Caravagio(1986) - 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
- Nijinsky (1980) - 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) - Samuele
- Operation Daybreak (1975) - Pyotr
- Le Sauvage (1975) - Coleman
- Playing with Fire (1975) - Un messager
- India Song (1975) - George Crown
- Galileo (1975) - First Secretary
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) - Concierge
- Revolt of the City (1973)
- The Day of the Jackal (1973) - The Interrogator
- The Canterbury Tales (1972) - 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) - 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.
