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Francis Bernard Heptonstall better known by the stage name Bernard Hepton, was an English theatre director and actor. Best known for his stage work and television roles in teleplays and series, he also appeared briefly on radio and in film.
Birth Name
Francis Bernard Heptonstall
Born
Monday, 19 October 1925
Died
Friday, 27 July 2018
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baroness and the Pig | Soames | 2002 |
| Midsomer Murders | Harold Winstanley | 1997 |
| Emma | Mr. Woodhouse / Mr Woodhouse | 1996 |
| Dandelion Dead | Mr. Davies | 1994 |
| A Perfect Hero | Arthur Fleming | 1991 |
| Eminent Domain | Slowak | 1991 |
| The Woman in Black | Sam Toovey | 1989 |
| Stealing Heaven | Bishop | 1988 |
| The Charmer | Donald Stimpson | 1987 |
| The Lady's Not for Burning | Hebble Tyson | 1987 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Baroness and the Pig | Soames | 2002 |
| Midsomer Murders | Harold Winstanley | 1997 |
| Emma | Mr. Woodhouse / Mr Woodhouse | 1996 |
| Dandelion Dead | Mr. Davies | 1994 |
| A Perfect Hero | Arthur Fleming | 1991 |
| Eminent Domain | Slowak | 1991 |
| The Woman in Black | Sam Toovey | 1989 |
| Stealing Heaven | Bishop | 1988 |
| The Charmer | Donald Stimpson | 1987 |
| The Lady's Not for Burning | Hebble Tyson | 1987 |
| The Life and Loves of a She-Devil | Judge Bissop | 1986 |
| Prospects | Hymie Peters | 1986 |
| The Holcroft Covenant | Commander Leighton | 1985 |
| Honour, Profit & Pleasure | The Bishop of London | 1985 |
| Shadey | Captain Amies | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Len | 1985 |
| Cockles | Sergeant Naughton | 1984 |
| Mansfield Park | Sir Thomas Bertram | 1983 |
| Dear Box Number | Walter Cartwright | 1983 |
| Gandhi | G.O.C. | 1982 |
| Saturday Night Thriller | Tom Heron | 1982 |
| The Plague Dogs | Stephen Powell | 1982 |
| Smiley's People | Toby Esterhase | 1982 |
| An Inspector Calls | Inspector Goole | 1982 |
| Kessler | Albert Foiret | 1981 |
| Bergerac | Sir Geoffrey Newton | 1981 |
| Blood Money | Det Chief Supt Meadows | 1981 |
| Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House | Krook | 1981 |
| Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Toby Esterhase | 1979 |
| Secret Army | Albert Foiret | 1977 |
| Voyage of the Damned | Milton Goldsmith | 1976 |
| Orde Wingate | Palmer | 1976 |
| I, Claudius | Pallas | 1976 |
| Barry Lyndon | Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover - Left of Barry's Mother / Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover | 1975 |
| Affairs of the Heart | Austin Sloper | 1974 |
| Village Hall | Mr. Joyce | 1974 |
| The Squirrels | Mr. Fletcher | 1974 |
| A Pin to See the Peepshow | Herbert Starling | 1973 |
| Centre Play | Psychiatrist | 1973 |
| Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em | Webster | 1973 |
| Colditz | Kommandant | 1972 |
| Henry VIII and His Six Wives | Cranmer | 1972 |
| The Sextet | Colin Sands, Jack's agent | 1972 |
| The Organization | Rodney Spurling | 1972 |
| Six Days of Justice | Chairman | 1972 |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Mr. J.T. Laxworthy | 1971 |
| Elizabeth R | Archbishop Cranmer | 1971 |
| Get Carter | Thorpe | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Fisher / Derek | 1970 |
| Crime of Passion | Henri Victor | 1970 |
| Doomwatch | Oscar Franklin | 1970 |
| Catweazle | Cyril Fitton | 1970 |
| The Six Wives of Henry VIII | Archbishop Thomas Cranmer | 1970 |
| The Gold Robbers | Harold Oscroft | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | john Ware | 1969 |
| The First Lady | Mr. Elliott | 1968 |
| Virgin of the Secret Service | Colonel Richards | 1968 |
| City '68 | Walter Whitaker | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Barty / Coleman / Derek / Voal | 1967 |
| Escape | Briggs | 1967 |
| Great Expectations | Wemmick | 1967 |
| The Spies | Lieutenant Micho | 1966 |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Lord Portmandeau / Sir Andrew Melvil / Village Priest | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Mr. Wood | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Harry Gerwyn | 1965 |
| Mogul | Mayne | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Caiaphas | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Dr. Tronchin / Guy de Ponthieu / Osgood | 1964 |
| Detective | Jeremiah Batson / Dr. Hawley Crippen | 1964 |
| Richard III | Soldier | 1955 |
| A Boy, a Girl and a Bike | Cyclist | 1949 |
