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Filmography

Richard Evelyn Vernon was an English actor. He appeared in many feature films and television programmes, often in aristocratic or supercilious roles. Prematurely balding and greying, Vernon settled into playing archetypal middle-aged lords and military types while still in his 30s.

Birth Name

Richard Evelyn Vernon

Born

Saturday, 07 March 1925

Died

Thursday, 04 December 1997

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Celebrity Ghost Stories	1930's Ghost	2008
Loch Ness	Aged Professor	1996
The Return of the Borrowers	Mr. Pott	1993
Bonjour la Classe	Sir Lionel	1993
The Camomile Lawn	General, The General	1992
Rides	Arthur Copthorne	1992
About Face	Bingham	1989
You Rang, M'Lord?	The Earl of Swaffham	1988
The Storyteller	King	1987
A Month in the Country	Colonel Hebron	1987

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Celebrity Ghost Stories	1930's Ghost	2008
Loch Ness	Aged Professor	1996
The Return of the Borrowers	Mr. Pott	1993
Bonjour la Classe	Sir Lionel	1993
The Camomile Lawn	General, The General	1992
Rides	Arthur Copthorne	1992
About Face	Bingham	1989
You Rang, M'Lord?	The Earl of Swaffham	1988
The Storyteller	King	1987
A Month in the Country	Colonel Hebron	1987
Casualty	Dr. Richard Payton	1986
Hot Metal	Lord Gilbert	1986
Lady Jane	The Marquess of Winchester	1986
Lovejoy	Roger Nettleton	1986
Yes, Prime Minister	Sir Desmond Glazebrook	1986
Chance in a Million	Uncle Evelyn	1984
Night Train to Murder	Uncle Felix	1984
Witness for the Prosecution	Brogan-Moore	1982
Gandhi	Sir Edward Gait	1982
Evil Under the Sun	Flewitt	1982
The Box	(voice)	1981
Nanny	Duke of Broughton	1981
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Slartibartfast	1981
Oh Heavenly Dog	Quimby Charles	1980
Yes Minister	Sir Desmond Glazebrook	1980
The Human Factor	Sir John Hargreaves	1979
The Sandbaggers	'C'	1978
Sammy's Super T-Shirt	Mr. Becket	1978
The Metropolitan Opera Presents	Carcelero, Il Marchese di Calatrava, Jago, Police Inspector, Reinmar von Zweter	1977
The Pink Panther Strikes Again	Dr. Hugo Fassbender	1976
The Duchess of Duke Street	Major Smith-Barton, Major Smith - Barton, Major Toby Smith-Barton	1976
Ripping Yarns	Lord Bartlesham	1976
Rumpole of the Bailey	Lionel Leering	1975
Edward the King	Lord Salisbury	1975
The Satanic Rites Of Dracula	Col. Mathews	1973
Thriller	George Cornfield	1973
Last of the Summer Wine	the Vicar	1973
The Adventurer	Sir Richard McKenzie	1972
Upstairs, Downstairs	Major Cochrane-Danby	1971
Justice	Lord Tilling	1971
The Persuaders!	Sir Maxwell Dean	1971
The Guardians	Dace	1971
Passion Potion	Andrew Coombes	1971
Song of Norway	Councilman	1970
Play for Today	Makoto, Mr. Price	1970
UFO	Pa Stone	1970
Albert and Victoria	Mr. Ridley	1970
Paul Temple	Carlton	1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Chairman of the Board of Governors	1969
Special Branch	Townsend	1969
Hadleigh	Sir Geoffrey Osborne, Beverley Sugden	1969
Department S	Colonel Loring	1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre	Clissold, Major Henderson	1969
Journey to the Unknown	Sir Gerald Walters	1968
Mystery and Imagination	Professor Krempe	1966
Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird	Sir Roger Wedgewood	1965
BBC Play of the Month	Henry Gore-Browne, Raoul	1965
Call My Bluff	Himself	1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre	Colonel O'Dwyer	1965
The Secret of My Success	Lord Hetherby	1965
The Intelligence Men	Sir Edward Seabrook	1965
The Tomb of Ligeia	Dr. Vivian	1965
The Counterfeit Constable	Lord Brisburn	1964
The Wednesday Play	Brigadier Samson, Lord Oscar	1964
Goldfinger	Smithers	1964
A Hard Day's Night	Man on train	1964
Agent 8 3/4	Roddinghead	1964
The Servant	Lord Mounset	1963
The Plane Makers	Keith Saville, Leonard Boaze	1963
Just for Fun	Prime Minister	1963
The Saint	Sir John Ripwell	1962
Reach for Glory	Dr. Aldrich	1962
The Share Out	John Crewe	1962
Comedy Playhouse	Sir Reginald Polk-Mowbray (The Ambassador)	1961
Cash on Demand	Pearson	1961
The Marriage Lines	Mr. Renfrew-Smith	1961
Jango	Parkinson	1961
The Avengers	Lord Matterley	1961
Maigret	Philippe	1960
Here's Harry		1960
Village of the Damned	Sir Edgar Hargraves	1960
Clue of the Twisted Candle	Viney	1960
Foxhole in Cairo	General	1960
Francis Storm Investigates	Commodore Garwood	1960
No Hiding Place	Charles Lacey, John Eldin	1959
Sapphire	Doctor at Crime Scene	1959
Four Desperate Men	Under Secretary	1959
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre	John Crewe, Johnnie Paxton, Viney	1959
William Tell	Merchant	1958
Indiscreet	Guide	1958
Armchair Theatre	Dr. Edwards, Lewis, Sir Joseph Bailey	1956
This Is Your Life	Himself	1955
Dixon of Dock Green	Mr. Fellowes, Mr. Pascoe	1955