Richard Vernon
Birthday: 1925-03-07
Place of Birth: Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Biography: Richard Vernon was a distinguished British actor known for his contributions to film, television, and theater. He had a prolific career spanning several decades. Vernon appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing his versatility and talent. While perhaps best known for his role as Slartibartfast in the original television adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," his career encompassed numerous other productions. His performances in both classical theater and modern works solidified him as a respected figure in the British entertainment industry. Vernon's contributions to acting continue to be remembered and appreciated by audiences worldwide.
Movies
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satani...
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The Tomb of Ligeia
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with...
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The Servant
Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well ...
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Cash on Demand
A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-bloode...
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The Secret of My Success
Arthur Tate is a dull-minded, low-ranking police officer in a small English town. However, with help...
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Passion Potion
By chance the perfume creators Mike and Al produce a scent that makes women go wild for sex. While t...
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure acros...
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Song of Norway
Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg ...
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C.Q.
Life changes dramatically for radio amateur Norman when he gets in touch with a round-the-world yach...
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The Box
Several individuals have been packed in a box; they disagree regarding what should be done....
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The Intelligence Men
A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of ...
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The Heart of a Man
Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a hun...
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Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
When the lead star of 'The Gourmet Detective' mystery show is mysteriously bumped off. A bunch of va...
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The Share Out
A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at kno...
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Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Jack Black is a disturbed actor who believes himself to be trapped in a television play, followed ar...
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Destiny of a Spy
A veteran Russian spy is brought out of retirement to be sent to the West to do an important sabotag...
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the c...
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Indiscreet
Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. While...
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster ...
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Gandhi
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all w...
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A Friend Indeed
Sir Lionel Hibury is visiting an old friend in Rome, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Sir Lione...
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Goldfinger
Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he...
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A Hard Day's Night
Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element...
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On Call
Roy and Jean's happy life is shattered by Jean's sudden illness and actually finding a doctor who ca...
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Blood and Dust
The warlike and sentimental adventures of a young French knight who participates in the crusades....
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A Masculine Ending
While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in th...
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Frankenstein
A version of the famous story in which Ian Holm plays both Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature he puts...
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Just for Fun
When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and C...
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Evil Under the Sun
An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to ...
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Roger of the Raj
On the eve of the Great War Roger Bartlesham's aristocratic parents are firm believers in the Empire...
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A Month in the Country
A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Y...
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Reach for Glory
During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war ...
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Night Train to Murder
When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of t...
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Loch Ness
Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist, is sent to Scotland to disprove the existence of the Loch Ness M...
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The Human Factor
When a leak of information in the African section of British Intelligence is discovered, a security ...
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The Counterfeit Constable
An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham...
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Hot Enough for June
A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionag...
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Lady Jane
The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak ...
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Sapphire
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been pass...
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental ins...
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Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
They write so many innocent words, but what are the authors of your children's stories really like?...
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The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
On August the 15th, 1945, after the official surrender of the Empire of Japan, Admiral Matome Ugaki ...
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One Brief Summer
The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who ...
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We Joined the Navy
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a...
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Oh! Heavenly Dog
Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumb...
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Sammy's Super T-Shirt
A young boy's lucky t-shirt is transformed through a power surge and gives its wearer super-powers....
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Sporting Chance
Life in the fast lane becomes deadly for Wilde and Sinclair when the mob tries to "fix" the sport of...
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Village of the Damned
In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child...
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The After Dinner Joke
A comic extravaganza about a young woman's adventures in the world of big business charity....
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Paradise Postponed
A clergyman noted for his support of left-wing causes, leaves his considerable estate to a Conservat...
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Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Joe North is a London taxi driver who manages to get himself into any number of sexual situations wi...
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In the Steps of a Dead Man
When a young soldier suddenly dies, his parents and his girlfriend are naturally shocked and upset b...
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Clue of the Twisted Candle
A man is murdered in a room with no windows and a steel lined door which locks only from the inside....
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The Early Bird
Norman Pitkin is the assistant helping to run a small, old fashioned dairy which is threatened by a ...
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A Still Small Shout
'I always wanted to be what you brought me up to be, what you called a grain of sand in the eye of t...
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Accidental Death
A man is confronted by a man in his house who declares that he is here to kill him, because he colla...
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Witness for the Prosecution
Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months...
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