The Baroness and the Pig
2002 · Movie
as Soames
Bernard Hepton
1925-10-19
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Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Bernard Hepton (born 19 October 1925 - 27th July, 2018) was a British actor of stage, film and television. Hepton was known as a particularly versatile character actor. He trained at Bradford Civic Theatre school under Esme Church along with actors such as Robert Stephens. He had extensive stage experience as an actor, under Sir Barry Jackson in addition to a spell as Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep and Liverpool Playhouse. On television, he played Toby Esterhase in the BBC Television adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People, and George Smiley in the radio adaptations. He also played the Kommandant in Colditz (1972–74), and later appeared for the same production team as Albert Foiret in three seasons of Secret Army (1977–79). Before that he had made a guest appearance in an episode of the first series of Catweazle in 1970 where he played a naturalist. Other notable performances included Thomas Cranmer in both The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971). He played Sam Toovey in the 1989 television adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story The Woman in Black. On radio Hepton played the role of Albert, in Stranger In The Home by Alan Dapre, also the role of The Old Man in the Corner, the Baroness Orczy amateur, and mostly sedentary, sleuth in the BBC dramatizations called The Teahouse Detective (1998–2000). His appearances in feature film were less frequent. He made a brief appearance as Thorpey, a gangster in the classic British film Get Carter (1971), and had another small role, as Milton Goldsmith, in Voyage of the Damned (1976). He was a fan of the Rugby League team Hunslet Hawks and also played stand-off for them in the 1952/53 season, winning a Yorkshire Cup Medal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Hepton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
1997 · TV Show
as Harold Winstanley
Emma
1996 · Movie
as Mr. Woodhouse
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994 · Movie
as Len
Dandelion Dead
1994 · TV Show
The Old Devils
1992 · Movie
as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
Eminent Domain
1991 · Movie
as Slowak
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A Perfect Hero
1991 · TV Show
as Arthur Fleming
The Woman in Black
1989 · Movie
as Sam Toovey
Stealing Heaven
1988 · Movie
as Bishop
The Contract
1988 · TV Show
as Henry Carter
The Charmer
1987 · TV Show
The Disputation
1986 · Movie
as Raymund de Penjaforte
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986 · TV Show
as Judge Bissop
Shadey
1985 · Movie
as Captain Amies
The Holcroft Covenant
1985 · Movie
as Commander Leighton
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Dear Box Number
1985 · Movie
as Walter Cartright
Bleak House
1985 · TV Show
as Krook
Screen Two
1985 · TV Show
as Len
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An Inspector Calls
1984 · Movie
as Inspector Goole
Mansfield Park
1983 · TV Show
as Sir Thomas Bertram
Gandhi
1982 · Movie
as G.O.C.
Broken Glass
1982 · Movie
as Tom Heron
Smiley's People
1982 · TV Show
as Toby Esterhase
An Inspector Calls
1982 · TV Show
as Inspector Goole
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Saturday Night Thriller
1982 · TV Show
as Tom Heron
Bergerac
1981 · TV Show
as Sir Geoffrey Newton
Kessler
1981 · TV Show
as Albert Foiret
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979 · TV Show
as Toby Esterhase
Secret Army
1977 · TV Show
as Albert Foiret
Voyage of the Damned
1976 · Movie
as Milton Goldsmith
I, Claudius
1976 · TV Show
as Pallas
The House on the Hill
1975 · Movie
as Psychiatrist
Barry Lyndon
1975 · Movie
as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
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Sadie, It's Cold Outside
1975 · TV Show
as Norman Potter
Paradise Restored
1974 · Movie
as Oliver Cromwell
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Item
1974 · Movie
The Squirrels
1974 · TV Show
Churchill's People
1974 · TV Show
as Oliver Cromwell
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · TV Show
as Austin Sloper
Private Practice
1973 · Movie
as Derek
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973 · Movie
as Village Priest
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973 · TV Show
Centre Play
1973 · TV Show
as Psychiatrist
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
1972 · Movie
as Colin Sands
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972 · Movie
as Cranmer
Colditz
1972 · TV Show
as Kommandant
The Sextet
1972 · TV Show
as Colin Sands
The Organization
1972 · TV Show
as Rodney Spurling
Six Days of Justice
1972 · TV Show
as Chairman
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Late Night Theatre
1972 · TV Show
as John Torrance
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The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971 · Movie
as Derek
Get Carter
1971 · Movie
as Thorpe
Elizabeth R
1971 · TV Show
as Archbishop Cranmer
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · TV Show
as Mr. J.T. Laxworthy
Robin Redbreast
1970 · Movie
as Fisher
Catweazle
1970 · TV Show
as Cyril Fitton
Play for Today
1970 · TV Show
as Derek, Fisher
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970 · TV Show
as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Manhunt
1970 · TV Show
as Simon
Doomwatch
1970 · TV Show
as Oscar Franklin
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Big Brother
1970 · TV Show
as Lawrence Priest
Son of Man
1969 · Movie
as Caiaphas
The Fosters
1969 · Movie
as Harry Gerwyn
The Main Chance
1969 · TV Show
as Bridges
The Elusive Pimpernel
1969 · TV Show
as Chauvelin
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · TV Show
as John Ware
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The Fanatics
1968 · Movie
as Tronchin
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The Spanish Farm
1968 · TV Show
as Captain Dormer
Great Expectations
1967 · TV Show
as Wemmick
ITV Playhouse
1967 · TV Show
as Coleman, Voal, Derek
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Escape
1967 · TV Show
as Briggs
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City '68
1967 · TV Show
as Walter Whitaker
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The Devil's Eggshell
1966 · Movie
as Lord Portmanteau
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · TV Show
as Lord Portmandeau, Sir Andrew Melvil, Village Priest
Out of the Unknown
1965 · TV Show
as Harry Gerwyn
The Troubleshooters
1965 · TV Show
as Harry Mayne
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV Show
as Mr Wood
The Wednesday Play
1964 · TV Show
as Caiaphas
Theatre 625
1964 · TV Show
as Guy de Ponthieu, Osgood, Dr Tronchin
Detective
1964 · TV Show
as Jeremiah Batson
Z-Cars
1962 · TV Show
