Richard Vernon

Born: 1925-03-07

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.


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as Smithers
Released: 1964-09-20

Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and...

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as Sir Edward Gait
Released: 1982-12-01

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes...

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A Hard Day's Night

as Man on Train
Released: 1964-07-07

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying...

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The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as Fassbender
Released: 1976-12-15

Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental...

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Evil Under the Sun

as Flewitt
Released: 1982-03-05

An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts...

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Loch Ness

as Aged Professor
Released: 1996-08-23

Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist, is sent to Scotland to disprove the existence of the Loch...

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Village of the Damned

as Edgar Hargraves
Released: 1960-06-16

In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of...

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Lady Jane

as The Marquess of Winchester
Released: 1986-02-07

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His...

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The Satanic Rites of Dracula

as Col. Mathews
Released: 1973-11-03

The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate...

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The Tomb of Ligeia

as Dr. Vivian
Released: 1964-11-29

Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter...

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The Servant

as Lord Mounset
Released: 1963-11-14

Hugo Barrett is a servant in the Chelsea home of indolent aristocrat Tony. All seems to go well...

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Indiscreet

as Leading man in play
Released: 1958-07-16

Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams....

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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

as Slartibartfast
Released: 1981-02-09

An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure...

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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited)
Released: 1969-11-05

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English...

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The Human Factor

as Sir John Hargreaves
Released: 1979-12-18

A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc...

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce

as Race Course Official (uncredited)
Released: 1964-12-31

One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys...

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Hot Enough for June

as Roddinghead
Released: 1964-01-01

A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an...

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Oh! Heavenly Dog

as Quimby Charles
Released: 1980-07-11

Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He...

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Cash on Demand

as Pearson
Released: 1961-12-20

A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a...

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Adventures of a Taxi Driver

as Gentleman
Released: 1976-04-30

Joe North is a London taxi driver who manages to get himself into any number of sexual...

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Witness for the Prosecution

as Brogan-Moore
Released: 1982-12-04

Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two...

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Sapphire

as Doctor at Crime Scene
Released: 1959-11-02

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been...

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The Counterfeit Constable

as Lord Brisburn
Released: 1964-10-10

An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at...

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The Secret of My Success

as Lord Hetherby
Released: 1965-09-29

Women (Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens) and his mother help an English constable (James Booth)...

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as Colonel Hebron
Released: 1987-12-04

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a...

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Sporting Chance

as Sir Maxwell Dean
Released: 1975-01-01

Life in the fast lane becomes deadly for Wilde and Sinclair when the mob tries to "fix" the...

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The Intelligence Men

as Sir Edward Seabrook
Released: 1965-04-13

A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world...

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We Joined the Navy

as Government Official at Enquiry (uncredited)
Released: 1963-05-17

Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting...

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The Siege of Pinchgut

as Under Secretary
Released: 1959-08-01

An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

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In the Steps of a Dead Man

as George Cornfield
Released: 1974-05-27

When a young soldier suddenly dies, his parents and his girlfriend are naturally shocked and...

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Song of Norway

as Councilman
Released: 1970-11-04

Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard...

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Just for Fun

as Prime Minister
Released: 1963-02-01

When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark...

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A Masculine Ending

as Miriam's father
Released: 1992-04-12

While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night...

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Reach for Glory

as Dr. Aldrich
Released: 1962-04-14

During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal...

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Sammy's Super T-Shirt

as Mr. Becket
Released: 1978-01-01

A young boy's lucky t-shirt is transformed through a power surge and gives its wearer super-powers.

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One Brief Summer

as uncredited
Released: 1970-05-10

The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl...

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The Heart of a Man

as Manager
Released: 1959-08-06

Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a...

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Destiny of a Spy

as Colonel
Released: 1969-10-27

A veteran Russian spy is brought out of retirement to be sent to the West to do an important...

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Night Train to Murder

as Uncle Felix
Released: 1984-01-01

When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those...

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The After Dinner Joke

as Mr. Price
Released: 1978-02-14

A comic extravaganza about a young woman's adventures in the world of big business charity.

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C.Q.

as Sir Roland Hall
Released: 1984-01-01

Life changes dramatically for radio amateur Norman when he gets in touch with a round-the-world...

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Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?

as Lewis
Released: 1971-09-29

They write so many innocent words, but what are the authors of your children's stories really like?

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Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

as Suspect
Released: 1993-04-22

When the lead star of 'The Gourmet Detective' mystery show is mysteriously bumped off. A bunch...

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Passion Potion

as Andrew Coombes
Released: 1971-01-01

By chance the perfume creators Mike and Al produce a scent that makes women go wild for sex....

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The Share Out

as uncredited
Released: 1962-02-01

A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at...

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Play for Today

as Mr. Price
First aired: 1970-10-15

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and...

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The Comic Strip Presents...

as Suspect
First aired: 1982-11-02

The Comic Strip is a group of British comedians, who came to prominence in the 1980s. They are...

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No Hiding Place

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...

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UFO

as Pa Stone
First aired: 1970-09-16

A secret, high-technology international agency called SHADO defends Earth from alien invaders.

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Rumpole of the Bailey

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-12-17

Rumpole of the Bailey is a British television series created and written by the British writer...

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The Avengers

as Lord Matterley
First aired: 1961-01-07

The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr....

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Last of the Summer Wine

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-01-04

Unencumbered by wives, jobs or any other responsibilities, three senior citizens who've never...

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Upstairs, Downstairs

as Major Cochrane-Danby
First aired: 1971-10-10

Upstairs: the wealthy, aristocratic Bellamys. Downstairs: their loyal and lively servants. For...

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Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Pascoe
First aired: 1955-07-09

Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...

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Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Fellowes
First aired: 1955-07-09

Created by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...

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The Adventures of William Tell

as Merchant
First aired: 1958-09-15

The Adventures of William Tell is a British swashbuckler adventure series, first broadcast on...

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The Persuaders!

as Sir Maxwell Dean
First aired: 1971-09-17

An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

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Mystery and Imagination

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-01-29

Mystery and Imagination is a British television anthology series of classic horror and...

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The Saint

as Sir John Ripwell
First aired: 1962-10-04

Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...

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Journey to the Unknown

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-26

A British television anthology series. The series has a fantasy, science fiction and...

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The Man In Room 17

as Oldenshaw
First aired: 1965-06-11

The Man in Room 17 is a British television series which ran for two seasons in the mid-1960s,...

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ITV Play of the Week

as Sir Hector Rose
First aired: 1955-09-27

A UK anthology series of single plays from major playwrights old and new. It ran from 1955 to...

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Casualty

as Dr. RIchard Payton
First aired: 1986-09-06

Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department,...

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Yes, Prime Minister

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-01-09

James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled...

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The Storyteller

as King
First aired: 1988-05-15

The Storyteller aided by his cynical dog, narrates classic folk tales, fables, and legends.

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Brogan-Moore
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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The Duchess of Duke Street

as Major Smith-Barton
First aired: 1976-09-04

Set in London between 1900 and 1925, the story follows Louisa Leyton/Trotter, the eponymous...

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Maigret

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-31

BBC series based on the novels by Georges Simenon which starred Rupert Davies as Inspector...

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Justice

as Lord Tilling
First aired: 1971-10-08

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-05

Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend,...

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Thriller

as George Cornfield
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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The Adventurer

as Sir Richard McKenzie
First aired: 1972-09-29

The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran...

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Yes Minister

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-02-25

Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with...

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Lovejoy

as Roger Nettleton
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Lytton's Diary

as Duncan Anderson
First aired: 1985-01-09

Peter Bowles gives a memorable performance as Fleet Street's most successful gossip columnist,...

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Ripping Yarns

as Lord Bartlesham
First aired: 1976-01-07

A British television comedy series, written by Michael Palin and Terry Jones of Monty Python...

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Department S

as Colonel Loring
First aired: 1969-09-09

Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The...

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Hadleigh

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-16

Hadleigh was a British television series made by Yorkshire Television which originally ran from...

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The Guardians

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-07-10

The Guardians is a television drama series of 13x60 minute episodes made by London Weekend...

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Class Act

as uncredited
First aired: 1994-04-07

Class Act was a short-lived British comedy drama series produced in the early to mid-1990s by...

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The Sandbaggers

as uncredited
First aired: 1978-09-18

The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of...

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Persuasion

as Admiral Croft
First aired: 1971-04-18

British television adaptation of the Jane Austen novel of the same name.

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The Return of the Antelope

as Mr. Garstanton
First aired: 1986-01-19

The Return of the Antelope was a UK TV series aired on ITV between 1986 and 1988. It was a...

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Paradise Postponed

as Sir Nicholas Fanner
First aired: 1986-09-15

This British series, based on books by John Mortimer, follows the rise of Leslie Titmuss from...

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Nanny

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-10

A divorced woman decides to train as a Nanny in 1930s England.

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The Fellows

as Edwin Oldenshaw
First aired: 1967-05-19

Richard Vernon and Michael Aldridge star as Home Office-appointed criminologists in this clever,...

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Armchair Theatre

as Lewis
First aired: 1956-07-08

Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...

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