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Vernon Dobtcheff

Vernon Dobtcheff

Actor · Born August 14, 1934 (92) · Nimes, France

Vernon Alexandre Dobtcheff (born 14 August 1934) is a French-British character actor, who has appeared in over 300 film, television, and stage productions in a career spanning six decades. Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, to a British mother (Vernon) and a father of Bulgarian descent (Dobtcheff). He attended Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, in the 1940s, where he won the Acting Cup. One of his many television roles was as the Chief Scientist in the Doctor Who story The War Games in 1969. In his 2006 memoir Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, British actor Rupert Everett describes an encounter with Dobtcheff on the boat train to Paris, and reveals his extraordinary reputation as the "patron saint" of the acting profession, stating that Dobtcheff "was legendary not so much for his acting as for his magical ability to catch every first night in the country". Widely travelled and prone to pop up in the most unlikely of locales, if unable to attend an opening night, Dobtcheff will still endeavour to send the cast a card wishing the production good luck. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vernon Dobtcheff, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
August 14, 1934 (92)
From
Nimes, France
Works as
Actor
Titles
114 on MovieCove · 252 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Vernon Dobtcheff's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama17 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 58th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 9th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
22%
Self
22%
Morality
21%
Power
15%
Survival
10%
Society
7%
Ideas
3%
Romantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception9 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 43 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 16 · Serious 11 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 14 · Stylized 19 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 23 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 18 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 5

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 23 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 6

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 20 · Even-paced 21 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 20 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 15 · Affecting 20 · Heavy 8

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 26 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 2 of 6 analyzed roles.

Shadow
2 of 6
Threshold guardian
2 of 6
Ally
1 of 6
Mentor
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
26
Melancholic
16
Contemplative
11
Warm
9
Romantic
8
Other
39

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy14
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous5
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vernon Dobtcheff's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 58 of their 114 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (29).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Vernon Dobtcheff's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

252 credits, 114 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The War Games in Colour(2024)

    as The Scientist (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Gold(2023)

    Show 3 episodes · as Matteo Constantino

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Burning Casablanca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Corny

  • The Haunting of Margam Castle(2020)

    as Enos

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • The Witcher(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Older Elf

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Violet Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as M. Audran

  • The Romanoffs(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as M. Audran

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • L'hypothèse de la reine rouge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Sherlock Holmes

  • The Man with the Iron Heart(2017)

    as Emile Hacha

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Emerald City(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · as High Born Man

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • The Durrells(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mr. Kralefsky

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Killing Jesus(2015)

    as Isaiah

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Invisible Boy(2014)

    as Artiglio

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Horsehead(2014)

    as George

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Seven Lucky Gods (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lawrence

  • The Great Beauty(2013)

    as Arturo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Another Woman's Life(2012)

    as Dimitri Speranski

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Zarafa(2012)

    as Le vieux sage (voice)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Passage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Vieil homme

  • The Borgias(2011)

    Show 18 episodes · as Cardinal Versucci

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Undisputed III: Redemption(2010)

    as Rezo

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Godforsaken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Surgeon

  • Changing Climates, Changing Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Lucas

  • The Little Murders of Agatha Christie(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Anatole Deschanel

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • The Joy of Singing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Le lecteur du bar

  • Apparitions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • La Légende des 3 clefs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · as The anthropologist Gilles Clément

  • Priceless(2006)

    as Jacques

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Courts mais Gay : Tome 12 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Anthony

  • For the Time Being (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Anthony

  • Surviving Disaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • An American Haunting(2005)

    as Elder #1

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Empire of the Wolves(2005)

    as Kudseyi

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Before Sunset(2004)

    as Bookstore Manager

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Evilenko(2003)

    as Bagdasarov

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Pontormo - Un amore eretico (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Riccio

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as François

  • Brocéliande(2003)

    as Brennos

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • The Red Siren(2002)

    as Vitali

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Falklands Play(2002)

    as Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • David Copperfield(2000)

    as Quinion

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Festival in Cannes(2001)

    as Millie's Escort

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The Order(2001)

    as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Body(2001)

    as Monsignor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Revelation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau

  • Largo Winch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 4 episodes · as Maurice de Beliveau

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Quinion

  • Le Prof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Patte Folle

  • The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Cleisthenes

  • The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cleisthenes

  • Falling Through(2000)

    as Father

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Dreaming of Joseph Lees(1999)

    as Italian Doctor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Relic Hunter(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony Cureton

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Art Gallery Lecturer

  • Hilary and Jackie(1998)

    as Professor Bentley

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Jinnah(1998)

    as Lord Willingdon

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • 30 Years to Life(1998)

    as Sandler

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Highlander: The Raven(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Count Van Der Meer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Vigo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Papa Lozinska

  • Spanish Fly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Carl's Friend

  • Merlin(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · as 1st Physician

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • Déjà Vu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Konstantine

  • The Wonderland Experience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Vincent

  • St. Ives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Bonnefoy

  • The Odyssey(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · as Aegyptius

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Anna Karenina(1997)

    as Pestov

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1997)

    as Father Michel

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Ice Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Chancellor

  • The Ogre(1996)

    as Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Surviving Picasso(1996)

    as Diaghilev

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Catherine the Great(1995)

    as Naryshkin

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Jude(1996)

    as Curator

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Le fils de Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Duval

  • Sharpe's Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Don Felipe

  • Father Ted(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Nazi

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Jefferson in Paris(1995)

    as King's Translator

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The House that Mary Bought (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Actor

  • Mademoiselle O (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Rouka

  • Frankenstein(1992)

    as Chancellor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • M. Butterfly(1993)

    as Agent Etancelin

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Advocate(1993)

    as Apothecary

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Sharpe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Don Felipe

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc

  • Temptation of Sainthood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Freud

  • Highlander(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlo Luchesi · as Hamad

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Obiettivo indiscreto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Primo editore

  • Venice/Venice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Alexander

  • Sweetheart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Thurson

  • The First Circle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Riyumin

  • As Time Goes By(1992)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Stoker

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Strauss Dynasty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Hirsch

  • Let Him Have It(1991)

    as Clerk of Court

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hamlet(1990)

    as Reynaldo

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Vincent and Me(1990)

    as Dr Winkler

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Meridian(1990)

    as Priest

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Garden(1990)

    as Old Man at Sauna

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Krays(1990)

    as Teacher

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Plot to Kill Hitler(1990)

    as Fellgiebel

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Flight from Paradise (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Merrill

  • The Hostage of Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Hudson Lowe

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade(1989)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jules Glaenzer

  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story(1989)

    as Doctor Webber

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Natalia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Alfred Grabner

  • Splendor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Berlin-Jerusalem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Editor

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Simeon Lee

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Sweet House of Horrors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as The Exorcist

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Henri Bulle

  • Testimony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Gargolovsky

  • Pascali's Island(1988)

    as Pariente

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Catacombs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Brother Timothy

  • Le due croci (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Bischof de Jong

  • Maigret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Gannett

  • Fortunes of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 3 episodes · as Prince Hadjimoscos

  • Crossbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Name of the Rose(1986)

    as Hugh of Newcastle

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Caravaggio(1986)

    as Art Lover

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mendelstam

  • If Tomorrow Comes(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Boris Melnikov

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Mussolini: The Untold Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sebastiani

  • Tender Is the Night(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Luis Campion

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Mata Hari(1985)

    as Prosecutor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 5 episodes · as Flavius Sabinus

  • Morenga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Lohmann

  • Much Ado About Nothing(1984)

    as Don John

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • L'Homme de Suez (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Konya, Turkish Colonel, spy in the service of the English

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Mendelstam

  • The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik Yak(1984)

    as Shirko

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Night Patrol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as James

  • The Devil's Lieutenant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Dr. Goldschmiedt

  • Mon Ami Washington (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Actor

  • An Englishman Abroad(1983)

    as Guildenstern

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Dramarama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Rolyat

  • The Scarlet and the Black(1983)

    as Count Langenthal

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Nutcracker(1982)

    as Markovitch

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Marco Polo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pietro De Abano

  • Enigma(1982)

    as Minister

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • That Night in Varennes(1982)

    as Judge at the confiscation

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Troilus & Cressida (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Agamemnon

  • L'Amour nu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as John, le patron de Claire

  • Goldene Zeiten - Bittere Zeiten (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as M. Bernard

  • Sredni Vashtar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Dr. Russell

  • Condorman(1981)

    as Russian Agent

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Le Beau Monde (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Pablo

  • San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Un tueur russe

  • Private Schulz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Sturmer

  • Peter and Paul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · as High Priest of Herod

  • Masada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · as Chief Priest

  • Nijinsky(1980)

    as Sergei Grigoriev

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Ike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 2 episodes · as Gen. Charles DeGaulle

  • Ike: The War Years(1979)

    as Gen. Charles DeGaulle

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Mazarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Pimentel

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Apothecary

  • Question of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Peter

  • Last In, First Out(1978)

    as Le réceptionniste

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Little Girl in Blue Velvet(1978)

    as Lamberti

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Holocaust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 2 episodes · as Karp

  • Blake's 7(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as The Chairman

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Roads of Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Le peintre Ramsay

  • 1990 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • March or Die(1977)

    as Mean Corporal

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Spy Who Loved Me(1977)

    as Max Kalba

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Joseph Andrews (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Fop Two

  • The Achurch Letters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Eugene

  • Dickens of London (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Legal Gentleman

  • Police Commissioner Moulin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Astman

  • Killers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Clerk of the Assizes

  • French Without Tears (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Monsieur Maingot

  • Michael Strogoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 4 episodes · as Blount

  • Rumpole of the Bailey(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Edward Gandolphini

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Rumpole of the Bailey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Magnus Piecan

  • Le sauvage(1975)

    as Coleman

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Des Christoffel von Grimmelshausen abenteuerlicher Simplizissimus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Canard

  • Operation Daybreak(1975)

    as Pyotr

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Messiah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Samuel

  • The Secret Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Karl Yundt

  • Cat and Mouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Germain's accomplice

  • Van der Valk and the Scapegoat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Reinders

  • India Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Georges Crawn

  • Playing with Fire(1975)

    as A messenger

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Sweeney(1975)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry Kretchmar

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Churchill's People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as De Reynes

  • Scent of a Woman(1974)

    as Don Carlo (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Murder on the Orient Express(1974)

    as Concierge

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • À vous de jouer Milord (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 6 episodes · as N° 2

  • Father Brown(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Simon Vesty

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • The Marseille Contract (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Lazar

  • Fall of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Count Stookau

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Eugene

  • Cartesius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · as Astronomo Ciprus

  • Undercovers Hero(1974)

    as Padre

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Nobody Is Norman Wisdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 6 episodes · as Proshnik

  • Impossible Object (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Private Investigator

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as Interrogator

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • An Echo of Theresa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Bannerheim

  • The Edwardians (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Benjamin Disraeli

  • Crown Court (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 3 episodes · as John Maitland-Wilson

  • The Protectors(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Joe Flynn

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Sebastian Jonge

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Canterbury Tales(1972)

    as The Franklin

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Up the Front (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Muller

  • Far from Dallas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Actor

  • New Scotland Yard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · as Jacob Harmann

  • Mary, Queen of Scots(1971)

    as Duc De Guise

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Nicholas and Alexandra(1971)

    as Dr. Lazovert

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Fiddler on the Roof(1971)

    as Russian Official

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Molbech

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • The Horsemen(1971)

    as Zam Hajji

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Beast in the Cellar(1971)

    as Newsmith

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • The Swashbuckler(1971)

    as le pasteur

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Ils(1970)

    as Brisbane

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ace of Wands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 4 episodes · as Sandor Zandar

  • Darling Lili(1970)

    as Otto Kraus

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Codename (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Herman Voss

  • Anne of the Thousand Days(1969)

    as Mendoza

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Doctor Who: The War Games (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Chief Scientist

  • Baby Love(1969)

    as Man in Cinema

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Assassination Bureau(1969)

    as Baron Muntzof

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Beach Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as N.G. Waldron

  • The Champions(1968)

    Show 2 episodes · as Manager

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • The Name of the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · as Dedushko

  • A Dandy in Aspic(1968)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 6 episodes · as Msgr. de Gondy

  • The Taming of the Shrew(1967)

    as Pedant

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Three Musketeers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · as Commissary

  • Breaking Point (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr Lutz

  • The World of George Orwell: 1984 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Goldstein

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Monsieur Maingot

  • The Mask of Janus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Colonel Valenkov

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Carpenter

  • Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as N.G. Waldron

  • Darling(1965)

    as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes(1965)

    as Member of the French Team

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The World of Wooster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Music Store Assistant

  • The Debussy Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as The Actor

  • The Count of Monte Cristo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Prison Inspector

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Emmanuel Goldstein · as Priest

  • The Life of Galileo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Philosopher

  • The Protectors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Cherni

  • Martin Chuzzlewit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • Doctor Who(1963)

    Show 3 episodes · as Scientist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Philosopher

  • Espionage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Captain of Police

  • The Saint (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Vogel

  • The Scales of Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Strang

  • The Avengers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 2 episodes · as Spencer · as Stenson

  • Dixon of Dock Green (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    Show 1 episode · as Counsel for Defence

  • Parlez-nous de l'Amour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 252 titles, 251 of them dated from 1955 to 2024; peak year 1989.

Biggest box office

Priceless (2006)

$28M worldwide

Highest rated

Before Sunset (2004)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

The Borgias (2011)

Film career

19552024

Peak 1989 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting252 of 252: 252 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s33 · acting1970s67 · acting1980s51 · acting1990s48 · acting2000s29 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s4 · acting

Billing

usually 12th · top billed in 0% of 73 roles
657075808590950005

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Vernon Dobtcheff's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 87; across their 43 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Reach · how many have seen their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 43

Midcredits score across 114 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up43
  • 50th to 74th32
  • 25th to 49th20
  • Below 25th19

Shape of the crowd

54 of their 114 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved19
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser54
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed32

Most divisive · actor

Killing Jesus (2015)

91st percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Midcredits 99th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 40 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Vernon Dobtcheff's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles16–66 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles33–76 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles18–54 · median 43 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles31–44 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles17–57 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Vernon Dobtcheff work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vernon Dobtcheff's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jeremy Irons shares the most, 4.

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors