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Howard Vernon

Actor · Died July 25, 1996, aged 88 · Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany]

Howard Vernon (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996), born Mario Walter Lippert, was a German-Swiss stage and film actor who appeared in films by Jean-Pierre Melville, Sacha Guitry, Fritz Lang, Roger Vadim, Jean-Luc Godard and Jesús Franco. Vernon was born Mario Lippert in Baden-Baden, Germany, to a Swiss father and a German mother. Originally a stage and radio actor, he played Nazi officers, gangsters and psychopaths in French and American films after World War II. In the 1960s, he became a favourite actor of Spanish film director Jesús Franco, starring in many low-budget horror and erotic films produced in Spain and France. He died in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, 10 days after his 88th birthday. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Vernon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

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Born
July 15, 1908
Died
July 25, 1996 (aged 88)
From
Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany]
Works as
Actor
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 151 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Howard Vernon's films like?

Across their 21 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Power.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 21 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 4 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 7

Gentle 4 · Charged 12 · Intense 5

Steady 6 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced 14 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 2

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

Casual 8 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 3

A split, not a type: Resolved 11 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 8

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 7 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 7
Threshold guardian
2 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
18
Dread
8
Melancholic
7
Absurd
4
Contemplative
4
Other
12

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous7

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 Howard Vernon's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (13).

Subscription and free streaming for Howard Vernon'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

151 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Cagliostro

  • The Rock of Acapulco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Le vieil homme

  • The Complex of Toulon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Charles Toulon

  • Hey Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Old officer

  • Jungle of Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Actor

  • Delicatessen(1991)

    as Frog Man

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Carpathian Mushroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Jeremy Fairfax

  • Black Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Manes

  • Faceless(1988)

    as Dr. Orloff

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • The Howl of the Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Eric

  • The Death of Empedocles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Hermokrates

  • Terminus(1987)

    as Monsieur (voice)

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Angel of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Josef Mengele

  • Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Coronel Daniel J. Blimp

  • All Mixed Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Le docteur Belin - un médecin hémiplégique

  • The Sinister Doctor Orloff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Dr. Orloff

  • Le fou du roi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Abbot Guibourd

  • Revenge in the House of Usher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Roderic Usher

  • Blood on My Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Albert von Klaus

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

    as Vampire

  • Far from Manhattan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as René Dimanche

  • Deadline (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Doorman

  • Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Zombie Lake(1981)

    as The Mayor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films
  • From Hell to Victory(1979)

    as SS Major Karl

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Women in Cellblock 9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    as Dr. Milton Costa

  • The Theatre of the Matters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Hermann

  • The Musician Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Anton Varga

  • Countess Perverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Still Photographer · as Count Rabor Zaroff

  • Seven Women for Satan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Karl, Zaroff's servant

  • Don't Change Hands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Jacques des Grieux

  • Love and Death(1975)

    as General Leveque

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Garden That Tilts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Paul

  • The Adventures of Sylvia Couski (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Mark of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Governor Hayes

  • Lorna . . . the Exorcist(1974)

    Still Photographer · as Maurizius (Lornas Butler)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • How to Seduce a Virgin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Still Photographer · as Mathias

  • The Greedy Ones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Still Photographer · as Cagliostro

  • Dolls for Sale (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Al Pereira

  • A Virgin Among the Living Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Uncle Howard

  • Lovers of Devil's Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Colonel Ford

  • The Other Side of the Mirror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Ana's Father

  • Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Le docteur

  • The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Cagliostro

  • Fifteen Year Old Captain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Still Photographer · as Korda

  • The Day of the Jackal(1973)

    as Cabinet Member

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • The Demons(1973)

    as Lord Malcolm De Winter

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Daughter of Dracula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Count Karlstein / Dracula

  • Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Dracula

  • Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Yakube / Actor in Adult Movie / Film Director's Assistant

  • The French Sex Murders(1972)

    as Professor Waldemar

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Virgin Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Anna's Father / The Inquisitor

  • Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Sir Horace Mill

  • She Killed in Ecstasy(1971)

    as Prof. Jonathan Walker

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • X312 - Flight to Hell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Pedro

  • Graf Luckner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mercer

  • The Devil Came from Akasava (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Valet Humphrey

  • Love Me Strangely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Maître Wasserman, property administrator

  • The Invisible Man's Love Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Professor Orloff

  • The Blood Rose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Professeur Römer

  • Night of the Blood Monster(1970)

    as Jack Ketch

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Ce que cherche Jacques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jacques

  • Marquis de Sade's Justine(1969)

    as Clément

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Mayerling(1968)

    as Prince of Montenuovo

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Castle of the Creeping Flesh(1968)

    as Graf Saxon

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films
  • Succubus(1968)

    Still Photographer · as Admiral Kapp

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Residence for Spies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Radek (uncredited)

  • The Hotheads (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Mr. Gorsi, The Boss.

  • The Orgies of Dr. Orloff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Dam Gaillimh

  • Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Ricardo Solesta

  • The Unknown Man of Shandigor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Bobby Gun

  • The Night of the Generals(1967)

    as Murder Suspect (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Triple Cross(1966)

    as German Embassy Official

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
  • The Mad Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Fred

  • The Diabolical Dr. Z (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Dr. Vicas

  • The Game Is Over(1966)

    as Lawyer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • The Poppy Is Also a Flower(1966)

    as Dr. Pineau

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Taiwo Shango oder: Der zweite Tag nach dem Tod (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Dr. Brian

  • Operation Double Cross (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as The 'professor'

  • What's New Pussycat(1965)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Alphaville(1965)

    as Léonard von Braun (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Actor

  • The Train(1964)

    as Dietrich

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Black Angel of the Mississippi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Ray Terris

  • Autopsia de un criminal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Actor

  • Vice and Virtue(1963)

    as S.S. General

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
  • Un cas intéressant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Pr. Schroeder

  • The Shadow of Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as El General (credit only)

  • Zorro the Avenger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as The General Clarence

  • The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Max von Klaus

  • The Awful Dr. Orlof (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    as Dr. Orloff

  • The Sword of Vengeance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Actor

  • Léon Morin, Priest(1961)

    as Colonel

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Première brigade criminelle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Steven Hals

  • The Secret Ways(1961)

    as Colonel Hidas

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Dossier AST-555 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Inspector Jackson

  • Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Rendezvous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Howard

  • Description of a Struggle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Narrator (German version)

  • Death at Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Atomic Agent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as William Dantoren

  • Heiße Ware (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Heinrich Strasser

  • Pensione Edelweiss (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Général Funck

  • Doctor Crippen Lives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Actor

  • Weekend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Richard Greatham

  • Until the Last One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Philippe Dario, the trapeze artist

  • The River of Three Junks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Igor Kourguine

  • The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Inspector Revel

  • Bob le Flambeur(1956)

    as McKimmie, the Sponsor

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Alert in the Canary Islands (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Maxime Bellac

  • Operation Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Roger Kervec

  • Das Abschiedsgeschenk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    as Andrew Crocker-Harris

  • 08/15 at Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as CIC-Offizier Ted

  • Der grüne Kakadu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Henri

  • Gottes Utopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Paco Hernandes

  • El fugitivo de Amberes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Bell Fermer

  • Pas de souris dans le business (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Robert Leperque

  • Phantom of the Big Tent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    as Armand LaRue, König der Luft

  • Royal Affairs in Versailles(1954)

    as English buyer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
  • Lucrèce Borgia(1953)

    as The chaplain

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Le Petit Jacques (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Daniel Mortal

  • Mr. Scrupule, Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Rolande's friend

  • Poison Ivy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Rudy Saltierra

  • Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • The Girl with the Whip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Borgo

  • Si ça vous chante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Hotbed of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Charles

  • Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Schooner Captain

  • The Elusive Pimpernel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Comte de Tournai

  • Secret Document: Vienna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Colonel von Pennwitz

  • The Inn of Sin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Ducourt

  • The Man on the Eiffel Tower(1949)

    as Inspector (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Du Guesclin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Lancaster

  • The Silence of the Sea(1949)

    as Werner von Ebrennac

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • Colonel Durand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Actor

  • The Devil Who Limped (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Lord Palmerston

  • The Chips Are Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Le chef milicien

  • The Royalists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Captain Gérard

  • Sky Battalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as German officer (uncredited)

  • Devil and the Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Furet henchman

  • Alert Nights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as English aviator

  • The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as (uncredited)

  • Mr. Orchid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as German Lieutenant Fleischer

  • Clandestine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Actor

  • A Friend Will Come Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Robert Langlois, le muet

  • Behind These Walls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as German officer (uncredited)

  • Angel and Sinner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Prussian officer in Uville (uncredited)

  • Opération Jericho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Un soldat allemand

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 151 titles, 150 of them dated from 1945 to 1999; peak year 1973.

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19451999

Peak 1973 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 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
Acting151 of 151: 145 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew6 of 151: 0 only other crew, 6 with another role

151 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1940s17 · acting1950s31 · acting1960s38 · 38 acting · 1 crew1970s40 · 40 acting · 5 crew1980s17 · acting1990s7 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 8% of 36 roles
4661667176

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 Howard Vernon's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 37; across their 21 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 21

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th15
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed17

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 21 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 38. 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 Howard Vernon's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Sex & Nudity9 titles57–78 · median 75 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32

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 Howard Vernon work with?

People who share at least 2 of Howard Vernon's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jesús Franco shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers