Richard Vernon: movies and TV shows
Richard Vernon has 148 credits in the archive: 65 films and 83 TV series, from 1950 to 1996. Highest rated: Hallmark Hall of Fame (8.8/10).
Career timeline
1950 – 1996 · busiest year: 1972 (12 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Loch Ness | Aged Professor | Film | 5.7 | 71 |
| 1994 | Class Act | Sir Horace Mainwaring | TV | — | 69 |
| 1993 | Frank Stubbs Promotes | Lord Dunstable | TV | 7.5 | 68 |
| 1993 | The Return of the Borrowers | Mr. Pott | TV | 7.0 | 68 |
| 1993 | Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown | Suspect | Film | — | 68 |
| 1992 | The Borrowers | Mr. Pott | TV | 6.7 | 67 |
| 1992 | The Camomile Lawn | The General | TV | 5.8 | 67 |
| 1992 | A Masculine Ending | Miriam's father | Film | 8.0 | 67 |
| 1992 | Blood and Dust | Heraclius | Film | 7.0 | 67 |
| 1990 | You Rang, M'Lord? | The Earl of Swaffham | TV | 7.4 | 65 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller | King | TV | 8.2 | 63 |
| 1988 | A Gentleman's Club | George | TV | 5.0 | 63 |
| 1988 | The Storyteller: A Story Short | King | Film | — | 63 |
| 1987 | A Month in the Country | Colonel Hebron | Film | 6.5 | 62 |
| 1986 | Casualty | Dr. RIchard Payton | TV | 6.2 | 61 |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Roger Nettleton | TV | 7.4 | 61 |
| 1986 | Yes, Prime Minister | TV | 8.4 | 61 | |
| 1986 | Lady Jane | The Marquess of Winchester | Film | 6.9 | 61 |
| 1986 | Ladies in Charge | Lord Brompton | TV | 6.5 | 61 |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | Sir Nicholas Fanner | TV | 6.0 | 61 |
| 1986 | The Return of the Antelope | Mr. Garstanton | TV | 9.0 | 61 |
| 1986 | Paradise Postponed | Sir Nicholss Fanner | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1985 | Lytton's Diary | Duncan Anderson | TV | 7.3 | 60 |
| 1985 | Roll Over Beethoven | Oliver Purcell | TV | 5.0 | 60 |
| 1985 | A Still Small Shout | Thompson | Film | — | 60 |
| 1984 | Leaving | Mr. Chessington | TV | 5.0 | 59 |
| 1984 | Night Train to Murder | Uncle Felix | Film | 6.0 | 59 |
| 1984 | C.Q. | Sir Roland Hall | Film | — | 59 |
| 1983 | Waters of the Moon | Colonel Selby | Film | — | 58 |
| 1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Flewitt | Film | 6.9 | 57 |
| 1982 | Gandhi | Sir Edward Gait | Film | 7.6 | 57 |
| 1982 | Witness for the Prosecution | Brogan-Moore | Film | 6.5 | 57 |
| 1982 | Something in Disguise | Herbert Browne-Lacey | TV | — | 57 |
| 1982 | Legacy of Murder | Roland Tolhurst | TV | 7.5 | 57 |
| 1981 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | TV | 8.0 | 56 |
| 1981 | Nanny | TV | 6.7 | 56 | |
| 1981 | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy | Slartibartfast | Film | 7.3 | 56 |
| 1981 | The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner | Makato | Film | — | 56 |
| 1981 | The Box | (voice) | Film | 5.0 | 56 |
| 1980 | Yes Minister | TV | 8.3 | 55 | |
| 1980 | A Question of Guilt | Judge | TV | — | 55 |
| 1980 | Oh! Heavenly Dog | Quimby Charles | Film | 5.6 | 55 |
| 1979 | The Human Factor | Sir John Hargreaves | Film | 5.8 | 54 |
| 1979 | Roger of the Raj | Lord Bartlesham | Film | 8.0 | 54 |
| 1978 | Strangers | Sir Geoffrey | TV | 7.3 | 53 |
| 1978 | The Sandbaggers | C | TV | 8.3 | 53 |
| 1978 | Do You Remember? | Lord Greenham | TV | — | 53 |
| 1978 | Sammy's Super T-Shirt | Mr. Becket | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1978 | The After Dinner Joke | Mr. Price | Film | 7.5 | 53 |
| 1977 | The Sunday Drama | Tom Hampton | TV | 5.0 | 52 |
| 1976 | The Duchess of Duke Street | Major Toby Smith-Barton | TV | 8.0 | 51 |
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Fassbender | Film | 6.9 | 51 |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Lord Bartlesham | TV | 7.7 | 51 |
| 1976 | Adventures of a Taxi Driver | Gentleman (uncredited) | Film | 5.2 | 51 |
| 1975 | Rumpole of the Bailey | TV | 7.1 | 50 | |
| 1975 | Sporting Chance | Sir Maxwell Dean (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 50 |
| 1974 | Affairs of the Heart | Colonel Chart | TV | 7.0 | 49 |
| 1974 | Dial M for Murder | The Chief | TV | — | 49 |
| 1974 | In the Steps of a Dead Man | George Cornfield | Film | 8.0 | 49 |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine | TV | 7.1 | 48 | |
| 1973 | Thriller | George Cornfield | TV | 7.0 | 48 |
| 1973 | The Satanic Rites of Dracula | Col. Mathews | Film | 5.6 | 48 |
| 1973 | Between the Wars | Morton | TV | 9.0 | 48 |
| 1973 | A Friend Indeed | Sir Lionel Hibury | Film | — | 48 |
| 1972 | The Adventurer | Sir Richard McKenzie | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Baldwin | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Stanley | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Sir Lionel Compton | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Dr Whitman | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Stoker Leishman | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Colin | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Alban Gascoyne | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | The Sextet | Thomas Ramsdale | TV | 10.0 | 47 |
| 1972 | Night Duty | Stanley | Film | — | 47 |
| 1972 | Follow the Yellow Brick Road | Dr Whitman | Film | — | 47 |
| 1972 | On Call | Dr. Edwards | Film | 9.0 | 47 |
| 1971 | The Persuaders! | Sir Maxwell Dean | TV | 7.6 | 46 |
| 1971 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Major Cochrane-Danby | TV | 7.8 | 46 |
| 1971 | Justice | Lord Tilling | TV | 7.3 | 46 |
| 1971 | The Guardians | Dace | TV | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1971 | Brett | Sutherland | TV | 5.0 | 46 |
| 1971 | She'll Follow You Anywhere | Andrew Coombes | Film | 3.2 | 46 |
| 1971 | Persuasion | Admiral Croft | TV | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1971 | One Brief Summer | Film | 7.5 | 46 | |
| 1971 | Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'? | Lewis | Film | 8.0 | 46 |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mr. Price | TV | 6.6 | 45 |
| 1970 | UFO | Pa Stone | TV | 7.8 | 45 |
| 1970 | Song of Norway | Councilman | Film | 5.3 | 45 |
| 1969 | Department S | Colonel Loring | TV | 5.5 | 44 |
| 1969 | Hadleigh | Sir Geoffrey Osborne | TV | 7.8 | 44 |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited) | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 1969 | Destiny of a Spy | Colonel | Film | 9.0 | 44 |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | Sir Gerald Walters | TV | 7.0 | 43 |
| 1968 | Frankenstein | Professor Krempe | Film | 9.5 | 43 |
| 1968 | Cause of Death | Colonel O'Dwyer | Film | — | 43 |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse | Lord Augustus Lorton | TV | 7.0 | 42 |
| 1967 | The Fellows | Edwin Oldenshaw | TV | — | 42 |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination | Professor Krempe | TV | 5.8 | 41 |
| 1966 | End in Tears | Film | — | 41 | |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Henry Gore-Browne | TV | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month | Raoul | TV | 5.3 | 40 |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Colonel O'Dwyer | TV | 4.2 | 40 |
| 1965 | The Man in Room 17 | Oldenshaw | TV | 6.3 | 40 |
| 1965 | The Secret of My Success | Lord Hetherby | Film | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1965 | The Early Bird | Sir Roger Wedgewood | Film | 7.6 | 40 |
| 1965 | The Intelligence Men | Sir Edward Seabrook | Film | 6.1 | 40 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Brigadier Samson | TV | 5.2 | 39 |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play | Lord Oscar | TV | 5.2 | 39 |
| 1964 | Goldfinger | Smithers | Film | 7.4 | 39 |
| 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Man on Train | Film | 7.3 | 39 |
| 1964 | The Yellow Rolls-Royce | Race Course Official (uncredited) | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 1964 | The Tomb of Ligeia | Dr. Vivian | Film | 6.4 | 39 |
| 1964 | The Counterfeit Constable | Lord Brisburn | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1964 | Hot Enough for June | Roddinghead | Film | 5.7 | 39 |
| 1963 | The Servant | Lord Willie Mounset | Film | 7.6 | 38 |
| 1963 | We Joined the Navy | Government Official at Enquiry (uncredited) | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1963 | Just for Fun | Prime Minister | Film | 5.3 | 38 |
| 1963 | Accidental Death | Johnnie Paxton | Film | 6.0 | 38 |
| 1962 | The Saint | Sir John Ripwell | TV | 7.3 | 37 |
| 1962 | Studio 4 | Mr Endworth | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 1962 | The Share Out | John Crewe | Film | 4.0 | 37 |
| 1962 | Reach for Glory | Dr. Aldrich | Film | 5.7 | 37 |
| 1961 | The Avengers | Lord Matterley | TV | 7.8 | 36 |
| 1961 | Drama 61-67 | Colonel Johnson | TV | — | 36 |
| 1961 | Jango | Parkinson | TV | 8.0 | 36 |
| 1961 | The Younger Generation | The Major | TV | 9.0 | 36 |
| 1961 | Cash on Demand | Pearson | Film | 7.6 | 36 |
| 1960 | Maigret | TV | 7.1 | 35 | |
| 1960 | The Odd Man | Charles Ormiston | TV | 8.0 | 35 |
| 1960 | Village of the Damned | Edgar Hargraves | Film | 7.2 | 35 |
| 1960 | Clue of the Twisted Candle | Viney | Film | 7.0 | 35 |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | TV | 4.8 | 34 | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place | Charles Lacey | TV | 4.8 | 34 |
| 1959 | Probation Officer | Lessing | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1959 | Sapphire | Doctor at Crime Scene | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1959 | The Siege of Pinchgut | Under Secretary | Film | 6.3 | 34 |
| 1959 | The Heart of a Man | Manager | Film | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1958 | The Adventures of William Tell | Merchant | TV | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1958 | Indiscreet | Leading man in play | Film | 6.6 | 33 |
| 1957 | Theatre Night | Charles Pleydon, MP | TV | — | 32 |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Lewis | TV | 6.0 | 31 |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week | Sir Hector Rose | TV | 4.0 | 30 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Pascoe | TV | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green | Mr. Fellowes | TV | 6.0 | 30 |
| 1953 | Street of Shadows | Film | 5.6 | 28 | |
| 1953 | Street of Shadows | Film | 5.6 | 28 | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fame | Brogan-Moore | TV | 8.8 | 26 |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre | Egeon | TV | 3.5 | 25 |