Bernard Hepton
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.
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Credits
- 2002 · The Baroness and the Pig as Soames
- 1997 · Midsomer Murders as Harold Winstanley
- 1996 · Emma as Mr. Woodhouse
- 1994 · Dandelion Dead as
- 1994 · In The Cold Light Of Day as Len
- 1992 · The Old Devils as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
- 1991 · A Perfect Hero as Arthur Fleming
- 1991 · Eminent Domain as Slowak
- 1989 · The Woman in Black as Sam Toovey
- 1988 · Stealing Heaven as Bishop
- 1988 · The Contract as Henry Carter
- 1987 · The Charmer as
- 1986 · The Disputation as Raymund de Penjaforte
- 1985 · The Holcroft Covenant as Commander Leighton
- 1985 · Shadey as Captain Amies
- 1985 · Bleak House as Krook
- 1983 · Mansfield Park as Sir Thomas Bertram
- 1982 · Gandhi as G.O.C.
- 1982 · Smiley's People as Toby Esterhase
- 1982 · An Inspector Calls as Inspector Goole
- 1982 · An Inspector Calls as Inspector Goole
- 1981 · Kessler as Albert Foiret
- 1981 · Bergerac as Sir Geoffrey Newton
- 1979 · Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Toby Esterhase
- 1977 · Secret Army as Albert Foiret
- 1976 · Voyage of the Damned as Milton Goldsmith
- 1976 · I, Claudius as
- 1976 · I, Claudius as Pallas
- 1975 · Barry Lyndon as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
- 1975 · The House on the Hill as Psychiatrist
- 1974 · Paradise Restored as Oliver Cromwell
- 1974 · The Squirrels as
- 1973 · Private Practice as Derek
- 1973 · Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as
- 1973 · The Adventures Of Don Quixote as Village Priest
- 1972 · Colditz as Kommandant
- 1972 · Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Cranmer
- 1972 · Follow The Yellow Brick Road as Colin Sands
- 1972 · The Organization as Rodney Spurling
- 1971 · The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Mr. J.T. Laxworthy
- 1971 · The Mosedale Horseshoe as Derek
- 1971 · Elizabeth R as Archbishop Cranmer
- 1971 · Get Carter as Thorpe
- 1970 · Robin Redbreast as Fisher
- 1970 · Play for Today as Derek
- 1970 · Catweazle as Cyril Fitton
- 1970 · Manhunt as Simon
- 1970 · The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
- 1969 · The Main Chance as Bridges
- 1967 · Great Expectations as Wemmick
- 1966 · The Devil's Eggshell as Lord Portmanteau
- 1965 · BBC Play of the Month as Lord Portmandeau
- 1962 · Z-Cars as