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Bernard Hepton‌

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Birthday

calendar1925-10-19

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Bernard Hepton

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Bernard Hepton

Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1925-10-19

Popularity

star3.2

Biography

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.

Movie Credits

Shadey

Shadey‌
star4.4
calendar 1985

Emma

Emma‌
star6.6
calendar 1996

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black‌
star6.8
calendar 1989

The Baroness and the Pig

The Baroness and the Pig‌
star3.5
calendar 2002

Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven‌
star6.4
calendar 1988

In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls‌
star4.5
calendar 1982

Follow The Yellow Brick Road

Follow The Yellow Brick Road‌
star0.0
calendar 1972

Paradise Restored

Paradise Restored‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Gandhi

Gandhi‌
star7.6
calendar 1982

The Mosedale Horseshoe

The Mosedale Horseshoe‌
star0.0
calendar 1971

The House on the Hill

The House on the Hill‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

The Disputation

The Disputation‌
star0.0
calendar 1986

The Devil's Eggshell

The Devil's Eggshell‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Get Carter

Get Carter‌
star7.0
calendar 1971

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives‌
star5.8
calendar 1972

Robin Redbreast

Robin Redbreast‌
star5.9
calendar 1970

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon‌
star8.0
calendar 1975

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned‌
star5.9
calendar 1976

The Holcroft Covenant

The Holcroft Covenant‌
star5.5
calendar 1985

Private Practice

Private Practice‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain‌
star5.8
calendar 1991

The Old Devils

The Old Devils‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

The Adventures Of Don Quixote‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

Tv Credits

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders‌
star7.6
calendar 1997

Colditz

Colditz‌
star7.3
calendar 1972

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R‌
star7.4
calendar 1971

Bergerac

Bergerac‌
star6.4
calendar 1981

Z-Cars

Z-Cars‌
star7.0
calendar 1962

Secret Army

Secret Army‌
star7.6
calendar 1977

I, Claudius

I, Claudius‌
star7.8
calendar 1976

The Squirrels

The Squirrels‌
star4.5
calendar 1974

Catweazle

Catweazle‌
star7.5
calendar 1970

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes‌
star7.3
calendar 1971

Play for Today

Play for Today‌
star6.1
calendar 1970

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII‌
star8.1
calendar 1970

The Charmer

The Charmer‌
star3.0
calendar 1987

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park‌
star6.5
calendar 1983

Smiley's People

Smiley's People‌
star7.7
calendar 1982

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Dandelion Dead

Dandelion Dead‌
star8.0
calendar 1994

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy‌
star7.5
calendar 1979

The Main Chance

The Main Chance‌
star8.0
calendar 1969

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em‌
star7.6
calendar 1973

I, Claudius

I, Claudius‌
star7.8
calendar 1976

The Contract

The Contract‌
star0.0
calendar 1988

Manhunt

Manhunt‌
star6.5
calendar 1970

A Perfect Hero

A Perfect Hero‌
star6.3
calendar 1991

Kessler

Kessler‌
star6.8
calendar 1981

The Organization

The Organization‌
star7.0
calendar 1972

Great Expectations

Great Expectations‌
star0.0
calendar 1967

Bleak House

Bleak House‌
star6.0
calendar 1985

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls‌
star0.0
calendar 1982