Bernard Hepton
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- October 19, 1925
- Died
- July 27, 2018 (aged 92)
- Birthplace
- Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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.
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Filmography
The Baroness and the Pig
Movie · as Soames
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Harold Winstanley · 1 ep
Emma
Movie · as Mr. Woodhouse
In The Cold Light Of Day
Movie · as Len
Dandelion Dead
TV · 4 eps
The Old Devils
Movie · as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
Eminent Domain
Movie · as Slowak
A Perfect Hero
TV · as Arthur Fleming · 6 eps
The Woman in Black
Movie · as Sam Toovey
Stealing Heaven
Movie · as Bishop
The Contract
TV · as Henry Carter · 3 eps
The Lady's Not For Burning
Movie · as Hebble Tyson
The Charmer
TV · 6 eps
The Disputation
Movie · as Raymund de Penjaforte
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
TV · as Judge Bissop · 1 ep
Shadey
Movie · as Captain Amies
The Holcroft Covenant
Movie · as Commander Leighton
Dear Box Number
Movie · as Walter Cartright
Bleak House
TV · as Krook · 5 eps
Screen Two
TV · as Len · 1 ep
Theatre Night
TV · as Patrick Delafield · 1 ep
An Inspector Calls
Movie · as Inspector Goole
Mansfield Park
TV · as Sir Thomas Bertram · 5 eps
Gandhi
Movie · as G.O.C.
Broken Glass
Movie · as Tom Heron
Smiley's People
TV · as Toby Esterhase · 3 eps
An Inspector Calls
TV · as Inspector Goole · 3 eps
Saturday Night Thriller
TV · as Tom Heron · 1 ep
Bergerac
TV · as Sir Geoffrey Newton · 1 ep
Kessler
TV · as Albert Foiret · 1 ep
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
TV · as Toby Esterhase · 6 eps
Secret Army
TV · as Albert Foiret · 43 eps
Voyage of the Damned
Movie · as Milton Goldsmith
I, Claudius
TV · as Pallas · 3 eps
The House on the Hill
Movie · as Psychiatrist
Barry Lyndon
Movie · as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
Sadie, It's Cold Outside
TV · as Norman Potter · 7 eps
Paradise Restored
Movie · as Oliver Cromwell
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The Squirrels
TV · 27 eps
Churchill's People
TV · as Oliver Cromwell · 2 eps
Affairs of the Heart
TV · as Austin Sloper · 1 ep
Village Hall
TV · as Mr Joyce · 1 ep
Private Practice
Movie · as Derek
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Movie · as Village Priest
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
TV · as Webster · 1 ep
Centre Play
TV · as Psychiatrist · 1 ep
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Movie · as Colin Sands
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Movie · as Cranmer
Colditz
TV · as Kommandant · 28 eps
The Sextet
TV · as Colin Sands · 1 ep
The Organization
TV · as Rodney Spurling · 6 eps
Six Days of Justice
TV · as Chairman · 1 ep
Late Night Theatre
TV · as John Torrance · 1 ep
The Mosedale Horseshoe
Movie · as Derek
Get Carter
Movie · as Thorpe
Elizabeth R
TV · as Archbishop Cranmer · 1 ep
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Mr. J.T. Laxworthy · 1 ep
Robin Redbreast
Movie · as Fisher
Catweazle
TV · as Cyril Fitton · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · as Derek, Fisher · 1 ep
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
TV · as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer · 4 eps
Manhunt
TV · as Simon · 1 ep
Doomwatch
TV · as Oscar Franklin · 1 ep
Big Brother
TV · as Lawrence Priest · 1 ep
Son of Man
Movie · as Caiaphas
The Fosters
Movie · as Harry Gerwyn
The Main Chance
TV · as Bridges · 1 ep
The Elusive Pimpernel
TV · as Chauvelin · 8 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as John Ware · 1 ep
The Fanatics
Movie · as Tronchin
The Spanish Farm
TV · as Captain Dormer · 4 eps
Great Expectations
TV · as Wemmick · 6 eps
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Coleman, Voal, Derek · 1 ep
Escape
TV · as Briggs · 1 ep
City '68
TV · as Walter Whitaker · 1 ep
Boy Meets Girl
TV · as Clarence · 1 ep
The Devil's Eggshell
Movie · as Lord Portmanteau
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Lord Portmandeau, Sir Andrew Melvil, Village Priest · 1 ep
Out of the Unknown
TV · as Harry Gerwyn · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as Mr Wood · 1 ep
The Troubleshooters
TV · as Mayne · 2 eps
The Wednesday Play
TV · as Caiaphas · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Guy de Ponthieu, Osgood, Dr Tronchin · 1 ep
Detective
TV · as Jeremiah Batson · 1 ep
Z-Cars
TV · 5 eps