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Known For
Acting
Birthday
October 19, 1925
Died
July 27, 2018
Place of Birth
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Bernard Hepton
0.6 Popularity
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.
Known For
3.5
Soames
The Baroness and the Pig
2002
7.5
Harold Winstanley
Midsomer Murders
1997
6.6
Mr. Woodhouse
Emma
1996
8.0
Dandelion Dead
1994
0.0
Len
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994
0.0
Malcolm Cellan-Davies
The Old Devils
1992
🎬
6.3
Arthur Fleming
A Perfect Hero
1991
5.9
Slowak
Eminent Domain
1991
6.9
Sam Toovey
The Woman in Black
1989
6.1
Bishop
Stealing Heaven
1988
Credits
The Baroness and the Pig
as Soames
2002
3.5
Midsomer Murders
as Harold Winstanley
1997
7.5
Emma
as Mr. Woodhouse
1996
6.6
Dandelion Dead
1994
8.0
In The Cold Light Of Day
as Len
1994
0.0
The Old Devils
as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
1992
0.0
🎬
A Perfect Hero
as Arthur Fleming
1991
6.3
Eminent Domain
as Slowak
1991
5.9
The Woman in Black
as Sam Toovey
1989
6.9
Stealing Heaven
as Bishop
1988
6.1
The Contract
as Henry Carter
1988
0.0
The Charmer
1987
2.3
The Disputation
as Raymund de Penjaforte
1986
1.0
The Holcroft Covenant
as Commander Leighton
1985
5.5
Shadey
as Captain Amies
1985
3.8
Bleak House
as Krook
1985
6.0
🎬
An Inspector Calls
as Inspector Goole
1984
4.5
Mansfield Park
as Sir Thomas Bertram
1983
5.8
Broken Glass
as Tom Heron
1982
0.0
Gandhi
as G.O.C.
1982
7.6
Smiley's People
as Toby Esterhase
1982
7.7
An Inspector Calls
as Inspector Goole
1982
5.0
Kessler
as Albert Foiret
1981
6.8
Bergerac
as Sir Geoffrey Newton
1981
6.7
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
as Toby Esterhase
1979
7.5
Secret Army
as Albert Foiret
1977
7.5
Voyage of the Damned
as Milton Goldsmith
1976
6.0
I, Claudius
as Pallas
1976
7.8
Barry Lyndon
as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
1975
8.0
The House on the Hill
as Psychiatrist
1975
0.0
Churchill's People
as Oliver Cromwell
1974
1.0
Paradise Restored
as Oliver Cromwell
1974
0.0
🎬
Item
1974
0.0
The Squirrels
1974
4.5
Private Practice
as Derek
1973
0.0
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
7.6
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
as Village Priest
1973
0.0
Colditz
as Kommandant
1972
7.3
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
as Cranmer
1972
5.6
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
as Colin Sands
1972
0.0
The Organization
as Rodney Spurling
1972
7.0
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as Mr. J.T. Laxworthy
1971
7.4
🎬
The Mosedale Horseshoe
as Derek
1971
0.0
Elizabeth R
as Archbishop Cranmer
1971
7.4
Get Carter
as Thorpe
1971
7.0
Robin Redbreast
as Fisher
1970
6.5
Play for Today
as Derek
1970
6.3
Play for Today
as Fisher
1970
6.3
Catweazle
as Cyril Fitton
1970
7.6
Doomwatch
as Oscar Franklin
1970
6.0
Manhunt
as Simon
1970
6.5
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
1970
8.1
The Main Chance
as Bridges
1969
7.7
🎬
Son of Man
as Caiaphas
1969
0.0
Great Expectations
as Wemmick
1967
0.0
🎬
The Devil's Eggshell
as Lord Portmanteau
1966
0.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Lord Portmandeau
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Sir Andrew Melvil
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
as Village Priest
1965
5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965
5.0
The Wednesday Play
as Caiaphas
1964
4.5
Theatre 625
as Guy de Ponthieu
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Osgood
1964
7.2
Theatre 625
as Dr Tronchin
1964
7.2
Z-Cars
1962
7.0