Richard Vernon
Born in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK — Mar 07 1925• Died Dec 04 1997
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Richard Vernon was a distinguished British actor known for his contributions to film, television, and theater. He had a prolific career spanning several decades. Vernon appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing his versatility and talent. While perhaps best known for his role as Slartibartfast in the original television adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," his career encompassed numerous other productions. His performances in both classical theater and modern works solidified him as a respected figure in the British e…
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Richard Vernon's Credits
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Casualty
Dr. RIchard Payton
Play for Today
Mr. Price
The Avengers
Lord Matterley
The Saint
Sir John Ripwell
BBC Play of the Month
Henry Gore-Browne
Last of the Summer Wine
Rumpole of the Bailey
UFO
Pa Stone
No Hiding Place
Drama 61-67
Colonel Johnson
The Persuaders!
Sir Maxwell Dean
The Wednesday Play
Lord Oscar
Upstairs, Downstairs
Major Cochrane-Danby
Thriller
George Cornfield
Lovejoy
Roger Nettleton
Sunday Night Theatre
Egeon
Maigret
Department S
Colonel Loring
Justice
Lord Tilling
The Storyteller
King
The Adventurer
Sir Richard McKenzie
Dixon of Dock Green
Mr. Pascoe
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Slartibartfast
The Duchess of Duke Street
Major Toby Smith-Barton
Mystery and Imagination
Professor Krempe
Strangers
Sir Geoffrey
Goldfinger
Smithers
The Adventures of William Tell
Merchant
Yes Minister
Probation Officer
Lessing
ITV Play of the Week
Sir Hector Rose
The Man in Room 17
Oldenshaw
Hadleigh
Sir Geoffrey Osborne
Journey to the Unknown
Studio 4
Mr Endworth
Gandhi
Sir Edward Gait
Yes, Prime Minister
Theatre Night
Charles Pleydon, MP
The Younger Generation
The Major
A Hard Day's Night
Man on Train
The Odd Man
Charles Ormiston
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Brogan-Moore
Lytton's Diary
Duncan Anderson
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Lord Dunstable
Ripping Yarns
Lord Bartlesham
The Guardians
The Sandbaggers
C
ITV Playhouse
Lord Augustus Lorton
The Borrowers
Mr. Pott
The Camomile Lawn
The General
Evil Under the Sun
Flewitt
Brett
Sutherland
You Rang, M'Lord?
The Earl of Swaffham
Persuasion
Admiral Croft
The Return of the Borrowers
Mr. Pott
Hot Enough for June
Roddinghead
Ladies in Charge
Lord Brompton
Armchair Theatre
Lewis
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Fassbender
Class Act
Sir Horace Mainwaring
Paradise Postponed
Sir Nicholas Fanner
Lady Jane
The Marquess of Winchester
Sapphire
Doctor at Crime Scene
Nanny
A Gentleman's Club
George
The Sextet
Baldwin
Loch Ness
Aged Professor
The Return of the Antelope
Mr. Garstanton
Indiscreet
Leading man in play
Witness for the Prosecution
Brogan-Moore
The Servant
Lord Willie Mounset
Cash on Demand
Pearson
Leaving
Mr. Chessington
Village of the Damned
Edgar Hargraves
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Col. Mathews
The Human Factor
Sir John Hargreaves
The Tomb of Ligeia
Dr. Vivian
The Early Bird
Sir Roger Wedgewood
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited)
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Race Course Official (uncredited)
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Slartibartfast
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Quimby Charles
We Joined the Navy
Government Official at Enquiry (uncredited)
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Gentleman (uncredited)
Jango
Parkinson
She'll Follow You Anywhere
Andrew Coombes
The Secret of My Success
Lord Hetherby
The Heart of a Man
Manager
A Masculine Ending
Miriam's father
Roger of the Raj
Lord Bartlesham
A Month in the Country
Colonel Hebron
Destiny of a Spy
Colonel
Frankenstein
Professor Krempe
The Intelligence Men
Sir Edward Seabrook
The Share Out
John Crewe
Street of Shadows
Directing
Just for Fun
Prime Minister
Sporting Chance
Sir Maxwell Dean (archive footage)
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Suspect
The Siege of Pinchgut
Under Secretary
Roll Over Beethoven
The Fellows
Edwin Oldenshaw
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Dr Whitman
Night Train to Murder
Uncle Felix
Reach for Glory
Dr. Aldrich
The Box
(voice)
Song of Norway
Councilman
Paradise Postponed
Sir Nicholss Fanner
Legacy of Murder
Roland Tolhurst
Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
Lewis
On Call
Dr. Edwards
The After Dinner Joke
Mr. Price
In the Steps of a Dead Man
George Cornfield
A Still Small Shout
Thompson
Night Duty
Stanley
Clue of the Twisted Candle
Viney
Blood and Dust
Heraclius
One Brief Summer
Accidental Death
Johnnie Paxton
A Friend Indeed
Sir Lionel Hibury
The Counterfeit Constable
Lord Brisburn
C.Q.
Sir Roland Hall
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
Makato
Sammy's Super T-Shirt
Mr. Becket
The Storyteller: A Story Short
King
Cause of Death
Colonel O'Dwyer