Richard Vernon
Born: 1925-03-07 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Died: 1997-12-04
Known For: Acting
Biography
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 entertainment industry. Vernon's contributions to acting continue to be remembered and appreciated by audiences worldwide.
Filmography
1996
- Loch Ness as Aged Professor
1994
- Class Act as Sir Horace Mainwaring
1993
- Frank Stubbs Promotes as Lord Dunstable
- Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown as Suspect
- The Return of the Borrowers as Mr. Pott
1992
- A Masculine Ending as Miriam's father
- Blood and Dust as Heraclius
- The Borrowers as Mr. Pott
- The Camomile Lawn as The General
1990
- You Rang, M'Lord? as The Earl of Swaffham
1988
- The Storyteller as King
- A Gentleman's Club as George
1987
- A Month in the Country as Colonel Hebron
1986
- Casualty as Dr. RIchard Payton
- Lovejoy as Roger Nettleton
- Lady Jane as The Marquess of Winchester
- Yes, Prime Minister
- Paradise Postponed as Sir Nicholss Fanner
- Paradise Postponed as Sir Nicholas Fanner
- The Return of the Antelope as Mr. Garstanton
1985
- Lytton's Diary as Duncan Anderson
- A Still Small Shout as Thompson
- Roll Over Beethoven
1984
- C.Q. as Sir Roland Hall
- Night Train to Murder as Uncle Felix
- Leaving as Mr. Chessington
1982
- Gandhi as Sir Edward Gait
- Evil Under the Sun as Flewitt
- Witness for the Prosecution as Brogan-Moore
- Legacy of Murder as Roland Tolhurst
1981
- The Box as (voice)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Slartibartfast
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy as Slartibartfast
- The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner as Makato
- Nanny
1980
- Yes Minister
- Oh! Heavenly Dog as Quimby Charles
1979
- Roger of the Raj as Lord Bartlesham
- The Human Factor as Sir John Hargreaves
1978
- Sammy's Super T-Shirt as Mr. Becket
- The After Dinner Joke as Mr. Price
- The Sandbaggers
1976
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again as Fassbender
- Adventures of a Taxi Driver as Gentleman (uncredited)
- Ripping Yarns as Lord Bartlesham
- The Duchess of Duke Street as Major Smith-Barton
1975
- Rumpole of the Bailey
- Sporting Chance as Sir Maxwell Dean
1974
- In the Steps of a Dead Man as George Cornfield
1973
- Last of the Summer Wine
- Thriller as George Cornfield
- The Satanic Rites of Dracula as Col. Mathews
- A Friend Indeed as Sir Lionel Hibury
1972
- On Call as Dr. Edwards
- The Adventurer as Sir Richard McKenzie
- Night Duty as Stanley
- Follow The Yellow Brick Road as Dr Whitman
- The Sextet
1971
- The Persuaders! as Sir Maxwell Dean
- Upstairs, Downstairs as Major Cochrane-Danby
- Justice as Lord Tilling
- Passion Potion as Andrew Coombes
- One Brief Summer
- Persuasion as Admiral Croft
- Brett as Sutherland
- The Guardians
- Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'? as Lewis
1970
- Play for Today as Mr. Price
- UFO as Pa Stone
- Song of Norway as Councilman
1969
- Department S as Colonel Loring
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited)
- Hadleigh as Sir Geoffrey Osborne
- Destiny of a Spy as Colonel
1968
- Frankenstein as Professor Krempe
- Journey to the Unknown
1967
- The Fellows as Edwin Oldenshaw
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Henry Gore-Browne
- The Early Bird as Sir Roger Wedgewood
- The Intelligence Men as Sir Edward Seabrook
- The Man in Room 17 as Oldenshaw
- The Secret of My Success as Lord Hetherby
1964
- Goldfinger as Smithers
- The Counterfeit Constable as Lord Brisburn
- A Hard Day's Night as Man on Train
- The Tomb of Ligeia as Dr. Vivian
- The Yellow Rolls-Royce as Race Course Official (uncredited)
- Hot Enough for June as Roddinghead
1963
- The Servant as Lord Willie Mounset
- Just for Fun as Prime Minister
- We Joined the Navy as Government Official at Enquiry (uncredited)
- Accidental Death as Johnnie Paxton
1962
- The Saint as Sir John Ripwell
- Reach for Glory as Dr. Aldrich
- The Share Out as John Crewe
- Studio Four as Mr. Endworthy
1961
- The Avengers as Lord Matterley
- Cash on Demand as Pearson
- The Younger Generation as The Major
1960
- Maigret
- Village of the Damned as Edgar Hargraves
- Clue of the Twisted Candle as Viney
- The Odd Man as Charles Ormiston
1959
- No Hiding Place
- Sapphire as Doctor at Crime Scene
- Probation Officer as Lessing
- The Siege of Pinchgut as Under Secretary
- The Heart of a Man as Manager
1958
- Indiscreet as Leading man in play
- The Adventures of William Tell as Merchant
1956
- Armchair Theatre as Lewis
1955
- ITV Play of the Week as Sir Hector Rose
- Dixon of Dock Green as Mr. Pascoe
1953
- Street of Shadows ... (Director)
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Brogan-Moore
1950
- Sunday Night Theatre as Egeon