Bernard Hepton
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1925-10-19
- Died
- 2018-07-27
- Place of birth
- 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).
Known For
TV Shows (41)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Harold Winstanley
Play for Today
1970
as Derek / Fisher
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lord Portmandeau / Sir Andrew Melvil / Village Priest
Bergerac
1981
as Sir Geoffrey Newton
Z-Cars
1962
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Coleman / Voal / Derek
Theatre 625
1964
as Guy de Ponthieu / Osgood / Dr Tronchin
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Caiaphas
Secret Army
1977
as Albert Foiret
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Mr. J.T. Laxworthy
Churchill's People
1974
as Oliver Cromwell
Out of the Unknown
1965
as Harry Gerwyn
Doomwatch
1970
as Oscar Franklin
Catweazle
1970
as Cyril Fitton
The Main Chance
1969
as Bridges
I, Claudius
1976
as Pallas
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as John Ware
The Troubleshooters
1965
as Harry Mayne
Detective
1964
as Jeremiah Batson
Colditz
1972
as Kommandant
Centre Play
1973
as Psychiatrist
Smiley's People
1982
as Toby Esterhase
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Toby Esterhase
Manhunt
1970
as Simon
Mansfield Park
1983
as Sir Thomas Bertram
Elizabeth R
1971
as Archbishop Cranmer
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Bleak House
1985
as Krook
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Great Expectations
1967
as Wemmick
Kessler
1981
as Albert Foiret
The Sextet
1972
as Colin Sands
Dandelion Dead
1994
The Squirrels
1974
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
as Judge Bissop
The Charmer
1987
The Contract
1988
as Henry Carter
An Inspector Calls
1982
as Inspector Goole
A Perfect Hero
1991
as Arthur Fleming
The Organization
1972
as Rodney Spurling
The Elusive Pimpernel
1969
as Chauvelin
Movies (30)
Barry Lyndon
1975
as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
Gandhi
1982
as G.O.C.
Emma
1996
as Mr. Woodhouse
Get Carter
1971
as Thorpe
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Cranmer
Voyage of the Damned
1976
as Milton Goldsmith
The Holcroft Covenant
1985
as Commander Leighton
Eminent Domain
1991
as Slowak
The Woman in Black
1989
as Sam Toovey
Stealing Heaven
1988
as Bishop
Shadey
1985
as Captain Amies
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
1972
as Colin Sands
The Old Devils
1992
as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
An Inspector Calls
1984
as Inspector Goole
The Baroness and the Pig
2002
as Soames
The Disputation
1986
as Raymund de Penjaforte
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as Village Priest
Son of Man
1969
as Caiaphas
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as Lord Portmanteau
Robin Redbreast
1970
as Fisher
In The Cold Light Of Day
1994
as Len
The House on the Hill
1975
as Psychiatrist
The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971
as Derek
The Fanatics
1968
as Tronchin
Paradise Restored
1974
as Oliver Cromwell
Item
1974
Broken Glass
1982
as Tom Heron
Dear Box Number
1985
as Walter Cartright
Private Practice
1973
as Derek
The Fosters
1969
as Harry Gerwyn
About Bernard Hepton
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'… With 71 credits spanning from 1962 to 2002, Bernard Hepton has appeared in 30 films and 41 TV shows.
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- Barry Lyndon (1975) — as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
- Gandhi (1982) — as G.O.C.
- Emma (1996) — as Mr. Woodhouse
- Get Carter (1971) — as Thorpe
- Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) — as Cranmer
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