Bernard Hepton
Acting
Born: October 19, 1925 · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died: July 27, 2018 (aged 92)
Highest Rated
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
Barry Lyndon
1975
Gandhi
1982
Get Carter
1971
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Woman in Black
1989
Emma
1996
I, Claudius
1976
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
The Holcroft Covenant
1985
Voyage of the Damned
1976
Smiley's People
1982
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Photos (2)
Movies (24)
Barry Lyndon
Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
Gandhi
G.O.C.
Get Carter
Thorpe
Emma
Mr. Woodhouse
Voyage of the Damned
Milton Goldsmith
The Holcroft Covenant
Commander Leighton
Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Cranmer
Eminent Domain
Slowak
Paradise Restored
Oliver Cromwell
The Fosters
Harry Gerwyn
Private Practice
Derek
Robin Redbreast
Fisher
The Woman in Black
Sam Toovey
Stealing Heaven
Bishop
In The Cold Light Of Day
Len
Son of Man
Caiaphas
The Disputation
Raymund de Penjaforte
Broken Glass
Tom Heron
Shadey
Captain Amies
The Baroness and the Pig
Soames
The House on the Hill
Psychiatrist
The Adventures Of Don Quixote
Village Priest
The Old Devils
Malcolm Cellan-Davies
Follow the Yellow Brick Road
Colin Sands
TV Shows (54)
Midsomer Murders
Harold Winstanley · 1 eps
Play for Today
Derek · 1 eps
Play for Today
Fisher · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Lord Portmandeau · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Sir Andrew Melvil · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
Village Priest · 1 eps
BBC Play of the Month
1 eps
The Wednesday Play
Caiaphas · 1 eps
Screen Two
Len · 1 eps
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
John Ware · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Coleman · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Voal · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
Derek · 1 eps
ITV Playhouse
1 eps
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Mr Wood · 1 eps
Z-Cars
5 eps
Bergerac
Sir Geoffrey Newton · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Guy de Ponthieu · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Osgood · 1 eps
Theatre 625
Dr Tronchin · 1 eps
Churchill's People
Oliver Cromwell · 2 eps
The Troubleshooters
Harry Mayne · 1 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Mr. J.T. Laxworthy · 1 eps
Out of the Unknown
Harry Gerwyn · 1 eps
Secret Army
Albert Foiret · 43 eps
Centre Play
Psychiatrist · 1 eps
Detective
Jeremiah Batson · 1 eps
I, Claudius
Pallas · 3 eps
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Toby Esterhase · 6 eps
Catweazle
Cyril Fitton · 1 eps
Doomwatch
Oscar Franklin · 1 eps
The Main Chance
Bridges · 1 eps
Boy Meets Girl
Clarence · 1 eps
Elizabeth R
Archbishop Cranmer · 1 eps
Manhunt
Simon · 1 eps
Colditz
Kommandant · 28 eps
Smiley's People
Toby Esterhase · 3 eps
The Squirrels
27 eps
Affairs of the Heart
Austin Sloper · 1 eps
Mansfield Park
Sir Thomas Bertram · 5 eps
The Sextet
Colin Sands · 1 eps
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Archbishop Thomas Cranmer · 4 eps
Bleak House
Krook · 5 eps
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1 eps
Six Days of Justice
Chairman · 1 eps
The Charmer
6 eps
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Judge Bissop · 1 eps
Great Expectations
Wemmick · 6 eps
The Contract
Henry Carter · 3 eps
Dandelion Dead
4 eps
The Elusive Pimpernel
Chauvelin · 8 eps
Kessler
Albert Foiret · 1 eps
An Inspector Calls
Inspector Goole · 3 eps
The Organization
Rodney Spurling · 6 eps