Bernard Hepton

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Bernard Hepton (born October 19 1925 in Bradford, England) is a British actor of stage, film and television.

Hepton is known as a particularly versatile character actor. He trained at Bradford Civic Theatre school under Esme Church, and alongside actors such as Robert Stephens. He has extensive stage experience as an actor in addition to a spell as Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep.

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 Albert Foiret for three seasons of "Secret Army". Before that he was a guest star 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" and "Elizabeth R", and the commandant in the 1970s hit series, "Colditz".

His appearances in feature film have been less frequent. He made a brief appearance as Thorpey, a gangster in the classic British film "Get Carter" (1971), and another small role, as Milton Goldsmith, in "Voyage of the Damned" (1976).

TVography

*"The Life of Henry V" (1957)
*"The Devil's Eggshell" (1966)
*"Great Expectations" (1967)
*"The Spanish Farm" (1968)
*"The Fosters" (1969)
*"Son of Man" (1969)
*"The Elusive Pimpernel" (1969)
*"Lord Mountdrago" (1969)
*"The Six Wives of Henry VIII" (1970)
*"The Organisation" (1971)
*"Elizabeth R" (1971)
*"Follow the Yellow Brick Road" (1972)
*"Colditz" (1972)
*"The Adventures of Don Quixote" (1973)
*"A Pin to See the Peepshow" (1973)
*"The Squirrels" (1974)
*"Sadie, It's Cold Outside" (1975)
*"Orde Wingate" (1976)
*"I, Claudius" (1976)
*"Secret Army" (1977)
*"Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" (1979)
*"Blood Money" (1981)
*"Kessler" (1981)
*"An Inspector Calls" (1982)
*"Smiley's People" (1982)
*"Mansfield Park" (1983)
*"Dear Box Number" (1983)
*"A Profile of Arthur J. Mason" (1984)
*"Bleak House" (1985)
*"Honour, Profit & Pleasure" (1985)
*"The Disputation" (1986)
*"The Life and Loves of a She-Devil" (1986)
*"The Lady's Not for Burning" (1987)
*"The Charmer" (1987)
*"The Contract" (1988)
*"The Woman in Black" (1989)
*"A Perfect Hero" (1991)
*"The Old Devils" (1992)
*"Dandelion Dead" (1994)
*"Emma" (1996)

Filmography

*"Get Carter" (1971)
*"Barry Lyndon" (1975)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0378404|name=Bernard Hepton

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DATE OF BIRTH = 1925-10-19
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