- Howard Vernon
Howard Vernon (
15 July 1914 -25 July 1996 ), real name Mario Lippert, was a Swissactor .He was born to a Swiss father and an American mother and was fluent in German, English, and French. Originally a stage and radio actor, he worked primarily in
France and became a well-known supporting actor after 1945 by playing villainous Nazi officers in French films.Jean-Pierre Melville 's "Le Silence de la mer", in which he played a gentle anti-Nazi German officer, made him somewhat famous, but, in part due to his looks and Swiss accent, he was subsequently relegated to playing gangsters and heavies.In the 1960s, he became a favorite actor of Spanish horror director
Jesus Franco (aka. Jess Franco) and began starring in many low-budget horror movies produced in Spain or in France often portraying a character namedDr. Orlof . He continued to make increasingly small appearances in high-profile movies while often getting top billing in many Z-grade horror films. He remained active until his death.elected filmography
*"Delicatessen" (1991), director:
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
*"Faceless" (1988), director:Jesus Franco
*"Le Lac des Morts-Vivants " (1981) director:Jean Rollin
*"Love and Death " (1975), director:Woody Allen
*"La comtesse perverse " (1974), director:Jesus Franco
*"A Virgin among the Living Dead " (1971), director:Jesus Franco
*"Gritos en la noche / L'Horrible Docteur Orloff" (1962, director:Jesus Franco
*"Die Tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse " (1960), director:Fritz Lang
*"Le Silence de la mer " (1947), director:Jean-Pierre Melville External links
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* [http://www.nanarland.com/acteurs/Main.php?id_acteur=howardvernon Howard Vernon biography (in french)]
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