Acting credits
103
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Richard Vernon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 56Series: 48Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 47000
IMDb ID: nm0894710
Known for: Acting
Born: March 7, 1925
Died: December 4, 1997
Age: 72
Place of birth: Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 1996
Years active: 47
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q327963
Other jobs
Director (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Richard Vernon.
5.7
Loch Ness
as Aged Professor
1996 Movie
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
as Suspect
1993 Movie
Blood and Dust
as Heraclius
1992 Movie
A Masculine Ending
as Miriam's father
1992 Movie
6.3
A Month in the Country
as Colonel Hebron
1987 Movie
6.9
Lady Jane
as The Marquess of Winchester
1986 Movie
A Still Small Shout
as Thompson
1985 Movie
5.7
Night Train to Murder
as Uncle Felix
1984 Movie
C.Q.
as Sir Roland Hall
1984 Movie
6.4
Witness for the Prosecution
as Brogan-Moore
1982 Movie
7.6
Gandhi
as Sir Edward Gait
1982 Movie
6.9
Evil Under the Sun
as Flewitt
1982 Movie
5.0
The Box
as (voice)
1981 Movie
7.2
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
as Slartibartfast
1981 Movie
5.5
Oh! Heavenly Dog
as Quimby Charles
1980 Movie
5.8
The Human Factor
as Sir John Hargreaves
1979 Movie
8.0
Roger of the Raj
as Lord Bartlesham
1979 Movie
7.0
The After Dinner Joke
as Mr. Price
1978 Movie
5.6
Sammy's Super T-Shirt
as Mr. Becket
1978 Movie
6.9
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Fassbender
1976 Movie
5.0
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
as Gentleman (uncredited)
1976 Movie
6.0
Sporting Chance
as Sir Maxwell Dean (archive footage)
1975 Movie
8.0
In the Steps of a Dead Man
as George Cornfield
1974 Movie
5.6
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
as Col. Mathews
1973 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Richard Vernon.
Class Act
as Sir Horace Mainwaring • 14 eps
1994 Series
6.0
Frank Stubbs Promotes
as Lord Dunstable • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.4
The Borrowers
as Mr. Pott • 3 eps
1992 Series
5.5
The Camomile Lawn
as The General • 2 eps
1992 Series
7.1
You Rang, M'Lord?
as The Earl of Swaffham • 1 eps
1990 Series
8.2
The Storyteller
as King • 1 eps
1988 Series
5.0
Paradise Postponed
as Sir Nicholas Fanner • 14 eps
1986 Series
6.2
Casualty
as Dr. RIchard Payton • 1 eps
1986 Series
The Return of the Antelope
as Mr. Garstanton • 3 eps
1986 Series
7.3
Lovejoy
as Roger Nettleton • 1 eps
1986 Series
8.4
Yes, Prime Minister
1 eps
1986 Series
5.0
Lytton's Diary
as Duncan Anderson • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.0
Nanny
30 eps
1981 Series
8.1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Slartibartfast • 2 eps
1981 Series
8.3
Yes Minister
2 eps
1980 Series
8.1
The Sandbaggers
20 eps
1978 Series
8.0
The Duchess of Duke Street
as Major Toby Smith-Barton • 18 eps
1976 Series
7.6
Ripping Yarns
as Lord Bartlesham • 1 eps
1976 Series
6.9
Rumpole of the Bailey
1 eps
1975 Series
6.6
Thriller
as George Cornfield • 1 eps
1973 Series
7.1
Last of the Summer Wine
1 eps
1973 Series
5.5
The Adventurer
as Sir Richard McKenzie • 1 eps
1972 Series
7.8
Upstairs, Downstairs
as Major Cochrane-Danby • 2 eps
1971 Series
6.0
Justice
as Lord Tilling • 1 eps
1971 Series