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Howard Vernon

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Howard Vernon (15 July 1914, Baden, Switzerland — 25 July 1996, Paris, France) was a Swiss actor. Vernon was born Mario Lippert 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 Jesús Franco and began starring in many low-budget horror movies produced in Spain or in France, often portraying a mad doctor, "Dr. Orloff". Franco cast him in a number of adult films, in some of which Vernon even did nude scenes (he stated once in an interview that he would always do anything Franco requested of him). He continued to make increasingly small appearances in high-profile movies while often getting top billing in many Z-grade horror films. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Vernon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Jul 15, 1914 In Baden, Switzerland
Movie/TV Credits:
144
First Appeared:
In the movie Angel and Sinner 1945-10-13
Latest Project:
Movie Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell 1999-01-01
Known For
Poster of Jungle of Fear
Poster of Ogroff
Poster of Lorna, the Exorcist
Poster of El fugitivo de Amberes
Filmography
Movie Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell Cagliostro 1999-01-01
Movie Hey Stranger Old officer 1994-01-01
Movie Jungle of Fear 1993-01-01
Movie Delicatessen Frog Man 1991-04-17
Movie The Carpathian Mushroom Jeremy Fairfax 1990-03-07
Movie Black Sin Manes 1989-05-01
Movie Howl of the Devil Eric 1988-01-01
Movie Faceless Dr. Orloff 1988-06-22
Movie Terminus Monsieur (voice) 1987-01-28
Movie The Death of Empedocles Hermokrates 1987-10-14
Movie All Mixed Up Le docteur Belin - un médecin hémiplégique 1985-03-19
Movie Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included Coronel Daniel J. Blimp 1985-06-01
Movie Angel of Death Josef Mengele 1985-07-23
Movie Le fou du roi Abbé guibourd 1984-05-16
Movie The Sinister Doctor Orloff Dr. Orloff 1984-06-18
Movie Blood on My Shoes Albert von Klaus 1983-01-01
Movie Ogroff Vampire 1983-01-01
Movie Revenge in the House of Usher Roderic Usher 1983-03-23
Movie Far from Manhattan René Dimanche 1982-01-27
Movie Zombie Lake The Mayor 1981-05-13
Movie The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne Dr. Lanyon 1981-06-17
Movie From Hell to Victory SS Major Karl 1979-03-15
Movie The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner Self 1979-11-30
Movie Women in Cellblock 9 Dr. Milton 1978-03-17
Movie The Theatre of the Matters Hermann 1977-12-07
Movie The Musician Killer Anton 1976-03-17
Movie The Adventures of Sylvia Couski 1975-03-12
Movie The Mark of Zorro Governor Hayes 1975-01-01
Movie The Perverse Countess Count Rabor Zaroff 1975-12-10
Movie The Garden That Tilts Paul 1975-05-14
Movie Love and Death General Leveque 1975-06-10
Movie Seven Women for Satan Karl, Zaroff's servant 1975-07-16
Movie Don't Change Hands Jacques des Grieux 1975-06-16
Movie Les Gloutonnes Cagliostro 1974-05-15
Movie How to Seduce a Virgin Mathias 1974-06-19
Movie Lorna, the Exorcist Maurizius (Lornas Butler) 1974-12-18
Movie Celestine Grandfather 1974-10-16
Movie Fifteen Year Old Captain Korda 1974-07-07
Movie The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein Cagliostro 1973-05-31
Movie The Day of the Jackal Cabinet Member 1973-05-16
Movie The Demons Lord Malcolm De Winter 1973-02-05
Movie Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac Le docteur 1973-06-21
Movie The Other Side of the Mirror Ana's Father 1973-09-24
Movie Dolls for Sale Al Pereira 1973-11-29
Movie A Virgin Among the Living Dead Uncle Howard 1973-11-15
Movie Lovers of Devil's Island Colonel Ford 1973-10-25
Movie Sex Charade General 1972-05-01
Movie The French Sex Murders Professor Waldemar 1972-06-15
Movie Virgin Report Anna's Father / The Inquisitor 1972-01-01
Movie Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves Yakube / Actor in Adult Movie / Film Director's Assistant 1972-10-01
Movie Daughter of Dracula Count Karlstein / Dracula 1972-12-14
Movie Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein Dracula 1972-10-17
Movie Love Me Strangely Maître Wasserman - l'administrateur de biens 1971-02-10
Movie The Devil Came from Akasava Valet Humphrey 1971-03-05
Movie X312 - Flight to Hell Pedro 1971-08-20
Movie She Killed in Ecstasy Prof. Jonathan Walker 1971-12-10
Movie The Bloody Judge Jack Ketch 1970-02-05
Movie Ce que cherche Jacques 1970-01-01
Movie Nightmares Come at Night Howard 1970-05-26
Movie The Invisible Man's Love Life Professor Orloff 1970-10-25
Movie The Blood Rose Professeur Römer 1970-09-25
Movie Marquis de Sade: Justine Clément 1969-04-03
Movie Succubus Admiral Kapp 1968-04-19
Series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Businessman 1968-02-05
Movie Castle of the Creeping Flesh Graf Saxon 1968-07-25
Movie Mayerling Prince of Montenuovo 1968-10-31
Movie The Dinosaur and the Baby Self 1967-03-15
Movie The Unknown Man of Shandigor Yvan 1967-05-01
Movie The Night of the Generals Murder Suspect (uncredited) 1967-01-29
Series Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre Ricardo Solesta 1967-09-15
Movie The Hotheads Mr. Gorsi, The Boss. 1967-11-08
Movie The Orgies of Dr. Orloff Dam Gaillimh 1967-10-04
Movie The Poppy Is Also a Flower Dr. Pineau 1966-05-20
Movie Residence for Spies Radek (uncredited) 1966-01-01
Movie The Game Is Over Lawyer 1966-06-22
Movie The Mad Dog Fred 1966-09-02
Movie The Diabolical Dr. Z Dr. Vicas 1966-08-01
Movie Triple Cross German Embassy Official 1966-12-09
Movie Alphaville Léonard von Braun (uncredited) 1965-05-05
Movie Operation Double Cross Le professeur 1965-11-10
Movie What's New Pussycat? Doctor 1965-06-22
Movie Black Angel of the Mississippi Ray Terris 1964-08-24
Movie The Train Dietrich 1964-09-24
Movie On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts 1964-11-19
Movie Un cas intéressant Pr Schroeder 1963-01-15
Movie Autopsy of a Criminal Villar 1963-08-05
Movie Vice and Virtue S.S. General 1963-03-01
Movie The Awful Dr. Orlof Dr. Orloff 1962-05-14
Movie The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus Max von Klaus 1962-06-15
Movie Zorro the Avenger The General Clarence 1962-06-25
Movie The Shadow of Zorro El General (credit only) 1962-12-22
Movie The Secret Ways Colonel Hidas 1961-04-01
Movie Première brigade criminelle Steven Hals 1961-07-19
Movie Léon Morin, Priest The Colonel 1961-09-22
Movie The Sword of Vengeance 1961-11-14
Movie Rendezvous Howard 1960-07-13
Movie Death at Dawn 1960-06-07
Movie The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse No. 12 1960-09-13
Movie Dossier AST-555 L'inspecteur Jackson 1960-11-25
Movie Pensione Edelweiss Général Funck 1959-03-10
Movie Atomic Agent William Dantoren 1959-11-04
Movie Heiße Ware Heinrich Strasser 1959-06-04
Movie Doctor Crippen Lives 1958-02-20
Movie Weekend Richard Greatham 1957-07-17
Movie The River of Three Junks Igor Kourguine 1957-01-25
Movie Until the Last One Philippe Dario, the trapeze artist 1957-03-20
Movie Das Abschiedsgeschenk Andrew Crocker-Harris 1956-04-10
Movie Operation Thunder Roger Kervec 1956-06-13
Movie La melodía misteriosa L'inspecteur Revel 1956-10-24
Movie Bob le Flambeur McKimmie, the Sponsor 1956-08-24
Movie Pas de souris dans le business Robert Leperque 1955-04-08
Movie El fugitivo de Amberes Bell Fermer 1955-05-16
Movie Der grüne Kakadu Henri 1955-10-29
Movie 08/15 at Home CIC-Offizier Ted 1955-12-30
Movie Gottes Utopia Paco Hernandes 1955-10-13
Movie Royal Affairs in Versailles L'acheteur anglais 1954-02-10
Movie Phantom of the Big Tent Armand LaRue, König der Luft 1954-12-21
Movie Poison Ivy Rudy Saltierra 1953-05-26
Movie Le petit Jacques Daniel Mortal 1953-09-03
Movie Lucrèce Borgia The chaplain 1953-10-23
Movie The Girl with the Whip Borgo 1952-09-25
Movie Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter Éric 1952-12-26
Movie Adventures of Captain Fabian Emile 1951-10-06
Movie Hotbed of Sin Charles 1951-07-20
Movie The Elusive Pimpernel Comte de Tournai 1950-11-07
Movie Secret Document: Vienna Colonel von Pennwitz 1950-08-08
Movie Black Jack Schooner Captain 1950-11-20
Movie The Silence of the Sea Werner von Ebrennac 1949-04-22
Movie Du Guesclin Lancaster 1949-06-03
Movie The Man on the Eiffel Tower Inspector (uncredited) 1949-12-12
Movie The Inn of Sin Ducourt 1949-12-15
Movie The Devil Who Limped Lord Palmerston 1948-07-11
Movie Colonel Durand 1948-08-25
Movie Sky Battalion German officer (uncredited) 1947-03-05
Movie The Royalists Le capitaine Gérard 1947-03-20
Movie The Chips Are Down Le chef milicien 1947-07-01
Movie Clandestine 1946-04-16
Movie Behind These Walls German officer (uncredited) 1946-03-13
Movie A Friend Will Come Tonight Robert Langlois, le muet 1946-04-09
Movie Mr. Orchid Le lieutenant allemand Fleischer 1946-04-30
Movie Devil and the Angel Furet henchman 1946-10-30
Movie Alert Nights English aviator 1946-09-25
Movie The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic (uncredited) 1946-07-15
Movie Angel and Sinner Un officier prussien à Uville (uncredited) 1945-10-13