About

Known credits:
154
Birthday:
1908-07-15
Place of birth:
Baden, Switzerland
Website:
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Howard Vernon

Overview

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Howard Vernon (15 July 1908, 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.

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Known for

Acting

1999 Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell Actor Cagliostro 58
Average
1996 The Complex of Toulon Actor Charles Toulon 58
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1994 Hey Stranger Actor Old officer 59
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1993 Jungle of Fear Actor N/A
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1991 Delicatessen Actor Frog Man 69
Fair
1990 The Carpathian Mushroom Actor Jeremy Fairfax 58
Average
1989 Black Sin Actor Manes 58
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1988 Faceless Actor Dr. Orloff 58
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1988 Hommage à Vernon Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1988 Howl of the Devil Actor Eric 58
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1987 The Death of Empedocles Actor Hermokrates 59
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1987 Terminus Actor Monsieur (voice) 58
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1987 The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil' Actor Self N/A
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1985 Angel of Death Actor Josef Mengele 58
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1985 Trip to Bangkok, Coffin included Actor Coronel Daniel J. Blimp 59
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1985 All Mixed Up Actor Le docteur Belin - un médecin hémiplégique 58
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1984 The Sinister Doctor Orloff Actor Dr. Orloff 58
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1984 Le fou du roi Actor Abbé guibourd 58
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1983 Revenge in the House of Usher Actor Roderic Usher 58
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1983 Ogroff Actor Vampire 58
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1983 Blood on My Shoes Actor Albert von Klaus 59
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1982 Far from Manhattan Actor René Dimanche 59
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1981 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne Actor Dr. Lanyon 58
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1981 Zombie Lake Actor The Mayor 56
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1979 The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner Actor Self N/A
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1979 From Hell to Victory Actor SS Major Karl 59
Average
1978 Women in Cellblock 9 Actor Dr. Milton 58
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1977 The Theatre of the Matters Actor Hermann 59
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1976 The Musician Killer Actor Anton 59
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1975 The Perverse Countess Actor Count Rabor Zaroff 58
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1975 Seven Women for Satan Actor Karl, Zaroff's servant 58
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1975 Don't Change Hands Actor Jacques des Grieux 58
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1975 Love and Death Actor General Leveque 69
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1975 The Garden That Tilts Actor Paul 59
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1975 The Adventures of Sylvia Couski Actor 58
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1975 The Mark of Zorro Actor Governor Hayes 59
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1974 Lorna, the Exorcist Actor Maurizius (Lornas Butler) 58
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1974 Celestine Actor Grandfather 58
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1974 Fifteen Year Old Captain Actor Korda 59
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1974 How to Seduce a Virgin Actor Mathias 58
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1974 Les Gloutonnes Actor Cagliostro 58
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1973 Dolls for Sale Actor Al Pereira 58
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1973 A Virgin Among the Living Dead Actor Uncle Howard 57
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1973 Lovers of Devil's Island Actor Colonel Ford 58
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1973 The Other Side of the Mirror Actor Ana's Father 58
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1973 Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac Actor Le docteur 58
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1973 The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein Actor Cagliostro 58
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1973 The Day of the Jackal Actor Cabinet Member 67
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1973 The Demons Actor Lord Malcolm De Winter 58
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1972 Daughter of Dracula Actor Count Karlstein / Dracula 58
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1972 Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein Actor Dracula 58
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1972 Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves Actor Yakube / Actor in Adult Movie / Film Director's Assistant 58
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1972 The French Sex Murders Actor Professor Waldemar 58
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1972 Virgin Report Actor Anna's Father / The Inquisitor 58
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1971 She Killed in Ecstasy Actor Prof. Jonathan Walker 58
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1971 X312 - Flight to Hell Actor Pedro 58
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1971 The Devil Came from Akasava Actor Valet Humphrey 58
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1971 Love Me Strangely Actor Maître Wasserman - l'administrateur de biens 58
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1970 The Invisible Man's Love Life Actor Professor Orloff 58
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1970 The Blood Rose Actor Professeur Römer 58
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1970 Nightmares Come at Night Actor Howard 58
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1970 The Bloody Judge Actor Jack Ketch 58
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1970 Sex Charade Actor N/A
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1970 Ce que cherche Jacques Actor N/A
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1969 Marquis de Sade: Justine Actor Clément 58
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1968 Mayerling Actor Prince of Montenuovo 59
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1968 Castle of the Creeping Flesh Actor Graf Saxon 58
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1968 Succubus Actor Admiral Kapp 58
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1967 The Hotheads Actor Mr. Gorsi, The Boss. 59
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1967 The Orgies of Dr. Orloff Actor Dam Gaillimh 58
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1967 The Unknown Man of Shandigor Actor Yvan 59
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1967 The Dinosaur and the Baby Actor Self 59
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1967 The Night of the Generals Actor Murder Suspect (uncredited) 61
Fair
1966 Triple Cross Actor German Embassy Official 59
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1966 The Mad Dog Actor Fred 58
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1966 The Diabolical Dr. Z Actor Dr. Vicas 59
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1966 The Game Is Over Actor Lawyer 58
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1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower Actor Dr. Pineau 59
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1966 Residence for Spies Actor Radek (uncredited) 58
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1965 Operation Double Cross Actor Le professeur 58
Average
1965 What's New Pussycat? Actor Doctor 59
Average
1965 Alphaville Actor Léonard von Braun (uncredited) 64
Fair
1964 On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts Actor N/A
N/A
1964 The Train Actor Dietrich 65
Fair
1964 Black Angel of the Mississippi Actor Ray Terris 59
Average
1963 Autopsy of a Criminal Actor Villar 59
Average
1963 Vice and Virtue Actor S.S. General 58
Average
1963 Un cas intéressant Actor Pr Schroeder N/A
N/A
1962 The Shadow of Zorro Actor El General (credit only) 59
Average
1962 Zorro the Avenger Actor The General Clarence 59
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1962 The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus Actor Max von Klaus 58
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1962 The Awful Dr. Orlof Actor Dr. Orloff 59
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1961 The Sword of Vengeance Actor 59
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1961 Léon Morin, Priest Actor The Colonel 61
Fair
1961 Première brigade criminelle Actor Steven Hals N/A
N/A
1961 The Secret Ways Actor Colonel Hidas 58
Average
1960 Dossier AST-555 Actor L'inspecteur Jackson N/A
N/A
1960 The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse Actor No. 12 60
Fair
1960 Rendezvous Actor Howard 59
Average
1960 Death at Dawn Actor 59
Average
1959 Atomic Agent Actor William Dantoren 58
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1959 Heiße Ware Actor Heinrich Strasser N/A
N/A
1959 Pensione Edelweiss Actor Général Funck 58
Average
1958 Doctor Crippen Lives Actor 59
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1957 Weekend Actor Richard Greatham N/A
N/A
1957 Until the Last One Actor Philippe Dario, the trapeze artist 59
Average
1957 The River of Three Junks Actor Igor Kourguine 58
Average
1956 La melodía misteriosa Actor L'inspecteur Revel N/A
N/A
1956 Bob le Flambeur Actor McKimmie, the Sponsor 63
Fair
1956 Alert in the Canary Islands Actor Maxime Bellac N/A
N/A
1956 Operation Thunder Actor Roger Kervec N/A
N/A
1956 Das Abschiedsgeschenk Actor Andrew Crocker-Harris N/A
N/A
1955 08/15 at Home Actor CIC-Offizier Ted 58
Average
1955 Der grüne Kakadu Actor Henri N/A
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1955 Gottes Utopia Actor Paco Hernandes N/A
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1955 El fugitivo de Amberes Actor Bell Fermer 58
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1955 Pas de souris dans le business Actor Robert Leperque N/A
N/A
1954 Phantom of the Big Tent Actor Armand LaRue, König der Luft N/A
N/A
1954 Royal Affairs in Versailles Actor L'acheteur anglais 59
Average
1953 Lucrèce Borgia Actor The chaplain 58
Average
1953 Le petit Jacques Actor Daniel Mortal N/A
N/A
1953 Mr. Scrupule, Gangster Actor Rolande's friend N/A
N/A
1953 Poison Ivy Actor Rudy Saltierra 58
Average
1952 Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter Actor Éric 58
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1952 The Girl with the Whip Actor Borgo N/A
N/A
1952 Si ça vous chante Actor N/A
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1951 Adventures of Captain Fabian Actor Emile 58
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1951 Hotbed of Sin Actor Charles N/A
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1950 Black Jack Actor Schooner Captain 58
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1950 The Elusive Pimpernel Actor Comte de Tournai 59
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1950 Secret Document: Vienna Actor Colonel von Pennwitz N/A
N/A
1949 The Inn of Sin Actor Ducourt N/A
N/A
1949 The Man on the Eiffel Tower Actor Inspector (uncredited) 58
Average
1949 Du Guesclin Actor Lancaster 59
Average
1949 The Silence of the Sea Actor Werner von Ebrennac 62
Fair
1948 Colonel Durand Actor 59
Average
1948 The Devil Who Limped Actor Lord Palmerston 59
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1947 The Chips Are Down Actor Le chef milicien 59
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1947 The Royalists Actor Le capitaine Gérard 59
Average
1947 Sky Battalion Actor German officer (uncredited) 59
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1946 Devil and the Angel Actor Furet henchman 59
Average
1946 Alert Nights Actor English aviator N/A
N/A
1946 The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic Actor (uncredited) N/A
N/A
1946 Mr. Orchid Actor Le lieutenant allemand Fleischer 59
Average
1946 Clandestine Actor N/A
N/A
1946 A Friend Will Come Tonight Actor Robert Langlois, le muet 59
Average
1946 Behind These Walls Actor German officer (uncredited) 59
Average
1945 Angel and Sinner Actor 59
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Taiwo Shango oder: Der zweite Tag nach dem Tod Actor Dr. Brian N/A
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Camera

1974 Lorna, the Exorcist Camera Still Photographer 58
Average
1974 Fifteen Year Old Captain Camera Still Photographer 59
Average
1974 How to Seduce a Virgin Camera Still Photographer 58
Average
1974 Les Gloutonnes Camera Still Photographer 58
Average
1968 Succubus Camera Still Photographer 58
Average