Richard Vernon

Richard Vernon

Acting • Born 1925-03-07 – Died 1997-12-04

Acting1Reading, Berkshire, England, UK

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.

Filmography

134 credits
The Satanic Rites of Dracula

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

Movie • 1973

Col. Mathews

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia

Movie • 1964

Dr. Vivian

The Servant

The Servant

Movie • 1963

Lord Willie Mounset

Cash on Demand

Cash on Demand

Movie • 1961

Pearson

The Secret of My Success

The Secret of My Success

Movie • 1965

Lord Hetherby

She'll Follow You Anywhere

She'll Follow You Anywhere

Movie • 1971

Andrew Coombes

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Movie • 1981

Slartibartfast

Song of Norway

Song of Norway

Movie • 1970

Councilman

C.Q.

C.Q.

Movie • 1984

Sir Roland Hall

The Box

The Box

Movie • 1981

(voice)

The Intelligence Men

The Intelligence Men

Movie • 1965

Sir Edward Seabrook

The Heart of a Man

The Heart of a Man

Movie • 1959

Manager

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Movie • 1993

Suspect

The Share Out

The Share Out

Movie • 1962

John Crewe

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Movie • 1972

Dr Whitman

Destiny of a Spy

Destiny of a Spy

Movie • 1969

Colonel

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Movie • 1964

Race Course Official (uncredited)

Indiscreet

Indiscreet

Movie • 1958

Leading man in play

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Movie • 1969

Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited)

Gandhi

Gandhi

Movie • 1982

Sir Edward Gait

A Friend Indeed

A Friend Indeed

Movie • 1973

Sir Lionel Hibury

Goldfinger

Goldfinger

Movie • 1964

Smithers

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

Movie • 1964

Man on Train

On Call

On Call

Movie • 1972

Dr. Edwards

Blood and Dust

Blood and Dust

Movie • 1992

Heraclius

A Masculine Ending

A Masculine Ending

Movie • 1992

Miriam's father

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Movie • 1968

Professor Krempe

Just for Fun

Just for Fun

Movie • 1963

Prime Minister

Evil Under the Sun

Evil Under the Sun

Movie • 1982

Flewitt

Roger of the Raj

Roger of the Raj

Movie • 1979

Lord Bartlesham

A Month in the Country

A Month in the Country

Movie • 1987

Colonel Hebron

Reach for Glory

Reach for Glory

Movie • 1962

Dr. Aldrich

Night Train to Murder

Night Train to Murder

Movie • 1984

Uncle Felix

Loch Ness

Loch Ness

Movie • 1996

Aged Professor

The Human Factor

The Human Factor

Movie • 1979

Sir John Hargreaves

The Counterfeit Constable

The Counterfeit Constable

Movie • 1964

Lord Brisburn

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

Movie • 1964

Roddinghead

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

Movie • 1986

The Marquess of Winchester

Sapphire

Sapphire

Movie • 1959

Doctor at Crime Scene

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Movie • 1976

Fassbender

Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?

Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?

Movie • 1971

Lewis

The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

Movie • 1981

Makato

One Brief Summer

One Brief Summer

Movie • 1971

We Joined the Navy

We Joined the Navy

Movie • 1963

Government Official at Enquiry (uncredited)

Oh! Heavenly Dog

Oh! Heavenly Dog

Movie • 1980

Quimby Charles

Sammy's Super T-Shirt

Sammy's Super T-Shirt

Movie • 1978

Mr. Becket

Sporting Chance

Sporting Chance

Movie • 1975

Sir Maxwell Dean (archive footage)

Village of the Damned

Village of the Damned

Movie • 1960

Edgar Hargraves

The After Dinner Joke

The After Dinner Joke

Movie • 1978

Mr. Price

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

Movie • 1986

Sir Nicholss Fanner

The Siege of Pinchgut

The Siege of Pinchgut

Movie • 1959

Under Secretary

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

Movie • 1976

Gentleman (uncredited)

In the Steps of a Dead Man

In the Steps of a Dead Man

Movie • 1974

George Cornfield

Night Duty

Night Duty

Movie • 1972

Stanley

Clue of the Twisted Candle

Clue of the Twisted Candle

Movie • 1960

Viney

The Early Bird

The Early Bird

Movie • 1965

Sir Roger Wedgewood

A Still Small Shout

A Still Small Shout

Movie • 1985

Thompson

Accidental Death

Accidental Death

Movie • 1963

Johnnie Paxton

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

Movie • 1982

Brogan-Moore

The Storyteller: A Story Short

The Storyteller: A Story Short

Movie • 1988

King

Cause of Death

Cause of Death

Movie • 1968

Colonel O'Dwyer

Department S

Department S

TV • 1969

Colonel Loring

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

TV • 1981

Slartibartfast

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

TV • 1971

Sir Maxwell Dean

UFO

UFO

TV • 1970

Pa Stone

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

TV • 1975

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

TV • 1973

Yes Minister

Yes Minister

TV • 1980

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

TV • 1986

Roger Nettleton

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV • 1951

Brogan-Moore

The Storyteller

The Storyteller

TV • 1988

King

Journey to the Unknown

Journey to the Unknown

TV • 1968

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister

TV • 1986

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

TV • 1959

The Guardians

The Guardians

TV • 1971

Paradise Postponed

Paradise Postponed

TV • 1986

Sir Nicholas Fanner

ITV Play of the Week

ITV Play of the Week

TV • 1955

Sir Hector Rose

The Adventures of William Tell

The Adventures of William Tell

TV • 1958

Merchant

A Gentleman's Club

A Gentleman's Club

TV • 1988

George

Upstairs, Downstairs

Upstairs, Downstairs

TV • 1971

Major Cochrane-Danby

Leaving

Leaving

TV • 1984

Mr. Chessington

Maigret

Maigret

TV • 1960

Roll Over Beethoven

Roll Over Beethoven

TV • 1985

Nanny

Nanny

TV • 1981

Thriller

Thriller

TV • 1973

George Cornfield

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

TV • 1972

Sir Richard McKenzie

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

TV • 1955

Mr. Pascoe

Casualty

Casualty

TV • 1986

Dr. RIchard Payton

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

TV • 1955

Mr. Fellowes

Ripping Yarns

Ripping Yarns

TV • 1976

Lord Bartlesham

The Return of the Borrowers

The Return of the Borrowers

TV • 1993

Mr. Pott

Frank Stubbs Promotes

Frank Stubbs Promotes

TV • 1993

Lord Dunstable

Persuasion

Persuasion

TV • 1971

Admiral Croft

Justice

Justice

TV • 1971

Lord Tilling

The Saint

The Saint

TV • 1962

Sir John Ripwell

The Avengers

The Avengers

TV • 1961

Lord Matterley

The Man in Room 17

The Man in Room 17

TV • 1965

Oldenshaw

The Return of the Antelope

The Return of the Antelope

TV • 1986

Mr. Garstanton

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

TV • 1956

Lewis

Play for Today

Play for Today

TV • 1970

Mr. Price

The Fellows

The Fellows

TV • 1967

Edwin Oldenshaw

Legacy of Murder

Legacy of Murder

TV • 1982

Roland Tolhurst

You Rang, M'Lord?

You Rang, M'Lord?

TV • 1990

The Earl of Swaffham

The Borrowers

The Borrowers

TV • 1992

Mr. Pott

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

TV • 1950

Egeon

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

TV • 1965

Henry Gore-Browne

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

TV • 1965

Raoul

Probation Officer

Probation Officer

TV • 1959

Lessing

Hadleigh

Hadleigh

TV • 1969

Sir Geoffrey Osborne

Class Act

Class Act

TV • 1994

Sir Horace Mainwaring

The Odd Man

The Odd Man

TV • 1960

Charles Ormiston

The Camomile Lawn

The Camomile Lawn

TV • 1992

The General

Brett

Brett

TV • 1971

Sutherland

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

TV • 1959

Charles Lacey

The Younger Generation

The Younger Generation

TV • 1961

The Major

Studio 4

Studio 4

TV • 1962

Mr Endworth

Jango

Jango

TV • 1961

Parkinson

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

TV • 1961

Colonel Johnson

Mystery and Imagination

Mystery and Imagination

TV • 1966

Professor Krempe

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

TV • 1964

Lord Oscar

The Duchess of Duke Street

The Duchess of Duke Street

TV • 1976

Major Toby Smith-Barton

The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

TV • 1978

C

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Baldwin

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Stanley

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Sir Lionel Compton

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Dr Whitman

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Stoker Leishman

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Colin

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Alban Gascoyne

The Sextet

The Sextet

TV • 1972

Thomas Ramsdale

Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge

TV • 1986

Lord Brompton

Lytton's Diary

Lytton's Diary

TV • 1985

Duncan Anderson

Strangers

Strangers

TV • 1978

Sir Geoffrey

Theatre Night

Theatre Night

TV • 1957

Charles Pleydon, MP