Acting · Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK · Born October 19, 1925
Bernard Hepton (born 19 October 1925 - 27th July, 2018) was a British actor of stage, film and television. Hepton was known as a particularly versatile character actor. He trained at Bradford Civic Theatre school under Esme Church along with actors such as Robert Stephens. He had extensive stage experience as an actor, under Sir Barry Jackson in addition to a spell as Artistic Director of Birmingham Rep and Liverpool Playhouse. On television, he played Toby Esterhase in the BBC Television adaptations of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley's People, and George Smiley in the radio adaptations. He also played the Kommandant in Colditz (1972–74), and later appeared for the same production team as Albert Foiret in three seasons of Secret Army (1977–79). Before that he had made a guest appearance in an episode of the first series of Catweazle in 1970 where he played a naturalist. Other notable performances included Thomas Cranmer in both The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971). He played Sam Toovey in the 1989 television adaptation of Susan Hill's ghost story The Woman in Black. On radio Hepton played the role of Albert, in Stranger In The Home by Alan Dapre, also the role of The Old Man in the Corner, the Baroness Orczy amateur, and mostly sedentary, sleuth in the BBC dramatizations called The Teahouse Detective (1998–2000). His appearances in feature film were less frequent. He made a brief appearance as Thorpey, a gangster in the classic British film Get Carter (1971), and had another small role, as Milton Goldsmith, in Voyage of the Damned (1976). He was a fan of the Rugby League team Hunslet Hawks and also played stand-off for them in the 1952/53 season, winning a Yorkshire Cup Medal. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bernard Hepton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
MovieThe Baroness and the Pig
2002
as Soames
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Harold Winstanley
MovieEmma
1996
as Mr. Woodhouse
TVDandelion Dead
1994
MovieIn The Cold Light Of Day
1994
as Len
MovieThe Old Devils
1992
as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
A Perfect Hero
1991
as Arthur Fleming
MovieEminent Domain
1991
as Slowak
MovieThe Woman in Black
1989
as Sam Toovey
MovieStealing Heaven
1988
as Bishop
TVThe Contract
1988
as Henry Carter
TVThe Charmer
1987
MovieThe Disputation
1986
as Raymund de Penjaforte
TVThe Life and Loves of a She-Devil
1986
as Judge Bissop
MovieThe Holcroft Covenant
1985
as Commander Leighton
MovieShadey
1985
as Captain Amies
Dear Box Number
1985
as Walter Cartright
TVBleak House
1985
as Krook
TVScreen Two
1985
as Len
An Inspector Calls
1984
as Inspector Goole
TVMansfield Park
1983
as Sir Thomas Bertram
MovieBroken Glass
1982
as Tom Heron
MovieGandhi
1982
as G.O.C.
Saturday Night Thriller
1982
as Tom Heron
TVSmiley's People
1982
as Toby Esterhase
TVAn Inspector Calls
1982
as Inspector Goole
TVKessler
1981
as Albert Foiret
TVBergerac
1981
as Sir Geoffrey Newton
TVTinker Tailor Soldier Spy
1979
as Toby Esterhase
TVSecret Army
1977
as Albert Foiret
MovieVoyage of the Damned
1976
as Milton Goldsmith
TVI, Claudius
1976
as Pallas
MovieBarry Lyndon
1975
as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover
Sadie, It's Cold Outside
1975
as Norman Potter
MovieThe House on the Hill
1975
as Psychiatrist
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Oliver Cromwell
MovieParadise Restored
1974
as Oliver Cromwell
TVAffairs of the Heart
1974
as Austin Sloper
Item
1974
TVThe Squirrels
1974
MoviePrivate Practice
1973
as Derek
TVCentre Play
1973
as Psychiatrist
TVSome Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
MovieThe Adventures Of Don Quixote
1973
as Village Priest
TVColditz
1972
as Kommandant
MovieHenry VIII and His Six Wives
1972
as Cranmer
MovieFollow the Yellow Brick Road
1972
as Colin Sands
TVThe Sextet
1972
as Colin Sands
TVThe Organization
1972
as Rodney Spurling
Late Night Theatre
1972
as John Torrance
TVSix Days of Justice
1972
as Chairman
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as Mr. J.T. Laxworthy
The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971
as Derek
TVElizabeth R
1971
as Archbishop Cranmer
MovieGet Carter
1971
as Thorpe
MovieRobin Redbreast
1970
as Fisher
TVPlay for Today
1970
as Derek
Big Brother
1970
as Lawrence Priest
TVCatweazle
1970
as Cyril Fitton
TVDoomwatch
1970
as Oscar Franklin
TVManhunt
1970
as Simon
TVThe Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
TVThe Main Chance
1969
as Bridges
TVThe Elusive Pimpernel
1969
as Chauvelin
MovieSon of Man
1969
as Caiaphas
MovieThe Fosters
1969
as Harry Gerwyn
TVITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as John Ware
The Fanatics
1968
as Tronchin
The Spanish Farm
1968
as Captain Dormer
City '68
1967
as Walter Whitaker
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Coleman
Escape
1967
as Briggs
TVGreat Expectations
1967
as Wemmick
The Devil's Eggshell
1966
as Lord Portmanteau
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Lord Portmandeau
TVThirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Mr Wood
TVOut of the Unknown
1965
as Harry Gerwyn
TVThe Troubleshooters
1965
as Harry Mayne
TVThe Wednesday Play
1964
as Caiaphas
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Guy de Ponthieu
TVDetective
1964
as Jeremiah Batson
TVZ-Cars
1962
