Bernard Hepton

Bernard Hepton

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.

  • Title: Bernard Hepton
  • Popularity: 9.878
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1925-10-19
  • Place of Birth: Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
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Bernard Hepton Movies

  • 1989
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    The Woman in Black

    The Woman in Black

    6.788 1989 HD

    When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Adrian Rawlins

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  • 1982
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    An Inspector Calls

    An Inspector Calls

    4.5 1982 HD

    An Inspector Calls is a play written by English dramatist J. B. Priestley, first performed in 1945 (in Russia) and 1946 (in the UK). It is considered...

    Genre: Mystery

    Cast: Nigel Davenport

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  • 1966
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    The Devil's Eggshell

    The Devil's Eggshell

    1 1966 HD

    The discovery of mysterious egg-shaped objects at the sites of a series of disasters lead people to believe that we are being attacked by alien...

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    Cast: Leonard Rossiter

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  • 1970
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    Robin Redbreast

    Robin Redbreast

    5.9 1970 HD

    After the break-up of a long-term relationship, urban sophisticate Norah seeks refuge in a remote house in the country. The locals are friendly, if...

    Genre: Horror

    Cast: Anna Cropper

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  • 1973
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    Private Practice

    Private Practice

    1 1973 HD

    Why does Sylvia Payne, with her successful husband and luxurious home, get in such a flap about her daughter's schoolfriend coming to visit?

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Priscilla Morgan

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  • 2002
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    The Baroness and the Pig

    The Baroness and the Pig

    3.5 2002 HD

    A rich American woman and her French husband start a Parisian salon.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Patricia Clarkson

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  • 1988
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    Stealing Heaven

    Stealing Heaven

    6.464 1988 HD

    Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse...

    Genre: History

    Cast: Derek de Lint

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  • 1972
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    Follow The Yellow Brick Road

    Follow The Yellow Brick Road

    1 1972 HD

    Jack Black is a disturbed actor who believes himself to be trapped in a television play, followed around by an invisible camera.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Denholm Elliott

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  • 1994
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    In The Cold Light Of Day

    In The Cold Light Of Day

    1 1994 HD

    It is the late 1930s and some British households still eagerly await the arrival of electricity. When a pylon is erected in the garden, Morris's...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frances Barber

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  • 1986
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    The Disputation

    The Disputation

    1 1986 HD

    In 1263, King James I of Aragon organizes a debate between representatives of Judaism and Christianity regarding whether or not Jesus was the Messiah.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Christopher Lee

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  • 1974
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    Paradise Restored

    Paradise Restored

    1 1974 HD

    A fictionalised biography of the latter years of the poet, John Milton. Now an old man, blind and out of favour, Milton seeks to leave a...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Neville

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  • 1996
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    Emma

    Emma

    6.7 1996 HD

    Emma Woodhouse has a rigid sense of propriety as regards matrimonial alliances. Unfortunately she insists on matchmaking for her less forceful...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Kate Beckinsale

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  • 1991
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    Eminent Domain

    Eminent Domain

    6.067 1991 HD

    A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Donald Sutherland

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  • 1992
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    The Old Devils

    The Old Devils

    1 1992 HD

    An adaptation of the novel by Kingsley Amis about a group of university friends reunited in retirement. Alun Weaver has found success as a celebrated...

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    Cast: John Stride

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  • 1985
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    Shadey

    Shadey

    4.4 1985 HD

    A young man discovers that not only does he have the ability to read minds, but that if he holds a camera next to his head he can transmit the...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Antony Sher

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  • 1985
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    The Holcroft Covenant

    The Holcroft Covenant

    5.442 1985 HD

    A man who was a confidant of Adolf Hitler dies and leaves a fortune to make amends for his Nazi past—but his son has to search the world to...

    Genre: Action

    Cast: Michael Caine

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  • 1972
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    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    Henry VIII and His Six Wives

    5.8 1972 HD

    Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Keith Michell

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  • 1971
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    Get Carter

    Get Carter

    7 1971 HD

    Jack Carter is a small-time hood working in London. When word reaches him of his brother's death, he travels to Newcastle to attend the funeral....

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Michael Caine

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  • 1982
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    Gandhi

    Gandhi

    7.545 1982 HD

    In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ben Kingsley

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  • 1975
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    Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

    8 1975 HD

    An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Ryan O'Neal

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  • 1976
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    Voyage of the Damned

    Voyage of the Damned

    5.908 1976 HD

    A luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Faye Dunaway

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  • 1978
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    Z-Cars

    Z-Cars

    7 1978 HD

    Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed police in the fictional town of Newtown, based on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Frank Windsor

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  • 1979
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    Secret Army

    Secret Army

    7.6 1979 HD

    World War II drama about covert organisation Lifeline helping allied airmen escape after being shot down in occupied Europe, working with the...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bernard Hepton

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  • 1983
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    Mansfield Park

    Mansfield Park

    6.5 1983 HD

    Drama series based on the novel by Jane Austen. Mansfield Park is the magnificient country residence of Sir Thomas Bertram and his family. It is here...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Sylvestra Le Touzel

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  • 1979
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    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    7.551 1979 HD

    George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level...

    Genre: War & Politics

    Cast: Siân Phillips

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  • 1974
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    Colditz

    Colditz

    7.2 1974 HD

    Colditz is a British television series co-produced by the BBC and Universal Studios and screened between 1972 and 1974. The series deals with Allied...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: David McCallum

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  • 2023
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    Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

    7.553 2023 HD

    The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his...

    Genre: Crime

    Cast: Neil Dudgeon

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  • 1971
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    Elizabeth R

    Elizabeth R

    7.469 1971 HD

    This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Glenda Jackson

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  • 1991
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    Bergerac

    Bergerac

    6.467 1991 HD

    Bergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the Seven Network, and first screened on BBC1, it stars...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Nettles

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  • 1976
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    I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

    7.844 1976 HD

    Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors -...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Derek Jacobi

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  • 1977
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    The Squirrels

    The Squirrels

    4.5 1977 HD

    The Squirrels is a British television sitcom, written by Eric Chappell, who went on to create the Yorkshire Television sitcoms Rising Damp and Only...

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Ken Jones

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  • 1971
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    Catweazle

    Catweazle

    7.5 1971 HD

    Catweazle is a British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London...

    Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    Cast: Geoffrey Bayldon

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  • 1973
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    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

    7 1973 HD

    Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

    Genre: Crime

    Cast:

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  • 1984
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    Play for Today

    Play for Today

    5.857 1984 HD

    Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1970
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    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    The Six Wives of Henry VIII

    8.1 1970 HD

    Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization of the trials and tribulations surrounding Henry and...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Keith Michell

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  • 1987
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    The Charmer

    The Charmer

    3 1987 HD

    The Charmer was a 1987 British television serial set in the 1930s, and starring Nigel Havers as Ralph Ernest Gorse, a seducing conman and murderer,...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Nigel Havers

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  • 1983
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    BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

    5 1983 HD

    Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1994
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    Dandelion Dead

    Dandelion Dead

    8 1994 HD

    This is a dramatisation of the true story of Major Herbert Rowse Armstrong, a solicitor and magistrate's clerk who lived in the small Welsh town of...

    Genre:

    Cast: Peter Vaughan

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  • 1979
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    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

    7.551 1979 HD

    George Smiley, the aging master spy of the Cold War and once heir apparent to Control, is brought back out of retirement to flush out a top level...

    Genre: War & Politics

    Cast: Siân Phillips

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  • 1978
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    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

    7.558 1978 HD

    Meet Frank Spencer, an eager young man trying to find his way in the world. He's enthusiastic, well-meaning... and disaster-prone.

    Genre: Comedy

    Cast: Michael Crawford

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  • 1982
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    Smiley's People

    Smiley's People

    7.711 1982 HD

    Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, Smiley finds his old organization, the Circus, so overwhelmed by political considerations...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Alec Guinness

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  • 1976
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    I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

    7.844 1976 HD

    Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors -...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Derek Jacobi

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  • 1982
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    An Inspector Calls

    An Inspector Calls

    1 1982 HD

    A made-for-television adaptation of the J. B. Priestley play of the same title.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Bernard Hepton

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  • 1975
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    The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

    8 1975 HD

    The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: John Stride

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  • 1981
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    Kessler

    Kessler

    6.8 1981 HD

    Drama series about the attempts to unmask Ludwig Kessler, the fictional head of the Gestapo in Belgium from the series SECRET ARMY, who escaped...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Clifford Rose

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  • 1988
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    The Contract

    The Contract

    1 1988 HD

    A British spy helps a Russian scientist to defect from the Soviet Union by taking a perilous journey through the Eastern Bloc.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Kevin McNally

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  • 1970
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    Manhunt

    Manhunt

    6 1970 HD

    Manhunt is a World War II drama series consisting of 26 episodes, produced by London Weekend Television in 1969 and broadcast nationwide.

    Genre: Drama

    Cast:

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  • 1991
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    A Perfect Hero

    A Perfect Hero

    6 1991 HD

    Starring Nigel Havers as a recovering WWII pilot trying to adapt to life after being shot down. After suffering horrific facial burns when the bomber...

    Genre:

    Cast: Fiona Gillies

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  • 1972
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    The Organization

    The Organization

    6 1972 HD

    The Greatrick Organization is a faceless, multi-million-pound concern dedicated to making more millions. In its headquarters we meet an assortment of...

    Genre: Drama

    Cast: Donald Sinden

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  • 1967
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    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    1 1967 HD

    A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

    Genre:

    Cast: Gary Bond

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