Richard Vernon

ActorDirectorWriter Mar 7 (died age 72) Reading, Berkshire, England, UK 1950–1996 (46 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Goldfinger

Smithers

Film

Gandhi

Sir Edward Gait

Film

A Hard Day's Night

Man on Train

Film

The Servant

Lord Willie Mounset

Film

Village of the Damned

Edgar Hargraves

Film

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Fassbender

Film

Evil Under the Sun

Flewitt

Film

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

Slartibartfast

Filmography

Acting (126)

Movies (60)

Loch Ness

1996

as Aged Professor

5.7

Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

1993

as Suspect

A Masculine Ending

1992

as Miriam's father

Blood and Dust

1992

as Heraclius

The Storyteller: A Story Short

1988

as King

A Month in the Country

1987

as Colonel Hebron

6.3

Lady Jane

1986

as The Marquess of Winchester

6.9

Paradise Postponed

1986

as Sir Nicholss Fanner

7.0

A Still Small Shout

1985

as Thompson

C.Q.

1984

as Sir Roland Hall

Night Train to Murder

as Uncle Felix

Gandhi

as Sir Edward Gait

Evil Under the Sun

as Flewitt

Witness for the Prosecution

1982

as Brogan-Moore

6.3

The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner

1981

as Makato

The Box

1981

as (voice)

5.0

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

as Slartibartfast

Oh! Heavenly Dog

as Quimby Charles

The Human Factor

as Sir John Hargreaves

5.8

Roger of the Raj

1979

as Lord Bartlesham

8.0

The After Dinner Joke

1978

as Mr. Price

7.0

Sammy's Super T-Shirt

1978

as Mr. Becket

5.6

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

1976

as Fassbender

6.9

Adventures of a Taxi Driver

1976

as Gentleman (uncredited)

4.9

Sporting Chance

1975

as Sir Maxwell Dean (archive footage)

6.0

In the Steps of a Dead Man

1974

as George Cornfield

8.0

The Satanic Rites of Dracula

1973

as Col. Mathews

5.6

A Friend Indeed

1973

as Sir Lionel Hibury

Night Duty

1972

as Stanley

On Call

1972

as Dr. Edwards

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

1972

as Dr Whitman

She'll Follow You Anywhere

as Andrew Coombes

One Brief Summer

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

as Lewis

Song of Norway

as Councilman

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Chairman of the Board of Governors (uncredited)

6.6

Destiny of a Spy

1969

as Colonel

Frankenstein

1968

as Professor Krempe

9.5

The Secret of My Success

1965

as Lord Hetherby

7.0

The Early Bird

1965

as Sir Roger Wedgewood

7.6

The Intelligence Men

1965

as Sir Edward Seabrook

Goldfinger

as Smithers

A Hard Day's Night

as Man on Train

The Tomb of Ligeia

as Dr. Vivian

The Counterfeit Constable

1964

as Lord Brisburn

5.5

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

as Race Course Official (uncredited)

Hot Enough for June

as Roddinghead

The Servant

as Lord Willie Mounset

Just for Fun

as Prime Minister

We Joined the Navy

as Government Official at Enquiry (uncredited)

Accidental Death

as Johnnie Paxton

Reach for Glory

as Dr. Aldrich

The Share Out

as John Crewe

Cash on Demand

as Pearson

Clue of the Twisted Candle

1960

as Viney

7.0

Village of the Damned

1960

as Edgar Hargraves

7.2

Sapphire

1959

as Doctor at Crime Scene

7.0

The Siege of Pinchgut

1959

as Under Secretary

6.0

The Heart of a Man

1959

as Manager

Indiscreet

1958

as Leading man in play

6.6

Television (66)

Class Act

1994

as Sir Horace Mainwaring

Frank Stubbs Promotes

1993

as Lord Dunstable

6.0

The Return of the Borrowers

as Mr. Pott

The Borrowers

as Mr. Pott

The Camomile Lawn

as The General

You Rang, M'Lord?

as The Earl of Swaffham

The Storyteller

as King

A Gentleman's Club

as George

Casualty

as Dr. RIchard Payton

Lovejoy

as Roger Nettleton

Yes, Prime Minister

The Return of the Antelope

1986

as Mr. Garstanton

Paradise Postponed

1986

as Sir Nicholas Fanner

Ladies in Charge

as Lord Brompton

Lytton's Diary

as Duncan Anderson

Roll Over Beethoven

Leaving

as Mr. Chessington

Legacy of Murder

as Roland Tolhurst

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as Slartibartfast

Nanny

Yes Minister

Strangers

as Sir Geoffrey

The Sandbaggers

The Sandbaggers

as C

Ripping Yarns

as Lord Bartlesham

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976

as Major Smith-Barton

8.0

The Duchess of Duke Street

1976

as Major Toby Smith-Barton

8.0

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975

6.9

Last of the Summer Wine

Thriller

as George Cornfield

The Adventurer

as Sir Richard McKenzie

5.5

The Sextet

1972

The Sextet

1972

as Baldwin

The Persuaders!

1971

as Sir Maxwell Dean

7.6

Upstairs, Downstairs

1971

as Major Cochrane-Danby

Justice

as Lord Tilling

Persuasion

as Admiral Croft

The Guardians

Brett

as Sutherland

Play for Today

as Mr. Price

UFO

as Pa Stone

Department S

as Colonel Loring

Hadleigh

as Sir Geoffrey Osborne

5.5

Journey to the Unknown

1968

6.3

The Fellows

1967

as Edwin Oldenshaw

Mystery and Imagination

1966

as Professor Krempe

5.5

BBC Play of the Month

as Henry Gore-Browne

The Man in Room 17

as Oldenshaw

The Wednesday Play

as Lord Oscar

The Saint

as Sir John Ripwell

Studio 4

as Mr Endworth

The Avengers

as Lord Matterley

The Younger Generation

1961

as The Major

Drama 61-67

1961

as Colonel Johnson

Jango

1961

as Parkinson

Maigret

1960

7.2

The Odd Man

1960

as Charles Ormiston

No Hiding Place

1959

as Charles Lacey

3.7

Probation Officer

1959

as Lessing

The Adventures of William Tell

1958

as Merchant

6.3

Theatre Night

1957

as Charles Pleydon, MP

Armchair Theatre

as Lewis

Dixon of Dock Green

as Mr. Pascoe

ITV Play of the Week

as Sir Hector Rose

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Brogan-Moore

Sunday Night Theatre

as Egeon

Crew (2)

Movies (2)

Street of Shadows

Director

Street of Shadows

Screenplay