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Bernard Hepton

Cast & creator

Bernard Hepton

1925-10-19 (died at 92) Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Play for Today, Play for Today

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.

Movies

32

film credits

Series

69

television credits

Career

94

1962–2002 · acting roles

Credit score

7.1

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Harold Winstanley · 1997

Play for Today

Play for Today

Derek · 1970

Play for Today

Play for Today

Fisher · 1970

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Caiaphas · 1964

Screen Two

Screen Two

Len · 1985

Across film & television

Filmography (101)

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Harold Winstanley

Play for Today

Play for Today

Derek

Play for Today

Play for Today

Fisher

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Caiaphas

Screen Two

Screen Two

Len

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Lord Portmandeau

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Sir Andrew Melvil

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Village Priest

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Coleman

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Voal

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Derek

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Guy de Ponthieu

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Osgood

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Dr Tronchin

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Producer

Bergerac

Bergerac

Sir Geoffrey Newton

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Thirty-Minute Theatre

Mr Wood

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

John Ware

Thursday Theatre

Producer

Thursday Theatre

Creator

Centre Play

Centre Play

Psychiatrist

Secret Army

Secret Army

Albert Foiret

Story Parade

Producer

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

Oliver Cromwell

The Troubleshooters

The Troubleshooters

Harry Mayne

Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

Harry Gerwyn

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

Pallas

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Bridges

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Mr. J.T. Laxworthy

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

Oscar Franklin

Detective

Detective

Jeremiah Batson

Barry Lyndon

Barry Lyndon

Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover

Manhunt

Manhunt

Simon

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Toby Esterhase

Catweazle

Catweazle

Cyril Fitton

Boy Meets Girl

Boy Meets Girl

Clarence

Colditz

Colditz

Kommandant

Gandhi

Gandhi

G.O.C.

Smiley's People

Smiley's People

Toby Esterhase

Bleak House

Bleak House

Krook

Late Night Theatre

John Torrance

Elizabeth R

Elizabeth R

Archbishop Cranmer

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Archbishop Thomas Cranmer

Six Days of Justice

Six Days of Justice

Chairman

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Affairs of the Heart

Affairs of the Heart

Austin Sloper

The Squirrels

The Squirrels

The Sextet

The Sextet

Colin Sands

Big Brother

Lawrence Priest

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Judge Bissop

The Charmer

The Charmer

Voyage of the Damned

Voyage of the Damned

Milton Goldsmith

Mansfield Park

Mansfield Park

Sir Thomas Bertram

Emma

Emma

Mr. Woodhouse

Get Carter

Get Carter

Thorpe

Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Wemmick

Village Hall

Village Hall

Mr Joyce

The Contract

The Contract

Henry Carter

Kessler

Kessler

Albert Foiret

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

Inspector Goole

Dandelion Dead

Dandelion Dead

The Wednesday Thriller

Producer

The Wednesday Thriller

Creator

City '68

Walter Whitaker

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

Chauvelin

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Henry VIII and His Six Wives

Cranmer

The Organization

The Organization

Rodney Spurling

The Woman in Black

The Woman in Black

Sam Toovey

Paradise Restored

Paradise Restored

Oliver Cromwell

The Holcroft Covenant

The Holcroft Covenant

Commander Leighton

A Perfect Hero

Arthur Fleming

Escape

Briggs

Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven

Bishop

The Fanatics

Tronchin

The Spanish Farm

Captain Dormer

Saturday Night Thriller

Tom Heron

Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain

Slowak

The Fosters

The Fosters

Harry Gerwyn

Private Practice

Private Practice

Derek

The Disputation

The Disputation

Raymund de Penjaforte

An Inspector Calls

Inspector Goole

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Colin Sands

The Baroness and the Pig

The Baroness and the Pig

Soames

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

The Adventures Of Don Quixote

Village Priest

Item

Sadie, It's Cold Outside

Norman Potter

The Lady's Not For Burning

The Lady's Not For Burning

Hebble Tyson

In The Cold Light Of Day

In The Cold Light Of Day

Len

The Mosedale Horseshoe

Derek

The House on the Hill

The House on the Hill

Psychiatrist

The Devil's Eggshell

Lord Portmanteau

The Old Devils

The Old Devils

Malcolm Cellan-Davies

Son of Man

Son of Man

Caiaphas

Shadey

Shadey

Captain Amies

Dear Box Number

Walter Cartright

Robin Redbreast

Robin Redbreast

Fisher

Johnson Over Jordan

Producer

Broken Glass

Broken Glass

Tom Heron