Howard Vernon
Birthdate: Jul 15, 1908
Birthplace: Baden, Kanton Aargau, Switzerland
Died: Jul 25, 1996
Swiss-born actor Howard Vernon (né Mario Lippert) would make his infamous claim to fame as a stock lead player for the lowgrade, campy horror features of notorious director Jesús Franco, starring as Dr. Orloff, Dracula, and other terrorizers, most of them produced in Spain or France. Born in 1914 the son of a Swiss father and American mother, Howard received his dramatic training in both Berlin and Paris and was originally a stage and radio player (from 1945) before arriving in post-war French films. He articulated and personified a number of nefarious Nazis and sinister criminals in his five-decade career, although he could grab a sympathetic role from time such as in the French film The Silence of the Sea (1949), which remains one of his best. Occasionally a still photographer, he forged a long, non-creative association beginning in the early 1960s with cult director Jess Franco following his good showing for Fritz Lang in _Tausend Augen des Dr. Mabuse, Die (1960)_ [The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse]. With his piercing gaze and gravely-voiced he entered into an enduring alliance with Franco, albeit in dreadful schlock. It began promisingly enough with the horror classic The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962) [The Awful Dr. Orloff] in which he portrayed the creepy title role with a slightly sympathetic countenance, but his appearances quickly degenerated into cheap exploitation, void of deserving artistic merit. He died in Paris shortly after his 82nd birthday.
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- 2018 |
- 2000 | Banquerouteas Georges
- 1999 | Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
- 1995 | Le complexe de Toulonas Charles Toulon
- 1995 | The Rock of Acapulcoas Le vieil homme
- 1994 | Hey Strangeras Old officer
- 1992 |
Delicatessen
asFrog Man
Post-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.
- 1990 | In the Eye of the Snakeas Old Jean
- 1989 | The Carpathian Mushroomas Jeremy Fairfax
- 1988 | Facelessas Docteur Orloff
- 1988 | Howl of the Devilas Eric
- 1987 | Der Tod des Empedokles oder: Wenn dann der Erde Grün von neuem Euch erglänztas Hermokrates
- 1986 | Las tribulaciones de un Buda Bizco
- 1985 | Angel of Deathas Dr. Josef Mengele
- 1985 | Sac de noeudsas Dr. Belin - un médecin hémiplégique
- 1985 | Viaje a Bangkok, ataúd incluidoas Coronel Daniel J. Blimp
- 1984 | El siniestro doctor Orloffas Dr. Orloff
- 1984 | Le fou du roias L'abbé Guibourd
- 1983 | Blood on My Shoesas Profesor Albert Von Klaus
- 1983 | Revenge in the House of Usheras Eric Usher
- 1982 | L'appât du gainas Foreign Affairs Minister
- 1981 | Loin de Manhattanas René Dimanche
- 1981 | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourneas Dr. Lanyon
- 1981 | Zombie Lakeas The Mayor
- 1979 | From Hell to Victoryas SS Maj. Karl
- 1979 | The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner
- 1978 | Fine Mannersas Le directeur de la prison
- 1978 | Women in Cellblock 9as Dr. Milton Costa
- 1977 | Le théâtre des matièresas Hermann
- 1976 | Seven Women for Satanas Karl, Zaroff's servant
- 1975 | Countess Perverseas Count Rabor Zaroff
- 1975 | Don't Change Handsas Jacques des Grieux
- 1975 | Les intrigues de Sylvia Couskias Couski
- 1975 | The Garden That Tiltsas Paul
- 1975 | The Mark of Zorroas Gov. Hayes
- 1975 | The Musician Killeras Anton Varga
- 1974 | Celestine, Maid at Your Serviceas Le duc
- 1974 | Fun for Threeas Mathias
- 1974 | Lorna the Exorcistas Maurizius
- 1973 | A Virgin Among the Living Deadas Howard - Christina's Uncle
- 1973 | Al otro lado del espejoas Padre - Oliveira
- 1973 | Fifteen Year Old Captainas Korda
- 1973 | Lovers of Devil's Islandas Col. Ford
- 1973 | Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniacas Police Doctor
- 1973 | The Demonsas Lord Malcolm De Winter
- 1973 | The Erotic Rites of Frankensteinas Cagliostro
- 1972 | Daughter of Draculaas Count Karlstein
- 1972 | Dracula, Prisoner of Frankensteinas Drácula
- 1972 | Jungfrauen-Reportas Anna's Father
- 1972 | Les ebranléesas Al Pereira
- 1972 | Robinson und seine wilden Sklavinnenas Yakube
- 1972 | Sex Charadeas General
- 1972 | The French Sex Murdersas Professor Theodore Waldemar
- 1971 | She Killed in Ecstasyas Prof. Jonathan Walker
- 1971 | The Devil Came from Akasavaas Valet Humphrey
- 1971 | X312 - Flight to Hellas Pedro
- 1970 | Night of the Blood Monsteras Jack Ketch
- 1970 | The Invisible Deadas Le professeur Orloff
- 1968 | Castle of the Creeping Fleshas Graf von Saxon
- 1968 | Succubusas Admiral Kapp
- 1967 | Only a Coffinas Dam Gaillimh
- 1967 | The Unknown Man of Shandigoras Yank
- 1966 | The Diabolical Dr. Zas Dr. Vicas
- 1966 | The Game Is Overas Le notaire
- 1966 | The Mad Dogas Fred
- 1965 | Train d'enferas Le 'professeur'
- 1964 | Black Angel of the Mississippias Ray Terris
- 1964 | De l'assassinat considéré comme un des beaux-arts
- 1963 | Autopsy of a Criminalas Villar
- 1963 | Vice and Virtueas SS General
- 1962 | La mano de un hombre muertoas Baron Max von Klaus
- 1962 | The Awful Dr. Orlofas Dr. Orlof
- 1962 | Zorro the Avengeras The General Clarence
- 1961 | Première brigade criminelle (Dossier Interpol M.A.T. 444)as Steven Hals
- 1961 | The Secret Waysas Colonel Hidas
- 1960 | Interpol contre X (Dossier AST-555)as L'inspecteur Jackson
- 1960 | Rendezvousas Howard
- 1960 | The 1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuseas No. 12
- 1960 | Third Side of the Coinas Narrator
- 1959 | Atomic Agentas William Dantoren
- 1959 | Pensione Edelweissas Le général Funck
- 1957 | The River of Three Junksas Igor Kourguine
- 1956 | Alerte aux Canariesas Maxime Bellac
- 1956 | La melodía misteriosaas L'inspecteur de police Revel
- 1955 | El fugitivo de Amberesas Bell Fermer
- 1955 | Pas de souris dans le businessas Robert Leperque
- 1954 | Opération tonnerreas Roger Kervec
- 1953 | Das Geheimnis vom Bergseeas Borgo - Schmugglerwirt
- 1953 | Le petit Jacquesas Daniel Mortal
- 1953 | Mr. Scrupule, Gangsteras L'ami de Rolande
- 1953 | Poison Ivyas Rudy Saltierra
- 1952 | Si ça vous chante
- 1952 | The Girl in the Bikinias Éric
- 1951 | Adventures of Captain Fabianas Emile
- 1951 | Boîte de nuitas Charles
- 1950 | Captain Blackjackas Schooner Captain
- 1950 | Secret Document: Viennaas Le colonel von Pennwitz
- 1949 | Du Guesclinas Lancaster
- 1949 | The Silence of the Seaas Werner von Ebrennac
- 1947 | Les jeux sont faitsas Le chef milicien
- 1946 | Clandestine
- 1946 | Mr. Orchidas Le lieutenant allemand Fleischer
- 1946 | Nuits d'alerteas L'aviateur anglais
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