ACTOR
Howard Vernon
Known for Bob le Flambeur · The Night of the Generals · The Silence of the Sea
Howard Vernon (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996), born Mario Walter Lippert, was a German-Swiss stage and film actor who appeared in films by Jean-Pierre Melville, Sacha Guitry, Fritz Lang, Roger Vadim, Jean-Luc Godard and Jesús Franco. Vernon was born Mario Lippert in Baden-Baden, Germany, to a Swiss father and a German mother. Originally a stage and radio actor, he played Nazi officers, gangsters and psychopaths in French and American…
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1908
- Died
- Jul 25, 1996
- Birthplace
- Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany]
- Known For
- Acting
Biography
Howard Vernon (15 July 1908 – 25 July 1996), born Mario Walter Lippert, was a German-Swiss stage and film actor who appeared in films by Jean-Pierre Melville, Sacha Guitry, Fritz Lang, Roger Vadim, Jean-Luc Godard and Jesús Franco.
Vernon was born Mario Lippert in Baden-Baden, Germany, to a Swiss father and a German mother. Originally a stage and radio actor, he played Nazi officers, gangsters and psychopaths in French and American films after World War II. In the 1960s, he became a favourite actor of Spanish film director Jesús Franco, starring in many low-budget horror and erotic films produced in Spain and France. He died in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, 10 days after his 88th birthday.
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Known For
MOVIE
Bob le FlambeurMcKimmie, the Sponsor · 1956
★ 7.3
★ 7.3
MOVIE
The Night of the GeneralsMurder Suspect (uncredited) · 1967
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
The Silence of the SeaWerner von Ebrennac · 1949
★ 7.5
★ 7.5
MOVIE
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseNo. 12 · 1960
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
MOVIE
Zombie LakeThe Mayor · 1981
★ 3.2
★ 3.2
MOVIE
She Killed in EcstasyProf. Jonathan Walker · 1971
★ 5.2
★ 5.2
MOVIE
Women in Cellblock 9Dr. Milton Costa · 1978
★ 4.6
★ 4.6
MOVIE
The Diabolical Dr. ZDr. Vicas · 1966
★ 5.8
★ 5.8
Filmography
Movies
Angel and SinnerPrussian officer in Uville (uncredited)
1945
A Friend Will Come TonightRobert Langlois, le muet
1946
Alert NightsEnglish aviator
1946
Behind These WallsGerman officer (uncredited)
1946
Clandestine
1946
Devil and the AngelFuret henchman
1946
Mr. OrchidGerman Lieutenant Fleischer
1946
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic(uncredited)
1946
Sky BattalionGerman officer (uncredited)
1947
The Chips Are DownLe chef milicien
1947
The RoyalistsCaptain Gérard
1947
Colonel Durand
1948
The Devil Who LimpedLord Palmerston
1948
Du GuesclinLancaster
1949
The Inn of SinDucourt
1949
The Man on the Eiffel TowerInspector (uncredited)
1949
The Silence of the SeaWerner von Ebrennac
1949
Black JackSchooner Captain
1950
Secret Document: ViennaColonel von Pennwitz
1950
The Elusive PimpernelComte de Tournai
1950
Adventures of Captain FabianEmile
1951
Hotbed of SinCharles
1951
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's DaughterÉric
1952
Si ça vous chante
1952
The Girl with the WhipBorgo
1952
Le Petit JacquesDaniel Mortal
1953
Lucrèce BorgiaThe chaplain
1953
Mr. Scrupule, GangsterRolande's friend
1953
Poison IvyRudy Saltierra
1953
Royal Affairs in VersaillesEnglish buyer
1953
Phantom of the Big TentArmand LaRue, König der Luft
1954
08/15 at HomeCIC-Offizier Ted
1955DG
Der grüne KakaduHenri
1955
El fugitivo de AmberesBell Fermer
1955GU
Gottes UtopiaPaco Hernandes
1955
Pas de souris dans le businessRobert Leperque
1955
Alert in the Canary IslandsMaxime Bellac
1956
Bob le FlambeurMcKimmie, the Sponsor
1956DA
Das AbschiedsgeschenkAndrew Crocker-Harris
1956
Operation ThunderRoger Kervec
1956
The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansentInspector Revel
1956
The River of Three JunksIgor Kourguine
1957
Until the Last OnePhilippe Dario, the trapeze artist
1957W
WeekendRichard Greatham
1957
Doctor Crippen Lives
1958
Atomic AgentWilliam Dantoren
1959
Heiße WareHeinrich Strasser
1959
Pensione EdelweissGénéral Funck
1959
Death at Dawn
1960
Description of a StruggleNarrator (German version)
1960
Dossier AST-555Inspector Jackson
1960
RendezvousHoward
1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. MabuseNo. 12
1960
Léon Morin, PriestColonel
1961
Première brigade criminelleSteven Hals
1961
The Secret WaysColonel Hidas
1961
The Sword of Vengeance
1961
The Awful Dr. OrlofDr. Orloff
1962
The Sadistic Baron Von KlausMax von Klaus
1962
The Shadow of ZorroEl General (credit only)
1962
Zorro the AvengerThe General Clarence
1962
Autopsia de un criminal
1963
Un cas intéressantPr. Schroeder
1963
Vice and VirtueS.S. General
1963
Black Angel of the MississippiRay Terris
1964OM
On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts
1964
The TrainDietrich
1964
AlphavilleLéonard von Braun (uncredited)
1965
Operation Double CrossThe 'professor'
1965TS
Taiwo Shango oder: Der zweite Tag nach dem TodDr. Brian
1965
What's New Pussycat?Doctor
1965
The Diabolical Dr. ZDr. Vicas
1966
The Game Is OverLawyer
1966
The Mad DogFred
1966
The Poppy Is Also a FlowerDr. Pineau
1966
Triple CrossGerman Embassy Official
1966
The Dinosaur and the BabySelf
1967
The HotheadsMr. Gorsi, The Boss.
1967
The Night of the GeneralsMurder Suspect (uncredited)
1967
The Orgies of Dr. OrloffDam Gaillimh
1967
The Unknown Man of ShandigorBobby Gun
1967
Castle of the Creeping FleshGraf Saxon
1968
MayerlingPrince of Montenuovo
1968
Residence for SpiesRadek (uncredited)
1968
SuccubusAdmiral Kapp
1968SuccubusStill Photographer
1968
Marquis de Sade: JustineClément
1969
Ce que cherche JacquesJacques
1970
Orloff and the Invisible ManProfessor Orloff
1970
The Blood RoseProfesseur Römer
1970
The Bloody JudgeJack Ketch
1970
Love Me StrangelyMaître Wasserman, property administrator
1971
She Killed in EcstasyProf. Jonathan Walker
1971
The Devil Came from AkasavaValet Humphrey
1971
X312 - Flight to HellPedro
1971
Daughter of DraculaCount Karlstein / Dracula
1972
Dracula, Prisoner of FrankensteinDracula
1972
Robinson and His Tempestuous SlavesYakube / Actor in Adult Movie / Film Director's Assistant
1972
The French Sex MurdersProfessor Waldemar
1972
Virgin ReportAnna's Father / The Inquisitor
1972
A Virgin Among the Living DeadUncle Howard
1973
Dolls for SaleAl Pereira
1973
Fifteen Year Old CaptainKorda
1973Fifteen Year Old CaptainStill Photographer
1973
Lovers of Devil's IslandColonel Ford
1973
Nightmares Come at NightHoward
1973
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a NymphomaniacLe docteur
1973
The Day of the JackalCabinet Member
1973
The DemonsLord Malcolm De Winter
1973
The Erotic Rites of FrankensteinCagliostro
1973
The Other Side of the MirrorAna's Father
1973
CelestineGrandfather
1974
How to Seduce a VirginMathias
1974How to Seduce a VirginStill Photographer
1974
Lorna, the ExorcistMaurizius (Lornas Butler)
1974Lorna, the ExorcistStill Photographer
1974
The Greedy OnesCagliostro
1974The Greedy OnesStill Photographer
1974
Countess PerverseCount Rabor Zaroff
1975Countess PerverseStill Photographer
1975
Don't Change HandsJacques des Grieux
1975
Love and DeathGeneral Leveque
1975
Seven Women for SatanKarl, Zaroff's servant
1975
The Adventures of Sylvia Couski
1975
The Garden That TiltsPaul
1975
The Mark of ZorroGovernor Hayes
1975TM
The Musician KillerAnton Varga
1976
The Theatre of the MattersHermann
1977
Women in Cellblock 9Dr. Milton Costa
1978
From Hell to VictorySS Major Karl
1979
The Long Vacation of Lotte H. EisnerSelf
1979
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss OsbourneDr. Lanyon
1981
Zombie LakeThe Mayor
1981
DeadlineDoorman
1982
Far from ManhattanRené Dimanche
1982
Blood on My ShoesAlbert von Klaus
1983
OgroffVampire
1983
Revenge in the House of UsherRoderic Usher
1983
Le fou du roiAbbot Guibourd
1984
The Sinister Doctor OrloffDr. Orloff
1984
All Mixed UpLe docteur Belin - un médecin hémiplégique
1985
Angel of DeathJosef Mengele
1985
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin IncludedCoronel Daniel J. Blimp
1985
TerminusMonsieur (voice)
1987
The Death of EmpedoclesHermokrates
1987TM
The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'Self
1987
FacelessDr. Orloff
1988HÀ
Hommage à VernonSelf (archive footage)
1988
Howl of the DevilEric
1988
Black SinManes
1989
The Carpathian MushroomJeremy Fairfax
1990
DelicatessenFrog Man
1991JO
Jungle of Fear
1993
Hey StrangerOld officer
1994
The Complex of ToulonCharles Toulon
1996
The Rock of AcapulcoLe vieil homme
1996
Dr. Wong's Virtual HellCagliostro
1999OJ
Opération JerichoUn soldat allemand
Television
Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreRicardo Solesta · 1 eps
1967
Graf LucknerMercer · 1 eps
1971
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'EmpereurSir Horace Mill · 1 eps
1971Photos
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