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Howard Vernon

Acting 88 (deceased) years old Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany] ★ 0.4
Born: July 15, 1908
Died: July 25, 1996

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

The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal Cabinet Member 1973
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine Clément 1969
Delicatessen
Delicatessen Frog Man 1991
The Train
The Train Dietrich 1964
Countess Perverse
Countess Perverse Count Rabor Zaroff 1975

Filmography

Acting Credits (158)

Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell
Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell Cagliostro 1999
The Rock of Acapulco
The Rock of Acapulco Le vieil homme 1996
The Complex of Toulon
The Complex of Toulon Charles Toulon 1996
Hey Stranger
Hey Stranger Old officer 1994
Jungle of Fear
Jungle of Fear 1993
Delicatessen
Delicatessen Frog Man 1991
The Carpathian Mushroom
The Carpathian Mushroom Jeremy Fairfax 1990
Black Sin
Black Sin Manes 1989
Hommage à Vernon
Hommage à Vernon Self (archive footage) 1988
Faceless
Faceless Dr. Orloff 1988
The Howl of the Devil
The Howl of the Devil Eric 1988
The Death of Empedocles
The Death of Empedocles Hermokrates 1987
Terminus
Terminus Monsieur (voice) 1987
The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'
The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil' Self 1987
Angel of Death
Angel of Death Josef Mengele 1985
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included
Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included Coronel Daniel J. Blimp 1985
All Mixed Up
All Mixed Up Le docteur Belin - un médecin hémiplégique 1985
The Sinister Doctor Orloff
The Sinister Doctor Orloff Dr. Orloff 1984
Le fou du roi
Le fou du roi Abbot Guibourd 1984
Revenge in the House of Usher
Revenge in the House of Usher Roderic Usher 1983
Ogroff
Ogroff Vampire 1983
Blood on My Shoes
Blood on My Shoes Albert von Klaus 1983
Far from Manhattan
Far from Manhattan René Dimanche 1982
Deadline
Deadline Doorman 1982
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne Dr. Lanyon 1981
Zombie Lake
Zombie Lake The Mayor 1981
The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner
The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner Self 1979
From Hell to Victory
From Hell to Victory SS Major Karl 1979
Women in Cellblock 9
Women in Cellblock 9 Dr. Milton Costa 1978
The Theatre of the Matters
The Theatre of the Matters Hermann 1977
The Musician Killer
The Musician Killer Anton Varga 1976
Countess Perverse
Countess Perverse Count Rabor Zaroff 1975
Seven Women for Satan
Seven Women for Satan Karl, Zaroff's servant 1975
Don't Change Hands
Don't Change Hands Jacques des Grieux 1975
Love and Death
Love and Death General Leveque 1975
The Garden That Tilts
The Garden That Tilts Paul 1975
The Adventures of Sylvia Couski
The Adventures of Sylvia Couski 1975
The Mark of Zorro
The Mark of Zorro Governor Hayes 1975
Lorna, the Exorcist
Lorna, the Exorcist Maurizius (Lornas Butler) 1974
Celestine
Celestine Grandfather 1974
Fifteen Year Old Captain
Fifteen Year Old Captain Korda 1974
How to Seduce a Virgin
How to Seduce a Virgin Mathias 1974
The Greedy Ones
The Greedy Ones Cagliostro 1974
Dolls for Sale
Dolls for Sale Al Pereira 1973
A Virgin Among the Living Dead
A Virgin Among the Living Dead Uncle Howard 1973
Lovers of Devil's Island
Lovers of Devil's Island Colonel Ford 1973
The Other Side of the Mirror
The Other Side of the Mirror Ana's Father 1973
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac
Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac Le docteur 1973
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein
The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein Cagliostro 1973
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal Cabinet Member 1973
The Demons
The Demons Lord Malcolm De Winter 1973
Nightmares Come at Night
Nightmares Come at Night Howard 1973
Daughter of Dracula
Daughter of Dracula Count Karlstein / Dracula 1972
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein Dracula 1972
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves
Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves Yakube / Actor in Adult Movie / Film Director's Assistant 1972
The French Sex Murders
The French Sex Murders Professor Waldemar 1972
Sex Charade
Sex Charade General 1972
Virgin Report
Virgin Report Anna's Father / The Inquisitor 1972
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur Sir Horace Mill 1971
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur Sir Horace 1971
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur
Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur Horace Mill 1971
She Killed in Ecstasy
She Killed in Ecstasy Prof. Jonathan Walker 1971
X312 - Flight to Hell
X312 - Flight to Hell Pedro 1971
Graf Luckner
Graf Luckner Mercer 1971
The Devil Came from Akasava
The Devil Came from Akasava Valet Humphrey 1971
Love Me Strangely
Love Me Strangely Maître Wasserman, property administrator 1971
The Invisible Man's Love Life
The Invisible Man's Love Life Professor Orloff 1970
The Blood Rose
The Blood Rose Professeur Römer 1970
The Bloody Judge
The Bloody Judge Jack Ketch 1970
Ce que cherche Jacques
Ce que cherche Jacques Jacques 1970
Marquis de Sade: Justine
Marquis de Sade: Justine Clément 1969
Mayerling
Mayerling Prince of Montenuovo 1968
Castle of the Creeping Flesh
Castle of the Creeping Flesh Graf Saxon 1968
Succubus
Succubus Admiral Kapp 1968
Residence for Spies
Residence for Spies Radek (uncredited) 1968
The Hotheads
The Hotheads Mr. Gorsi, The Boss. 1967
The Orgies of Dr. Orloff
The Orgies of Dr. Orloff Dam Gaillimh 1967
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre
Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre Ricardo Solesta 1967
The Unknown Man of Shandigor
The Unknown Man of Shandigor Bobby Gun 1967
The Dinosaur and the Baby
The Dinosaur and the Baby Self 1967
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals Murder Suspect (uncredited) 1967
Triple Cross
Triple Cross German Embassy Official 1966
The Mad Dog
The Mad Dog Fred 1966
The Diabolical Dr. Z
The Diabolical Dr. Z Dr. Vicas 1966
The Game Is Over
The Game Is Over Lawyer 1966
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
The Poppy Is Also a Flower Dr. Pineau 1966
Taiwo Shango oder: Der zweite Tag nach dem Tod
Taiwo Shango oder: Der zweite Tag nach dem Tod Dr. Brian 1965
Operation Double Cross
Operation Double Cross The 'professor' 1965
What's New Pussycat?
What's New Pussycat? Doctor 1965
Alphaville
Alphaville Léonard von Braun (uncredited) 1965
On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts
On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts 1964
The Train
The Train Dietrich 1964
Black Angel of the Mississippi
Black Angel of the Mississippi Ray Terris 1964
Autopsia de un criminal
Autopsia de un criminal 1963
Vice and Virtue
Vice and Virtue S.S. General 1963
Un cas intéressant
Un cas intéressant Pr. Schroeder 1963
The Shadow of Zorro
The Shadow of Zorro El General (credit only) 1962
Zorro the Avenger
Zorro the Avenger The General Clarence 1962
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus
The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus Max von Klaus 1962
The Awful Dr. Orlof
The Awful Dr. Orlof Dr. Orloff 1962
The Sword of Vengeance
The Sword of Vengeance 1961
Léon Morin, Priest
Léon Morin, Priest Colonel 1961
Première brigade criminelle
Première brigade criminelle Steven Hals 1961
The Secret Ways
The Secret Ways Colonel Hidas 1961
Dossier AST-555
Dossier AST-555 Inspector Jackson 1960
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse No. 12 1960
Rendezvous
Rendezvous Howard 1960
Description of a Struggle
Description of a Struggle Narrator (German version) 1960
Death at Dawn
Death at Dawn 1960
Atomic Agent
Atomic Agent William Dantoren 1959
Heiße Ware
Heiße Ware Heinrich Strasser 1959
Pensione Edelweiss
Pensione Edelweiss Général Funck 1959
Doctor Crippen Lives
Doctor Crippen Lives 1958
Weekend
Weekend Richard Greatham 1957
Until the Last One
Until the Last One Philippe Dario, the trapeze artist 1957
The River of Three Junks
The River of Three Junks Igor Kourguine 1957
The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent
The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent Inspector Revel 1956
Bob le Flambeur
Bob le Flambeur McKimmie, the Sponsor 1956
Alert in the Canary Islands
Alert in the Canary Islands Maxime Bellac 1956
Operation Thunder
Operation Thunder Roger Kervec 1956
Das Abschiedsgeschenk
Das Abschiedsgeschenk Andrew Crocker-Harris 1956
08/15 at Home
08/15 at Home CIC-Offizier Ted 1955
Der grüne Kakadu
Der grüne Kakadu Henri 1955
Gottes Utopia
Gottes Utopia Paco Hernandes 1955
El fugitivo de Amberes
El fugitivo de Amberes Bell Fermer 1955
Pas de souris dans le business
Pas de souris dans le business Robert Leperque 1955
Phantom of the Big Tent
Phantom of the Big Tent Armand LaRue, König der Luft 1954
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles English buyer 1953
Lucrèce Borgia
Lucrèce Borgia The chaplain 1953
Le Petit Jacques
Le Petit Jacques Daniel Mortal 1953
Mr. Scrupule, Gangster
Mr. Scrupule, Gangster Rolande's friend 1953
Poison Ivy
Poison Ivy Rudy Saltierra 1953
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter Éric 1952
The Girl with the Whip
The Girl with the Whip Borgo 1952
Si ça vous chante
Si ça vous chante 1952
Adventures of Captain Fabian
Adventures of Captain Fabian Emile 1951
Hotbed of Sin
Hotbed of Sin Charles 1951
Black Jack
Black Jack Schooner Captain 1950
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Elusive Pimpernel Comte de Tournai 1950
Secret Document: Vienna
Secret Document: Vienna Colonel von Pennwitz 1950
The Inn of Sin
The Inn of Sin Ducourt 1949
The Man on the Eiffel Tower
The Man on the Eiffel Tower Inspector (uncredited) 1949
Du Guesclin
Du Guesclin Lancaster 1949
The Silence of the Sea
The Silence of the Sea Werner von Ebrennac 1949
Colonel Durand
Colonel Durand 1948
The Devil Who Limped
The Devil Who Limped Lord Palmerston 1948
The Chips Are Down
The Chips Are Down Le chef milicien 1947
The Royalists
The Royalists Captain Gérard 1947
Sky Battalion
Sky Battalion German officer (uncredited) 1947
Devil and the Angel
Devil and the Angel Furet henchman 1946
Alert Nights
Alert Nights English aviator 1946
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic
The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic (uncredited) 1946
Mr. Orchid
Mr. Orchid German Lieutenant Fleischer 1946
Clandestine
Clandestine 1946
A Friend Will Come Tonight
A Friend Will Come Tonight Robert Langlois, le muet 1946
Behind These Walls
Behind These Walls German officer (uncredited) 1946
Angel and Sinner
Angel and Sinner Prussian officer in Uville (uncredited) 1945
Opération Jericho
Opération Jericho Un soldat allemand

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