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Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Acting

Born: July 15, 1908Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany]

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Howard Vernon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known For
Filmography
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

1993
Delicatessen

Delicatessen

Frog Man

1991
The Carpathian Mushroom

The Carpathian Mushroom

Jeremy Fairfax

1990
Black Sin

Black Sin

Manes

1989

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'

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
Blood on My Shoes

Blood on My Shoes

Albert von Klaus

1983
Ogroff

Ogroff

Vampire

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

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
She Killed in Ecstasy

She Killed in Ecstasy

Prof. Jonathan Walker

1971
X312 - Flight to Hell

X312 - Flight to Hell

Pedro

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

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
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

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

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

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

Andrew Crocker-Harris

1956
08/15 at Home

08/15 at Home

CIC-Offizier Ted

1955

Der grüne Kakadu

Henri

1955

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
Le Silence de la mer

Le Silence de la mer

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