Bernard Hepton

Career timeline

1. 1925 · Born

   Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK

2. 1962 · Screen debut

   Z-Cars (TV)

3. 1964 · First production

   Story Parade (TV)

4. 1975 · Breakthrough

   Barry Lyndon (Movie)

5. 2002 · Latest release

   The Baroness and the Pig (Movie)

6. 2018 · Died

   July 27, 2018

Career in numbers

18 1960s

27 1970s

16 1980s

5 1990s

1 2000s

• Drama54
• Comedy8
• War & Politics5
• Mystery5
• Sci-Fi & Fantasy4
• Crime4

Highest-rated title Barry Lyndon 1975 8.0 Most popular title Midsomer Murders 1997 7.5

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Bernard Hepton in our catalogue.

Herbert Wise

11 titles together

John Gorrie

10 titles together

Christopher Morahan

8 titles together

Peter Hammond

8 titles together

Stuart Burge

7 titles together

John Mackenzie

6 titles together

Waris Hussein

6 titles together

Michael Apted

5 titles together

Simon Gray

5 titles together

Anthony Read

4 titles together

1. 2002 The Baroness and the Pig as Soames Movie
2. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Harold Winstanley 7.5 TV
3. 1996 Emma as Mr. Woodhouse 6.6 Movie
4. 1994 Dandelion Dead TV
5. 1992 The Old Devils as Malcolm Cellan-Davies Movie
6. 1991 A Perfect Hero as Arthur Fleming TV
7. 1989 The Woman in Black as Sam Toovey 6.9 Movie
8. 1988 Stealing Heaven as Bishop Movie
9. 1988 The Contract as Henry Carter TV
10. 1987 The Charmer TV
11. 1986 The Life and Loves of a She-Devil as Judge Bissop TV
12. 1985 The Holcroft Covenant as Commander Leighton 5.5 Movie
13. 1985 Theatre Night as Patrick Delafield TV
14. 1985 Shadey as Captain Amies Movie
15. 1985 Bleak House as Krook TV
16. 1985 Screen Two as Len TV
17. 1983 Mansfield Park as Sir Thomas Bertram TV
18. 1982 Gandhi as G.O.C. 7.6 Movie
19. 1982 Saturday Night Thriller as Tom Heron TV
20. 1982 Smiley's People as Toby Esterhase 7.7 TV
21. 1982 An Inspector Calls as Inspector Goole TV
22. 1981 Kessler as Albert Foiret TV
23. 1979 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy as Toby Esterhase 7.6 TV
24. 1977 Secret Army as Albert Foiret TV
25. 1976 Voyage of the Damned as Milton Goldsmith 6.0 Movie
26. 1976 I, Claudius as Pallas 7.8 TV
27. 1975 Barry Lyndon as Diner at Feast for Lord Wendover 8.0 Movie
28. 1975 Sadie, It's Cold Outside as Norman Potter TV
29. 1974 Churchill's People as Oliver Cromwell TV
30. 1974 Affairs of the Heart as Austin Sloper TV
31. 1974 Item Movie
32. 1974 Village Hall as Mr Joyce TV
33. 1974 The Squirrels TV
34. 1973 Centre Play as Psychiatrist TV
35. 1973 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em as Webster 7.6 TV
36. 1972 Colditz as Kommandant TV
37. 1972 Henry VIII and His Six Wives as Cranmer 5.8 Movie
38. 1972 The Sextet as Colin Sands TV
39. 1972 The Organization as Rodney Spurling TV
40. 1972 Late Night Theatre as John Torrance TV
41. 1972 Six Days of Justice as Chairman TV
42. 1971 The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Mr. J.T. Laxworthy TV
43. 1971 Elizabeth R as Archbishop Cranmer 7.5 TV
44. 1971 Get Carter as Thorpe 7.0 Movie
45. 1970 Play for Today as Derek TV
46. 1970 Big Brother as Lawrence Priest TV
47. 1970 Catweazle as Cyril Fitton 7.5 TV
48. 1970 Doomwatch as Oscar Franklin TV
49. 1970 The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer TV
50. 1969 The Main Chance as Bridges TV
51. 1969 The Elusive Pimpernel as Chauvelin TV
52. 1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre as John Ware TV
53. 1968 The Spanish Farm as Captain Dormer TV
54. 1967 City '68 as Walter Whitaker TV
55. 1967 Escape as Briggs TV
56. 1967 Boy Meets Girl as Clarence TV
57. 1967 Great Expectations as Wemmick TV
58. 1966 The Devil's Eggshell as Lord Portmanteau Movie
59. 1965 Thirty-Minute Theatre as Mr Wood TV
60. 1965 Out of the Unknown as Harry Gerwyn TV
61. 1965 The Troubleshooters as Mayne TV
62. 1964 The Wednesday Play as Caiaphas TV
63. 1964 Theatre 625 as Guy de Ponthieu TV
64. 1962 Z-Cars TV

1. 1965 The Wednesday Thriller TV
2. 1964 Thursday Theatre TV
3. 1964 Theatre 625 TV
4. 1964 Story Parade TV

1. 1965 The Wednesday Thriller TV
2. 1964 Thursday Theatre TV

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