Biography and filmography

Howard Vernon

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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Movies (151)

Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell

Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell

1999 · Cagliostro

The Rock of Acapulco

The Rock of Acapulco

1996 · Le vieil homme

The Complex of Toulon

The Complex of Toulon

1996 · Charles Toulon

Hey Stranger

Hey Stranger

1994 · Old officer

Jungle of Fear

Jungle of Fear

1993

Delicatessen

Delicatessen

1991 · Frog Man

The Carpathian Mushroom

The Carpathian Mushroom

1990 · Jeremy Fairfax

Black Sin

Black Sin

1989 · Manes

Hommage à Vernon

Hommage à Vernon

1988 · Self (archive footage)

Faceless

Faceless

1988 · Dr. Orloff

Howl of the Devil

Howl of the Devil

1988 · Eric

The Death of Empedocles

The Death of Empedocles

1987 · Hermokrates

Terminus

Terminus

1987 · Monsieur (voice)

The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'

1987 · Self

Angel of Death

Angel of Death

1985 · Josef Mengele

Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included

Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included

1985 · Coronel Daniel J. Blimp

All Mixed Up

All Mixed Up

1985 · Le docteur Belin - un médecin hémiplégique

The Sinister Doctor Orloff

The Sinister Doctor Orloff

1984 · Dr. Orloff

Le fou du roi

Le fou du roi

1984 · Abbot Guibourd

Revenge in the House of Usher

Revenge in the House of Usher

1983 · Roderic Usher

Ogroff

Ogroff

1983 · Vampire

Blood on My Shoes

Blood on My Shoes

1983 · Albert von Klaus

Far from Manhattan

Far from Manhattan

1982 · René Dimanche

Deadline

Deadline

1982 · Doorman

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne

1981 · Dr. Lanyon

Zombie Lake

Zombie Lake

1981 · The Mayor

The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner

The Long Vacation of Lotte H. Eisner

1979 · Self

From Hell to Victory

From Hell to Victory

1979 · SS Major Karl

Women in Cellblock 9

Women in Cellblock 9

1978 · Dr. Milton Costa

The Theatre of the Matters

The Theatre of the Matters

1977 · Hermann

The Musician Killer

The Musician Killer

1976 · Anton Varga

Countess Perverse

Countess Perverse

1975 · Count Rabor Zaroff, Still Photographer

Seven Women for Satan

Seven Women for Satan

1975 · Karl, Zaroff's servant

Love and Death

Love and Death

1975 · General Leveque

The Garden That Tilts

The Garden That Tilts

1975 · Paul

The Adventures of Sylvia Couski

The Adventures of Sylvia Couski

1975

The Mark of Zorro

The Mark of Zorro

1975 · Governor Hayes

Lorna, the Exorcist

Lorna, the Exorcist

1974 · Maurizius (Lornas Butler), Still Photographer

Celestine

Celestine

1974 · Grandfather

How to Seduce a Virgin

How to Seduce a Virgin

1974 · Mathias, Still Photographer

The Greedy Ones

The Greedy Ones

1974 · Cagliostro, Still Photographer

Dolls for Sale

Dolls for Sale

1973 · Al Pereira

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

A Virgin Among the Living Dead

1973 · Uncle Howard

Lovers of Devil's Island

Lovers of Devil's Island

1973 · Colonel Ford

The Other Side of the Mirror

The Other Side of the Mirror

1973 · Ana's Father

Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac

Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac

1973 · Le docteur

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein

1973 · Cagliostro

Fifteen Year Old Captain

Fifteen Year Old Captain

1973 · Korda, Still Photographer

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal

1973 · Cabinet Member

The Demons

The Demons

1973 · Lord Malcolm De Winter

Nightmares Come at Night

Nightmares Come at Night

1973 · Howard

Daughter of Dracula

Daughter of Dracula

1972 · Count Karlstein / Dracula

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein

1972 · Dracula

Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves

Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves

1972 · Yakube / Actor in Adult Movie / Film Director's Assistant

The French Sex Murders

The French Sex Murders

1972 · Professor Waldemar

Virgin Report

Virgin Report

1972 · Anna's Father / The Inquisitor

She Killed in Ecstasy

She Killed in Ecstasy

1971 · Prof. Jonathan Walker

X312 - Flight to Hell

X312 - Flight to Hell

1971 · Pedro

The Devil Came from Akasava

The Devil Came from Akasava

1971 · Valet Humphrey

Love Me Strangely

Love Me Strangely

1971 · Maître Wasserman, property administrator

Orloff and the Invisible Man

Orloff and the Invisible Man

1970 · Professor Orloff

The Blood Rose

The Blood Rose

1970 · Professeur Römer

The Bloody Judge

The Bloody Judge

1970 · Jack Ketch

Ce que cherche Jacques

Ce que cherche Jacques

1970 · Jacques

Marquis de Sade: Justine

Marquis de Sade: Justine

1969 · Clément

Mayerling

Mayerling

1968 · Prince of Montenuovo

Castle of the Creeping Flesh

Castle of the Creeping Flesh

1968 · Graf Saxon

Succubus

Succubus

1968 · Admiral Kapp, Still Photographer

Residence for Spies

Residence for Spies

1968 · Radek (uncredited)

The Hotheads

The Hotheads

1967 · Mr. Gorsi, The Boss.

The Orgies of Dr. Orloff

The Orgies of Dr. Orloff

1967 · Dam Gaillimh

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

The Unknown Man of Shandigor

1967 · Bobby Gun

The Dinosaur and the Baby

The Dinosaur and the Baby

1967 · Self

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967 · Murder Suspect (uncredited)

Triple Cross

Triple Cross

1966 · German Embassy Official

The Mad Dog

The Mad Dog

1966 · Fred

The Diabolical Dr. Z

The Diabolical Dr. Z

1966 · Dr. Vicas

The Game Is Over

The Game Is Over

1966 · Lawyer

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

1966 · Dr. Pineau

Taiwo Shango oder: Der zweite Tag nach dem Tod

Taiwo Shango oder: Der zweite Tag nach dem Tod

1965 · Dr. Brian

Operation Double Cross

Operation Double Cross

1965 · The 'professor'

What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?

1965 · Doctor

Alphaville

Alphaville

1965 · Léonard von Braun (uncredited)

On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts

1964

The Train

The Train

1964 · Dietrich

Black Angel of the Mississippi

Black Angel of the Mississippi

1964 · Ray Terris

Autopsia de un criminal

Autopsia de un criminal

1963

Vice and Virtue

Vice and Virtue

1963 · S.S. General

Un cas intéressant

Un cas intéressant

1963 · Pr. Schroeder

The Shadow of Zorro

The Shadow of Zorro

1962 · El General (credit only)

Zorro the Avenger

Zorro the Avenger

1962 · The General Clarence

The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus

The Sadistic Baron Von Klaus

1962 · Max von Klaus

The Awful Dr. Orlof

The Awful Dr. Orlof

1962 · Dr. Orloff

The Sword of Vengeance

The Sword of Vengeance

1961

Léon Morin, Priest

Léon Morin, Priest

1961 · Colonel

Première brigade criminelle

Première brigade criminelle

1961 · Steven Hals

The Secret Ways

The Secret Ways

1961 · Colonel Hidas

Dossier AST-555

Dossier AST-555

1960 · Inspector Jackson

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse

1960 · No. 12

Rendezvous

Rendezvous

1960 · Howard

Description of a Struggle

Description of a Struggle

1960 · Narrator (German version)

Death at Dawn

Death at Dawn

1960

Atomic Agent

Atomic Agent

1959 · William Dantoren

Heiße Ware

Heiße Ware

1959 · Heinrich Strasser

Pensione Edelweiss

Pensione Edelweiss

1959 · Général Funck

Doctor Crippen Lives

Doctor Crippen Lives

1958

Weekend

Weekend

1957 · Richard Greatham

Until the Last One

Until the Last One

1957 · Philippe Dario, the trapeze artist

The River of Three Junks

The River of Three Junks

1957 · Igor Kourguine

The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent

The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansent

1956 · Inspector Revel

Bob le Flambeur

Bob le Flambeur

1956 · McKimmie, the Sponsor

Alert in the Canary Islands

Alert in the Canary Islands

1956 · Maxime Bellac

Operation Thunder

Operation Thunder

1956 · Roger Kervec

Das Abschiedsgeschenk

Das Abschiedsgeschenk

1956 · Andrew Crocker-Harris

08/15 at Home

08/15 at Home

1955 · CIC-Offizier Ted

Der grüne Kakadu

Der grüne Kakadu

1955 · Henri

Gottes Utopia

Gottes Utopia

1955 · Paco Hernandes

El fugitivo de Amberes

El fugitivo de Amberes

1955 · Bell Fermer

Pas de souris dans le business

Pas de souris dans le business

1955 · Robert Leperque

Phantom of the Big Tent

Phantom of the Big Tent

1954 · Armand LaRue, König der Luft

Royal Affairs in Versailles

Royal Affairs in Versailles

1953 · English buyer

Lucrèce Borgia

Lucrèce Borgia

1953 · The chaplain

Le Petit Jacques

Le Petit Jacques

1953 · Daniel Mortal

Mr. Scrupule, Gangster

Mr. Scrupule, Gangster

1953 · Rolande's friend

Poison Ivy

Poison Ivy

1953 · Rudy Saltierra

Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter

Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter

1952 · Éric

The Girl with the Whip

The Girl with the Whip

1952 · Borgo

Si ça vous chante

Si ça vous chante

1952

Adventures of Captain Fabian

Adventures of Captain Fabian

1951 · Emile

Hotbed of Sin

Hotbed of Sin

1951 · Charles

Black Jack

Black Jack

1950 · Schooner Captain

The Elusive Pimpernel

The Elusive Pimpernel

1950 · Comte de Tournai

Secret Document: Vienna

Secret Document: Vienna

1950 · Colonel von Pennwitz

The Inn of Sin

The Inn of Sin

1949 · Ducourt

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

The Man on the Eiffel Tower

1949 · Inspector (uncredited)

Du Guesclin

Du Guesclin

1949 · Lancaster

The Silence of the Sea

The Silence of the Sea

1949 · Werner von Ebrennac

Colonel Durand

Colonel Durand

1948

The Devil Who Limped

The Devil Who Limped

1948 · Lord Palmerston

The Chips Are Down

The Chips Are Down

1947 · Le chef milicien

The Royalists

The Royalists

1947 · Captain Gérard

Sky Battalion

Sky Battalion

1947 · German officer (uncredited)

Devil and the Angel

Devil and the Angel

1946 · Furet henchman

Alert Nights

Alert Nights

1946 · English aviator

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

The Uncatchable Mr. Frederic

1946 · (uncredited)

Mr. Orchid

Mr. Orchid

1946 · German Lieutenant Fleischer

Clandestine

Clandestine

1946

A Friend Will Come Tonight

A Friend Will Come Tonight

1946 · Robert Langlois, le muet

Behind These Walls

Behind These Walls

1946 · German officer (uncredited)

Angel and Sinner

Angel and Sinner

1945 · Prussian officer in Uville (uncredited)

Opération Jericho

Opération Jericho

· Un soldat allemand

TV shows (3)