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Francis Bernard Heptonstall (19 October 1925 – 27 July 2018) was better known by the stage name Bernard Hepton.
He was an English theatre director and actor.
Best known for his stage work and television roles in teleplays and series, he also appeared briefly on radio and in film.
Films Included..
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) as Cyclist (uncredited)
Richard III (1955) as Soldier (uncredited)
Get Carter (1971) as Thorpe
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Barry Lyndon (1975) as Man selling painting to Barry
Voyage of the Damned (1976) as Milton Goldsmith
The Plague Dogs (1982) as Stephen Powell (voice)
Gandhi (1982) as G.O.C, British army in India
The Holcroft Covenant (1985) as Commander Leighton
Shadey (1985) as Captain Amies
Stealing Heaven (1988) as Bishop
Eminent Domain (1990) as Slovak
The Baroness and the Pig (2002) as Soames
TV included..
A Man for All Seasons (1957) as Sir Thomas More
The Life of Henry V (1957) as Chorus
Compact (1964) - director, two episodes
Swizzlewick (1964) - producer, 20 episodes
Thursday Theatre (1965) - producer, two episodes
United! (1965–1966) - producer, 28 episodes
Play of the Month: The Devil's Eggshell(1966) as Lord Portmanteau
Great Expectations (1967) as Wemmick
The Spanish Farm (1968) as Captain Dormer
Out of the Unknown: The Fosters(1969) as Harry Gerwyn
The Wednesday Play: Son of Man(1969) as Caiaphas
The Elusive Pimpernel (1969) as Chauvelin
W. Somerset Maugham: Lord Mountdrago (1969) as Dr Audlin
Play For Today: Robin Redbreast (TV play) (1970) as Fisher
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in four episodes
Elizabeth R (1971) as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Omnibus: Paradise Restored (1971) as Oliver Cromwell
The Organisation (1972) as Rodney Spurling
Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) as Colin Sands
Colditz (1972–1974) as Kommandant
Play of the Month: The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973) as Village Priest
A Pin to See the Peepshow (1973) as Herbert Starling
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973) as Webster
The Squirrels (1974–77) as Mr Fletcher
Sadie, It's Cold Outside (1975) as Norman Potter
Orde Wingate (1976) as Palmer
I, Claudius (1976) as Pallas
Secret Army (1977–1979) as Albert Foiret
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) as Toby Esterhase
Blood Money (1981) as Det Chief Supt Meadows
Kessler (1981) as Albert Foiret
An Inspector Calls (1982) as Inspector Goole
Smiley's People (1982) as Toby Esterhase
Mansfield Park (1983) as Sir Thomas Bertram
Dear Box Number (1983) as Walter Cartwright
A Profile of Arthur J. Mason (1984) as Arthur J. Mason
Bleak House (1985) as Krook
Bergerac (1985) as Sir Geoffrey Newton
Honour, Profit & Pleasure (1985) as Bishop of London
The Disputation (1986) as Raymund de Penjaforte
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil(1986) as Judge Bissop
The Lady's Not for Burning (1987) as Hebble Tyson
The Charmer (1987) as Donald Stimpson
The Contract (1988) as Henry Carter
The Woman in Black (1989) as Sam Toovey
A Perfect Hero (1991) as Arthur Fleming
The Old Devils (1992) as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
Dandelion Dead (1994) as Mr Davies
Emma (1996) as Mr Woodhouse
Midsomer Murders: Death of a Hollow Man (1998) as Harold Winstanley
Heartbeat: Bread & Circuses (2002) as Colonel Barber/James Barker
Emma (2008) Mr. Woodhouse (final appearance)
We remember him in the 10th episode of the first series of Catweazle 'The House of the Sorcerer' as Cyril Fitton the Naturalist.
He was an English theatre director and actor.
Best known for his stage work and television roles in teleplays and series, he also appeared briefly on radio and in film.
Films Included..
A Boy, a Girl and a Bike (1949) as Cyclist (uncredited)
Richard III (1955) as Soldier (uncredited)
Get Carter (1971) as Thorpe
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972) as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Barry Lyndon (1975) as Man selling painting to Barry
Voyage of the Damned (1976) as Milton Goldsmith
The Plague Dogs (1982) as Stephen Powell (voice)
Gandhi (1982) as G.O.C, British army in India
The Holcroft Covenant (1985) as Commander Leighton
Shadey (1985) as Captain Amies
Stealing Heaven (1988) as Bishop
Eminent Domain (1990) as Slovak
The Baroness and the Pig (2002) as Soames
TV included..
A Man for All Seasons (1957) as Sir Thomas More
The Life of Henry V (1957) as Chorus
Compact (1964) - director, two episodes
Swizzlewick (1964) - producer, 20 episodes
Thursday Theatre (1965) - producer, two episodes
United! (1965–1966) - producer, 28 episodes
Play of the Month: The Devil's Eggshell(1966) as Lord Portmanteau
Great Expectations (1967) as Wemmick
The Spanish Farm (1968) as Captain Dormer
Out of the Unknown: The Fosters(1969) as Harry Gerwyn
The Wednesday Play: Son of Man(1969) as Caiaphas
The Elusive Pimpernel (1969) as Chauvelin
W. Somerset Maugham: Lord Mountdrago (1969) as Dr Audlin
Play For Today: Robin Redbreast (TV play) (1970) as Fisher
The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in four episodes
Elizabeth R (1971) as Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
Omnibus: Paradise Restored (1971) as Oliver Cromwell
The Organisation (1972) as Rodney Spurling
Follow the Yellow Brick Road (1972) as Colin Sands
Colditz (1972–1974) as Kommandant
Play of the Month: The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973) as Village Priest
A Pin to See the Peepshow (1973) as Herbert Starling
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973) as Webster
The Squirrels (1974–77) as Mr Fletcher
Sadie, It's Cold Outside (1975) as Norman Potter
Orde Wingate (1976) as Palmer
I, Claudius (1976) as Pallas
Secret Army (1977–1979) as Albert Foiret
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) as Toby Esterhase
Blood Money (1981) as Det Chief Supt Meadows
Kessler (1981) as Albert Foiret
An Inspector Calls (1982) as Inspector Goole
Smiley's People (1982) as Toby Esterhase
Mansfield Park (1983) as Sir Thomas Bertram
Dear Box Number (1983) as Walter Cartwright
A Profile of Arthur J. Mason (1984) as Arthur J. Mason
Bleak House (1985) as Krook
Bergerac (1985) as Sir Geoffrey Newton
Honour, Profit & Pleasure (1985) as Bishop of London
The Disputation (1986) as Raymund de Penjaforte
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil(1986) as Judge Bissop
The Lady's Not for Burning (1987) as Hebble Tyson
The Charmer (1987) as Donald Stimpson
The Contract (1988) as Henry Carter
The Woman in Black (1989) as Sam Toovey
A Perfect Hero (1991) as Arthur Fleming
The Old Devils (1992) as Malcolm Cellan-Davies
Dandelion Dead (1994) as Mr Davies
Emma (1996) as Mr Woodhouse
Midsomer Murders: Death of a Hollow Man (1998) as Harold Winstanley
Heartbeat: Bread & Circuses (2002) as Colonel Barber/James Barker
Emma (2008) Mr. Woodhouse (final appearance)
We remember him in the 10th episode of the first series of Catweazle 'The House of the Sorcerer' as Cyril Fitton the Naturalist.