Richard Vernon
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Richard Vernon, age 39, in Goldfinger (1964)
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| Born |
Richard Evelyn Vernon 7 March 1925 Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 4 December 1997 (aged 72) Richmond, London, England |
| Cause of death | Complications from Parkinson's disease |
| Occupation | Film, television actor |
| Years active | 1949—96 |
Richard Vernon (7 March 1925 – 4 December 1997) was a British actor. He appeared in many feature films and television programmes, often in or supercilious roles. Prematurely balding and greying, Vernon settled in to playing archetypal middle-aged lords and military types while still in his 30s.
He was educated at Reading School and Leighton Park School (both in Reading, Berkshire) and during the Second World War served in the Royal Navy. Vernon trained as an actor at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
In 1960, Vernon appeared in an adaptation of A.J. Cronin's novel, The Citadel. In 1961, he played the father in the BBC series, Stranger on the Shore, famous for Acker Bilk's hit theme song. An early leading role was as wartime agent-turned-criminologist Edwin Oldenshaw in the TV series The Man in Room 17 (1965–66) and its sequel The Fellows (1967). He also played a small role as Colonel Smithers, an executive of the Bank of England, in a scene opposite Sean Connery and Bernard Lee in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger, discussing how Auric Goldfinger transports his gold overseas.
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