Howard Vernon

Howard Vernon

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell ★ 2.1 Dr. Wong's Virtual Hell 1999 The Rock of Acapulco ★ 5.5 The Rock of Acapulco 1996 The Complex of Toulon ★ 6.3 The Complex of Toulon 1996 Hey Stranger ★ 6.5 Hey Stranger 1994 Jungle of Fear Jungle of Fear 1993 Delicatessen ★ 7.3 Delicatessen 1991 The Carpathian Mushroom ★ 5.3 The Carpathian Mushroom 1990 Black Sin ★ 4.7 Black Sin 1989 Faceless ★ 5.7 Faceless 1988 The Howl of the Devil ★ 5.1 The Howl of the Devil 1988 The Death of Empedocles ★ 5.5 The Death of Empedocles 1987 Terminus ★ 4.1 Terminus 1987 Angel of Death ★ 4.3 Angel of Death 1985 Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included ★ 6.5 Trip to Bangkok, Coffin Included 1985 All Mixed Up ★ 5.3 All Mixed Up 1985 The Sinister Doctor Orloff ★ 4.5 The Sinister Doctor Orloff 1984 Le fou du roi ★ 4.0 Le fou du roi 1984 Revenge in the House of Usher ★ 3.6 Revenge in the House of Usher 1983 Ogroff ★ 5.2 Ogroff 1983 Blood on My Shoes ★ 6.6 Blood on My Shoes 1983 Far from Manhattan ★ 7.8 Far from Manhattan 1982 Deadline ★ 6.3 Deadline 1982 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne ★ 5.5 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne 1981 Zombie Lake ★ 3.2 Zombie Lake 1981 From Hell to Victory ★ 6.4 From Hell to Victory 1979 Women in Cellblock 9 ★ 4.6 Women in Cellblock 9 1978 The Theatre of the Matters ★ 7.0 The Theatre of the Matters 1977 The Musician Killer ★ 7.6 The Musician Killer 1976 Countess Perverse ★ 4.6 Countess Perverse 1975 Seven Women for Satan ★ 3.8 Seven Women for Satan 1975 Don't Change Hands ★ 5.9 Don't Change Hands 1975 Love and Death ★ 7.5 Love and Death 1975 The Garden That Tilts ★ 6.7 The Garden That Tilts 1975 The Adventures of Sylvia Couski ★ 4.9 The Adventures of Sylvia Couski 1975 The Mark of Zorro ★ 4.1 The Mark of Zorro 1975 Lorna, the Exorcist ★ 4.9 Lorna, the Exorcist 1974 Celestine ★ 5.6 Celestine 1974 Fifteen Year Old Captain ★ 5.7 Fifteen Year Old Captain 1974 How to Seduce a Virgin ★ 5.0 How to Seduce a Virgin 1974 The Greedy Ones ★ 3.2 The Greedy Ones 1974 Dolls for Sale ★ 4.9 Dolls for Sale 1973 A Virgin Among the Living Dead ★ 4.7 A Virgin Among the Living Dead 1973 Lovers of Devil's Island ★ 5.1 Lovers of Devil's Island 1973 The Other Side of the Mirror ★ 5.2 The Other Side of the Mirror 1973 Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac ★ 5.3 Sinner: The Secret Diary of a Nymphomaniac 1973 The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein ★ 5.1 The Erotic Rites of Frankenstein 1973 The Day of the Jackal ★ 7.5 The Day of the Jackal 1973 The Demons ★ 5.3 The Demons 1973 Nightmares Come at Night ★ 4.7 Nightmares Come at Night 1973 Daughter of Dracula ★ 4.1 Daughter of Dracula 1972 Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein ★ 4.7 Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein 1972 Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves ★ 3.9 Robinson and His Tempestuous Slaves 1972 The French Sex Murders ★ 4.9 The French Sex Murders 1972 Sex Charade Sex Charade 1972 Virgin Report ★ 4.2 Virgin Report 1972 Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur ★ 8.5 Schulmeister, l'espion de l'Empereur 1971 She Killed in Ecstasy ★ 5.1 She Killed in Ecstasy 1971 X312 - Flight to Hell ★ 4.5 X312 - Flight to Hell 1971 Graf Luckner ★ 10.0 Graf Luckner 1971 The Devil Came from Akasava ★ 4.6 The Devil Came from Akasava 1971 Love Me Strangely ★ 4.6 Love Me Strangely 1971 The Invisible Man's Love Life ★ 3.7 The Invisible Man's Love Life 1970 The Blood Rose ★ 5.7 The Blood Rose 1970 The Bloody Judge ★ 5.0 The Bloody Judge 1970 Ce que cherche Jacques Ce que cherche Jacques 1970 Marquis de Sade: Justine ★ 5.1 Marquis de Sade: Justine 1969 Mayerling ★ 6.2 Mayerling 1968 Castle of the Creeping Flesh ★ 4.5 Castle of the Creeping Flesh 1968 Succubus ★ 5.4 Succubus 1968 Residence for Spies ★ 4.5 Residence for Spies 1968 The Hotheads ★ 7.0 The Hotheads 1967 The Orgies of Dr. Orloff ★ 3.8 The Orgies of Dr. Orloff 1967 Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre ★ 6.5 Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre 1967 The Unknown Man of Shandigor ★ 5.9 The Unknown Man of Shandigor 1967 The Night of the Generals ★ 6.8 The Night of the Generals 1967 Triple Cross ★ 6.1 Triple Cross 1966 The Mad Dog ★ 4.3 The Mad Dog 1966 The Diabolical Dr. Z ★ 5.8 The Diabolical Dr. Z 1966 The Game Is Over ★ 5.4 The Game Is Over 1966 The Poppy Is Also a Flower ★ 5.9 The Poppy Is Also a Flower 1966