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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, France, to a British mother (Vernon) and a father of Bulgarian descent (Dobtcheff). He attended Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, in the 1940s, where he won the Acting Cup. One of his many television roles was as the Chief Scientist in the Doctor Who story The War Games in 1969. In his 2006 memoir Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins, British actor Rupert Everett describes an encounter with Dobtcheff on the boat train to Paris, and reveals his extraordinary reputation as the "patron saint" of the acting …
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- Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) as Simeon Lee
- Doctor Who (1963) as Scientist
- The Witcher (2019) as Older Elf
- The Avengers (1961) as Spencer
- Crown Court (1972) as John Maitland-Wilson
- Play for Today (1970) Cast
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Monsieur Maingot
- Playhouse (1974) as Eugene
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Priest
- The Saint (1962) as Vogel
- Highlander: The Series (1992) as Carlo Luchesi
- Sherlock Holmes (1984) as Mendelstam
- Rumpole of the Bailey (1975) as Edward Gandolphini
- Relic Hunter (1999) as Anthony Cureton
- The Name of the Game (1968) as Dedushko
- The Champions (1968) as Manager
- The Sweeney (1975) as Harry Kretchmar
- The Borgias (2011) as Cardinal Versucci
- The Protectors (1972) as Joe Flynn
- The Little Murders of Agatha Christie (2009) as Anatole Deschanel
- Festival (1963) as Philosopher
- Mystery and Imagination (1966) as Dr Lutz
- Out of the Unknown (1965) as N.G. Waldron
- Largo Winch (2001) as Maurice de Beliveau
- Crossbow (1987) Cast
- The Durrells (2016) as Mr. Kralefsky
- Van der Valk (1972) as Sebastian Jonge
- Churchill's People (1974) as De Reynes
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) as Molbech
- Blake's 7 (1978) as The Chairman
- The Gold (2023) as Matteo Constantino
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) as Butler
- Father Ted (1995) as Old Nazi
- As Time Goes By (1992) as Dr. Stoker
- Dixon of Dock Green (1955) as Counsel for Defence
- Highlander: The Raven (1998) as Count Van Der Meer
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Carpenter
- The Romanoffs (2018) as M. Audran
- Holocaust (1978) as Karp
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) as Concierge
- War and Remembrance (1988) as Henri Bulle
- Merlin (1998) as 1st Physician
- Marco Polo (1982) as Pietro De Abano
- Father Brown (1974) Cast
- Undisputed III: Redemption (2010) as Rezo
- Emerald City (2017) as High Born Man
- Dramarama (1983) Cast
- Police Commissioner Moulin (1976) as Astman
- A.D. (1985) as Flavius Sabinus
- Before Sunset (2004) as Bookstore Manager
- Fall of Eagles (1974) as Count Stookau
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as Max Kalba
- Masada (1981) as Chief Priest
- The Name of the Rose (1986) as Hugh of Newcastle
- Ace of Wands (1970) as Sandor Zandar
- The Edwardians (1972) as Benjamin Disraeli
- The Strauss Dynasty (1991) as Hirsch
- The Day of the Jackal (1973) as Interrogator
- Tender Is the Night (1985) as Luis Campion
- Espionage (1963) as Captain of Police
- The Scales of Justice (1962) as Mr. Strang
- 1990 (1977) Cast
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973) Cast
- Fortunes of War (1987) as Prince Hadjimoscos
- Ike (1979) as Gen. Charles DeGaulle
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971) as Russian Official
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1989) as Jules Glaenzer
- The Mask of Janus (1965) as Colonel Valenkov
- The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) as Msgr. de Gondy
- The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) as Emile Hacha
- Dickens of London (1976) as Legal Gentleman
- Codename (1970) as Herman Voss
- The World of Wooster (1965) as Music Store Assistant
- Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985) as Sebastiani
- Apparitions (2008) Cast
- The Great Beauty (2013) as Arturo
- Peter and Paul (1981) as High Priest of Herod
- Darling (1965) as Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)
- Private Schulz (1981) as Sturmer
- Jude (1996) as Curator
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Selected TV credits: Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989), Doctor Who (1963), The Witcher (2019), The Avengers (1961), Crown Court (1972).
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