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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 profession, stating that Dobtcheff "was legendary not so much for his acting as for his magical ability to catch every first night in the country". Widely travelled and prone to pop up in the most unlikely of locales, if unable to attend an opening night, Dobtcheff will still endeavour to send the cast a card wishing the production good luck.
Dobtcheff is set to appear in the upcoming Doctor Who audio drama The Children of Seth where he'll be playing the role of Shamur, set for release in December 2011.
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Known For
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
Butler
Undisputed III: Redemption
(2010)
Rezo
The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
Max Kalba
Fiddler on the Roof
(1971)
Russian Official
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Concierge
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Hugh of Newcastle
Before Sunset
(2004)
Bookstore Manager
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
Member of the French Team
The Day of the Jackal
(1973)
Interrogator
The Man with the Iron Heart
(2017)
Emile Hacha
M. Butterfly
(1993)
Agent Etancelin
Killing Jesus
(2015)
Isaiah
The Invisible Boy
(2014)
Artiglio
The Great Beauty
(2013)
Arturo
The Taming of the Shrew
(1967)
Pedant
Anne of the Thousand Days
(1969)
Mendoza
Full Filmography
Acting
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
(1965)
Member of the French Team
The Debussy Film
(1965)
The Actor
Darling
(1965)
Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)
The World of George Orwell: 1984
(1965)
Goldstein
The Taming of the Shrew
(1967)
Pedant
Anne of the Thousand Days
(1969)
Mendoza
The Assassination Bureau
(1969)
Baron Muntzof
Doctor Who: The War Games
(1969)
Chief Scientist
The Beast in the Cellar
(1970)
Newsmith
Them
(1970)
The Married Couple of the Year Two
(1971)
le pasteur
Mary, Queen of Scots
(1971)
Duc De Guise
Fiddler on the Roof
(1971)
Russian Official
The Horsemen
(1971)
Zam Hajji
Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971)
Dr. Lazovert
The Canterbury Tales
(1972)
The Franklin
Far from Dallas
(1972)
Story of a Love Story
(1973)
An Echo of Theresa
(1973)
Bannerheim
The Day of the Jackal
(1973)
Interrogator
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Concierge
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
(1974)
Padre
Cartesius
(1974)
Astronomo Ciprus
Scent of a Woman
(1974)
Don Carlo (uncredited)
The Marseille Contract
(1974)
Lazar
The Messiah
(1975)
Samuel
Cat and Mouse
(1975)
le complice de Germain
Lovers Like Us
(1975)
Coleman
India Song
(1975)
Georges Crawn
Playing with Fire
(1975)
A messenger
Operation: Daybreak
(1975)
Pyotr
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1975)
Magnus Piecan
French Without Tears
(1976)
Monsieur Maingot
The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
Max Kalba
March or Die
(1977)
Mean Corporal
Joseph Andrews
(1977)
Fop Two
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
(1978)
Lamberti
Question of Love
(1978)
Peter
Romeo & Juliet
(1978)
Apothecary
Last In, First Out
(1978)
Le réceptionniste
The Roads of Exile
(1978)
Le peintre Ramsay
Ike
(1979)
Gen. Charles DeGaulle
Nijinsky
(1980)
Sergei Grigoriev
Condorman
(1981)
Russian Agent
Troilus & Cressida
(1981)
Agamemnon
L'Amour nu
(1981)
John, le patron de Claire
Sredni Vashtar
(1981)
Dr. Russell
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
(1981)
Un tueur russe
Le Beau Monde
(1981)
Pablo
Enigma
(1982)
Minister
The Night of Varennes
(1982)
Judge at the confiscation
Nutcracker
(1982)
Markovitch
The Scarlet and the Black
(1983)
Count Langenthal
Mon Ami Washington
(1984)
The Devil's Lieutenant
(1984)
Dr. Goldschmiedt
Much Ado About Nothing
(1984)
Don John
Gwendoline
(1984)
Shirko
Night Patrol
(1984)
Mata Hari
(1985)
Prosecutor
Morenga
(1985)
Lohmann
Caravaggio
(1986)
Art Lover
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Hugh of Newcastle
Catacombs
(1988)
Brother Timothy
Testimony
(1988)
Gargolovsky
Pascali's Island
(1988)
Pariente
Maigret
(1988)
Gannett
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
Butler
The Sweet House of Horrors
(1989)
The Exorcist
The Hostage of Europe
(1989)
Hudson Lowe
Natalia
(1989)
Alfred Grabner
Berlin-Jerusalem
(1989)
Editor
Splendor
(1989)
Meridian
(1990)
Priest
Vincent and me
(1990)
Dr Winkler
The Krays
(1990)
Teacher
Hamlet
(1990)
Reynaldo
Flight from Paradise
(1990)
Merrill
The Garden
(1990)
Old Man at Sauna
Let Him Have It
(1991)
Clerk of Court
Sweetheart
(1992)
Thurson
Venice/Venice
(1992)
Alexander
Obiettivo indiscreto
(1992)
Primo editore
M. Butterfly
(1993)
Agent Etancelin
Frankenstein
(1993)
Chancellor
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
(1993)
Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc
Temptation of Sainthood
(1993)
Freud
Mademoiselle O
(1994)
Rouka
Jefferson in Paris
(1995)
King's Translator
The Ice Princess
(1995)
Jude
(1996)
Curator
Catherine the Great
(1996)
Naryshkin
Die Eisprinzessin
(1996)
The Ogre
(1996)
Lawyer
Surviving Picasso
(1996)
Anna Karenina
(1997)
Pestov
The Hunchback
(1997)
Father Michel
30 Years to Life
(1998)
Sandler
Déjà Vu
(1998)
Konstantine
Vigo
(1998)
Papa Lozinska
Hilary and Jackie
(1998)
Professor Bentley
St. Ives
(1998)
Spanish Fly
(1998)
Carl's Friend
The Wonderland Experience
(1998)
Vincent
Jinnah
(1998)
Lord Willingdon
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
(1999)
Italian Doctor
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
(1999)
Art Gallery Lecturer
Le Prof
(2000)
Patte Folle
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
(2000)
Cleisthenes
The Body
(2001)
Monsignor
The Order
(2001)
Oscar
Revelation
(2001)
Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
Festival in Cannes
(2001)
Millie's Escort
The Red Siren
(2002)
Vitali
Thank You, Doctor Rey
(2002)
François
The Falklands Play
(2002)
Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
Brocéliande
(2003)
Brennos
Before Sunset
(2004)
Bookstore Manager
Evilenko
(2004)
Bagdasarov
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
(2004)
Riccio
An American Haunting
(2005)
Elder #1
Empire of the Wolves
(2005)
Kudseyi
Priceless
(2006)
Jacques
For the Time Being
(2006)
Anthony
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
(2006)
Anthony
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
(2008)
Self
Changing Climates, Changing Times
(2009)
Lucas
An Englishman Abroad
(2009)
Guildenstern
Undisputed III: Redemption
(2010)
Rezo
Godforsaken
(2010)
The Surgeon
Le passage
(2011)
Vieil homme
Zarafa
(2012)
Le vieux sage (voice)
Another Woman's Life
(2012)
Dimitri Speranski
The Great Beauty
(2013)
Arturo
Horsehead
(2014)
George
Seven Lucky Gods
(2014)
Lawrence
The Invisible Boy
(2014)
Artiglio
Killing Jesus
(2015)
Isaiah
The Man with the Iron Heart
(2017)
Emile Hacha
L'hypothèse de la reine rouge
(2018)
Sherlock Holmes
The Violet Hour
(2018)
M. Audran
The Haunting of Margam Castle
(2020)
Burning Casablanca
(2021)
Corny
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
(2022)
Self