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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
Before Sunset
(2004)
Bookstore Manager
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Hugh of Newcastle
Gwendoline
(1984)
Shirko
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Concierge
The Man with the Iron Heart
(2017)
Emile Hacha
The Day of the Jackal
(1973)
Interrogator
Fiddler on the Roof
(1971)
Russian Official
The Great Beauty
(2013)
Arturo
Evilenko
(2004)
Bagdasarov
India Song
(1975)
Georges Crawn
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 Invisible Boy
(2014)
Artiglio
Killing Jesus
(2015)
Isaiah
Full Filmography
Acting
The Life of Galileo
(1964)
Philosopher
Darling
(1965)
Art Critic at Ralph Riggs Exposure (uncredited)
The Debussy Film
(1965)
The Actor
The World of George Orwell: 1984
(1965)
Goldstein
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 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
Them
(1970)
The Beast in the Cellar
(1970)
Newsmith
The Horsemen
(1971)
Zam Hajji
Fiddler on the Roof
(1971)
Russian Official
The Married Couple of the Year Two
(1971)
le pasteur
Nicholas and Alexandra
(1971)
Dr. Lazovert
Mary, Queen of Scots
(1971)
Duc De Guise
The Canterbury Tales
(1972)
The Franklin
Far from Dallas
(1972)
An Echo of Theresa
(1973)
Bannerheim
Story of a Love Story
(1973)
The Day of the Jackal
(1973)
Interrogator
The Marseille Contract
(1974)
Lazar
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
(1974)
Padre
Cartesius
(1974)
Astronomo Ciprus
Scent of a Woman
(1974)
Don Carlo (uncredited)
Murder on the Orient Express
(1974)
Concierge
The Messiah
(1975)
Samuel
India Song
(1975)
Georges Crawn
Playing with Fire
(1975)
A messenger
Operation: Daybreak
(1975)
Pyotr
Lovers Like Us
(1975)
Coleman
Cat and Mouse
(1975)
le complice de Germain
Rumpole of the Bailey
(1975)
Magnus Piecan
French Without Tears
(1976)
Monsieur Maingot
March or Die
(1977)
Mean Corporal
The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977)
Max Kalba
Joseph Andrews
(1977)
Fop Two
Last In, First Out
(1978)
Le réceptionniste
Little Girl in Blue Velvet
(1978)
Lamberti
Question of Love
(1978)
Peter
The Roads of Exile
(1978)
Le peintre Ramsay
Romeo & Juliet
(1978)
Apothecary
Ike
(1979)
Gen. Charles DeGaulle
Nijinsky
(1980)
Sergei Grigoriev
San-Antonio ne pense qu'à ça
(1981)
Un tueur russe
Troilus & Cressida
(1981)
Agamemnon
Sredni Vashtar
(1981)
Dr. Russell
Condorman
(1981)
Russian Agent
Le Beau Monde
(1981)
Pablo
L'Amour nu
(1981)
John, le patron de Claire
Nutcracker
(1982)
Markovitch
The Night of Varennes
(1982)
Judge at the confiscation
Enigma
(1982)
Minister
The Scarlet and the Black
(1983)
Count Langenthal
An Englishman Abroad
(1983)
Guildenstern
Gwendoline
(1984)
Shirko
Much Ado About Nothing
(1984)
Don John
The Devil's Lieutenant
(1984)
Dr. Goldschmiedt
Night Patrol
(1984)
Mon Ami Washington
(1984)
Morenga
(1985)
Lohmann
Mata Hari
(1985)
Prosecutor
Caravaggio
(1986)
Art Lover
The Name of the Rose
(1986)
Hugh of Newcastle
Catacombs
(1988)
Brother Timothy
Pascali's Island
(1988)
Pariente
Testimony
(1988)
Gargolovsky
Maigret
(1988)
Gannett
Berlin-Jerusalem
(1989)
Editor
Natalia
(1989)
Alfred Grabner
The Hostage of Europe
(1989)
Hudson Lowe
The Sweet House of Horrors
(1989)
The Exorcist
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
Butler
Splendor
(1989)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
(1989)
Doctor Webber
Hamlet
(1990)
Reynaldo
The Krays
(1990)
Teacher
Meridian
(1990)
Priest
Vincent and me
(1990)
Dr Winkler
Flight from Paradise
(1990)
Merrill
The Garden
(1990)
Old Man at Sauna
Let Him Have It
(1991)
Clerk of Court
Sweetheart
(1992)
Thurson
Obiettivo indiscreto
(1992)
Primo editore
Venice/Venice
(1992)
Alexander
Frankenstein
(1993)
Chancellor
M. Butterfly
(1993)
Agent Etancelin
Temptation of Sainthood
(1993)
Freud
Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher
(1993)
Un Héraut / Un prêtre / Un clerc
Mademoiselle O
(1994)
Rouka
The Ice Princess
(1995)
Jefferson in Paris
(1995)
King's Translator
Catherine the Great
(1996)
Naryshkin
Jude
(1996)
Curator
Surviving Picasso
(1996)
Die Eisprinzessin
(1996)
The Ogre
(1996)
Lawyer
Anna Karenina
(1997)
Pestov
The Hunchback
(1997)
Father Michel
Déjà Vu
(1998)
Konstantine
30 Years to Life
(1998)
Sandler
Spanish Fly
(1998)
Carl's Friend
Vigo
(1998)
Papa Lozinska
The Wonderland Experience
(1998)
Vincent
Jinnah
(1998)
Lord Willingdon
Hilary and Jackie
(1998)
Professor Bentley
St. Ives
(1998)
The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka
(1999)
Art Gallery Lecturer
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
(1999)
Italian Doctor
The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization
(2000)
Cleisthenes
Le Prof
(2000)
Patte Folle
Revelation
(2001)
Curé at Rennes-le-Chateau
The Order
(2001)
Oscar
The Body
(2001)
Monsignor
Festival in Cannes
(2001)
Millie's Escort
Thank You, Doctor Rey
(2002)
François
The Red Siren
(2002)
Vitali
The Falklands Play
(2002)
Nicanor Costa Méndez (Argentine Minister of External Relations)
Brocéliande
(2003)
Brennos
Pontormo - Un amore eretico
(2004)
Riccio
Evilenko
(2004)
Bagdasarov
Before Sunset
(2004)
Bookstore Manager
Empire of the Wolves
(2005)
Kudseyi
An American Haunting
(2005)
Elder #1
Courts mais Gay : Tome 12
(2006)
Anthony
For the Time Being
(2006)
Anthony
Priceless
(2006)
Jacques
Paura: Lucio Fulci Remembered - Volume 1
(2008)
Self
Changing Climates, Changing Times
(2009)
Lucas
Godforsaken
(2010)
The Surgeon
Undisputed III: Redemption
(2010)
Rezo
Le passage
(2011)
Vieil homme
Another Woman's Life
(2012)
Dimitri Speranski
Zarafa
(2012)
Le vieux sage (voice)
The Great Beauty
(2013)
Arturo
The Invisible Boy
(2014)
Artiglio
Seven Lucky Gods
(2014)
Lawrence
Horsehead
(2014)
George
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