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"Freedom begins as we become conscious of it."

"We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks."

"You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need."

"Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door."

"Can you think of anything more permanently elating than to know that you are on the right road at last?"

"By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity."

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Actor: Howard Vernon
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  • Born: 1914 in Baden, Germany
  • Died: Jul 24, 1996
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '50s-'80s
  • Major Genres: Horror, Drama
  • Career Highlights: Alphaville, Bob le Flambeur, La Môme vert-de-gris
  • First Major Screen Credit: Le Silence de la Mer (1947)

Biography

With a narrow face, high forehead, large, piercing eyes, and a rough-edged voice, character actor Howard Vernon was well-suited to playing sinister villains. Over his long career, he worked on stage and screen throughout Europe. Though most frequently in co-starring and supporting roles, he occasionally starred in films, most memorably as Dr. Orloff in The Awful Dr. Orloff (1961) and its many sequels, and as the title protagonist in Fritz Lang's last film The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960). Born to a Swiss father and an American mother in Baden, Germany, Vernon studied drama in Berlin and Paris before taking his first professional stage bow in Un Ami Viendra Ce Soir (1945) -- later, he would reprise his role in the film version. Through the '50s, Vernon appeared in various types of dramas, but after 1960 was primarily relegated to playing villains in horror and science-fiction movies. One of his more notable roles of this period was that of Professor Leonard Nosferatu in Jean-Luc Godard's classic sci-fi drama Alphaville (1965). Occasionally, Vernon would appear in other types of films such as What's New Pussycat?(1965) and Woody Allen's Love and Death (1975). Vernon made his last film appearance in Le Complexe de Toulon (1996). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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For the Australian actor, see Howard Vernon (Australian actor).
Howard Vernon
Born 15 July 1914
Baden, Switzerland
Died 25 July 1996
Paris, France

Howard Vernon (15 July 1914 - 25 July 1996), real name Mario Lippert, was a Swiss actor.

He was born to a Swiss father and an American mother and was fluent in German, English, and French. Originally a stage and radio actor, he worked primarily in France and became a well-known supporting actor after 1945 by playing villainous Nazi officers in French films. Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Silence de la mer, in which he played a gentle anti-Nazi German officer, made him somewhat famous, but, in part due to his looks and Swiss accent, he was subsequently relegated to playing gangsters and heavies.

In the 1960s, he became a favorite actor of Spanish horror director Jesus Franco (aka. Jess Franco) and began starring in many low-budget horror movies produced in Spain or in France often portraying a character named Dr. Orlof. He continued to make increasingly small appearances in high-profile movies while often getting top billing in many Z-grade horror films. He remained active until his death.

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