Biography
Bernard Hepton (19 October 1925 – 27 July 2018) was a British actor and theatre director. He trained at the Bradford Civic Playhouse under Esme Church and gained extensive stage experience, later serving as artistic director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and the Liverpool Playhouse.
Hepton appeared frequently on British television from the 1960s onwards. He played Thomas Cranmer in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Elizabeth R (1971), the Kommandant in Colditz (1972–74), Pallas in I, Claudius (1976), Albert Foiret in Secret Army (1977–79) and Toby Esterhase in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979) and Smiley's People (1982). His film roles included appearances in Get Carter (1971) and Barry Lyndon (1975).
