Deceased

How Did Howard Vernon Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asMario Lippert, Mario Lipert, Mario Walter Lippert, Howard WernonGenderMaleNationalityFranceBorn15/07/1908Born inBaden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden [now Baden-Württemberg, Germany]Died25/07/1996Died inIssy-les-MoulineauxCausediseaseWikidataQ116145 ↗TMDb#13696 ↗

Mario Walter Lippert, better known by his stage name Howard Vernon, was a Swiss-German actor and photographer. He had an extensive career in French cinema which spanned nearly 200 productions over 55 years, between 1945 and 2000. He was best known for his close association with cult filmmaker Jesús Franco, appearing in 40 of the director’s films, beginning with the titular character in The Awful Dr. Orloff (1962).

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Filmography66 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1996	The Complex of ToulonMovie	Charles Toulon	88
1994	Hey StrangerMovie	Old officer	86
1990	The Carpathian MushroomMovie	Jeremy Fairfax	82
1988	FacelessMovie	Dr. Orloff	80
1988	The Howl of the DevilMovie	Eric	80
1987	The Making of 'The Howl of the Devil'Movie	Self	79
1987	The Death of EmpedoclesMovie	Hermokrates	79
1982	DeadlineMovie	Doorman	74
1979	From Hell to VictoryMovie	SS Major Karl	71
1975	Love and DeathMovie	General Leveque	67
1975	The Garden That TiltsMovie	Paul	67
1973	The Day of the JackalMovie	Cabinet Member	65
1973	The DemonsMovie	Lord Malcolm De Winter	65
1972	The French Sex MurdersMovie	Professor Waldemar	64
1971	Love Me StrangelyMovie	Maître Wasserman, property administrator	63
1971	Schulmeister, l'espion de l'EmpereurSeries	Sir Horace Mill	63
1971	Graf LucknerSeries	Mercer	63
1969	Marquis de Sade: JustineMovie	Clément	61
1968	MayerlingMovie	Prince of Montenuovo	60
1968	Residence for SpiesMovie	Radek (uncredited)	60
1967	The Dinosaur and the BabyMovie	Self	59
1967	The Night of the GeneralsMovie	Murder Suspect (uncredited)	59
1967	Graf Yoster gibt sich die EhreSeries	Ricardo Solesta	59
1967	The Unknown Man of ShandigorMovie	Bobby Gun	59
1966	Triple CrossMovie	German Embassy Official	58
1966	The Poppy Is Also a FlowerMovie	Dr. Pineau	58
1966	The Diabolical Dr. ZMovie	Dr. Vicas	58
1965	What's New Pussycat?Movie	Doctor	57
1964	The TrainMovie	Dietrich	56
1963	Vice and VirtueMovie	S.S. General	55
1962	Zorro the AvengerMovie	The General Clarence	54
1961	Léon Morin, PriestMovie	Colonel	53
1961	The Secret WaysMovie	Colonel Hidas	53
1960	RendezvousMovie	Howard	52
1960	Description of a StruggleMovie	Narrator (German version)	52
1959	Atomic AgentMovie	William Dantoren	51
1959	Heiße WareMovie	Heinrich Strasser	51
1958	Doctor Crippen LivesMovie	—	50
1957	WeekendMovie	Richard Greatham	49
1957	Until the Last OneMovie	Philippe Dario, the trapeze artist	49
1956	Das AbschiedsgeschenkMovie	Andrew Crocker-Harris	48
1956	The Mysterious Melody AKA Ce soir les souris dansentMovie	Inspector Revel	48
1955	Pas de souris dans le businessMovie	Robert Leperque	47
1955	Der grüne KakaduMovie	Henri	47
1955	El fugitivo de AmberesMovie	Bell Fermer	47
1955	08/15 at HomeMovie	CIC-Offizier Ted	47
1954	Phantom of the Big TentMovie	Armand LaRue, König der Luft	46
1953	Royal Affairs in VersaillesMovie	English buyer	45
1953	Mr. Scrupule, GangsterMovie	Rolande's friend	45
1953	Le Petit JacquesMovie	Daniel Mortal	45
1952	Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's DaughterMovie	Éric	44
1952	Si ça vous chanteMovie	—	44
1951	Hotbed of SinMovie	Charles	43
1950	The Elusive PimpernelMovie	Comte de Tournai	42
1950	Secret Document: ViennaMovie	Colonel von Pennwitz	42
1949	Du GuesclinMovie	Lancaster	41
1948	The Devil Who LimpedMovie	Lord Palmerston	40
1947	The Chips Are DownMovie	Le chef milicien	39
1947	The RoyalistsMovie	Captain Gérard	39
1947	Sky BattalionMovie	German officer (uncredited)	39
1946	The Uncatchable Mr. FredericMovie	(uncredited)	38
1946	Alert NightsMovie	English aviator	38
1946	Devil and the AngelMovie	Furet henchman	38
1946	Behind These WallsMovie	German officer (uncredited)	38
1945	Angel and SinnerMovie	Prussian officer in Uville (uncredited)	37
0	Opération JerichoMovie	Un soldat allemand	—