Occupation Actor Siblings Anneke Vuerhard Role Character actor | Name Roland Varno Years active 1929 – 1959 Ex-spouse Elizabeth Tyree | |
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Born 15 March 1908 ( 1908-03-15 ) Utrecht, Netherlands Died May 24, 1996, Lancaster, California, United States Children Martin Varno, Jill Taggart Movies The Blue Angel, My Name Is Julia Ross, As You Desire Me, The Return of the Vampire, Tragedy of Youth Similar People Karl Vollmoller, George Fitzmaurice, Joseph H Lewis, Lew Landers, Otto Hunte | ||
Roland Varno (March 15, 1908 – May 24, 1996) was a character actor from Utrecht, Netherlands. He appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s and 1940s including the Return of the Vampire, My Name is Julia Ross, Gunga Din, Three Faces West, Women in Bondage, Three's a Crowd, Flight to Nowhere and Scared to Death.
Varno also appeared on TV series including Space Patrol, the Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok and 77 Sunset Strip.
Born Jacob Frederik Vuerhard, he was also the father of Martin Varno who wrote the 1958 sci fi film Night of the Blood Beast.
Varno died on May 24, 1996 in Lancaster, California.
Filmography
Actor
1959
77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) as
Rolfe Berne
- Canine Caper (1959) - Rolfe Berne
1957
Istanbul as
Mr. Florian
1956
Science Fiction Theatre (TV Series) as
Scientist
- The Voice (1956) - Scientist
1956
You Are There (TV Series) as
Lt. Gerhardt
- The Scuttling of the Graf Spee (December 17, 1939) (1956) - Lt. Gerhardt
1956
The Man Called X (TV Series)
- Acoustics (1956)
1955
Crusader (TV Series) as
MVD Man
- Cross on the Hill (1955) - MVD Man
1955
Jump Into Hell as
Col. Lonjunier (uncredited)
1954
Passport to Danger (TV Series) as
Garside
- Monte Carlo (1954) - Garside
1954
Cavalcade of America (TV Series) as
Captain Otto Von Holst
- The Forge (1954) - Captain Otto Von Holst
1954
Public Defender (TV Series) as
George Morgan
- High Stakes (1954) - George Morgan
1954
Topper (TV Series) as
Matre'd
- George's Old Flame (1954) - Matre'd (uncredited)
1954
The Mad Magician as
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1953
The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series) as
Josef
- The Jewel (1953) - Josef
1952
Space Patrol (TV Series) as
Dr. S. Buehl / Doc
- Space Fatigue (1953) - Dr. S. Buehl
- Frontier Epidemic (1952) - Doc
1952
Dangerous Assignment (TV Series) as
Bela / Manter
- The Iron Banner Story (1952) - Bela
- The Atomic Mine Story (1952) - Manter
1952
Back at the Front as
Smuggler Vishmirov (uncredited)
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Clem / Cleary
- Vigilante Story (1952) - Clem
- Mexican Rustlers Story (1951) - Cleary
1951
Boston Blackie (TV Series)
- Griffith Park Murder (1951)
1951
Mask of the Avenger as
Lieutenant (uncredited)
1949
Battleground as
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
1948
Act of Violence as
German (voice, uncredited)
1948
Letter from an Unknown Woman as
Stefan's Second (uncredited)
1946
Scared to Death as
Ward Van Ee
1946
Flight to Nowhere as
James Van Bush
1945
Follow That Woman as
Undetermined Role
1945
My Name Is Julia Ross as
Dennis Bruce
1945
Paris Underground as
Lieutenant Commander Stowe (uncredited)
1945
Three's a Crowd as
Ronald Drew
1945
The Master Key as
Hoff
1945
Betrayal from the East as
Kurt Guenther
1944
The Unwritten Code as
Cpl. Karl Richter
1944
Our Hearts Were Young and Gay as
Pierre Cambouille (uncredited)
1943
Women in Bondage as
Ernest Bracken
1943
The Return of the Vampire as
John Ainsley
1943
Hostages as
Jan Pavel
1943
Action in the North Atlantic as
Gunnery Captain (uncredited)
1943
Edge of Darkness as
German Lieutenant (uncredited)
1943
Hitler's Children as
Lieutenant S.A. (uncredited)
1942
Valley of Hunted Men as
Carl Baum
1942
Desperate Journey as
Unteroffizier (uncredited)
1942
I Married an Angel as
Man (unconfirmed, uncredited)
1942
Eagle Squadron as
Aide-de-camp (uncredited)
1942
To Be or Not to Be as
Pilot (uncredited)
1942
Nazi Agent as
Bauer (uncredited)
1941
Paris Calling as
German Pilot (uncredited)
1941
The Corsican Brothers as
De Revenau's Friend at Opera (uncredited)
1941
The Devil Pays Off as
Ship's Doctor
1941
Our Wife as
Steward (uncredited)
1941
Underground as
Ernst Demmler
1940
Mystery Sea Raider as
Lt. Schmidt
1940
Three Faces West as
Dr. Eric Von Scherer
1940
Zanzibar as
Reporter (uncredited)
1940
The Fighting 69th as
German Officer (uncredited)
1939
Balalaika as
Lt. Nikitin
1939
While America Sleeps (Short) as
Spy Henchman
1939
Gunga Din as
Lt. Markham (uncredited)
1938
The Great Waltz as
Orderly (uncredited)
1937
Conquest as
Staos (uncredited)
1937
The Emperor's Candlesticks as
Czar's Officer (uncredited)
1937
The Woman I Love (uncredited)
1937
Quality Street as
Ens. Blades (uncredited)
1936
Sins of Man as
Consul Clerk (uncredited)
1936
Three Live Ghosts as
German Corporal (uncredited)
1934
Het meisje met den blauwen hoed as
Daantje
1934
Malle gevallen as
Student Boy
1933
Private Jones as
Lt. Brinkerhoff (uncredited)
1932
As You Desire Me as
Albert
1932
Arsène Lupin as
Jean Moucante (uncredited)
1931
De sensatie der toekomst
1931
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1930
Der blaue Engel as
Lohmann (as Rolant Varno)
1929
Jugendtragödie as
Peter
1929
Zwischen vierzehn und siebzehn - Sexualnot der Jugend as
Child
1929
Ein kleiner Vorschuß auf die Seligkeit as
Eton boy
1928
Der erste Kuß as
Swimmer (uncredited)
Archive Footage
2010
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
John Ainsley
- The Return of the Vampire (2010) - John Ainsley
References
Roland Varno Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA