Roland Varno
Roland Varno was an American character actor from Utrecht, Netherlands.
Varno's father was a tea planter, Martin Fredrick Vuerhard, and his mother was a concert pianist. Although they hoped for him to have a military career, he began acting when he was 16 years old, the youngest member of the royal Dutch theater at that time. After he graduated from college in Leyden, he traveled and continued to study dramatics. He went to Hollywood after a talent scout for MGM saw him in a German film in 1931.
Varno worked in vaudeville, performing and designing scenery.
He appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s and 1940s. During World War II, Varno served in the Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency.
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 the father of Martin Varno, author of the 1958 science fiction film Night of the Blood Beast. He was married to Elizabeth Alderson. They also had a daughter, Jillian Mariana.
Varno died on May 24, 1996, in Lancaster, California.
The First Kiss - Swimmer Ein kleiner Vorschuß auf die Seligkeit - Eton boyZwischen vierzehn und siebzehn - Sexualnot der Jugend - ChildTragedy of Youth - PeterThe Blue Angel - Gymnasiast Lohmann / PupilThe Man in Search of His Murderer Arsène Lupin - Jean Moucante As You Desire Me - AlbertPrivate Jones - Lt. Brinkerhoff Malle Gevallen - Student BoyHet meisje met den blauwen hoed - DaantjeThree Live Ghosts - German Corporal Sins of Man - Consul Clerk Quality Street - Ens. Blades The Woman I Love The Emperor's Candlesticks - Czar's Officer Conquest - Staos The Great Waltz - Orderly Gunga Din - Lt. Markham Balalaika - Lt. Nikitin The Fighting 69th - German Officer Zanzibar - Reporter Three Faces West - Dr. Eric Von SchererMystery Sea Raider - Lt. SchmidtUnderground - Ernst DemmlerOur Wife - Steward The Devil Pays Off - Ship's DoctorThe Corsican Brothers - De Revenau's Friend at Opera Paris Calling - German Pilot Nazi Agent - Bauer To Be or Not to Be - Pilot Eagle Squadron - Aide-de-camp I Married an Angel - Man Desperate Journey - Unteroffizier Valley of Hunted Men - Carl BaumHitler's Children - Lieutenant S.A. Edge of Darkness - German Lieutenant Action in the North Atlantic - Gunnery Captain Hostages - Jan PavelThe Return of the Vampire - John AinsleyWomen in Bondage - Ernest BrackenOur Hearts Were Young and Gay - Pierre Cambouille The Unwritten Code - Cpl. Karl RichterBetrayal from the East - Kurt GuentherThe Master Key - Arnold Hoffman - aka Hoff, M-3Three's a Crowd - Ronald DrewParis Underground - Lieutenant Commander Stowe My Name Is Julia Ross - Dennis BruceFollow That Woman - Minor RoleFlight to Nowhere - James Van BushScared to Death - Ward Van EeLetter from an Unknown Woman - Stefan's Second Act of Violence - German Battleground - German Lieutenant Mask of the Avenger - Lieutenant Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok - Cleary / Clem Back at the Front - Smuggler Vishmirov Dangerous Assignment - Manter/Bela Space Patrol - Doc / Dr. S. Buehl The Mad Magician - Master of Ceremonies Topper - Matre'd Public Defender - George Morgan Cavalcade of America - Captain Von Holst Jump Into Hell - Col. Lonjunier Crusader - MVD Man You Are There - Lt. Gerhardt Science Fiction Theatre - Scientist Istanbul - Mr. Florian 77 Sunset Strip - Rolfe Berne