# Roland Varno
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{{Short description|American actor (1908–1996)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Roland Varno
| image = Roland Varno in Flight to Nowhere.jpg
| caption = Varno in ''[Flight to Nowhere](/source/Flight_to_Nowhere)'' (1946)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|03|15|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [Utrecht](/source/Utrecht), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands)
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|05|24|1908|03|15|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [Lancaster, California](/source/Lancaster%2C_California), U.S.
| other_names =
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1929–1959
| spouse = Elizabeth Alderson
| children = 2
}}
'''Roland Varno''' (March 15, 1908 – May 24, 1996) was an American character actor from [Utrecht](/source/Utrecht), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands).[{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/73065/Roland-Varno |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104120523/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/73065/Roland-Varno |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-04 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |date=2012 |title=Roland Varno |accessdate=2011-05-01 }} ]
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.[{{cite news |title=Actor Speaks 7 Languages |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104851135/roland-varno/ |access-date=July 3, 2022 |work=St. Joseph News-Press |date=March 11, 1945 |page=14|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}]
Varno worked in vaudeville, performing and designing scenery.[{{cite news |title=The Sideshow Influence -- Roland Varno and Klyde Kraft |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/104852145/roland-varno/ |access-date=July 3, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 8, 1934 |page=40|via = [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}}]
He appeared in dozens of films in the 1930s and 1940s. During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), Varno served in the [Office of Strategic Services](/source/Office_of_Strategic_Services), the predecessor to the [Central Intelligence Agency](/source/Central_Intelligence_Agency).[[https://lakechapalaartists.com/?p=6184 Dutch actor Roland Varno retired to Ajijic after a glittering Hollywood career] www.lakechapalaartists.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.]
Varno also appeared on TV series including ''[Space Patrol](/source/Space_Patrol_(1950_TV_series))'', ''[the Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok](/source/the_Adventures_of_Wild_Bill_Hickok)'' and ''[77 Sunset Strip](/source/77_Sunset_Strip)''.
Born Jacob Frederik Vuerhard, he was the father of Martin Varno, author of the 1958 [science fiction](/source/science_fiction) film ''[Night of the Blood Beast](/source/Night_of_the_Blood_Beast)''.[{{cite book|title=Chiller Theatre magazine|year=2002|pages=41}}] He was married to Elizabeth Alderson. They also had a daughter, Jillian Mariana.[
Varno died on May 24, 1996, in [Lancaster, California](/source/Lancaster%2C_California).
==Partial filmography==
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* ''[The First Kiss](/source/The_First_Kiss_(1928_German_film))'' (1928) - Swimmer (film debut, uncredited)
* ''Ein kleiner Vorschuß auf die Seligkeit'' (1929) - Eton boy
* ''Zwischen vierzehn und siebzehn - Sexualnot der Jugend'' (1929) - Child
* ''[Tragedy of Youth](/source/Tragedy_of_Youth)'' (1929) - Peter
* ''[The Blue Angel](/source/The_Blue_Angel)'' (1930) - Gymnasiast Lohmann / Pupil
* ''[The Man in Search of His Murderer](/source/The_Man_in_Search_of_His_Murderer)'' (1931)
* ''[Arsène Lupin](/source/Ars%C3%A8ne_Lupin_(1932_film))'' (1932) - Jean Moucante (uncredited)
* ''[As You Desire Me](/source/As_You_Desire_Me_(film))'' (1932) - Albert
* ''[Private Jones](/source/Private_Jones)'' (1933) - Lt. Brinkerhoff (uncredited)
* ''[Malle Gevallen](/source/Malle_Gevallen)'' (1934) - Student Boy
* ''Het meisje met den blauwen hoed'' (1934) - Daantje
* ''[Three Live Ghosts](/source/Three_Live_Ghosts_(1936_film))'' (1936) - German Corporal (uncredited)
* ''[Sins of Man](/source/Sins_of_Man)'' (1936) - Consul Clerk (uncredited)
* ''[Quality Street](/source/Quality_Street_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Ens. Blades (uncredited)
* ''[The Woman I Love](/source/The_Woman_I_Love_(1937_film))'' (1937) (uncredited)
* ''[The Emperor's Candlesticks](/source/The_Emperor's_Candlesticks_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Czar's Officer (uncredited)
* ''[Conquest](/source/Conquest_(1937_film))'' (1937) - Staos (uncredited)
* ''[The Great Waltz](/source/The_Great_Waltz_(1938_film))'' (1938) - Orderly (uncredited)
* ''[Gunga Din](/source/Gunga_Din_(film))'' (1939) - Lt. Markham (uncredited)
* ''[Balalaika](/source/Balalaika_(film))'' (1939) - Lt. Nikitin
* ''[The Fighting 69th](/source/The_Fighting_69th)'' (1940) - German Officer (uncredited)
* ''[Zanzibar](/source/Zanzibar_(film))'' (1940) - Reporter (uncredited)
* ''[Three Faces West](/source/Three_Faces_West)'' (1940) - Dr. Eric Von Scherer
* ''[Mystery Sea Raider](/source/Mystery_Sea_Raider)'' (1940) - Lt. Schmidt
* ''[Underground](/source/Underground_(1941_film))'' (1941) - Ernst Demmler
* ''[Our Wife](/source/Our_Wife_(1941_film))'' (1941) - Steward (uncredited)
* ''[The Devil Pays Off](/source/The_Devil_Pays_Off)'' (1941) - Ship's Doctor
* ''[The Corsican Brothers](/source/The_Corsican_Brothers_(1941_film))'' (1941) - De Revenau's Friend at Opera (uncredited)
* ''[Paris Calling](/source/Paris_Calling)'' (1941) - German Pilot (uncredited)
* ''[Nazi Agent](/source/Nazi_Agent)'' (1942) - Bauer (uncredited)
* ''[To Be or Not to Be](/source/To_Be_or_Not_to_Be_(1942_film))'' (1942) - Pilot (uncredited)
* ''[Eagle Squadron](/source/Eagle_Squadron_(film))'' (1942) - Aide-de-camp (uncredited)
* ''[I Married an Angel](/source/I_Married_an_Angel_(film))'' (1942) - Man (uncredited)
* ''[Desperate Journey](/source/Desperate_Journey)'' (1942) - Unteroffizier (uncredited)
* ''[Valley of Hunted Men](/source/Valley_of_Hunted_Men)'' (1942) - Carl Baum
* ''[Hitler's Children](/source/Hitler's_Children_(1943_film))'' (1943) - Lieutenant S.A. (uncredited)
* ''[Edge of Darkness](/source/Edge_of_Darkness_(1943_film))'' (1943) - German Lieutenant (uncredited)
* ''[Action in the North Atlantic](/source/Action_in_the_North_Atlantic)'' (1943) - Gunnery Captain (uncredited)
* ''[Hostages](/source/Hostages_(1943_film))'' (1943) - Jan Pavel
* ''[The Return of the Vampire](/source/The_Return_of_the_Vampire)'' (1943) - John Ainsley
* ''[Women in Bondage](/source/Women_in_Bondage)'' (1943) - Ernest Bracken
* ''[Our Hearts Were Young and Gay](/source/Our_Hearts_Were_Young_and_Gay_(film))'' (1944) - Pierre Cambouille (uncredited)
* ''[The Unwritten Code](/source/The_Unwritten_Code)'' (1944) - Cpl. Karl Richter
* ''[Betrayal from the East](/source/Betrayal_from_the_East)'' (1945) - Kurt Guenther
* ''[The Master Key](/source/The_Master_Key_(1945_serial))'' (1945, Serial) - Arnold Hoffman - aka Hoff, M-3
* ''[Three's a Crowd](/source/Three's_a_Crowd_(1945_film))'' (1945) - Ronald Drew
* ''[Paris Underground](/source/Paris_Underground_(film))'' (1945) - Lieutenant Commander Stowe (uncredited)
* ''[My Name Is Julia Ross](/source/My_Name_Is_Julia_Ross)'' (1945) - Dennis Bruce
* ''[Follow That Woman](/source/Follow_That_Woman)'' (1945) - Minor Role
* ''[Flight to Nowhere](/source/Flight_to_Nowhere)'' (1946) - James Van Bush
* ''[Scared to Death](/source/Scared_to_Death_(1947_film))'' (1947) - Ward Van Ee
* ''[Letter from an Unknown Woman](/source/Letter_from_an_Unknown_Woman_(1948_film))'' (1948) - Stefan's Second (uncredited)
* ''[Act of Violence](/source/Act_of_Violence)'' (1949) - German (voice, uncredited)
* ''[Battleground](/source/Battleground_(film))'' (1949) - German Lieutenant (uncredited)
* ''[Mask of the Avenger](/source/Mask_of_the_Avenger)'' (1951) - Lieutenant (uncredited)
* ''[Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok](/source/Adventures_of_Wild_Bill_Hickok)'' (1951-1952, TV Series) - Cleary / Clem (uncredited)
* ''[Back at the Front](/source/Back_at_the_Front)'' (1952) - Smuggler Vishmirov (uncredited)
* ''[Dangerous Assignment](/source/Dangerous_Assignment)'' (1952) - Manter/Bela (uncredited)
* ''[Space Patrol](/source/Space_Patrol_(1950_TV_series))'' (1952-1953, TV Series) - Doc / Dr. S. Buehl (uncredited)
* ''[The Mad Magician](/source/The_Mad_Magician)'' (1954) - Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
* ''[Topper](/source/Topper_(TV_series))'' (1954, TV Series) - Matre'd (uncredited)
* ''Public Defender'' (1954, TV Series) - George Morgan
* ''[Cavalcade of America](/source/Cavalcade_of_America)'' (1954) - Captain Von Holst
* ''[Jump Into Hell](/source/Jump_Into_Hell)'' (1955) - Col. Lonjunier (uncredited)
* ''Crusader'' (1955, TV Series) - MVD Man
* ''[You Are There](/source/You_Are_There_(series))'' (1956, TV Series) - Lt. Gerhardt
* ''[Science Fiction Theatre](/source/Science_Fiction_Theatre)'' (1956, TV Series) - Scientist
* ''[Istanbul](/source/Istanbul_(film))'' (1957) - Mr. Florian (final film)
* ''[77 Sunset Strip](/source/77_Sunset_Strip)'' (1959, TV Series) - Rolfe Berne (final appearance)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0890131|Roland Varno}}
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