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Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

ActingBorn September 9, 1939 (age 86)Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arthur Dignam (born 9 September 1939) is an Australian character actor, born on Lord Howe Island. He attended Newington College (1955–1956) as a boarder. He is possibly best known for one of his early roles, that of Brother Francine in Fred Schepisi's The Devil's Playground (1976). While he has worked mainly in film and television, he has also worked in theatre, including musical theatre. He played Pontius Pilate in the Australian production of Jesus Christ Superstar in 1972–73, and appears on the original Australian cast recording. His son is the actor Nicholas Gledhill. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Dignam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

2014
Gödel Incomplete

as Old Kurt Gödel

Movie
2008
Australia

as Father Benedict

Movie
2001
Moulin Rouge!

as Christian's Father

Movie
1998
Gods and Monsters

as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)

Movie
1997
Paradise Road

as Mr. Pike

Movie
1997
Warm Strangers

as Old Man

Movie
1996
Dating the Enemy

as Dr. Kamins

Movie
1994
Escape from Jupiter

as Professor Ingessol

TV
1993
The Nostradamus Kid

as Pastor Anderson

Movie
1991Movie
1988
The Dreaming

as Professor Bernard Thornton

Movie
1987
The Right Hand Man

as Dr. Redbridge

Movie
1987
Comrades

as Fop

Movie
1987Movie
1986
The Flying Doctors

as Royce Phelan QC

TV
1986
King Solomon's Mines

as Allan Quatermain (voice)

Movie
1985
Burke & Wills

as Sir William Stawell

Movie
1984
Bodyline

as Mr. Jardine

TV
1984
The Wild Duck

as Gregory

Movie
1982
We of the Never Never

as Aeneas Gunn

Movie
1982
Duet for Four

as Doug Quincey

Movie
1981
Strange Behavior

as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

Movie
1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel

as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)

Movie
1980
Water Under the Bridge

as Maynard Dickens

TV
1979
Minder

as Geoffrey Evans

TV
1979Movie
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

as Man in Butcher Shop

Movie
1977
The Devil's Playground

as Brother Francine

Movie
1977
The Duellists

as Captain with Eyepatch

Movie
1976
Summer of Secrets

as Dr. Beverley Adams

Movie
1976
The New Avengers

as Dr. Graham

TV
1974
Jock Petersen

as Prof. Charles Kent

Movie
1973Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 9, 1939
Place of BirthLord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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