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Nigel Davenport
Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

ActingBorn May 23, 1928Died October 25, 2013 (age 85)Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Biography

Arthur Nigel Davenport (23 May 1928 – 25 October 2013) was an English stage, television and film actor, best known as the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Birkenhead in the Academy Award-winning films A Man for All Seasons and Chariots of Fire, respectively.

Filmography

2024
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2001
David Copperfield

as Daniel Peggotty

Movie
2000
David Copperfield

as Daniel Peggotty

TV
2000
The Mumbo Jumbo

as Major cowpat

Movie
2000
Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham

Movie
2000
Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham

TV
1998
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

as Don César de Echagüe, padre

Movie
1998
La vuelta del Coyote

as César de Echagüe

Movie
1998
Mosley

as Lord Rothermere

Movie
1998
Mosley

as Lord Rothermere

TV
1997Movie
1997
Midsomer Murders

as William Smithers

TV
1996
The Treasure Seekers

as Lord Blackstock

Movie
1996Movie
1993
The Detectives

as Sir Arthur Andrews

TV
1992Movie
1990
Keeping Up Appearances

as The Commodore

TV
1990
The Upper Hand

as Mr. Douglas Hamilton

TV
1990
The Upper Hand

as Mr. Hamilton

TV
1988
Without a Clue

as Lord Smithwick

Movie
1986Movie
1986
Caravaggio

as Giustiniani

Movie
1986
Ladies in Charge

as Count Litvinoff

TV
1985
Howards' Way

as Sir Edward Frere

TV
1984
The Biko Inquest

as Colonel Goosen

Movie
1984
A Christmas Carol

as Silas Scrooge

Movie
1984
An Inspector Calls

as Arthur Birling

Movie
1983
Strata

as Victor

Movie
1982
An Inspector Calls

as Arthur Birling

TV
1982
Bird of Prey

as Charles Bridgnorth

TV
1981Movie
1981Movie
1981
Chariots of Fire

as Lord Birkenhead

Movie
1981
Masada

as Senator Mucianus

TV
1981
Nighthawks

as Peter Hartman

Movie
1980
Cry of the Innocent

as Gray Harrison Hunt

Movie
1980
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

as Colonel George Grenfell

Movie
1979
The London Connection

as Arthur Minton

Movie
1979
Minder

as Ray

TV
1979
Prince Regent

as King George III

TV
1979
Zulu Dawn

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Movie
1977Movie
1977Movie
1977
Romance

as Prince Zouroff

TV
1976
Black Trash

as Lt. Ben Deel

Movie
1975
The Apple Cart

as King Magnus

Movie
1974
The Regent's Wife

as Álvaro Mesía

Movie
1974Movie
1974
South Riding

as Robert Carne

TV
1974
Phase IV

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Movie
1974
Dracula

as Van Helsing

Movie
1973
The Picture of Dorian Gray

as Sir Harry Wotton

Movie
1973
Charley-One-Eye

as The Bounty Hunter

Movie
1973TV
1972
The Edwardians

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

TV
1972
The Assassination

as CIA Official

Movie
1972
Living Free

as George Adamson

Movie
1971
Mary, Queen of Scots

as Lord Bothwell

Movie
1971
Villain

as Bob Matthews

Movie
1971Movie
1970
The Mind of Mr. Soames

as Dr. Maitland

Movie
1970
No Blade of Grass

as John Custance

Movie
1969
The Virgin Soldiers

as Sgt Driscoll

Movie
1969Movie
1969
Sinful Davey

as Richardson

Movie
1969TV
1969
Play Dirty

as Capt. Cyril Leech

Movie
1968
The Name of the Game

as David Windom

TV
1968
Sebastian

as Gen. Phillips

Movie
1968
The News-Benders

as Robert Larkin

Movie
1967Movie
1967
Mickey Dunne

as Bruce Tavey

TV
1966
A Man for All Seasons

as The Duke of Norfolk

Movie
1966
Shotgun

as Joshua

Movie
1966
Where the Spies Are

as Parkington

Movie
1965
Life at the Top

as Mottram

Movie
1965Movie
1965
BBC Play of the Month

as King Magnus

TV
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre

as The Prisoner

TV
1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre

as Robert Larkin

TV
1965
A High Wind in Jamaica

as Mr. Thornton

Movie
1964
The Bone Yard

as Inspector Potter

Movie
1964
The Wednesday Play

as Inspector Potter

TV
1964
Theatre 625

as Donkin

TV
1964
The Third Secret

as Lew Harding

Movie
1964
The Verdict

as Larry Mason

Movie
1963
Ladies Who Do

as Mr. Strang

Movie
1963
Espionage

as Frank Marston

TV
1963
In the Cool of the Day

as Leonard Groves

Movie
1963
Bitter Harvest

as Police Inspector

Movie
1963
Return to Sender

as Dino Steffano

Movie
1962
The Saint

as Aldo Petri

TV
1962
The Saint

as Charles Voyson

TV
1962
Man of the World

as Grabowsky

TV
1962
Lunch Hour

as Personnel Manager

Movie
1961
Sir Francis Drake

as Don Miguel de Cervantes

TV
1961
The Avengers

as Lord Barnes

TV
1960
The Entertainer

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Movie
1960
Peeping Tom

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

Movie
1959
Look Back in Anger

as 1st Commercial Traveller

Movie
1959
Desert Mice

as Army Officer (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Mister Charlesworth

as Sgt. Spence

TV
1955
Othello

as Lodovico

Movie
1955TV
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Claude the Seneschal

TV
1955
The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Peter Marston

TV
1954TV
1950TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 23, 1928
Day of DeathOctober 25, 2013
Place of BirthShelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Popularity1.0