7.5
Movie
Acting
Arthur Dignam
- Born
- (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
- Credits
- 38 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
6.6
Movie
Australia
7.3
Movie
The Duellists
8.2
TV
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
6.3
Movie
Paradise Road
5.5
Movie
Strange Behavior
6.7
Movie
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
7.2
TV
The New Avengers
6.2
Movie
The Return of Captain Invincible
6.3
Movie
The Devil's Playground
6.3
Movie
Dating the Enemy
7.2
TV
Minder
6.9
Movie
Comrades
6.6
TV
The Flying Doctors
6.0
Movie
We of the Never Never
4.9
Movie
The Everlasting Secret Family
5.1
Movie
Burke & Wills
4.8
Movie
Grendel Grendel Grendel
Acting credits 38
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gödel Incomplete Film | Old Kurt Gödel |
| 2008 | Australia Film | Father Benedict |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! Film | Christian's Father |
| 1998 | Gods and Monsters Film | Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) |
| 1997 | Paradise Road Film | Mr. Pike |
| 1997 | Warm Strangers Film | Old Man |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy Film | Dr. Kamins |
| 1994 | Escape from Jupiter TV | Professor Ingessol (13 ep) |
| 1993 | The Nostradamus Kid Film | Pastor Anderson |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths - Perseus & the Gorgon Film | Acrisius |
| 1991 | The Storyteller: Greek Myths TV | Acrisius (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Isabelle Eberhardt Film | Cauvet |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Cobra Film | |
| 1988 | The Dreaming Film | Professor Bernard Thornton |
| 1988 | The Everlasting Secret Family Film | Senator |
| 1987 | The Right Hand Man Film | Dr. Redbridge |
| 1987 | Comrades Film | Fop |
| 1987 | Those Dear Departed Film | Producer |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors TV | Royce Phelan QC (1 ep) |
| 1986 | King Solomon's Mines Film | Allan Quatermain (voice) |
| 1985 | Burke & Wills Film | Sir William Stawell |
| 1984 | Bodyline TV | Mr. Jardine (7 ep) |
| 1984 | The Wild Duck Film | Gregory |
| 1983 | The Return of Captain Invincible Film | Lawyer |
| 1982 | We of the Never Never Film | Aeneas Gunn |
| 1982 | Duet for Four Film | Doug Quincey |
| 1981 | Strange Behavior Film | Dr. Le Sange / Nagel |
| 1981 | Grendel Grendel Grendel Film | The Dragon / Beowulf (voice) |
| 1980 | Water Under the Bridge TV | Maynard Dickens (9 ep) |
| 1979 | Minder TV | Geoffrey Evans (1 ep) |
| 1979 | The Hero Film | |
| 1978 | The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith Film | Man in Butcher Shop |
| 1977 | The Devil's Playground Film | Brother Francine |
| 1977 | The Duellists Film | Captain with Eyepatch |
| 1976 | Summer of Secrets Film | Dr. Beverley Adams |
| 1976 | The New Avengers TV | Dr. Graham (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Petersen Film | Prof. Charles Kent |
| 1973 | Libido Film |