Arthur Dignam

Acting

Arthur Dignam

Born September 9, 1939Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia37 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

Gödel Incomplete
2014Gödel Incomplete
as Old Kurt GödelMovie
Australia
2008Australia
as Father BenedictMovie
Moulin Rouge!
2001Moulin Rouge!
as Christian's FatherMovie
Gods and Monsters
1998Gods and Monsters
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)Movie
Paradise Road
1997Paradise Road
as Mr. PikeMovie
W
1997Warm Strangers
as Old ManMovie
Dating the Enemy
1996Dating the Enemy
as Dr. KaminsMovie
Escape from Jupiter
1994Escape from Jupiter
as Professor IngessolTV
The Nostradamus Kid
1993The Nostradamus Kid
as Pastor AndersonMovie
The Dreaming
1988The Dreaming
as Professor Bernard ThorntonMovie
The Right Hand Man
1987The Right Hand Man
as Dr. RedbridgeMovie
Comrades
1987Comrades
as FopMovie
Those Dear Departed
1987Those Dear Departed
as ProducerMovie
The Flying Doctors
1986The Flying Doctors
as Royce Phelan QCTV
King Solomon's Mines
1986King Solomon's Mines
as Allan Quatermain (voice)Movie
Burke & Wills
1985Burke & Wills
as Sir William StawellMovie
Bodyline
1984Bodyline
as Mr. JardineTV
The Wild Duck
1984The Wild Duck
as GregoryMovie
We of the Never Never
1982We of the Never Never
as Aeneas GunnMovie
Duet for Four
1982Duet for Four
as Doug QuinceyMovie
Strange Behavior
1981Strange Behavior
as Dr. Le Sange / NagelMovie
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981Grendel Grendel Grendel
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)Movie
Water Under the Bridge
1980Water Under the Bridge
as Maynard DickensTV
Minder
1979Minder
as Geoffrey EvansTV
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1978The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Man in Butcher ShopMovie
The Devil's Playground
1977The Devil's Playground
as Brother FrancineMovie
The Duellists
1977The Duellists
as Captain with EyepatchMovie
Summer of Secrets
1976Summer of Secrets
as Dr. Beverley AdamsMovie
The New Avengers
1976The New Avengers
as Dr. GrahamTV
Jock Petersen
1974Jock Petersen
as Prof. Charles KentMovie