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Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Actor · 1928–2013 · Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

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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.

Acted in 101

2000s

  1. 2001

    David Copperfield

    Daniel Peggotty

  2. 2000

    David Copperfield

    Daniel Peggotty · 2 episodes

  3. The Mumbo Jumbo

    Major cowpat

  4. Longitude

    Sir Charles Pelham

  5. Longitude

    Sir Charles Pelham · 1 episode

1990s

  1. 1998

    El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

    Don César de Echagüe, padre

  2. La vuelta del Coyote

    César de Echagüe

  3. Mosley

    Lord Rothermere

  4. Mosley

    Lord Rothermere · 1 episode

  5. 1997
  6. 1996

    The Treasure Seekers

    Lord Blackstock

  7. 1993
  8. 1992

    The Cutter

    Movie

  9. 1991

    Trainer

    James Brant · 13 episodes

  10. 1990

1980s

  1. 1988
  2. 1986

    The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams

    Supt. Hannam

  3. Caravaggio

    Giustiniani

  4. Ladies in Charge

    Count Litvinoff · 1 episode

  5. Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

    Ismay · 6 episodes

  6. 1985
  7. 1984

    The Biko Inquest

    Colonel Goosen

  8. 1982

    An Inspector Calls

    Arthur Birling · 3 episodes

  9. Bird of Prey

    Charles Bridgnorth · 3 episodes

  10. Don't Rock The Boat

    TV

  11. 1981

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Theseus

  12. The Uppercrust

    Pigel

  13. 1980
  14. The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

    Colonel George Grenfell

1970s

  1. 1979

    The London Connection

    Arthur Minton

  2. Prince Regent

    King George III · 8 episodes

  3. 1977
  4. Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

    Driscoll

  5. 1976

    Black Trash

    Lt. Ben Deel

  6. 1975

    Oil Strike North

    TV

  7. 1974

    The Regent's Wife

    Álvaro Mesía

  8. South Riding

    Movie

  9. South Riding

    Robert Carne · 13 episodes

  10. 1973

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    Sir Harry Wotton

  11. 1972
  12. Living Free

    George Adamson

  13. Shirley's World

    TV

  14. 1971

    Mary, Queen of Scots

    Lord Bothwell

  15. Villain

    Bob Matthews

  16. The Last Valley

    Gruber

  17. 1970

    The Mind of Mr. Soames

    Dr. Maitland

  18. No Blade of Grass

    John Custance

1960s

  1. 1969

    The Virgin Soldiers

    Sgt Driscoll

  2. 1968
  3. The Strange Affair

    Movie

  4. Sebastian

    Gen. Phillips

  5. The News-Benders

    Robert Larkin

  6. 1967

    Dial M for Murder

    Lesgate

  7. Mickey Dunne

    Bruce Tavey · 1 episode

  8. 1966
  9. Where the Spies Are

    Parkington

  10. 1965

    Life at the Top

    Mottram

  11. Sands of the Kalahari

    Sturdevan

  12. A High Wind in Jamaica

    Mr. Thornton

  13. 1964

    The Bone Yard

    Inspector Potter

  14. The Third Secret

    Lew Harding

  15. The Verdict

    Larry Mason

  16. 1963

    Ladies Who Do

    Mr. Strang

  17. In the Cool of the Day

    Leonard Groves

  18. Bitter Harvest

    Police Inspector

  19. Return to Sender

    Dino Steffano

  20. 1962
  21. Lunch Hour

    Personnel Manager

  22. 1961
  23. 1960
Appearances1

2020s

  1. 2024

    Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

    Self (archive footage)