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Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Known For Acting
Birthday Sep 09, 1939 (86)
Birthplace Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Aug 05, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 Devi ... l'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

Australia

Australia

2008

as Father Benedict

Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

2001

as Christian's Father

Gods and Monsters

Gods and Monsters

1998

as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)

Paradise Road

Paradise Road

1997

as Mr. Pike

Dating the Enemy

Dating the Enemy

1996

as Dr. Kamins

The Nostradamus Kid

The Nostradamus Kid

1993

as Pastor Anderson

The Dreaming

The Dreaming

1988

as Professor Bernard Thornton

The Right Hand Man

The Right Hand Man

1987

as Dr. Redbridge

Those Dear Departed

Those Dear Departed

1987

as Producer

Comrades

Comrades

1987

as Fop

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

1986

as Allan Quatermain (voice)

Burke & Wills

Burke & Wills

1985

as Sir William Stawell

The Wild Duck

The Wild Duck

1984

as Gregory

We of the Never Never

We of the Never Never

1982

as Aeneas Gunn

Grendel Grendel Grendel

Grendel Grendel Grendel

1981

as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)

Strange Behavior

Strange Behavior

1981

as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

1978

as Man in Butcher Shop

The Duellists

The Duellists

1977

as Captain with Eyepatch

The Devil's Playground

The Devil's Playground

1976

as Brother Francine

Summer of Secrets

Summer of Secrets

1976

as Dr. Beverley Adams

Jock Petersen

Jock Petersen

1974

as Prof. Charles Kent

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Water Under the Bridge

as Maynard Dickens

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 25, 1980

Bodyline

as Mr. Jardine

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 19, 1984

Minder

as Geoffrey Evans

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

The Flying Doctors

as Royce Phelan QC

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 15, 1986

The Storyteller: Greek Myths

as Acrisius

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 01, 1991

Escape from Jupiter

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Apr 10, 1994

The New Avengers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 22, 1976

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