Arthur Dignam
Acting1939Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Biography
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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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Known For
Acting History
2014
Gödel Incomplete
as Old Kurt Gödel
2008
Australia
as Father Benedict
2001
Moulin Rouge!
as Christian's Father
1998
Gods and Monsters
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
1997
Paradise Road
as Mr. Pike
Warm Strangers
as Old Man
1996
Dating the Enemy
as Dr. Kamins
1994
Escape from Jupiter
TVas Professor Ingessol
1993
The Nostradamus Kid
as Pastor Anderson
Minder
TVas Geoffrey Evans• 1 eps
1992
The Flying Doctors
TVas Royce Phelan QC• 1 eps
1991
Isabelle Eberhardt
as Cauvet
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
TVas Acrisius
1988
The Everlasting Secret Family
as Senator
The Dreaming
as Professor Bernard Thornton
1987
1986
King Solomon's Mines
as Allan Quatermain (voice)
1985
Burke & Wills
as Sir William Stawell
1984
The Wild Duck
as Gregory
Bodyline
TVas Mr. Jardine
1983
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Lawyer
1982
Duet for Four
as Doug Quincey
We of the Never Never
as Aeneas Gunn
1981
Strange Behavior
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
Grendel Grendel Grendel
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
1980
Water Under the Bridge
TVas Maynard Dickens
1979
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
as Man in Butcher Shop
1977
The Duellists
as Captain with Eyepatch
The Devil's Playground
as Brother Francine
The New Avengers
TVas Dr. Graham• 1 eps
1976
Summer of Secrets
as Dr. Beverley Adams
1974
Jock Petersen
as Prof. Charles Kent
1973