Arthur Dignam
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
Credits
- 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
- 1997 · Warm Strangers as Old Man
- 1996 · Dating the Enemy as Dr. Kamins
- 1994 · Escape from Jupiter as
- 1993 · The Nostradamus Kid as Pastor Anderson
- 1991 · Isabelle Eberhardt as
- 1990 · The Storyteller: Greek Myths as Acrisius
- 1989 · Shadow of the Cobra as
- 1988 · The Dreaming as Professor Bernard Thornton
- 1988 · The Everlasting Secret Family as Senator
- 1987 · The Right Hand Man as Dr. Redbridge
- 1987 · Comrades as Fop
- 1987 · Those Dear Departed as Producer
- 1986 · The Flying Doctors as Royce Phelan QC
- 1986 · King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quatermain (voice)
- 1985 · Burke & Wills as Sir William Stawell
- 1984 · Bodyline as Mr. Jardine
- 1984 · The Wild Duck as Gregory
- 1983 · The Dismissal as Eric Robinson
- 1983 · The Return of Captain Invincible as Lawyer
- 1982 · We of the Never Never as Aeneas Gunn
- 1981 · Strange Behavior as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
- 1981 · Grendel Grendel Grendel as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
- 1980 · Water Under the Bridge as Maynard Dickens
- 1979 · Minder as Geoffrey Evans
- 1979 · The Hero as
- 1978 · The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith as Man in Butcher Shop
- 1977 · The Duellists as Captain with Eyepatch
- 1976 · Summer of Secrets as Dr. Beverley Adams
- 1976 · The New Avengers as
- 1976 · The Devil's Playground as Brother Francine
- 1974 · Jock Petersen as Prof. Charles Kent
- 1973 · Libido as