Arthur Dignam
Known for Acting · 37 credits
- Born
- 1939-09-09 (age 86)
- Place of birth
- Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
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 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
TV Shows (7)
Movies (30)
Moulin Rouge!
2001
as Christian's Father
Australia
2008
as Father Benedict
The Duellists
1977
as Captain with Eyepatch
The Dreaming
1988
as Professor Bernard Thornton
Gods and Monsters
1998
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Paradise Road
1997
as Mr. Pike
Dating the Enemy
1996
as Dr. Kamins
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
as Cauvet
Comrades
1987
as Fop
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1978
as Man in Butcher Shop
Shadow of the Cobra
1989
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
as Lawyer
Strange Behavior
1981
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
Burke & Wills
1985
as Sir William Stawell
The Nostradamus Kid
1993
as Pastor Anderson
The Devil's Playground
1977
as Brother Francine
We of the Never Never
1982
as Aeneas Gunn
Libido
1973
The Right Hand Man
1987
as Dr. Redbridge
Duet for Four
1982
as Doug Quincey
Jock Petersen
1974
as Prof. Charles Kent
The Wild Duck
1984
as Gregory
Those Dear Departed
1987
as Producer
The Everlasting Secret Family
1988
as Senator
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
Gödel Incomplete
2014
as Old Kurt Gödel
King Solomon's Mines
1986
as Allan Quatermain (voice)
Warm Strangers
1997
as Old Man
Summer of Secrets
1976
as Dr. Beverley Adams
The Hero
1979
About 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… With 37 credits spanning from 1973 to 2014, Arthur Dignam has appeared in 30 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Arthur Dignam Movies
- Moulin Rouge! (2001) — as Christian's Father
- Australia (2008) — as Father Benedict
- The Duellists (1977) — as Captain with Eyepatch
- The Dreaming (1988) — as Professor Bernard Thornton
- Gods and Monsters (1998) — as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
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