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Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Known For Acting
Birthday May 23, 1928
Died Oct 25, 2013 (85)
Birthplace Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. ...

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David Copperfield

David Copperfield

2001

as Dan Peggotty

The Mumbo Jumbo

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000

as Major cowpat

Longitude

Longitude

2000

as Sir Charles Pelham

The Treasure Seekers

The Treasure Seekers

1996

as Lord Blackstock

Without a Clue

Without a Clue

1988

as Lord Smithwick

Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986

as Giustiniani

The Biko Inquest

The Biko Inquest

1984

as Colonel Goosen

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

1984

as Silas Scrooge

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

1982

as Arthur Birling

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981

as Theseus

Nighthawks

Nighthawks

1981

as Peter Hartman

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

as Lord Birkenhead

Cry of the Innocent

Cry of the Innocent

1980

as Gray Harrison Hunt

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

as Colonel George Grenfell

The London Connection

The London Connection

1979

as Arthur Minton

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

as Col. Hamilton-Brown

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

as Driscoll

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

as Montgomery

Black Trash

Black Trash

1976

as Lt. Ben Deel

Phase IV

Phase IV

1974

as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Dracula

Dracula

1974

as Van Helsing

The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973

as Sir Harry Wotton

Charley-One-Eye

Charley-One-Eye

1973

as The Bounty Hunter

Living Free

Living Free

1972

as George Adamson

Villain

Villain

1971

as Bob Matthews

The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971

as Gruber

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

as Lord Bothwell

No Blade of Grass

No Blade of Grass

1970

as John Custance

The Mind of Mr. Soames

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970

as Dr. Maitland

Play Dirty

Play Dirty

1969

as Capt. Cyril Leech

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

as De Soto

The Virgin Soldiers

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

as Sgt Driscoll

The News-Benders

The News-Benders

1968

as Robert Larkin

Sebastian

Sebastian

1968

as Gen. Phillips

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1967

as Lesgate

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966

as The Duke of Norfolk

Where the Spies Are

Where the Spies Are

1966

as Parkington

Sands of the Kalahari

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

as Sturdevan

A High Wind in Jamaica

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965

as Mr. Thornton

Life at the Top

Life at the Top

1965

as Mottram

The Bone Yard

The Bone Yard

1964

as Inspector Potter

The Third Secret

The Third Secret

1964

as Lew Harding

In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day

1963

as Leonard Groves

Ladies Who Do

Ladies Who Do

1963

as Mr. Strang

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest

1963

as Police Inspector

Lunch Hour

Lunch Hour

1962

as Personnel Manager

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

1960

as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960

as Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Look Back in Anger

Look Back in Anger

1959

as 1st Commercial Traveller

Othello

Othello

1955

as Lodovico

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Television Credits

Howards' Way

as Sir Edward Frere

Episodes: 29

First Aired: Sep 01, 1985

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as Ismay

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jan 26, 1986

Masada

as Mucianus

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Apr 05, 1981

An Inspector Calls

as Arthur Birling

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Aug 17, 1982

The Avengers

as Lord Barnes

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 07, 1961

Longitude

as Sir Charles Pelham

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 02, 2000

Keeping Up Appearances

as The Commodore

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1990

The Saint

as Aldo Petri

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Loud Lawrence

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

Sir Francis Drake

as Don Miguel de Cervantes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 12, 1961

The Saint

as Charles Voyson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir James

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Captain

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Barty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Claude the Seneschal

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sentry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as Sir Peter Marston

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 26, 1955

Minder

as Ray

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

The Detectives

as Sir Arthur Andrews

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 27, 1993

Mosley

as Lord Rothermere

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 12, 1998

The Edwardians

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 21, 1972

The Name of the Game

as David Windom

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1968

The Upper Hand

as Mr. Douglas Hamilton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 01, 1990

The Upper Hand

as Mr. Hamilton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 01, 1990

Midsomer Murders

as William Smithers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 23, 1997

Sunday Night Theatre

as Jackson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1950

Oil Strike North

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Aug 26, 1975

Don't Rock The Boat

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Jan 05, 1982

Bird of Prey

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Apr 22, 1982

Man of the World

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1962

The Count of Monte Cristo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 20, 1956

Shirley's World

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 07, 1972

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Romance

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 1977

Ladies in Charge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 06, 1986

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