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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-05-23

Day of Death

2013-10-25 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Arthur Nigel Davenport

Nigel Davenport

Biography

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.

Known For

A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

Longitude

Longitude

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Othello

Othello

The London Connection

The London Connection

Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

Acting

A Man for All Seasons

1966

A Man for All Seasons

as

The Duke of Norfolk

Where the Spies Are

1966

Where the Spies Are

as

Parkington

Caravaggio

1986

Caravaggio

as

Giustiniani

Villain

1971

Villain

as

Bob Matthews

No Blade of Grass

1970

No Blade of Grass

as

John Custance

Nighthawks

1981

Nighthawks

as

Peter Hartman

Cry of the Innocent

1980

Cry of the Innocent

as

Gray Harrison Hunt

Chariots of Fire

1981

Chariots of Fire

as

Lord Birkenhead

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1977

The Island of Dr. Moreau

as

Montgomery

Play Dirty

1969

Play Dirty

as

Capt. Cyril Leech

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

1998

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe

as

Don César de Echagüe, padre

The Bone Yard

1964

The Bone Yard

as

Inspector Potter

The Last Valley

1971

The Last Valley

as

Gruber

Mary, Queen of Scots

1971

Mary, Queen of Scots

as

Lord Bothwell

The Mumbo Jumbo

2000

The Mumbo Jumbo

as

Major cowpat

Longitude

2000

Longitude

as

Sir Charles Pelham

Look Back in Anger

1959

Look Back in Anger

as

1st Commercial Traveller

Living Free

1972

Living Free

as

George Adamson

Sands of the Kalahari

1965

Sands of the Kalahari

as

Sturdevan

Charley-One-Eye

1973

Charley-One-Eye

as

The Bounty Hunter

Dracula

1974

Dracula

as

Van Helsing

Phase IV

1974

Phase IV

as

Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Black Trash

1976

Black Trash

as

Lt. Ben Deel

David Copperfield

2001

David Copperfield

as

Daniel Peggotty

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as

Driscoll

Sinful Davey

1969

Sinful Davey

as

Wachtmeister Richardson

Life at the Top

1965

Life at the Top

as

Mottram

The Mind of Mr. Soames

1970

The Mind of Mr. Soames

as

Dr. Maitland

In the Cool of the Day

1963

In the Cool of the Day

as

Leonard Groves

The Regent's Wife

1974

The Regent's Wife

as

Álvaro Mesía

The Virgin Soldiers

1969

The Virgin Soldiers

as

Sgt Driscoll

The Cutter

1992

The Cutter

as

The Picture of Dorian Gray

1973

The Picture of Dorian Gray

as

Sir Harry Wotton

An Inspector Calls

1984

An Inspector Calls

as

Arthur Birling

La vuelta del Coyote

1998

La vuelta del Coyote

as

César de Echagüe

Sebastian

1968

Sebastian

as

Gen. Phillips

Ladies Who Do

1963

Ladies Who Do

as

Mr. Strang

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

1980

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd

as

Colonel George Grenfell

Strata

1983

Strata

as

Victor

Return to Sender

1963

Return to Sender

as

Dino Steffano

The Uppercrust

1981

The Uppercrust

as

Pigel

Zulu Dawn

1979

Zulu Dawn

as

Col. Hamilton-Brown

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

2024

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV

as

Self (archive footage)

Shotgun

1966

Shotgun

as

Joshua

A Christmas Carol

1984

A Christmas Carol

as

Silas Scrooge

Lunch Hour

1962

Lunch Hour

as

Personnel Manager

South Riding

1974

South Riding

as

The Circus Connection

1996

The Circus Connection

as

Stadnicki

Without a Clue

1988

Without a Clue

as

Lord Smithwick

The Apple Cart

1975

The Apple Cart

as

King Magnus

The Verdict

1964

The Verdict

as

Larry Mason

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

1984

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes

as

Major Jack Downing

Othello

1955

Othello

as

Lodovico

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

1969

The Royal Hunt of the Sun

as

De Soto

A High Wind in Jamaica

1965

A High Wind in Jamaica

as

Mr. Thornton

The London Connection

1979

The London Connection

as

Arthur Minton

The Opium War

1997

The Opium War

as

Mosley

1998

Mosley

as

Lord Rothermere

Peeping Tom

1960

Peeping Tom

as

Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

The Strange Affair

1968

The Strange Affair

as

Bitter Harvest

1963

Bitter Harvest

as

Police Inspector

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1981

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as

Theseus

Dial M for Murder

1967

Dial M for Murder

as

Lesgate

The Biko Inquest

1984

The Biko Inquest

as

Colonel Goosen

The Third Secret

1964

The Third Secret

as

Lew Harding

The Assassination

1972

The Assassination

as

CIA Official

The Treasure Seekers

1996

The Treasure Seekers

as

Lord Blackstock

The News-Benders

1968

The News-Benders

as

Robert Larkin

The Entertainer

1960

The Entertainer

as

Theatre Manager (uncredited)

Hotel Shanghai

1997

Hotel Shanghai

as

Butler

Keeping Up Appearances

Keeping Up Appearances

as

The Commodore

Howards' Way

Howards' Way

as

Sir Edward Frere

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Lord Barnes

The Saint

The Saint

as

Aldo Petri

Bird of Prey

Bird of Prey

as

Oil Strike North

Oil Strike North

as

Man of the World

Man of the World

as

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

as

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Loud Lawrence

Shirley's World

Shirley's World

as

Masada

Masada

as

Mucianus

Sir Francis Drake

Sir Francis Drake

as

Don Miguel de Cervantes

The Saint

The Saint

as

Charles Voyson

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Theseus

Romance

Romance

as

Don't Rock The Boat

Don't Rock The Boat

as

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Captain

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Sir James

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Sentry

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Barty

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Claude the Seneschal

The Adventures of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood

as

Sir Peter Marston

Minder

Minder

as

Ray

Ladies in Charge

Ladies in Charge

as

The Detectives

The Detectives

as

Sir Arthur Andrews

Mosley

Mosley

as

Lord Rothermere

The Edwardians

The Edwardians

as

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

David Windom

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy

as

Ismay

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

as

Mr. Douglas Hamilton

The Upper Hand

The Upper Hand

as

Mr. Hamilton

Longitude

Longitude

as

Sir Charles Pelham

An Inspector Calls

An Inspector Calls

as

Arthur Birling

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

William Smithers

Sunday Night Theatre

Sunday Night Theatre

as

Jackson

Prince Regent

Prince Regent

as

King George III

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

King Magnus

Production

Crew

Directing