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Arthur Nigel Davenport was a British 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.
Birth Name
Arthur Nigel Davenport
Born
Wednesday, 23 May 1928
Died
Friday, 25 October 2013
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Shanghai Knights | Old Man | 2003 |
| David Copperfield | Dan Peggotty | 2000 |
| The Mumbo Jumbo | Major Cowpat | 2000 |
| Longitude | Sir Charles Pelham | 2000 |
| Longitude | Sir Charles Pelham | 2000 |
| The Return of El Coyote | Félix de Echagüe | 1998 |
| Mosley | Lord Rothermere | 1998 |
| Hotel Shanghai | Butler | 1997 |
| The Opium War | 1997 | |
| Midsomer Murders | William Smithers | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Shanghai Knights | Old Man | 2003 |
| David Copperfield | Dan Peggotty | 2000 |
| The Mumbo Jumbo | Major Cowpat | 2000 |
| Longitude | Sir Charles Pelham | 2000 |
| Longitude | Sir Charles Pelham | 2000 |
| The Return of El Coyote | Félix de Echagüe | 1998 |
| Mosley | Lord Rothermere | 1998 |
| Hotel Shanghai | Butler | 1997 |
| The Opium War | 1997 | |
| Midsomer Murders | William Smithers | 1997 |
| The Treasure Seekers | Lord Blackstock | 1996 |
| The Circus Connection | Stadnicki | 1995 |
| The Detectives | Sir Arthur Andrews | 1993 |
| Keeping Up Appearances | the Commodore | 1990 |
| The Upper Hand | Mr. Douglas Hamilton / Mr. Hamilton | 1990 |
| Without a Clue | Lord Smithwick | 1988 |
| Woof! | Mr Wellesley | 1989 |
| Caravaggio | Giustiniani | 1986 |
| Prospects | The Governor | 1986 |
| Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy | Ismay | 1986 |
| Howards' Way | Sir Edward Frere | 1985 |
| The Biko Inquest | Colonel Goosen, head of security police / Colonel Goosen | 1984 |
| A Christmas Carol | Silas Scrooge | 1984 |
| Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes | Major Jack Downing | 1984 |
| An Inspector Calls | Arthur Birling | 1982 |
| Bird of Prey | Charles Bridgnorth | 1982 |
| The Uppercrust | Pigel | 1981 |
| Nighthawks | Peter Hartman | 1981 |
| Masada | Senator Mucianus | 1981 |
| Chariots of Fire | Lord Birkenhead | 1981 |
| Cry of the Innocent | Gray Harrison Hunt | 1980 |
| The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd | Colonel George Grenfell / Col. George Grenfell | 1980 |
| Minder | Ray | 1979 |
| Zulu Dawn | Col. Hamilton-Brown | 1979 |
| The London Connection | Arthur Minton | 1979 |
| Give Us a Clue | Self - Panellist | 1979 |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau | Montgomery | 1977 |
| Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers | Sgt. Driscoll / Driscoll | 1977 |
| Death of a Snowman | Lt. Deel / Lt. Ben Deel | 1976 |
| Arena | (archive footage) | 1975 |
| Oil Strike North | Jim Fraser | 1975 |
| Goose with Pepper | CSM Goosely | 1975 |
| La regenta | Álvaro Mesía | 1974 |
| Phase IV | Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs | 1974 |
| Dracula | Van Helsing | 1974 |
| The Picture of Dorian Gray | Sir Harry Wotton | 1973 |
| Charley-One-Eye | The Bounty Hunter | 1973 |
| The Edwardians | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1972 |
| The Assassination | 1972 | |
| Living Free | George Adamson | 1972 |
| Mary, Queen of Scots | Lord Bothwell | 1971 |
| Shirley's World | Richard Burley | 1971 |
| Villain | Bob Matthews | 1971 |
| The Last Valley | Gruber | 1971 |
| No Blade of Grass | John Custance | 1970 |
| The Mind of Mr. Soames | Dr. Maitland | 1970 |
| The Virgin Soldiers | Sergeant Driscoll / Sgt Driscoll | 1969 |
| The Royal Hunt of the Sun | De Soto / Hernando de Soto | 1969 |
| Sinful Davey | Richardson / Wachtmeister Richardson | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Ed Sterling | 1969 |
| Play Dirty | Capt. Cyril Leech | 1969 |
| The Name of the Game | David Windom | 1968 |
| The Strange Affair | Defence Counsel | 1968 |
| Sebastian | Gen. Phillips | 1968 |
| Dial M for Murder | Lesgate | 1967 |
| A Man for All Seasons | Duke of Norfolk / The Duke of Norfolk | 1966 |
| Where the Spies Are | Parkington | 1965 |
| Life at the Top | Mottram | 1965 |
| Sands of the Kalahari | Sturdevan | 1965 |
| BBC Play of the Month | King Magnus | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Major Bartholomew / Robert Larkin / The Prisoner | 1965 |
| A High Wind in Jamaica | Frederick Thornton / Mr. Thornton | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Inspector Potter | 1964 |
| The Third Secret | Lew Harding | 1964 |
| Theatre 625 | Donkin | 1964 |
| The Verdict | Larry Mason | 1964 |
| Ladies Who Do | Mr. Strang | 1963 |
| Bitter Harvest | Police Inspector | 1963 |
| Espionage | Frank Marston | 1963 |
| Love Story | John | 1963 |
| In the Cool of the Day | Leonard Groves | 1963 |
| Return to Sender | Dino Steffano | 1963 |
| The Saint | Aldo Petri / Charles Voyson | 1962 |
| Zero One | Mills | 1962 |
| Man of the World | Grabowsky | 1962 |
| Mix Me a Person | Harry's Mother's Boyfriend | 1962 |
| Lunch Hour | Personnel Manager | 1962 |
| Sir Francis Drake | Don Miguel de Cervantes | 1961 |
| The DuPont Show of the Week | Philip Maybrick | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Lord Barnes / Robertson | 1961 |
| The Entertainer | Theatre Manager | 1960 |
| Peeping Tom | Det. Sgt. Miller | 1960 |
| Look Back in Anger | 1st. Commercial Traveller / 1st Commercial Traveller | 1959 |
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Larry Mason / Dino Steffano | 1959 |
| Desert Mice | Army Officer | 1959 |
| Sword of Freedom | Berto | 1958 |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | The Stranger | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Dandridge / David Newman / Gerald Bennet / Dickie Gray / Henry Hutton / Mr. Barr / Sam Lynch / William | 1955 |
| The Adventures of Robin Hood | Sir Peter Marston / Sir James / Sentry / Loud Lawrence / Claude the Seneschal / Captain / Barty | 1955 |
| Lilli Palmer Theatre | Adjutant Anstey | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Shaw / Philip Maybrick / Noel Hartley / Inspector Mathews / Brian Shaw / Alfred Trapp | 1955 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Arthur Minton | 1954 |
