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
Gods and Monsters
1998
as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Paradise Road
1997
as Mr. Pike
The Dreaming
1988
as Professor Bernard Thornton
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
as Cauvet
Dating the Enemy
1996
as Dr. Kamins
Comrades
1987
as Fop
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1978
as Man in Butcher Shop
The Devil's Playground
1977
as Brother Francine
Strange Behavior
1981
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
The Return of Captain Invincible
1983
as Lawyer
Shadow of the Cobra
1989
The Nostradamus Kid
1993
as Pastor Anderson
Jock Petersen
1974
as Prof. Charles Kent
We of the Never Never
1982
as Aeneas Gunn
Libido
1973
The Right Hand Man
1987
as Dr. Redbridge
The Wild Duck
1984
as Gregory
Burke & Wills
1985
as Sir William Stawell
Those Dear Departed
1987
as Producer
The Everlasting Secret Family
1988
as Senator
King Solomon's Mines
1986
as Allan Quatermain (voice)
Gödel Incomplete
2014
as Old Kurt Gödel
Duet for Four
1982
as Doug Quincey
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
Warm Strangers
1997
as Old Man
The Hero
1979
Summer of Secrets
1976
as Dr. Beverley Adams
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
- Gods and Monsters (1998) — as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
- Paradise Road (1997) — as Mr. Pike
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