
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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