Nigel Davenport
Known for Acting · 111 credits
- Born
- 1928-05-23
- Died
- 2013-10-25
- Place of birth
- Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Also known as
- Arthur 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
TV Shows (40)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as William Smithers
The Avengers
1961
as Lord Barnes
Minder
1979
as Ray
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as King Magnus
The Saint
1962
as Aldo Petri / Charles Voyson
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Inspector Potter
Theatre 625
1964
as Donkin
The Name of the Game
1968
as David Windom
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Loud Lawrence / Sir James / Captain / Barty / Claude the Seneschal / Sentry / Sir Peter Marston
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Prisoner / Robert Larkin / Major Bartholomew
Howards' Way
1985
as Sir Edward Frere
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton / Mr. Hamilton
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Jackson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Ed Sterling
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Commodore
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
The Detectives
1993
as Sir Arthur Andrews
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Arthur Minton
Espionage
1963
as Frank Marston
Man of the World
1962
as Grabowsky
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Don Miguel de Cervantes
David Copperfield
2000
as Daniel Peggotty
Masada
1981
as Senator Mucianus
Shirley's World
1972
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
The Edwardians
1972
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Ladies in Charge
1986
as Count Litvinoff
South Riding
1974
as Robert Carne
Bird of Prey
1982
as Charles Bridgnorth
Romance
1977
as Prince Zouroff
Mickey Dunne
1967
as Bruce Tavey
Prince Regent
1979
as King George III
Trainer
1991
as James Brant
Away from It All
1973
as Eric
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
An Inspector Calls
1982
as Arthur Birling
Oil Strike North
1975
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Ismay
Mister Charlesworth
1957
as Sgt. Spence
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
Movies (71)
Hotel Shanghai
1997
as Butler
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Birkenhead
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as The Duke of Norfolk
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Major Jack Downing
Nighthawks
1981
as Peter Hartman
The London Connection
1979
as Arthur Minton
Play Dirty
1969
as Capt. Cyril Leech
Peeping Tom
1960
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Silas Scrooge
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Montgomery
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Parkington
The Cutter
1992
Dracula
1974
as Van Helsing
The Assassination
1972
as CIA Official
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
as Dr. Maitland
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
as Mr. Thornton
Living Free
1972
as George Adamson
Without a Clue
1988
as Lord Smithwick
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mr. Strang
Phase IV
1974
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Dial M for Murder
1967
as Lesgate
The Last Valley
1971
as Gruber
Caravaggio
1986
as Giustiniani
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Lord Bothwell
The Third Secret
1964
as Lew Harding
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Sgt Driscoll
An Inspector Calls
1984
as Arthur Birling
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Lord Blackstock
Look Back in Anger
1959
as 1st Commercial Traveller
The Apple Cart
1975
as King Magnus
The Circus Connection
1996
as Stadnicki
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Leonard Groves
Sands of the Kalahari
1965
as Sturdevan
Cry of the Innocent
1980
as Gray Harrison Hunt
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Colonel George Grenfell
Sinful Davey
1969
as Richardson
David Copperfield
2001
as Daniel Peggotty
Villain
1971
as Bob Matthews
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Theseus
The Strange Affair
1968
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Driscoll
Life at the Top
1965
as Mottram
Charley-One-Eye
1973
as The Bounty Hunter
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
The Entertainer
1960
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
South Riding
1974
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as De Soto
No Blade of Grass
1970
as John Custance
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
as Supt. Hannam
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Sir Harry Wotton
Lunch Hour
1962
as Personnel Manager
La vuelta del Coyote
1998
as César de Echagüe
The Regent's Wife
1974
as Álvaro Mesía
Sebastian
1968
as Gen. Phillips
Othello
1955
as Lodovico
The Biko Inquest
1984
as Colonel Goosen
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Desert Mice
1959
as Army Officer (uncredited)
The Verdict
1964
as Larry Mason
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Major cowpat
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Police Inspector
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
as Don César de Echagüe, padre
Return to Sender
1963
as Dino Steffano
Shotgun
1966
as Joshua
Strata
1983
as Victor
Black Trash
1976
as Lt. Ben Deel
The Uppercrust
1981
as Pigel
The Bone Yard
1964
as Inspector Potter
The News-Benders
1968
as Robert Larkin
About Nigel Davenport
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. With 111 credits spanning from 1950 to 2024, Nigel Davenport has appeared in 71 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Davenport Movies
- Hotel Shanghai (1997) — as Butler
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Lord Birkenhead
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) — as The Duke of Norfolk
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) — as Major Jack Downing
- Nighthawks (1981) — as Peter Hartman
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