Nigel Davenport
Known for Acting · 108 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 (37)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as William Smithers
The Avengers
1961
as Lord Barnes
The Saint
1962
as Aldo Petri / Charles Voyson
Minder
1979
as Ray
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as King Magnus
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Inspector Potter
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
Theatre 625
1964
as Donkin
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Jackson
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Ed Sterling
Howards' Way
1985
as Sir Edward Frere
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Commodore
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Prisoner
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton / Mr. Hamilton
Espionage
1963
as Frank Marston
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Arthur Minton
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Don Miguel de Cervantes
The Detectives
1993
as Sir Arthur Andrews
Man of the World
1962
as Grabowsky
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
Shirley's World
1972
Masada
1981
as Senator Mucianus
The Edwardians
1972
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Ladies in Charge
1986
as Count Litvinoff
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
South Riding
1974
as Robert Carne
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Ismay
Bird of Prey
1982
as Charles Bridgnorth
David Copperfield
2000
as Daniel Peggotty
Prince Regent
1979
as King George III
An Inspector Calls
1982
as Arthur Birling
Oil Strike North
1975
Romance
1977
as Prince Zouroff
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
Mister Charlesworth
1957
as Sgt. Spence
Movies (71)
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Birkenhead
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Major Jack Downing
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
Nighthawks
1981
as Peter Hartman
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as The Duke of Norfolk
Peeping Tom
1960
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
Caravaggio
1986
as Giustiniani
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Silas Scrooge
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Lord Bothwell
Dracula
1974
as Van Helsing
Play Dirty
1969
as Capt. Cyril Leech
Without a Clue
1988
as Lord Smithwick
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Montgomery
Phase IV
1974
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Parkington
Villain
1971
as Bob Matthews
The Last Valley
1971
as Gruber
The Assassination
1972
as CIA Official
David Copperfield
2001
as Daniel Peggotty
The Entertainer
1960
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
No Blade of Grass
1970
as John Custance
Sands of the Kalahari
1965
as Sturdevan
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
as Mr. Thornton
The Third Secret
1964
as Lew Harding
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Lord Blackstock
Look Back in Anger
1959
as 1st Commercial Traveller
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Sgt Driscoll
Sebastian
1968
as Gen. Phillips
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as De Soto
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
as Dr. Maitland
Living Free
1972
as George Adamson
Hotel Shanghai
1997
as Butler
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Theseus
Life at the Top
1965
as Mottram
Black Trash
1976
as Lt. Ben Deel
The Regent's Wife
1974
as Álvaro Mesía
Cry of the Innocent
1980
as Gray Harrison Hunt
The Strange Affair
1968
Dial M for Murder
1967
as Lesgate
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Police Inspector
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self (archive footage)
An Inspector Calls
1984
as Arthur Birling
The London Connection
1979
as Arthur Minton
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Leonard Groves
La vuelta del Coyote
1998
as César de Echagüe
Desert Mice
1959
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Charley One-Eye
1973
as The Bounty Hunter
The Uppercrust
1981
as Pigel
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Sir Harry Wotton
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Major cowpat
The Biko Inquest
1984
as Colonel Goosen
Sinful Davey
1969
as Richardson
Othello
1955
as Lodovico
The Cutter
1992
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mr. Strang
Shotgun
1966
as Joshua
Lunch Hour
1962
as Personnel Manager
The Apple Cart
1975
as King Magnus
South Riding
1974
Strata
1983
as Victor
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Driscoll
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
as Supt. Hannam
The Verdict
1964
as Larry Mason
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Colonel George Grenfell
The Bone Yard
1964
as Inspector Potter
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
as Don César de Echagüe, padre
The News-Benders
1968
as Robert Larkin
The Circus Connection
1996
as Stadnicki
Return to Sender
1963
as Dino Steffano
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 108 credits spanning from 1950 to 2024, Nigel Davenport has appeared in 71 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nigel Davenport Movies
- Chariots of Fire (1981) — as Lord Birkenhead
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) — as Major Jack Downing
- Zulu Dawn (1979) — as Col. Hamilton-Brown
- Nighthawks (1981) — as Peter Hartman
- A Man for All Seasons (1966) — as The Duke of Norfolk
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