Arthur Dignam
Birthdate
September 9, 1939 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
September 9, 1939 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Known For
Acting
Biography
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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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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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Arthur Dignam's LGBTQ+ Titles
Gods and Monsters
Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Acting (36)
2008
Australia as Father Benedict
2001
Moulin Rouge! as Christian's Father
1998
Gods and Monsters as Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
1997
Paradise Road as Mr. Pike
1997
Warm Strangers as Old Man
1996
Dating the Enemy as Dr. Kamins
1994
Escape from Jupiter (13 episodes)
1993
The Nostradamus Kid as Pastor Anderson
1991
Isabelle Eberhardt
1990
The Storyteller: Greek Myths as Acrisius (1 episode)
1989
Shadow of the Cobra
1988
The Dreaming as Professor Bernard Thornton
1988
The Everlasting Secret Family as Senator
1987
The Right Hand Man as Dr. Redbridge
1987
Comrades as Fop
1987
Those Dear Departed as Producer
1986
The Flying Doctors as Royce Phelan QC (1 episode)
1986
King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quatermain (voice)
1985
Burke & Wills as Sir William Stawell
1984
Bodyline as Mr. Jardine (7 episodes)
1984
The Wild Duck as Gregory
1983
The Dismissal as Eric Robinson
1983
The Return of Captain Invincible as Lawyer
1982
We of the Never Never as Aeneas Gunn
1981
Strange Behavior as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
1980
Water Under the Bridge as Maynard Dickens (9 episodes)
1979
Minder as Geoffrey Evans (1 episode)
1979
The Hero
1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith as Man in Butcher Shop
1977
The Duellists as Captain with Eyepatch
1976
Summer of Secrets as Dr. Beverley Adams
1976
The New Avengers (1 episode)
1976
The Devil's Playground as Brother Francine
1974
Jock Petersen as Prof. Charles Kent
1973
Libido