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.
Filmography
all 100
Movies 70
TV Shows 30
self 1
Narrator 1
Self (archive footage)

Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV (2024)
Movie
Dan Peggotty

David Copperfield (2001)
Movie
Major cowpat

The Mumbo Jumbo (2000)
Movie
Sir Charles Pelham

Longitude (2000)
TV
Sir Charles Pelham

Longitude (2000)
Movie
Don César de Echagüe, padre

El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe (1998)
Movie
César de Echagüe

La vuelta del Coyote (1998)
Movie
Lord Rothermere

Mosley (1998)
TV
Lord Rothermere

Mosley (1998)
Movie
William Smithers

Midsomer Murders (1997)
TV
6
Lord Blackstock

The Treasure Seekers (1996)
Movie
Stadnicki

The Circus Connection (1996)
Movie
Sir Arthur Andrews

The Detectives (1993)
TV
James Brant

Trainer (1991)
TV
The Commodore

Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
TV
7.33
Mr. Douglas Hamilton / Mr. Hamilton

The Upper Hand (1990)
TV
Lord Smithwick

Without a Clue (1988)
Movie
Giustiniani

Caravaggio (1986)
Movie
9
Sir Edward Frere

Howards' Way (1985)
TV
Colonel Goosen

The Biko Inquest (1984)
Movie
Silas Scrooge

A Christmas Carol (1984)
Movie
9
Major Jack Downing

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Movie
6
Victor

Strata (1983)
Movie
Arthur Birling

An Inspector Calls (1982)
TV
Arthur Birling

An Inspector Calls (1982)
Movie
Lord Birkenhead

Chariots of Fire (1981)
Movie
6
Mucianus

Masada (1981)
TV
Peter Hartman

Nighthawks (1981)
Movie
4
Gray Harrison Hunt

Cry of the Innocent (1980)
Movie
Colonel George Grenfell

The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980)
Movie
Arthur Minton

The London Connection (1979)
Movie
Col. Hamilton-Brown

Zulu Dawn (1979)
Movie
Montgomery

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Movie
Lt. Ben Deel

Black Trash (1976)
Movie
King Magnus

The Apple Cart (1975)
Movie
Álvaro Mesía

The Regent's Wife (1974)
Movie
Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs

Phase IV (1974)
Movie
Van Helsing

Dracula (1974)
Movie
Sir Harry Wotton

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
Movie
The Bounty Hunter

Charley-One-Eye (1973)
Movie
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The Edwardians (1972)
TV
CIA Official

The Assassination (1972)
Movie
George Adamson

Living Free (1972)
Movie
Lord Bothwell

Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Movie
Bob Matthews

Villain (1971)
Movie
Dr. Maitland

The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
Movie
6
John Custance

No Blade of Grass (1970)
Movie
Sgt Driscoll

The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
Movie
Wachtmeister Richardson

Sinful Davey (1969)
Movie
Capt. Cyril Leech

Play Dirty (1969)
Movie
David Windom

The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Gen. Phillips

Sebastian (1968)
Movie
Robert Larkin

The News-Benders (1968)
Movie
The Duke of Norfolk

A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Movie
5.33
Joshua

Shotgun (1966)
Movie
Parkington

Where the Spies Are (1966)
Movie
Mottram

Life at the Top (1965)
Movie
Sturdevan

Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
Movie
Mr. Thornton

A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Movie
Inspector Potter

The Bone Yard (1964)
Movie
Lew Harding

The Third Secret (1964)
Movie
Mr. Strang

Ladies Who Do (1963)
Movie
Leonard Groves

In the Cool of the Day (1963)
Movie
Police Inspector

Bitter Harvest (1963)
Movie
Dino Steffano

Return to Sender (1963)
Movie
Aldo Petri / Charles Voyson

The Saint (1962)
TV
5
Personnel Manager

Lunch Hour (1962)
Movie
Don Miguel de Cervantes

Sir Francis Drake (1961)
TV
Lord Barnes

The Avengers (1961)
TV
6
Theatre Manager (uncredited)

The Entertainer (1960)
Movie
Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)

Peeping Tom (1960)
Movie
1
1st Commercial Traveller

Look Back in Anger (1959)
Movie
Lodovico

Othello (1955)
Movie
Loud Lawrence / Sir James / Sentry / Barty / Captain / Claude the Seneschal / Sir Peter Marston

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
TV
King George III

Prince Regent
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1928-05-23
Deathday2013-10-25 (85 years old)
Birth NameArthur Nigel Davenport
Birth PlaceCambridge, United Kingdom
RelationshipsMaria Aitken (1972 - 1981)
SpouseMaria Aitken
ChildrenJack Davenport
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsArthur Nigel Davenport
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