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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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Filmography
all 39
Movies 31
TV Shows 8
Producer 1
Old Kurt Godel
Gödel Incomplete (2014)
Movie
Father Benedict
Australia (2008)
Movie
5.4
Christian's Father
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Movie
8.11
Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Movie
6
Mr. Pike
Paradise Road (1997)
Movie
Old Man
Warm Strangers (1997)
Movie
Professor Ingessol
Escape from Jupiter (1994)
TV
Pastor Anderson
The Nostradamus Kid (1993)
Movie
Isabelle Eberhardt (1991)
Movie
Acrisius
The Storyteller: Greek Myths (1991)
TV
Gupta
Shadow of the Cobra (1989)
TV
Gupta
Shadow of the Cobra (1989)
Movie
Professor Bernard Thornton
The Dreaming (1988)
Movie
Senator
The Everlasting Secret Family (1988)
Movie
Dr. Redbridge
The Right Hand Man (1987)
Movie
Fop
Comrades (1987)
Movie
Producer
Those Dear Departed (1987)
Movie
Royce Phelan QC
The Flying Doctors (1986)
TV
Allan Quatermain
King Solomon's Mines (1986)
Movie
Sir William Stawell
Burke & Wills (1985)
Movie
Mr. Jardine
Bodyline (1984)
TV
Gregory
The Wild Duck (1984)
Movie
Eric Robinson
The Dismissal (1983)
Movie
Lawyer
The Return of Captain Invincible (1983)
Movie
Aeneas Gunn
We of the Never Never (1982)
Movie
Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
Dead Kids (1981)
Movie
4
The Dragon / Beowulf
Grendel Grendel Grendel (1981)
Movie
Maynard Dickens
Water Under the Bridge (1980)
TV
Geoffrey Evans
Minder (1979)
TV
6
Voice of Dr Lesky
The Hero (1979)
Movie
Man in Butcher Shop
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Movie
Captain with Eyepatch
The Duellists (1977)
Movie
Doctor Beverley Adams
Summer of Secrets (1976)
Movie
The New Avengers (1976)
TV
6
Brother Francine
The Devil's Playground (1976)
Movie
Peter Avante
Between Wars (1974)
Movie
Prof. Charles / Patricia's husband
Jock Petersen (1974)
Movie
Libido (1973)
Movie
Dr. Fyne
Violence in the Cinema, Part 1 (1971)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.66
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1971
1979
1986
1983
2014
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1939-09-09
Deathday2020-05-09 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceLord Howe Island, Australia
ChildrenNicholas Gledhill
CitizenshipsAustralia
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