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.
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Filmography
all 98
Movies 68
TV Shows 30
self 1
Narrator 1
Self
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
Félix de Echagüe
La vuelta del Coyote (1998)
Movie
Lord Rothermere
Mosley (1998)
TV
Lord Rothermere
Mosley (1998)
Movie
Butler
Hotel Shanghai (1997)
Movie
The Opium War (1997)
Movie
William Smithers
Midsomer Murders (1997)
TV
6
Lord Blackstock
The Treasure Seekers (1996)
Movie
Sir Arthur Andrews
The Detectives (1993)
TV
The Big Man
The Cutter (1992)
Movie
The Commodore
Keeping Up Appearances (1990)
TV
7.33
Mr. Hamilton / Mr. Douglas Hamilton
The Upper Hand (1990)
TV
Lord Smithwick
Without a Clue (1988)
Movie
Giustiniani
Caravaggio (1986)
Movie
9
Ladies in Charge (1986)
TV
Ismay
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy (1986)
TV
Sir Edward Frere
Howards' Way (1985)
TV
Colonel Goosen, head of security police
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
Charles Bridgnorth
Bird of Prey (1982)
TV
Don't Rock The Boat (1982)
TV
Theseus
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1981)
Movie
Pigel
The Uppercrust (1981)
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
Ray
Minder (1979)
TV
6
Col. Hamilton-Brown
Zulu Dawn (1979)
Movie
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
TV
Montgomery
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
Movie
Sgt. Driscoll
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
Movie
Romance (UK) (1977)
TV
Lt. Deel
Black Trash (1976)
Movie
Jim Fraser
Oil Strike North (1975)
TV
King Magnus
The Apple Cart (1975)
Movie
Álvaro Mesía
The Regent's wife (1974)
Movie
Robert Carne
South Riding (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
George Adamson
Living Free (1972)
Movie
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Edwardians (1972)
TV
CIA Official
The Assassination (1972)
Movie
Shirley's World (1972)
TV
Lord Bothwell
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
Movie
Bob Matthews
Villain (1971)
Movie
Gruber
The Last Valley (1971)
Movie
Dr. Maitland
The Mind of Mr. Soames (1970)
Movie
6
John Custance
No Blade of Grass (1970)
Movie
Sergeant Driscoll
The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
Movie
Hernando de Soto
The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)
Movie
Richardson
Sinful Davey (1969)
Movie
Capt. Cyril Leech
Play Dirty (1969)
Movie
David Windom
The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
The Strange Affair (1968)
Movie
Gen. Phillips
Sebastian (1968)
Movie
Robert Larkin
The News-Benders (1968)
Movie
Lesgate
Dial M for Murder (1967)
Movie
The Duke of Norfolk
A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Movie
5.33
Parkington
Where the Spies Are (1966)
Movie
Mottram
Life at the Top (1965)
Movie
Sturdevan
Sands of the Kalahari (1965)
Movie
The Prisoner
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
TV
Mr. Thornton
A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)
Movie
Inspector Potter
The Bone Yard (1964)
Movie
Lew Harding
The Third Secret (1964)
Movie
Larry Mason
The Verdict (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
Charles Voyson / Aldo Petri
The Saint (1962)
TV
5
Man of the World (1962)
TV
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
The Count of Monte Cristo (1956)
TV
Lodovico
Othello (1955)
Movie
Captain / Barty / Loud Lawrence / Sentry / Claude the Seneschal / Sir Peter Marston / Sir James
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955)
TV
King George III
Prince Regent
TV
James Brant
Trainer
TV
Narrator
The Adventures of Captain Pugwash
TV
Ratings
Average 5.88
Based on 382 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1967
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1969
2024
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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 (1972-01-01 - 1981-01-01)
SpouseMaria Aitken
ChildrenJack Davenport
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsArthur Nigel Davenport
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