Portrait of Arthur Dignam

Arthur Dignam

Acting

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Arthur Dignam, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: September 9, 1939

Place of Birth: Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

Filmography

2014
Gödel Incomplete

as Old Kurt Gödel

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

1996
Dating the Enemy

as Dr. Kamins

1994
Escape from Jupiter

as Professor Ingessol

1993
The Nostradamus Kid

as Pastor Anderson

1991
1988
The Dreaming

as Professor Bernard Thornton

1987
The Right Hand Man

as Dr. Redbridge

1987
Comrades

as Fop

1987
1986
The Flying Doctors

as Royce Phelan QC

1986
King Solomon's Mines

as Allan Quatermain (voice)

1985
Burke & Wills

as Sir William Stawell

1984
Bodyline

as Mr. Jardine

1984
The Wild Duck

as Gregory

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

1979
Minder

as Geoffrey Evans

1978
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

as Man in Butcher Shop

1977
The Devil's Playground

as Brother Francine

1977
The Duellists

as Captain with Eyepatch

1976
Summer of Secrets

as Dr. Beverley Adams

1976
The New Avengers

as Dr. Graham

1974
Jock Petersen

as Prof. Charles Kent

1973