About

Known credits:
77
Birthday:
1928-05-23
Place of birth:
Shelford, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Website:
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Nigel Davenport

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2024 Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2001 David Copperfield Actor Dan Peggotty 59
Average
2000 The Mumbo Jumbo Actor Major cowpat N/A
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2000 Longitude Actor Sir Charles Pelham 59
Average
2000 Longitude Actor Sir Charles Pelham 69
Fair
1998 El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe Actor Don César de Echagüe, padre 59
Average
1998 La vuelta del Coyote Actor Félix de Echagüe 59
Average
1998 Mosley Actor Lord Rothermere 59
Average
1997 Hotel Shanghai Actor Butler N/A
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1997 The Opium War Actor 59
Average
1996 The Treasure Seekers Actor Lord Blackstock 58
Average
1996 The Circus Connection Actor Stadnicki N/A
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1992 The Cutter Actor N/A
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1988 Without a Clue Actor Lord Smithwick 61
Fair
1986 Caravaggio Actor Giustiniani 59
Average
1986 Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy Actor Ismay 69
Fair
1984 The Biko Inquest Actor Colonel Goosen N/A
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1984 A Christmas Carol Actor Silas Scrooge 65
Fair
1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Actor Major Jack Downing 60
Fair
1983 Strata Actor Victor 59
Average
1982 An Inspector Calls Actor Arthur Birling 58
Average
1982 An Inspector Calls Actor Arthur Birling N/A
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1982 Bird of Prey Actor 69
Fair
1982 Don't Rock The Boat Actor 69
Fair
1981 A Midsummer Night's Dream Actor Theseus 59
Average
1981 The Uppercrust Actor Pigel 58
Average
1981 Chariots of Fire Actor Lord Birkenhead 64
Fair
1981 Masada Actor Mucianus 70
Good
1981 Nighthawks Actor Peter Hartman 61
Fair
1980 Cry of the Innocent Actor Gray Harrison Hunt 58
Average
1980 The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd Actor Colonel George Grenfell 59
Average
1979 The London Connection Actor Arthur Minton 59
Average
1979 Zulu Dawn Actor Col. Hamilton-Brown 59
Average
1977 The Island of Dr. Moreau Actor Montgomery 58
Average
1977 Stand up, Virgin Soldiers Actor Driscoll 58
Average
1976 Black Trash Actor Lt. Ben Deel 59
Average
1975 Oil Strike North Actor 69
Fair
1975 The Apple Cart Actor King Magnus N/A
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1974 The Regent's Wife Actor Álvaro Mesía 58
Average
1974 South Riding Actor N/A
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1974 Phase IV Actor Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs 60
Fair
1974 Dracula Actor Van Helsing 59
Average
1973 The Picture of Dorian Gray Actor Sir Harry Wotton 58
Average
1973 Charley-One-Eye Actor The Bounty Hunter 58
Average
1972 The Assassination Actor CIA Official 59
Average
1972 Living Free Actor George Adamson 59
Average
1971 Mary, Queen of Scots Actor Lord Bothwell 59
Average
1971 Villain Actor Bob Matthews 59
Average
1971 The Last Valley Actor Gruber 59
Average
1970 The Mind of Mr. Soames Actor Dr. Maitland 59
Average
1970 No Blade of Grass Actor John Custance 58
Average
1969 The Virgin Soldiers Actor Sgt Driscoll 59
Average
1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun Actor De Soto 59
Average
1969 Sinful Davey Actor Wachtmeister Richardson 58
Average
1969 Play Dirty Actor Capt. Cyril Leech 59
Average
1968 The Strange Affair Actor 58
Average
1968 Sebastian Actor Gen. Phillips 59
Average
1968 The News-Benders Actor Robert Larkin N/A
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1967 Dial M for Murder Actor Lesgate N/A
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1966 A Man for All Seasons Actor The Duke of Norfolk 65
Fair
1966 Shotgun Actor Joshua N/A
N/A
1966 Where the Spies Are Actor Parkington 58
Average
1965 Life at the Top Actor Mottram 59
Average
1965 Sands of the Kalahari Actor Sturdevan 58
Average
1965 A High Wind in Jamaica Actor Mr. Thornton 59
Average
1964 The Bone Yard Actor Inspector Potter N/A
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1964 The Third Secret Actor Lew Harding 59
Average
1964 The Verdict Actor N/A
N/A
1963 Ladies Who Do Actor Mr. Strang 59
Average
1963 In the Cool of the Day Actor Leonard Groves 58
Average
1963 Bitter Harvest Actor Police Inspector 59
Average
1963 Return to Sender Actor Dino Steffano 58
Average
1962 Lunch Hour Actor Personnel Manager 59
Average
1960 The Entertainer Actor Theatre Manager (uncredited) 59
Average
1960 Peeping Tom Actor Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited) 68
Fair
1959 Look Back in Anger Actor 1st Commercial Traveller 59
Average
1955 Othello Actor Lodovico 59
Average