Nigel Davenport
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Acting Credits
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.
Known For
Filmography
Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV
2024
as Self (archive footage)
David Copperfield
2001
as Daniel Peggotty
The Mumbo Jumbo
2000
as Major cowpat
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
Longitude
2000
as Sir Charles Pelham
David Copperfield
2000
as Daniel Peggotty
El Coyote: Don César de Echagüe
1998
as Don César de Echagüe, padre
La vuelta del Coyote
1998
as César de Echagüe
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
Mosley
1998
as Lord Rothermere
Hotel Shanghai
1997
as Butler
Midsomer Murders
1997
as William Smithers
The Circus Connection
1996
as Stadnicki
The Treasure Seekers
1996
as Lord Blackstock
The Detectives
1993
as Sir Arthur Andrews
The Cutter
1992
Trainer
1991
as James Brant
Keeping Up Appearances
1990
as The Commodore
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Douglas Hamilton
The Upper Hand
1990
as Mr. Hamilton
Without a Clue
1988
as Lord Smithwick
Caravaggio
1986
as Giustiniani
The Good Doctor Bodkin-Adams
1986
as Supt. Hannam
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy
1986
as Ismay
Ladies in Charge
1986
as Count Litvinoff
Howards' Way
1985
as Sir Edward Frere
An Inspector Calls
1984
as Arthur Birling
A Christmas Carol
1984
as Silas Scrooge
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
as Major Jack Downing
The Biko Inquest
1984
as Colonel Goosen
Strata
1983
as Victor
Don't Rock The Boat
1982
An Inspector Calls
1982
as Arthur Birling
Bird of Prey
1982
as Charles Bridgnorth
Nighthawks
1981
as Peter Hartman
Chariots of Fire
1981
as Lord Birkenhead
The Uppercrust
1981
as Pigel
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1981
as Theseus
Masada
1981
as Senator Mucianus
Cry of the Innocent
1980
as Gray Harrison Hunt
The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd
1980
as Colonel George Grenfell
Zulu Dawn
1979
as Col. Hamilton-Brown
The London Connection
1979
as Arthur Minton
Minder
1979
as Ray
Prince Regent
1979
as King George III
The Island of Dr. Moreau
1977
as Montgomery
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Driscoll
Romance
1977
as Prince Zouroff
Black Trash
1976
as Lt. Ben Deel
The Apple Cart
1975
as King Magnus
Oil Strike North
1975
Dracula
1974
as Van Helsing
Phase IV
1974
as Dr. Ernest D. Hubbs
The Regent's Wife
1974
as Álvaro Mesía
South Riding
1974
South Riding
1974
as Robert Carne
Charley-One-Eye
1973
as The Bounty Hunter
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
as Sir Harry Wotton
Away from It All
1973
as Eric
Living Free
1972
as George Adamson
The Assassination
1972
as CIA Official
Shirley's World
1972
The Edwardians
1972
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Villain
1971
as Bob Matthews
The Last Valley
1971
as Gruber
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971
as Lord Bothwell
No Blade of Grass
1970
as John Custance
The Mind of Mr. Soames
1970
as Dr. Maitland
Play Dirty
1969
as Capt. Cyril Leech
Sinful Davey
1969
as Richardson
The Virgin Soldiers
1969
as Sgt Driscoll
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969
as De Soto
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Ed Sterling
Sebastian
1968
as Gen. Phillips
The Strange Affair
1968
The News-Benders
1968
as Robert Larkin
The Name of the Game
1968
as David Windom
Dial M for Murder
1967
as Lesgate
Mickey Dunne
1967
as Bruce Tavey
A Man for All Seasons
1966
as The Duke of Norfolk
Where the Spies Are
1966
as Parkington
Shotgun
1966
as Joshua
Five More
1966
as Joshua
Sands of the Kalahari
1965
as Sturdevan
Life at the Top
1965
as Mottram
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965
as Mr. Thornton
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as King Magnus
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Prisoner
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Robert Larkin
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Major Bartholomew
The Bone Yard
1964
as Inspector Potter
The Verdict
1964
as Larry Mason
The Third Secret
1964
as Lew Harding
Theatre 625
1964
as Donkin
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Inspector Potter
In the Cool of the Day
1963
as Leonard Groves
Ladies Who Do
1963
as Mr. Strang
Return to Sender
1963
as Dino Steffano
Bitter Harvest
1963
as Police Inspector
Espionage
1963
as Frank Marston
Lunch Hour
1962
as Personnel Manager
The Saint
1962
as Aldo Petri
The Saint
1962
as Charles Voyson
Man of the World
1962
as Grabowsky
The Avengers
1961
as Lord Barnes
Sir Francis Drake
1961
as Don Miguel de Cervantes
Peeping Tom
1960
as Det. Sgt. Miller (uncredited)
The Entertainer
1960
as Theatre Manager (uncredited)
Look Back in Anger
1959
as 1st Commercial Traveller
Desert Mice
1959
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Mister Charlesworth
1957
as Sgt. Spence
The Count of Monte Cristo
1956
Othello
1955
as Lodovico
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Loud Lawrence
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Claude the Seneschal
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir James
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Barty
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Captain
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sentry
The Adventures of Robin Hood
1955
as Sir Peter Marston
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Arthur Minton
Sunday Night Theatre
1950
as Jackson