Arthur Dignam
Age: 85 | From: Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Person Details
Birthday: 1939-09-09 20:01:54
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 21
TV Involvements: 4
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
The Flying Doctors
(1986) Royce Phelan QC
Moulin Rouge!
(2001) Christian's Father
Australia
(2008) Father Benedict
Gods and Monsters
(1998) Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
The Duellists
(1977) Captain with Eyepatch
The Storyteller: Greek Myths
(1991) Acrisius
Bodyline
(1984) Mr. Jardine
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
(1978) Man in Butcher ShopActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Father Benedict | |
| 2001 | Christian's Father | |
| 1998 | Ernest Thesiger (uncredited) | |
| 1997 | Old Man | |
| 1994 | N/A | |
| 1993 | Pastor Anderson | |
| 1991 | N/A | |
| Acrisius | ||
| 1989 | N/A | |
| 1988 | Professor Bernard Thornton | |
| Senator | ||
| 1987 | Dr. Redbridge | |
| Fop | ||
| Producer | ||
| 1986 | Royce Phelan QC | |
| Allan Quatermain (voice) | ||
| 1985 | Sir William Stawell | |
| 1984 | Mr. Jardine | |
| Gregory | ||
| 1983 | Eric Robinson | |
| Lawyer | ||
| 1982 | Aeneas Gunn | |
| 1981 | Dr. Le Sange / Nagel | |
| The Dragon / Beowulf (voice) | ||
| 1980 | Maynard Dickens | |
| 1979 | Geoffrey Evans | |
| 1978 | Man in Butcher Shop | |
| 1977 | Captain with Eyepatch | |
| 1976 | Dr. Beverley Adams | |
| N/A | ||
| Brother Francine | ||
| 1974 | Prof. Charles Kent | |
| 1973 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
