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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-09-09 (85 years old)

Place of Birth

Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia

Arthur Dignam

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.

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Known For

Acting

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
Warm Strangers as Old Man

1996

Dating the Enemy as Dr. Kamins

1994

Escape from Jupiter as Professor Ingessol

1993

The Nostradamus Kid as Pastor Anderson

1991

1989

1988

The Dreaming as Professor Bernard Thornton

1987

Comrades as Fop
The Right Hand Man as Dr. Redbridge

1986

King Solomon's Mines as Allan Quatermain (voice)
The Flying Doctors as Royce Phelan QC

1985

Burke & Wills as Sir William Stawell

1984

The Wild Duck as Gregory
Bodyline as Mr. Jardine

1983

1982

We of the Never Never as Aeneas Gunn

1981

Strange Behavior as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
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 Duellists as Captain with Eyepatch

1976

The Devil's Playground as Brother Francine
Summer of Secrets as Dr. Beverley Adams

1974

Jock Petersen as Prof. Charles Kent

1973