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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1905-10-24 (119 years old)

Place of Birth

Sheffield, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Basil Dignam

Biography:

Basil Dignam (24 October 1905 - 31 January 1979) was an English character actor.

Known For

Acting

1978

Life of Shakespeare as The Lord Chamberlain

1976

The New Avengers as Hugh Rydercroft

1975

The Sweeney as Moberly
The Stars Look Down as Richard Barras

1974

1972

I Spy a Stranger as Mr. Hufson
Young Winston as Joseph Chamberlain
The Adventurer as John Ballard
Crown Court as Dr. Sissons
The Protectors as Charles Engleton

1971

10 Rillington Place as Member of Medical Board
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin as Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
Elizabeth R as Archbishop Gardiner
The Persuaders! as Prime Minister Norman Russell
Justice as Sir Jules Larsen
Persuasion as Sir Walter Elliot

1970

The Games as Sir Harold
UFO as Cabinet Minister
The Six Wives of Henry VIII as Bishop Gardiner

1969

Battle of Britain as Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
Department S as Howard Finch
The Main Chance as Mr. Jory
Department S as Henry Smith

1968

Assignment K as Howlett
Number Ten as Sebastian Fleming
Twisted Nerve as Doctor
The Champions as Sir Frederick

1967

The Jokers as David's Bank Manager
The Cuckoo Patrol as Snodgrass
The Prisoner as Supervisor

1966

Naked Evil as Jim Benson
Where the Spies Are as Major Harding

1965

Rotten to the Core as The General
Gideon's Way as Commissioner Scott-Marle

1964

Ring of Spies as Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
Master Spy as Richard Horton

1963

80,000 Suspects as Health Officer Boswell
Heavens Above! as Prison Governor

1962

Seven Seas to Calais as Sir Francis Walsingham
Lawrence of Arabia as Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
Life for Ruth as Mapleton
The Saint as Cmdr. Richardson

1961

Victim as Barrister (uncredited)
Gorgo as Admiral Brooks
Sir Francis Drake as Duke Of Alva

1960

Suspect as Dr Childs
Sentenced for Life as Ralph Thompson
A Touch of Larceny as Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)

1959

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. as Security Officer
I'm All Right Jack as Minister of Labour
Sapphire as Doctor Burgess
Interpol Calling as Insp. Hopkins

1958

Corridors of Blood as Hospital Chairman
Son of a Stranger as Dr. Delaney
The Nice Americans as Inspector Adams
Up the Creek as Coombes
Further Up the Creek as Flagship Commander
Room at the Top as Priest (uncredited)
Rockets Galore as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
Carry On Sergeant as Third Specialist

1957

The Depraved as Tom Wilton
The Counterfeit Plan as Police Commissioner
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
Brothers in Law as Mr. Justice Emery

1956

The Narrowing Circle as George Pacey
Reach for the Sky as Air Ministry Doctor
Port of Escape as Det. Sgt. Crawford

1955

Touch and Go as Stevens
The Quatermass Xperiment as Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
They Can't Hang Me as Wing Commander Riddle

1954

1952

Hammer the Toff as Superintendent
His Excellency as Security Officer

1951

Smart Alec as Defense Attorney
Two on the Tiles as Ship’s Captain
Appointment with Venus as R.A.M.C. Captain

1949

Maytime in Mayfair as Commissionaire (uncredited)