Basil Dignam
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1905-10-24
Day of Death
1979-01-31 (73 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
(1975)
Mr. Garrick and Mrs. Woffington
as Mr. Hallam
(1974)
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as Brigadier
(1972)
Young Winston
as Joseph Chamberlain
(1972)
I Spy a Stranger
as Mr. Hufson
(1971)
10 Rillington Place
as Member of Medical Board
(1971)
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
as Commissioner McCloud (uncredited)
(1970)
The Games
as Sir Harold
(1969)
Battle of Britain
as Tactical Records Officer (uncredited)
(1969)
Laughter in the Dark
as Dealer
(1968)
Assignment K
as Howlett
(1968)
Number Ten
as Sebastian Fleming
(1968)
Twisted Nerve
as Doctor
(1967)
The Jokers
as David's Bank Manager
(1967)
The Cuckoo Patrol
as Snodgrass
(1967)
(1966)
Where the Spies Are
as Major Harding
(1966)
Naked Evil
as Jim Benson
(1965)
Rotten to the Core
as The General
(1964)
Master Spy
as Richard Horton
(1964)
Ring of Spies
as Second Member at Lords (uncredited)
(1963)
Heavens Above!
as Prison Governor
(1963)
80,000 Suspects
as Health Officer Boswell
(1962)
Lawrence of Arabia
as Cavalry General at Field Briefing (uncredited)
(1962)
Life for Ruth
as Mapleton
(1962)
Seven Seas to Calais
as Sir Francis Walsingham
(1961)
The Fourth Square
as Inspector Forbes
(1961)
Gorgo
as Admiral Brooks
(1961)
Victim
as Barrister (uncredited)
(1961)
Fate Takes a Hand
as Wheeler
(1961)
The Court Martial of Major Keller
as Morrell
(1961)
The Secret Partner
as Lyle
(1960)
Sentenced for Life
as Ralph Thompson
(1960)
The Spider's Web
as Hugo
(1960)
Suspect
as Dr Childs
(1960)
A Touch of Larceny
as Lt. Cmdr. Evans at P.R.O. (uncredited)
(1960)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's
as Army Officer
(1959)
Sapphire
as Doctor Burgess
(1959)
I'm All Right Jack
as Minister of Labour
(1959)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Security Officer
(1958)
The Nice Americans
as Inspector Adams
(1958)
Room at the Top
as Priest (uncredited)
(1958)
Corridors of Blood
as Hospital Chairman
(1958)
Carry On Sergeant
as Third Specialist
(1958)
Up the Creek
as Coombes
(1958)
Further Up the Creek
as Flagship Commander
(1958)
Son of a Stranger
as Dr. Delaney
(1958)
Innocent Sinners
as Dyson
(1958)
Rockets Galore
as R.A.F. Officer (uncredited)
(1957)
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
as Sir Lionel Henry Lamb, British Ambassador to China
(1957)
Brothers in Law
as Mr. Justice Emery
(1957)
The Depraved
as Tom Wilton
(1957)
The Counterfeit Plan
as Police Commissioner
(1957)
Three Sundays to Live
as Davitt
(1957)
You Pay Your Money
as Currie
(1956)
Reach for the Sky
as Air Ministry Doctor
(1956)
Port of Escape
as Det. Sgt. Crawford
(1956)
(1956)
The Narrowing Circle
as George Pacey
(1955)
The Quatermass Xperiment
as Sir Lionel Dean (uncredited)
(1955)
Touch and Go
as Stevens
(1955)
They Can't Hang Me
as Wing Commander Riddle
(1954)
(1952)
His Excellency
as Security Officer
(1952)
Hammer the Toff
as Superintendent
(1951)
Smart Alec
as Defense Attorney
(1951)
(1951)
Appointment with Venus
as R.A.M.C. Captain
(1951)
Two on the Tiles
as Ship’s Captain
(1949)
Maytime in Mayfair
as Commissionaire (uncredited)