Arthur Dignam
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
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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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
(1997)
Warm Strangers
as Old Man
(1996)
Dating the Enemy
as Dr. Kamins
(1993)
The Nostradamus Kid
as Pastor Anderson
(1991)
(1989)
(1988)
The Dreaming
as Professor Bernard Thornton
(1988)
The Everlasting Secret Family
as Senator
(1987)
Comrades
as Fop
(1987)
The Right Hand Man
as Dr. Redbridge
(1987)
Those Dear Departed
as Producer
(1986)
King Solomon's Mines
as Allan Quatermain (voice)
(1985)
Burke & Wills
as Sir William Stawell
(1984)
The Wild Duck
as Gregory
(1983)
The Return of Captain Invincible
as Lawyer
(1982)
We of the Never Never
as Aeneas Gunn
(1981)
Strange Behavior
as Dr. Le Sange / Nagel
(1981)
Grendel Grendel Grendel
as The Dragon / Beowulf (voice)
(1979)
(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
(1976)
Summer of Secrets
as Dr. Beverley Adams
(1974)
Jock Petersen
as Prof. Charles Kent
(1973)